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Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes

SC verdict on PM CARES ‘resounding blow to nefarious designs’ of Rahul Gandhi: Nadda

6:16 pm August 18, 2020

New Delhi: BJP President J P Nadda on Tuesday described the Supreme Court decision on the PM CARES Fund as a “resounding blow to the nefarious designs” of Rahul Gandhi and his “band of rent a cause” activists. The apex court has refused to direct the Centre to transfer the contributions made to the PM […]

Andaman & Nicobar Islands COVID-19 tally rises to 2,399

3:14 pm August 17, 2020

Port Blair: The number of COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Island rose to 2,399, with 93 more people testing positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday. All the new cases were detected during contact tracing, he said. Of the total 2,399 COVID-19 cases, active are 1,145 as 1,226 people have recovered from the disease and […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Scientists uneasy after Russia approves 1st COVID vaccine

9:28 pm August 12, 2020

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people. President Vladimir Putin announced the Health Ministry’s approval and said one of his two adult daughters already was inoculated. He said […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

US lifts travel advisory; urge citizens not to visit India, China

2:19 pm August 7, 2020

Washington: The US has lifted the highest level of its global health travel advisory for Americans due to the coronavirus pandemic and restored the previous country-specific system without changing the status of over 50 countries, including that of India and China. The US state department issued the Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory — the […]

Wait of centuries has ended: Modi after Ram temple 'bhoomi pujan'

PM performs ‘bhoomi pujan’ for Ram temple in Ayodhya

2:22 pm August 5, 2020

Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday performed the ‘bhoomi pujan‘ of a Supreme Court-mandated Ram temple in Ayodhya, bringing to fruition the BJP’s ‘mandir’ movement that defined its politics for three decades and took it to the heights of power. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were among those […]