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Police said according to the preliminary investigation the goldsmith was fired upon at his shop in Saraibala area of Srinagar. https://ift.tt/3amoyeR

At another interaction with reporters, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, however, said the party performed satisfactorily despite the odd circumstances under which the recent civic elections were held in the state. https://ift.tt/33WG09s

"Wishing you a happy 2021! May this year bring good health, joy and prosperity. May the spirit of hope and wellness prevail," the prime minister tweeted. https://ift.tt/34Jzza8

During this ‘forced’ isolation, Gaurav realised that nearly 1500 other sailors also stranded like them in Chinese waters on 74 other ships. Anxiety and depression are building up among the sailors who are desperate to return home. https://ift.tt/2JDCN7M

The Google Doodle, notably labeled as being the 'Day 1' of 2021, features a bird that flies out of the clock house welcoming all to 2021 while the the usual Google logo is covered with holiday lights gently flashing and twinkling. https://ift.tt/3pCkDm8

Delhi also recorded eight cold wave days this December. It had recorded an equal number of cold wave days in December 2018. In December 1965, the city had recorded nine cold wave days, the maximum so far, the IMD said. https://ift.tt/3hyf9Wz

It is now late evening, multiple bonfires have been lit. Faces, old and young are sitting around the flame. A group is watching a news report on a 'masked' New Year's party in Goa on a mobile phone. https://ift.tt/2KLmJ47

Breaking News LIVE Updates: There is no alternative to farmers' demands of legal guarantee for MSP and repealing the new agri laws, farmer leaders said, a day after talks between the Centre and the protesting unions remained deadlocked over the two contentious issues. https://ift.tt/38D61Mx

The victim was identified as Neeraj, the brother-in-law of the MP’s private assistant Anup Kumar Singh, the official said, adding when the police reached the spot, the victim’s body was lying on the floor with an electric wire tied to his neck. https://ift.tt/3g2mTig

Dinesh Maheshwari's resignation will be effective from Thursday, Future Enterprises, the supply chain and logistics company of the Future group, said in a regulatory filing. https://ift.tt/3mYJNcU

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: An expert panel in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will meet today to further deliberate on considering emergency use authorisation applications by Serum Institute of India (SII) for the Oxford-AztraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin'. https://ift.tt/3rFcIq9

The police had to make heavy deployment of force to control and chase away the rampaging mob, said Inspector General of Police A Satish Ganesh of Agra police range. https://ift.tt/2JDxRQi

Soumendu Adhikari, a brother of political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari who recently quit the TMC to join the BJP, claimed that he has been illegally removed by the West Bengal government's Municipal Affairs Department from the post of administrator of the civic body. https://ift.tt/3aWOth9

Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it was calling off its automotive joint venture with India's Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd due to the challenges caused by the COVID19 pandemic. (https://ford.to/2X2V6Gg) https://ift.tt/304viMk

Here's what the stars hold for you on the first day of 2021. https://ift.tt/3jSs7hR

The first sunrise of 2021 from several Indian cities have surfaced and the pictures are going viral. Take a look. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A total of 20,035 new infections were reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,48,994 with 256 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday announced the date for CBSE Class 10, 12 board exams 2021.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The weather department has predicted cold wave to severe cold wave conditions over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the first day of the new year on Friday. May the spirit of hope and wellness prevail, he wished. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The triangular prism-shaped structure, around seven feet tall, became a hit among locals after it was spotted in a garden. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

With several important events lined up, read the top news headlines and other major updates from across the country on January 1. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Under the LHP project, the central government will be building over 1,000 houses each in six cities - Indore, Chennai, Ranchi, Agartala, Lucknow and Rajkot. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The dates for the IBPS Clerk Mains exam 2020 have already been announced and the test is scheduled to be conducted on February 2, 2021. https://ift.tt/2QopAPI

Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) jumped 17% this week, riding sixyear highs, as a cold spell in some countries prompted record imports into the region. https://ift.tt/304viMk

The Karnataka government has banned gathering of five or more people and celebration on New Year is strictly prohibited on roads. https://ift.tt/2Din9vp

Convicted murderer Samuel Little, who confessed to strangling 93 people and was considered by the FBI to be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, died on Wednesday at a California hospital, the state corrections department said. He was 80. https://ift.tt/2ZV3fyV

The all new IRCTC website will be more user personalised and will have other technology-friendly features in it along with an upgrade in terms of design. https://ift.tt/3j0vXVz

