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Group of men raises objectionable slogans near Jamia

10:35 pm February 4, 2020

New Delhi: A group of men gathered near the Jamia Millia Islamia University and raised slogans on Tuesday. Carrying national flags, the men were heard shouting “Jai Shri Ram” and “goli maro….” Hafeez Azmi, a Jamia student protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at the university, said, “The group came walking from the Sukhdev […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Slight dip in min temps in parts of north India

9:45 pm February 3, 2020

New Delhi: Minimum temperature in many parts of north India marked a slight dip on Monday, with the Kashmir Valley, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab recording 2 to 5 degrees below normal. Delhi recorded the minimum temperature at 5.4 degrees, three notches below the normal. The night temperature dipped to 4.7 and 4.9 degrees Celsius in […]

Shaheen Bagh protest: Occupation of public ways not acceptable, says SC

A day after firing, security beefed up in Shaheen Bagh

11:30 pm February 2, 2020

New Delhi: Security has been beefed up in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of anti-CAA protest in the national capital, a day after a man fired two rounds in the air near the venue. Two layers of barricades have been put up at a distance of 100 metres each and have been placed on both […]

India sends aid to cyclone-hit Madagascar

6:48 pm February 2, 2020

New Delhi: India has sent relief supplies to cyclone-hit Madagascar using its naval ship INS Airavat, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. In a tweet, Jaishankar said India was an early responder to the natural disaster that hit the island nation. “INS Airavat delivers relief supplies to cyclone-hit #Madagascar. #SAGAR Policy at work […]

NRI tax not to apply on bonafide workers in Middle East

Sitharaman cuts short Budget speech after feeling unwell

3:11 pm February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday cut short her Budget speech in Lok Sabha as she felt unwell after speaking for a record 160 minutes. Sitharaman had only two pages of her Budget speech unread when she appeared uneasy and was seen wiping sweat from her forehead. She was offered candies by her […]