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Updated on Apr 29, 2022 03:22 PM IST
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Apr 29, 2022 03:21 PM IST
Farmers protest near residence of Punjab power minister over electricity shortage
Different farmer groups held a protest near the residence of Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh here on Friday against the alleged inadequate electricity supply to the farm sector, PTI reported.
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Apr 29, 2022 02:56 PM IST
Modi to inaugurate joint conference on CMs, CJI of HCs tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the joint conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts, on Saturday (April 30). Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Union minister for law and justice Kiren Rijiju will also address the conference, ANI reported.
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Apr 29, 2022 02:45 PM IST
Sri Lankan president agrees to remove brother as prime minister amid worst economic crisis in decades
Sri Lankan president agrees to remove brother as prime minister amid worst economic crisis in decades, AP reported.
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Apr 29, 2022 02:33 PM IST
Defence cos carved out of erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board post provisional profts
Defence cos carved out of erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board post provisional profts – from ₹5 crore to ₹60 crore – for Oct 2021-March 2022
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Apr 29, 2022 02:26 PM IST
Clashes erupted outside the Kali Mandir in Patiala
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Apr 29, 2022 01:28 PM IST
‘Less than a day’s coal left’: Delhi minister as Capital stares at power crisis
As Delhi stares at a power crisis, like several other states in the country, the city-state’s power minister Satyendar Jain on Friday raised an alarm.
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Apr 29, 2022 01:09 PM IST
IMD issues yellow warning for seven states including Delhi
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Apr 29, 2022 12:02 PM IST
PM Modi to host Sikh delegation at his residence today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday host a Sikh delegation at his residence.
“This evening, I will be hosting a Sikh delegation at my residence. The group includes people from different walks of life. I will also be addressing the gathering at around 5:30 PM. Do watch…” Modi tweeted.
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Apr 29, 2022 11:41 AM IST
Foreign minister Jaishankar meets Bhutanese counterpart Tandi Dorji
Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Friday met his Bhutanese counterpart Tandi Dorji. Earlier in the day, Jaishnkar said he was looking forward to a productive trip and enhancing bilateral cooperation between India and Bhutan during his meetings with the top leadership.
He is Bhutan’s first high-level visitor from abroad since the onset of Covid pandemic in the country in March 2020.
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Apr 29, 2022 10:34 AM IST
Maharashtra loudspeaker row: Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut hits out at BJP
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut hit out at the BJP on Friday over the loudspeaker row by saying that the saffron party wants to do politics and create disturbance on the matter of loudspeakers in Maharashtra.
“Maharashtra govt said that court order to be followed regarding loudspeakers. State Home min called all parties for the meeting but BJP opposed it,” Raut was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
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Apr 29, 2022 10:14 AM IST
BJP President JP Nadda visits Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat
BJP national President JP Nadda visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat on Friday. He was accompanied by chief minister Bhupendra Patel.
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Apr 29, 2022 09:37 AM IST
Power crisis in Bihar: Shortage of 1000 MW, will be solved in a day or two, says minister
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Apr 29, 2022 09:03 AM IST
India sees 3,377 Covid cases, highest single-day rise since mid-March
India continued to see a surge in its daily Covid-19 tally after 3,377 infections were registered in the last 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 4,30,72,176, according to the Union health ministry’s dashboard.
Sixty more patients died in the last 24 hours and the toll has climbed to 5,23,753.
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Apr 29, 2022 08:46 AM IST
171 Covid-19 cases seen in IIT Madras so far
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has recorded 171 cases due to Covid-19 till now.
“Total 171 Covid19 cases detected in IIT-Madras campus till now. Few more cases have been reported in IIT Madras. These all are part of our saturation test. There is nothing to panic about. We have not closed the institution. We are ensuring that the cluster doesn’t spread to other places,” Tamil Nadu health secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said on Thursday.
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Apr 29, 2022 08:11 AM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate Global Patidar Business Summit today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Global Patidar Business Summit (GPBS) on Friday at 12 noon. The summit, which is being held at Gujarat’s Surat city, is organised by Sardardham.
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Apr 29, 2022 07:34 AM IST
Mizoram reports 99 new Covid-19 cases; active cases climb to 744
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Apr 29, 2022 07:05 AM IST
Saudi Arabia: Pakistan PM delegation being met with ‘chor-chor’ slogans, says report
A delegation led by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, which is on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, was met with slogans of “chor chor” (thieves) as it entered the Masjid-e-Nabawi in Madina on Thursday.
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Apr 29, 2022 06:32 AM IST
Assam court to pass order on Jignesh Mevani’s bail plea today
A local court in Assam’s Barpeta district will pass its order on the bail plea of Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani on Friday. Mevani was remanded to five days of police custody in connection with an assault case.
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Apr 29, 2022 05:45 AM IST
Haryana to get additional power from other states to meet consumption
Haryana power minister Ch Ranjeet Singh has said that the state will take additional power from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and other sources to meet the consumption, amid reports of thermal power plants witnessing a dip in their coal stocks.
“We will tackle the situation within a week. 1200-1400 MW additional power would be taken from Adani. Power consumption has increased. Further, 350 MW of additional power would be taken from Chhattisgarh and 150 MW from Madhya Pradesh,” Singh told news agency ANI.
IMD predicts respite from heatwave with rain, thunderstorm in these states
National capital Delhi on Friday continued to sizzle with temperatures expected to touch 46 degree Celsius, according to the India Meterological Department.
Published on Apr 29, 2022 03:18 PM IST
Written by Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
Defence firms carved out of OFB post profits
The new firms posted provisional profits during October 1, 2021-March 31, 2022, except one which was in the red but still cut losses by a third
Published on Apr 29, 2022 02:45 PM IST
Bride shot dead by jilted lover at her wedding in UP’s Mathura
The bride, named Kajal, was shot dead soon after her ‘Jai Mala’ ritual concluded as per the Hindu traditions at the venue. Reportedly, the accused had been in a relationship with the woman and was irked by her wedding with another man.
Published on Apr 29, 2022 01:50 PM IST
Afternoon brief: Ratan Tata speech, with PM by his side, wins hearts
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Published on Apr 29, 2022 01:06 PM IST
Passenger trains in India make way for coal to stop power crisis
Several parts of India are facing long hours of blackouts, while some industries are cutting output due to the fossil fuel’s shortage, threatening the economy’s revival from the pandemic-induced slump.
Published on Apr 29, 2022 12:13 PM IST
2023 assembly polls: BJP sets target of 50% vote share in Madhya Pradesh
In the 2018 state assembly elections, the BJP’s vote share dipped to 41% from over 43% and Congress formed the government
Published on Apr 29, 2022 12:10 PM IST
Want India to be a key partner in global semiconductor supply chain: PM Modi
Prime Minister Modi also informed the people about the recently-announced $10 billion Semi-con India programme, which aims to provide financial support to the companies investing in semiconductors, manufacturing and design ecosystems.
Published on Apr 29, 2022 12:04 PM IST
Ratan Tata speech, with PM by his side, wins hearts: ‘Dedicate my last years…’
Ratan Tata spoke a few sentences in his address in Hindi as he admitted that was not very well versed with the language.
Published on Apr 29, 2022 11:49 AM IST