Kerala govt has moved a resolution against Centre's farm laws in assembly. The resolution urged the Centre to repeal farm laws https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood came to the rescue of elderly women of nearly 20 villages in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur by providing provisions to battle the bitter cold in the region. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) released the HSSC Gram Sachiv admit card on Thursday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar was administered the oath of office by Governor Fagu Chauhan which was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J P Nadda among others. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Russia's sovereign fund, Russia Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), agreed to supply Bolivia with enough of its twodose Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to vaccinate 2.6 million people, RDIF said on Wednesday, marking the South American nation's first major vaccine deal. https://ift.tt/2ZV3fyV

Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday announced a curfew in the national capital on New Year’s Eve. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has welcomed the UK government decision to approve Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the UK. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Breaking News LIVE Updates: The Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government will hold a special assembly session at 9am today to discuss and pass a resolution against Centre's farm laws that have seen protests at Delhi borders for over a month. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of AIIMS at Rajkot in Gujarat via video conferencing. https://ift.tt/2WOCRos

Tests of those returning from the United Kingdom after December 9 are continuing and till now around 2,500 samples have been sent to the labs, he said, adding that so far 10 people who returned from the UK have tested positive. https://ift.tt/3hj0tsA

Hearing the news of his death, Das' mother collapsed and died at her home in Delhi. https://ift.tt/382cO0A

Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes Minister Chandan Brahma moved The Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council Bill, 2020 in the assembly and the House passed it after a brief discussion. https://ift.tt/2MdefDk

A Gorakhpur district health official said the state government has launched no plan as yet to get general people inoculated against Covid as the state's priority is to vaccinate frontline anti-Covid workers. https://ift.tt/2GE7F6s

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Regulator Central Drug Standard Control Organisation's (CDSCO) Subject Expert Committee that met yesterday rejected emergency use authorization (EUA) sought by Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech for their Covid-19 vaccines. This comes amid increased number of people being tested positive and states stepping up testing. While two UK returnees in Uttar Pradesh were found to have contracted the new virus, scare remains in Delhi's neighbouring Gurugram where sample of a 22-year-old United Kingdom return was sent for genome sequencing to ascertain the new variant after he tested positive. https://ift.tt/2KrK62H

In a press release issued late in the night, the police pointed out that the Maharashtra government has already issued guidelines related to New Year's eve and called for low-key celebrations. https://ift.tt/3alUZed

Union Education Minister Pokhriyal talked to Zee News on Wednesday and said that the CBSE Class 10, 12 Board examinations 2021 will not be conducted online. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

SEC in Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on Wednesday did not grant EUA to COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca for use in India.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Over thousands of farmers are staging a protest against the Centre's three farm laws and have been camping across various borders on the national capital. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

With several important events lined up, read the top news headlines and other major updates from across the country on December 31. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 98.34 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 95.99 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/3aujcSf

The teachers from government schools in states like Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Karnataka revealed that in a 45-minute class, half the time goes in saying 'hello-hello' because the network is bad and students cannot hear them properly. The year of pandemic revealed the Great Education divide in the country but it also paved way for new. https://ift.tt/3nZPCIs

The identity and affiliation of the militant will be revealed upon confirmation, a police officer said. https://ift.tt/3mZFONp

The Union Defence Minister went on to berate the neighbouring country over its “expansionism” and said that India has the “strength, capability and power to not let its land go into anyone's hand, whether it is any country of the world”. https://ift.tt/2Mdtv33

 The result calendar released by the SSC includes the dates on which results are going to be announced for different competitive Exams. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Union Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated his earlier statement calling farmers the backbone of the country and raised objection to people referring to the protesters as ‘Naxals’ and ‘Khalistanis’.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

At this time, FASTags are being issued by multiple banks, including HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, Paytm Payments Bank and IDFC First Bank, to name a few. Mobile wallet apps such as Paytm and PhonePe that let you recharge pretty much any issuing bank’s FASTag. https://ift.tt/34Uzro8

The men arrived first. And they arrived with a bang. https://ift.tt/2KBg9gU

As part of the new protocols, all marching contingents and participants will have to wear face masks and the contingents will be smaller this time. Instead of 144 members, each will have 96 participants. https://ift.tt/2MipQRM

Karnataka Panchayat Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Counting of votes for 5,728 Gram Panchayats in Karnataka that went for polls in two phases, begins. Though these polls don't take place on party symbols, all the political parties had put in efforts to ensure that the candidate supported by them wins, so as to have their hold on grassroot level politics. https://ift.tt/38sS3yk

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Twenty people who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The tally includes six people who were found positive for the new virus strain on Tuesday. https://ift.tt/3mVBu1B

Police officials requesting anonymity said an FIR was registered against Lalit Agarwal on December 26 at the Hazratganj Police Station in this regard. Lalit Agarwal is the brother of Kapil Dev Agarwal, UP's Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Vocational Education and Skill Development. https://ift.tt/3nQnOWH

