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J.P. Nadda Discusses Relief Work For Cyclone Tauktae With BJP MPs, MLAs
BJP president J.P. Nadda on Sunday discussed relief, rescue operations and overall preparedness in view of Cyclone Tauktae with the party MPs, MLAs and state office bearers of Goa, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Daman and Diu, and Gujarat. ....
Narada Case: CBI Arrests Trinamool's Firhad, Subrata, Madan, Sovon
The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested two Trinamool Congress ministers -- Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, apart from former Trinamool Minister and present MLA Madan Mitra and former Kolkata Corporation Mayor Sovon Chattopadhyay in the Narada sting tapes cases where several politicians and a high-ranked police officer were allegedly found accepting cash bribes in exchange for providing unofficial favours to the company. ....
Cyclone Tauktae: Arabian Sea Barge Tragedy Toll Rises To 37
The death toll in the barge tragedy near Bombay High Fields increased to 37 with 11 more bodies recovered and brought to shore, officials said here on Thursday. ....
Cyclone Yaas: PM Modi Directs Officers To Ensure Timely Evacuation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday directed all senior officers to work in close co-ordination with states to ensure the safe evacuation of people from high-risk areas in the wake of cyclone Yaas and instructed all concerned departments to ensure timely evacuation of those involved in off-shore activities. ....
Cyclone Tauktae Final Toll In Maharashtra Stands At 86, All Bodies Recovered From Arabian Sea
Exactly a week after the devastating Cyclone Tauktae struck Maharashtra, a total of 86 bodies have been recovered from the Arabian Sea, including 70 from the two vessels that sank near Bombay High Fields, an official said here on Sunday. ....
El Salvador Becomes First Country To Adopt Bitcoin As Legal Tender After Passing Law
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday announced that the country has approved the bill to make Bitcoin cryptocurrency a legal tender in the Central American country. ....
Suvendu Adhikari Wants Central Probe Into Kolkata's Fake Vaccine Drive
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has demanded an investigation by central agencies into a fake vaccination drive in Kolkata conducted by a man allegedly posing as an IAS officer. ....
Mukhtar Ansari Wants TV In Jail
Jailed Bahujan Samaj Party MLA and mafia don, Mukhtar Ansari, has pleaded before a Barabanki court for a television set in his barrack.....
Ex-Maha HM Anil Deshmukh Skips ED Summons Once Again
Former Maharashtra home minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday once again skipped the summons of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) citing Covid pandemic, in connection with its probe into the allegations of the alleged bribery. He said that he was ready to join the probe through any "video or audio" medium.....
COVID Hits Indian Team In England; At Least One Player Tests Positive
One of the 23 Indian cricketers in the ongoing tour of England has tested positive for COVID-19 during the 20-day break and will not be travelling with the team to Durham on Thursday. ....
