Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| BJP demands further cut in VAT on diesel | New Delhi 30 July (TIWN) Leader of the Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, here on Thursday, urged the Delhi government to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) on diesel to 12.5 per cent and petrol to 20 per cent. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Holy water, soil being sent for Ram temp | Bengaluru, July 30 (TIWN) Multiple religious and spiritual centres from Karnataka are sending mud, water and other construction samples for the Ram temple foundation stone ceremony in Ayodhya. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Yogi meets kin of Bikru massacre victims | Lucknow, July 30 (TIWN) Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday, met the families of circle officer Devendra Mishra and station officer Mahesh Kumar Yadav, both of whom had been killed in the Bikru massacre in Kanpur on July 3. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| J&K: SC says time to look to the future, | New Delhi, July 30 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Wednesday during the hearing of a matter in connection with the detention of Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom, said "it is time to build roads for the future". | 30-Jul-2020 |
| Congress to go to court against UP Counc | Lucknow, July 30 (TIWN) The Congress is preparing to challenge the decision of the chairman of the UP Legislative Council, Ramesh Yadav, who has dismissed the Congress petition seeking disqualification of Dinesh Pratap Singh, a rebel Congress MLC from Rae Bareli. | 30-Jul-2020 |
| I have not demanded restoration of state | Srinagar, July 29 (TIWN) Former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday took to Twitter to say that he has not demanded statehood to be restored for Jammu and Kashmir, but said that having been the Chief Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, he will not contest an Assembly election in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| Delhi cabinet rejects police's proposed | New Delhi, July 29 (TIWN) The Delhi government on Tuesday rejected the panel of lawyers proposed to represent the city police in the riots cases, observing that a free and fair trial of the cases would not be possible by the lawyers selected by them. | 29-Jul-2020 |
| Kidnapping incidents rising in UP, Priya | New Delhi, July 28 (TIWN) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, asserting that the law and order in the state is in shambles due to increase in the kidnapping incidents. She, in her letter, also raised the issue of alleged kidnapping of businessman Vikram Tyagi from Ghaziabad. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| 1,215 new Covid cases push Odisha's tall | Bhubaneswar, July 28 (TIWN) The Covid-19 cases in Odisha rose to 28,107 with 1,215 new cases in the last 24 hours, informed the health department on Tuesday. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Dalit not allowed cremation on Agra grou | Lucknow, July 28 (TIWN) A Dalit woman's body was unceremoniously removed from the funeral pyre minutes before she was to be cremated by upper caste men in Agra a few days back. The incident has now snowballed into a major controversy after video of the act went viral on social media. | 28-Jul-2020 |
| Assam flood situation improves but over | Guwahati, July 27 (TIWN) One more person died in Assam's Golaghat district, taking the death toll to 103, even as the overall flood situation in the state further improved on Monday, officials said. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Opposition stages walkout from Goa Assem | Panaji, July 27 (TIWN) The Opposition in Goa led by the Congress on Monday staged a walkout from the Legislative Assembly accusing the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant-led dispensation of tampering with democratic norms. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| First online cabinet meeting held in Ker | Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 (TIWN) In a first of its kind in Kerala, the state held a special cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in online mode. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Call Assembly session, 3 former Law Mini | New Delhi, July 27 (TIWN) As the stand-off between Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra and the Ashok Gehlot government continues over the convening of the Assembly session, three former Union Law Ministers have written to Mishra on what they called the constitutional impasse and advised him to go by the government request on the matter. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Delhi govt launches web portal to genera | New Delhi, July 27 (TIWN) The Delhi government on Monday launched a web portal to make job opportunities available to those who lost employment due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, a move aimed at reviving the capital's economy. | 27-Jul-2020 |