A Delhi government official said that the total number of infected persons, including those who returned from the UK and their contacts, has gone up to 33. https://ift.tt/3mVBu1B

During deliberations it was realised that the existing model for the foundation of the temple was not feasible as a stream of the Sarayu river is flowing below the temple, a source said. https://ift.tt/3oyCo5g

The counting of votes for the Haryana Municipal Election started on Wednesday (December 30). https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Several state governments in India have taken measures to prevent large gatherings as part of their strategy to trace and treat passengers who returned from the UK in recent days and their contacts. The restrictions are most likely to affect the New Year's Eve celebrations in many cities as authorities have banned New Year parties and imposed night curfew along with Section 144 to prevent big gatherings. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Centre will resume talks with the farmers' union leaders who are adamant on their demand of repealing the three new farm laws, giving a legal guarantee on the MSP among other issues. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The lone positive patient is reportedly from the Warangal district of state but the Telangana government is still mum regarding tracing, testing and treating the possible contacts of this patient. Along with a single case in Telangana and one in Andhra Pradesh, who has been traced and being treated, three are from Bengaluru and one is from Pune. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

During deliberations it was realised that the existing model for the foundation of the temple was not feasible as a stream of the Sarayu river is flowing below the temple, a source said. https://ift.tt/3oyCo5g

With several important events lined up, read the top news headlines and other major updates from across the country today. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Union Education Minister  Pokhriyal recently took to Twitter to declare that he will announce the dates for CBSE Board Exams 2021 on December 31. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Elections were held for a total of 91,339 seats in 5,728 gram panchayats of 226 taluks in the state and 2,22,814 candidates were in the fray. Already, 8,074 candidates have been elected unopposed in both phases. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The new coaches are also equipped with a CCTV system for onboard surveillance and have aesthetically designed interiors and FRP panelling, FRP modular toilets with pressurized flushing system and bio tanks and automatic fire detection with an alarm system for safe travel. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The new strain of coronavirus has been found in India with samples of six UK returnees testing positive for the Britain variant -- three samples in Bengaluru's NIMHANS, two in Hyderabad's CCMB and one in Pune's NIV. https://ift.tt/2KgM2ex

The victim hailed from Jashpur in Chhattisgarh who was on tour of Mumbai and neighbouring areas, as per preliminary investigation.</p> https://ift.tt/36sJW3I

Union Health Ministry has said that 6 UK returnee persons have been found to be positive with the new variant of coronavirus. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has said that he will launch an agitation in the national capital in January in support of farmers if the Centre does not fulfil their demands to repeal the three contention farm laws and over the continuation of the MSP system. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Aisha Shah has been named as Partnerships Manager at the White House Office of Digital Strategy, which would be headed by Rob Flaherty, Director of Digital Strategy, according to an announcement by the Biden transition team. https://ift.tt/2WRnDi9

In a Facebook post, the minister prayed for peace to the departed soul and strength to the family members to bear the irreparable loss. Santosh Shailza was admitted to the hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 a few days ago. https://ift.tt/3po721I

Covid-19 has killed nearly 1.8 million people around the world, out of over 80 million infected. https://ift.tt/2Bptwfg

Breaking News LIVE Updates: IT services major Wipro's Rs 9,500-crore share buyback programme opens. It will close on January 11, 2021. Last month, shareholders had approved Wipro's buyback plan for purchase of up to 23.75 crore equity shares at Rs 400 per share, aggregating to an amount of up to Rs 9,500 crore. The last date for settlement of bids on the stock exchange would be on or before January 20, 2021. https://ift.tt/381PNvZ

DFCCIL is also constructing the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (1,504 route km) that connects Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai and will traverse through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Pneumosil is being developed by Pune-based pharmaceutical company Serum Institute of India in collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A cold wave is likely to grip parts of Delhi over the next four days as frosty winds from the Himalayas have started blowing towards the plains, weather officials said.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Gowda had committed suicide by jumping in front of a train in Gunasagar in Kadur on Monday evening. He had left his home alone on Monday evening around 7 PM in his Santro car. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Maintaining the Covid-19 restrictions on various activities, the Centre said that there is a need for surveillance, containment and caution due to a surge globally and the emergence of a new variant of the virus in the UK. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it has issued fresh guidelines for surveillance with regard to Covid-19 that will remain in force till January 31, as it asked the states and union territories to keep a strict vigil to prevent any rise in cases during the New Year celebrations and the winter season. https://ift.tt/2KrK62H

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The 64-year-old, low profile Gowda was in the news recently after the main opposition Congress members manhandled him in the Upper House for trying to chair the session illegally. https://ift.tt/3rDmZTq