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Feb 16, 2022 10:32 PM IST
Man admits he incited 2020 Chicago riots with online posts
A Chicago man who posted online to urge others to join massive crowds that were looting downtown businesses in the summer of 2020 has pleaded guilty to inciting and participating in a riot.
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Feb 16, 2022 10:02 PM IST
ED files money laundering case against ABG Shipyard, promoters in bank fraud case
ED files money laundering case against ABG Shipyard, promoters in over ₹22,842- crore alleged bank loan fraud case, reports PTi citing officials.
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Feb 16, 2022 08:50 PM IST
Delhi reports 766 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths in 24 hours
Delhi on Wednesday reported 766 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths in 24 hours.
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Feb 16, 2022 08:07 PM IST
Goa achieves 100% Covid-19 vaccination target
Goa has achieved the target of administering both the doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines to its entire 11.66 lakh eligible population above 18 years of age, a health official said on Wednesday.
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Feb 16, 2022 08:04 PM IST
US sees ‘no meaningful pullback’: Blinken
Blinken says US sees ‘no meaningful pullback’ by Russian forces from Ukraine’s borders, threat remains ‘real,’ reports news agency AFP.
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Feb 16, 2022 07:17 PM IST
Mumbai’s single-day Covid cases rise marginally with 255 infections
Mumbai’s single-day Covid cases rise marginally with 255 infections, logs zero deaths for second straight day
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Feb 16, 2022 07:12 PM IST
PM Modi condoles passing of poet Dr Chennaveera Kanavi
Shri Chennaveera Kanavi’s sublime poetry and writings have enriched Kannada literature for decades. Saddened by his demise. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti, tweets PM Modi.
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Feb 16, 2022 06:32 PM IST
Kerala records 12,223 fresh COVID-19 cases, 338 deaths
The daily Covid-19 cases in Kerala saw a marginal increase on Wednesday also with the state recording 12,223 fresh infections which raised the total caseload to 64,40,371.
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Feb 16, 2022 05:45 PM IST
Mumbai: Court grants bail to Rana Kapoor, Gautam Thapar and seven others in property sale case
A special PMLA court here on Wednesday granted bail to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor, businessman Gautam Thapar and seven others in a case pertaining to the sale of a property at a prime location in Delhi.
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Feb 16, 2022 05:25 PM IST
Karnataka high court defers hearing on petitions challenging hijab restrictions to tomorrow
The Karnataka high court on Wednesday defered the hearing on petitions challenging hijab restrictions to tomorrow.
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Feb 16, 2022 04:23 PM IST
Govt writes to states, UTs, asks to end Covid restrictions
Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan writes to all States/UTs, asks them to review and amend or end additional Covid-19 restrictions as the pandemic in the country shows a sustained declining trend.
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Feb 16, 2022 04:11 PM IST
Karnataka govt order ‘discrimination against Muslim girls purely based on religion’: Advocate
During the hearing hijab row, Senior Advocate Professor Ravivarma Kumar noted that no “other religious symbol is considered in the government order. “Why only hijab? Is it not because of their religion? Discrimination against Muslim girls is purely based on religion,” he said.
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Feb 16, 2022 03:04 PM IST
Operations firmly compliant with all laws in India: Huawei
We have been informed of the visit of the Income Tax team to our office and also of their meeting with some personnel. Huawei is confident our operations in India is firmly compliant with all laws and regulations, says the Chinese telecom company.
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Feb 16, 2022 02:51 PM IST
Karnataka HC begins hearing petitions challenging Hijab ban in schools/ colleges
Karnataka High Court begins hearing petitions challenging the ban on hijab in educational institutions in the state.
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Feb 16, 2022 02:40 PM IST
Embassy of India in Kyiv is closing monitoring Ukraine developments
Embassy of India in Kyiv is closely monitoring developments in Ukraine. “We are aware that many Indian students are presently in Ukraine and their families are anxious about their wards, particularly about getting flights to India,” reports ANI qouting embassy officials.
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Feb 16, 2022 01:56 PM IST
Ambition of Rajya Sabha seat: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Ashwani Kumar’s resignation
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday termed the decision of former Union law minister Ashwani Kumar to quit the grand old party as ‘unfortunate’. Read more
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Feb 16, 2022 01:48 PM IST
Results of UGC-NET Dec’ 20, June’ 21 to be declared in day or two
The University Grants Commission announced on Wednesday that results for UGC-NET December 2020 and June 2021 exams will be declared in a day or two.
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Feb 16, 2022 12:43 PM IST
Russian troops begin leaving Ukraine, reports AFP
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Feb 16, 2022 11:47 AM IST
Security forces detain person trying to enter NSA Doval’s residence
Security forces on Wednesday detained a person who was trying to enter NSA Ajit Doval’s residence in New Delhi, news agency ANI reported citing Delhi Police sources.
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Feb 16, 2022 11:16 AM IST
ED summons Chhota Shakeel’s aide in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned Salim Qureshi, the aide of Chhota Shakeel, for questioning in a money laundering case involving Dawood Ibrahim.
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Feb 16, 2022 10:52 AM IST
Uphaar fire: Delhi HC dismisses Ansal brothers’ plea seeking suspension of sentence
The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed the plea of Ansal brothers seeking suspension of sentence awarded to them for tampering with evidence of the Uphaar Fire tragedy case.