| Gehlot mentions corona, not floor test, | Jaipur, July 26 (TIWN) Two days after Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra sent a letter to the state government to seek reasons to call a special Assembly session, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sent a fresh proposal to convene the session on July 31 but without mentioning a floor test. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| BJP & allies welcome 1st batch of Afghan | New Delhi, July 26 (TIWN) Months after the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) came into force, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Akali Dal leaders welcomed the first batch of Afghan Sikhs who reached India on Sunday, fleeing religious persecution. BJP Delhi chief Adesh Gupta, national secretary R.P. Singh and Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa welcomed the Afghan Sikhs with saffron stoles, as all of them were visibly relieved to flee from a life of uncertainty. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| 2.6 lakh applications received under PM | New Delhi, July 25 (TIWN) A total of 2.6 lakh applications have been received so far under the Centre's PM SVANidhi scheme, of which 64,000 have been sanctioned and money disbursed in over 5,500 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised in a review meeting on Saturday. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| Defence Minister honours Kargil martyrs | New Delhi, July 26 (TIWN) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday remembered brave soldiers of the armed forces who fought Pakistani troops and intruders during the Kargil War 21 years ago. The minister laid a wreath and paid homage to the martyred soldiers at the National War Memorial. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| India sees 675 deaths in just 1 hour, to | New Delhi, July 26 (TIWN): While India is putting in all efforts to prepare a vaccine for the cure of the deadly coronavirus, the world's third worst-hit country on Sunday recorded close to 49,000 (48,661) cases in the last 24 hours taking the total tally to over 13.8 lakh cases while the death toll crossed 32,000 (32,063) with 675 deaths in just one hour. | 26-Jul-2020 |
| R'sthan crisis: Cong to protest at Raj B | New Delhi, July 25 (TIWN) Amid the ongoing political tussle in Rajasthan between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP, which even saw Congress MLAs protest at Raj Bhavan, the grand old party has decided to kick off an online protest on Sunday. On Monday, the party will protest in front of all Raj Bhavans across India. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Bhopal, July 25 (TIWN): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday announced on the social media that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The BJP leader said he was having symptoms for a few days. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Bihar flood: Trains services stopped bet | New Delhi, July 25 (TIWN) Bihar flood and consequent suspension of rail traffic between Sugauli and Majhowalia section has hit train operations badly. At least 6 trains have been diverted after flood water touched the girder of Bridge No 248, forcing the suspension of train services between Sugauli-Narkatiaganj. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| India adds nearly 1L more cases within 4 | New Delhi, July 25 (TIWN) Even as India races to develope a cure for the Covid-19 virus, and despite all safety protocalls in place for the last four months to contain the pandemic outbreak, the number of infectees are increasing drastically each day. A total of 48,916 fresh cases were reported on Saturday after 49,310 on Friday taking the total to 98,226 -- touching almost a lakh in less than two days. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| CPI-M leader posts video clip, alleges l | Kolkata, July 25 (TIWN) A video clip shared by West Bengal CPI-M State Secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra on his official social media handle has sparked sharp criticism about the state's healthcare scenario and the medical infrastructure available at the quarantine centres across the state. | 25-Jul-2020 |
| Delhi Police blocks fake website duping | New Delhi, July 24 (TIWN) The Delhi Police has blocked a website created to dupe people in the name of Pradhan Mantri Berozgar Bhatta Yojna 2020. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| Gurugram police arrest Jat leader for so | Gurugram, July 24 (TIWN) Gurugram police arrested prominent Jat leader Hawa Singh Sangwan for his controversial post on social media against freedom fighter Rao Tula Ram. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| SC notice on plea on country of origin o | New Delhi, July 24 (TIWN) The Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea seeking directions to the Centre to formulate a law which will make it mandatory for e-commerce sites and businesses to declare the country of origin of their products. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| Hyderabad encounter: SC gives 6 more mon | New Delhi, July 24 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Friday extended by six months the time given to the three-member commission to complete its inquiry into the December 2019 Hyderabad encounter case. | 24-Jul-2020 |
| Vijayan's former Secy grilled by NIA, CM | Thiruvananthapuram, July 23 (TIWN) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's former Principal Secretary M. Sivasankar on Thursday appeared before the NIA in connection with the gold smuggling case and was questioned for around five hours. | 23-Jul-2020 |
| 59.8% feel someone in their family may g | New Delhi, July 23 (TIWN) The fear of coronavirus runs deep in the psyche of the people, as 59.8 per cent of the people say they are afraid that someone in their family may actually get contracted by the virus, as per the latest IANS CVoter Covid-19 Tracker. | 23-Jul-2020 |
| Congress mulling floor test in Rajasthan | New Delhi, July 23 (TIWN) After the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court hearing the plea of 19 rebels MLAs, led by former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, against a disqualification notice, the Congress is contemplating to go in for a floor test in the Assembly to establish its majority. | 23-Jul-2020 |
