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    Eight people injured in post-poll violence in Tripura
    North East

    Eight people injured in post-poll violence in Tripura

    Agartala, Mar 4: At least eight people were injured in post-poll violence in Tripura, police said on Saturday. Twenty people have been arrested in connection with the post-poll violence incidents in the state, the police said. Chief Minister Manik Saha who visited the injured persons at...
    Top scientist behind Russias Sputnik V Covid vaccine strangled to death with a belt
    International

    Top scientist behind Russia's Sputnik V Covid vaccine 'strangled to death with a...

    Moscow, Mar 4: Andrey Botikov, one of the scientists who helped to create the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, was strangled to death with a belt at his apartment here and police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder, according to a Russian media report on Saturday. Botikov,...
    Remarks against PM: Assam, UP govt oppose Pawan Khera
    National

    Remarks against PM: Assam, UP govt oppose Pawan Khera's plea for clubbing,...

    New Delhi, Mar 4: The Assam and the Uttar Pradesh governments on Friday opposed in the Supreme Court a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera seeking clubbing of FIRs lodged for his alleged objectionable remarks against the prime minister, claiming his party was still continuing with the “very same low...
    Prime Minister Modi to attend swearing-in ceremony of BJP govt in Tripura on March 8
    North East

    Prime Minister Modi to attend swearing-in ceremony of BJP govt in Tripura on...

    Agartala, Mar 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP-IPFT government in Tripura on March 8, a senior official said on Saturday. In the recently concluded Tripura Assembly elections, the BJP won 32 seats in the 60-member Assembly while its ally IPFT...
    Assam: LPG workers’ union defer proposed strike till Mar 25
    Assam

    Assam: LPG workers’ union defer proposed strike till Mar 25

    Guwahati, Mar 4: The Assam Petroleum Mazdoor Union (APMU) on Friday said it will defer the proposed strike called by workers engaged in carrying LPG tankers and cylinders across the state, demanding higher remuneration and other statutory benefits.The strike, which was to commence on Saturday, has...
    Assams Maidams clear technical requirements for UNESCO tag: Himanta
    Assam

    Assam's 'Maidams' clear technical requirements for UNESCO tag: Himanta

    Guwahati, Mar 4: India's sole nomination for recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site this year, 'Maidams' or the burial mounds of Ahom royalty in Assam's Charaideo district, have met the technical requirements, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The nomination will be next evaluated by...
    Bill Gates praises Indias progress in different sectors
    International

    Bill Gates praises India's progress in different sectors

    New Delhi, Mar 4: Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has commended the progress India is making in fields like health, development and climate and said the country is showing what is possible when investment is made in innovation.He also praised India for its ''amazing ability to...
    Left Front terms Tripura Assembly results "unexpected"
    North East

    Left Front terms Tripura Assembly results "unexpected"

    Agartala, Mar 4: The Left Front said the Tripura Assembly election result was "unexpected" and claimed that the vote division among the anti-BJP parties helped the saffron party to win the polls with less number of seats. The Left Front also claimed that around 60 per cent of the people's...
    After 97 days, India records more than 300 fresh COVID-19 cases
    National

    After 97 days, India records more than 300 fresh COVID-19 cases

    New Delhi, Mar 4: India logged more than 300 fresh coronavirus cases after 97 days, while the active cases increased to 2,686, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The country saw a single-day rise of 334 new cases, while the death toll rose to 5,30,775 with three...
    Australia’s Deakin becomes first foreign university to get nod to set up campus in India
    National

    Australia’s Deakin becomes first foreign university to get nod to set up campus...

    Ahmedabad, Mar 3: The International Financial Services Centre Authorities (IFSCA) on Friday said it has given approval to Deakin University of Australia to set up its campus in Gujarat’s GIFT City. With this approval, Deakin has become the first foreign university that will set up its campus in...
    New Meghalaya govt to focus on farming, tourism, infra, health, youth: Sangma
    North East

    New Meghalaya govt to focus on farming, tourism, infra, health, youth: Sangma

    Shillong, Mar 3: The new Meghalaya government will lay focus on sectors like farming, tourism, infrastructure, health and youth, outgoing Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Friday. In an interview to PTI shortly after staking claim to form a government led by the National People's Party...
    3 Assam govt officials arrested on bribery charges
    Assam

    3 Assam govt officials arrested on bribery charges

    Guwahati, Mar 3 (PTI) Three government officials were arrested after they were caught red-handed while allegedly accepting bribe in separate operations across Assam on Friday, a top police officer said. The officials had demanded money for processing documents of the three complainants, who had...
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