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Covid Vaccine: India Begins Booster Dose Drive, Over 1 Crore SMS Sent To Beneficiaries
The drive for administering precaution dose to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus individuals commenced on Monday across the country. The CoWIN portal has sent over one crore reminder messages to the beneficiaries to get the precaution dose. ....
Harak Singh Rawat Sacked As Uttarakhand Minister, Expelled From BJP
Amid speculation that he was likely to rejoin the Congress, Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat was on Sunday sacked from the government and expelled from the BJP for "anti-party activities" for six years. ....
ECI Changes Punjab Polling Date To Feb 20 Due To Guru Ravidas Jayanti
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday shifted the date of upcoming Punjab polls from 14 February to 20 February on account of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. ....
'State Of The World' Address: PM Modi Showcases India As Future Tech & Economic Powerhouse
Virtually delivering the 'State of the World' special address to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Davos Agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined the role played by India in handling the Covid-triggered crisis and managing the vaccination drive, while touching upon the need to reshape and restructure international organisations. ....
Goa Election 2022: Lawyer Turned Politician Amit Palekar Named AAP's Chief Ministerial Candidate
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday named Amit Palekar as its chief ministerial candidate for upcoming assembly elections in Goa. AAP national convenor national Arvind Kejriwal made the announcement during a press briefing in Panaji, Goa. ....
UP Elections 2022: BJP To Jointly Contest UP Polls With Apna Dal And Nishad Party
With less than one month for polling, political activities in the five poll-bound states Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur have intensified. As the Election Commission has imposed a ban on physical rallies, political parties are now exploring hybrid modes to reach out to voters. ....
Parliamentary Panel Chairperson Urges Amit Shah To Enact Law Against Hate Speech
Chairman of Parliamentary Standing committee on Home Affairs Anand Sharma has written a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to enact a law to curb hate speeches. ....
UP Elections 2022: Audio Of UP Minister Swati Singh Goes Viral
Swati Singh, a minister in the Yogi Adityanath government, is in news again. This time it is because of an audio recording that has gone viral on social media. ....
Yuvraj Singh, Hazel Keech Welcome Baby Boy: 'We Are Elated, Wish You To Respect Our Privacy'
Actor Hazel Keech and former cricketer Yuvraj Singh welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday - the couple shared the news in identical posts on social media late at night. Hazel and Yuvraj got married in 2016 and the baby is their first child together.....
Amit Shah, In Mathura, Says 'UP Election Will Decide India's Destiny'
Union Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today, saying electing him would mean a return to "goonda raj" (lawlessness) in Uttar Pradesh". Mr Yadav is seen as the strongest competitor to the BJP, which is hoping for a second consecutive term in power in the assembly elections beginning on February 10.....