| Assam flood situation worsens again, dea | Guwahati, July 23 (TIWN) After a marginal improvement earlier this week, the flood situation in Assam again deteriorated on Wednesday while two more persons died in Barpeta and Morigaon districts, taking the death toll to 89, while around 26.32 lakh people in 26 of the state's 33 districts continue to be hit. | 22-Jul-2020 |
| Pilot serves notice to Cong MLA over bri | Jaipur, July 23 (TIWN) Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday served a legal notice to Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga, who accused him of offering a bribe of Rs 35 crore to switch to the BJP camp. | 22-Jul-2020 |
| NIA arrests CPI-Maoist from Jharkhand's | New Delhi, July 22 (TIWN) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said that it arrested a CPI-Maoist from Jharkhand's Giridih in connection with seizure of cash from Maoist cadre case. | 22-Jul-2020 |
| Heavy rains lash Delhi, low-lying areas | New Delhi, July 22 (TIWN) Heavy monsoon rain and gusty winds lashed the national capital and neighbouring areas on Wednesday, leading to waterlogging and traffic disruption in several areas. | 22-Jul-2020 |
| SC nod for 3-member judicial panel to pr | New Delhi, July 22 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the appointment of a three-member inquiry commission headed by former top court judge Justice B.S. Chauhan into the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey, and asked it to submit the report within two months to the court and the Uttar Pradesh government. | 22-Jul-2020 |
| Andhra youth dies after alleged police a | Amaravati, July 22 (TIWN) Beaten up allegedly by a policeman with lathi for not wearing a face mask, a youth succumbed to his injuries in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district on Wednesday. | 22-Jul-2020 |
| Delhi riots: HC's last chance to parties | New Delhi, July 21 (TIWN) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned till July 27 the hearing on the batch of petitions relating to the riots that broke out in the national capital in February this year, while granting a final opportunity to the parties to file their affidavits and rejoinders. | 21-Jul-2020 |
| Assam flood scene still grim; 87 dead, o | Guwahati/Shillong, July 21 (TIWN) Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Tuesday while two more persons died in Nagaon and Morigaon districts, raising the death toll in the monsoon deluge to 87, while around 24.20 lakh people in 24 of the 33 districts continue to be marooned. | 21-Jul-2020 |
| MP BJP's new team will be balanced, full | Bhopal, July 21 (TIWN) The confusion for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over the cabinet formation and department distribution in Madhya Pradesh just got over and now the party is now working on to make a new team in the state. Sources said that the new team will not only be balanced but will also be full of new energy. | 21-Jul-2020 |
| 3,648 new Covid cases take K'taka Covid | Bengaluru, July 21 (TIWN) Karnataka registered 3,648 new Covid positive cases, a majority of them emerging from Bengaluru, increasing the state's tally to 67,420 while 72 more succumbed to the virus, an official said on Monday. | 21-Jul-2020 |
| Cong slams Nadda for 'trolling' Rahul on | New Delhi, July 21 (TIWN) After BJP President J.P. Nadda attacked Rahul Gandhi over his video on China and called out the "dynasty's shenanigans" and China's "strategic investments in one dynasty", the Congress has launched a counter offensive on the BJP. | 21-Jul-2020 |
| Three Bangladeshis were lynched in Assam | Karimganj, July 20 (TIWN): Three suspected Bangladeshi nationals were lynched by mob in southern Assam's Karimganj district's Bhubrighat tea estate under Patharkandi PS, allegedly for cattle smuggling. The incident happened on 18 July at midnight 3 am. | 20-Jul-2020 |
| SC junks pleas seeking to preserve artef | New Delhi, July 20 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain pleas seeking preservation of all artefacts recovered from the disputed site at Ayodhya and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh each on two petitioners. | 20-Jul-2020 |
| 20 calls to Pilot to return to Congress | New Delhi, July 20 (TIWN) Amid internal rift in Rajasthan Congress, where former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot rebelled against the party and decided to be elusive with his supporting 18 MLAs, Congress sources say that the party leadership has tried its best to retain Pilot in the party fold. | 20-Jul-2020 |
| Dalit man stripped, assaulted in K'taka | Vijayapura, July 20 (TIWN) A 32-year-old Dalit man was allegedly stripped and assaulted by a group of 13 youth in Karnataka's Vijayapura for reportedly touching a motorbike of an upper caste owner, police said on Monday. | 20-Jul-2020 |
| BJP institutionalised lies on three issu | New Delhi, July 19 (TIWN) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched yet another attack on the BJP, alleging that the ruling party has "institutionalised lies" for which "India will have to pay the price". | 19-Jul-2020 |
| Moderate intensity quake hits Assam, no | Guwahati/Aizawl, July 19 (TIWN) A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit southern Assam's Hailakandi district on Saturday, taking the number of tremors felt by the northeastern states to 14 in 18 days, officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. No damage was reported. | 19-Jul-2020 |
| Manipur's top cop shoots self, condition | Imphal, July 19 (TIWN) The condition of the Manipur's Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arvind Kumar, who on Saturday reportedly shot himself at his official chamber, "is still not out of danger". | 19-Jul-2020 |