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Feb 16, 2022 10:27 AM IST
India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage nearing 174 crore
The Union health ministry said on Wednesday that a total of 1,73,86,81,675 vaccine doses have been administered in the country. Of these, over 41.54 lakh doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
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Feb 16, 2022 09:26 AM IST
Delhi’s air quality in ‘poor category’
The national capital’s air quality on Wednesday was in the ‘poor’ category with the overall air quality index (AQI) at 235.
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Feb 16, 2022 09:04 AM IST
India’s daily Covid tally rises again with 30,615 new cases
India’s daily tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) climbed again on Wednesday with 30,615 new cases added in the last 24 hours. The total cases have now climbed to 4,27,23,558.
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Feb 16, 2022 08:29 AM IST
Gujarat adds nearly 1,000 new Covid cases in last 24 hours
Gujarat added 998 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, the maximum of these were reported from Ahmedabad.
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Feb 16, 2022 07:51 AM IST
Veteran musician-composer Bappi Lahiri dies at Mumbai hospital
Veteran musician-composer Bappi Lahiri died at a hospital in Mumbai, news agency PTI reported on Wednesday morning.
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Feb 16, 2022 07:07 AM IST
Mizoram adds 1,616 fresh Covid-19 cases
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Feb 16, 2022 05:57 AM IST
Canada to ease travel requirements amid decline in Covid-19 cases
Starting February 28, the Canadian government will ease travel restrictions amid a downfall in daily Covid-19 infections. According to a report by news agency Reuters, fully vaccinated travellers will be allowed to take a rapid antigen test instead of a molecular one.
Health minister Jean-Yves Duclos said on Tuesday that the government will also monitor conditions ‘with an eye’ on dropping testing requirements for fully vaccinated Canadians who make short trips abroad (less than 72 hours).
MP forest dept probes alleged smuggling of vultures to middle east countries
‘It is a very big network and has many links. We are trying to know the source of vultures to buyers,’ said MP principal chief conservator of forest (wildlife).
Updated on Feb 17, 2022 01:02 AM IST
Tata chief: Air India will be made world-class
The Tata Sons chairman promised employees the group will make the airline financially fit and set off on a path of technological upgrades.
Published on Feb 17, 2022 12:05 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi
Kerala budget to be presented on March 11, assembly session from tomorrow
Assembly Speaker M B Rajesh on Wednesday said the fourth session of the 15th Assembly would begin on February 18 and the budget would be presented by finance minister K N Balagopal on March 11.
Published on Feb 17, 2022 12:04 AM IST
India’s youngest mayor from Kerala to tie the knot with youngest MLA
Both the leaders – belonging Kerala’s ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) – said the wedding date will be announced after consulting the party and their families.
Published on Feb 17, 2022 12:03 AM IST
Man accused of Murder bid held for forging Kerala high court order
With a person claiming to be the accused man’s lawyer having produced the forged order before the police, additional public prosecutor (APP) P Narayanan has written to the high court’s registrar general to take appropriate action in the matter
Updated on Feb 17, 2022 12:03 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Thiruvananthapuram/kochi
Andhra Pradesh: Tribal-style marriages a hit among tourists in Araku Valley
The government agency has set up a tribal village of sorts at Pedalabudu village, about six km from popular picturesque tourist spot Araku Valley. Nearly 92 per cent of the population in this area, bordering Odisha, are tribals.
Updated on Feb 17, 2022 12:03 AM IST
TTD moves to develop Hanuman ‘birthplace’
Despite strong objections from the Kishkindha trust of Karnataka’s Hampi, and a direction from the Andhra Pradesh high court, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the development of Hanuman Janmabhoomi on Anjanadri, one of the seven hills of Tirumala
Updated on Feb 17, 2022 12:01 AM IST
Supreme Court won’t refer Vanniyar quota to larger bench
The top court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by the state of Tamil Nadu, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and others challenging the November 1, 2021 judgement of the high court quashing the reservation provided to Vanniyars, saying it was unconstitutional.
Published on Feb 17, 2022 12:01 AM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi
DefExpo 2022: Over 900 firms to take part
The focus of India’s flagship defence exhibition is on projecting the country as an emerging defence manufacturing hub.
Updated on Feb 17, 2022 12:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
India’s energy needs to double in 20 years: PM
India’s energy needs are expected to double in the next 20 years and denying people this energy would be the equivalent of denying life to millions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his inaugural address at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) on Wednesday
Updated on Feb 17, 2022 12:00 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
On pullback claims, West says Russia adding troops
Russia has increased the number of troops and more appear to be headed to the borders close to Ukraine, two Western officials said on Wednesday even as Moscow said more of its soldiers were withdrawing from the region
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 11:59 PM IST
Agencies, Washington/kyiv/moscow
Russia-Ukraine crisis: What a war could mean for the Indian economy
Will Russia actually invade Ukraine? Will such an act mutate into a full blown war between Russia and the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? The answer to these questions will depend on how the US and its NATO allies deal with Russian objection to potential inclusion of Ukraine in the military alliance
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 11:59 PM IST
Cases down, lift extracurbs: Centre to states
The Union government has made a push for normalcy and written to states and Union territories on Wednesday, asking them to “review, amend or end” Covid-19 restrictions currently placed on mobility, stressing that the movement of people and economic activities should no longer be hampered as the country has been seeing a sustained decline in infections
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 11:59 PM IST
Hijab jihad: Right wing groups in Karnataka seek NIA probe
The statements come at a time when both the right wing groups and their minority counterparts have been accused of fanning the hijab row ahead of crucial polls like zilla and taluka panchayat as well as the 2023 assembly elections
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 11:58 PM IST
Sharan Poovanna, Udupi
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