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Kane Williamson and Wife Sarah Welcome First Child
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and wife Sarah Raheem welcomed their baby girl, with Williamson announcing the news on his social media profile with a photo the new parents holding the baby.
Australia Skipper Expects Smith To Play In First India Test
Australia captain Tim Paine expects Steve Smith to be fit for this week's first test against India despite the sore back that prevented the world's topranked batsman from training on Tuesday.
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UP Minister Calls Arvind Kejriwal 'Habitual Liar', Says He Failed People of Delhi During Covid-19 Crisis
Uttar Pradesh minister Sidharth Nath Singh alleged Kejriwal's "inefficient administration skills" were exposed during the Covid-19 crisis.
Tablighi Jamaat: Accused of Flouting Covid-19 Rules, 36 Foreigners Acquitted of All Charges by Delhi Court
The foreigners were charged for attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation by allegedly being negligent and disobeying the government guidelines issued in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
India Palm Oil Imports Drop 8% In November To Five-month Low - Trade Body
India's palm oil imports fell 8% on year in November to their lowest in five months, as a rally in the price of the tropical oil made soyoil more attractive for refiners, a leading trade body said on Tuesday.
Karnataka Transport Stir Called off After Talks With State Govt
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha president Kodihalli Chandrashekhar, who was leading the transport agitation, announced the end to the strike at the Freedom Park here.
TMC Minister Says BJP on 'Sell India' Mission, Calls Centre Make in India' Drive Bluff
Senior Bengal minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said under the BJP dispensation at the Centre, corporates are getting sops, even as common people continue to suffer.
Election of 10 Rajya Sabha MPs Challenged in Allahabad High Court
The petitioner's lawyer, Vivek Kumar Singh, said the returning officer had wrongly rejected the nomination of Bajaj, citing a fault in his affidavit and form and all the 10 MPs were declared unopposed on November 2, 2020.
BJP Releases 'TMC Fail Card', Calls 10 Years of Mamata Govt Bluff to Fool Bengal
In the last 10 years, the TMC government has failed on all fronts -- economic growth, industry, health, education, security of women and creation of jobs, the BJP said.
WhatsApp Denies in Supreme Court Allegations of Data Hacking by Spyware Pegasus
The issue cropped up before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde which was hearing a plea filed by Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam seeking direction to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for framing regulation to ensure that data collected on UPI platforms...
Rupee Rises 5 Paise to 73.59 Against US Dollar in Early Trade
In a volatile trade, the local unit also touched a low of 73.64 against the American currency. On Friday, the rupee ended almost flat at 73.64, up 2 paise, against the US dollar.
Farmers Sit in Protest on a Side of Delhi-Jaipur National Highway as Haryana Cops Put Up Barricades
The farmers were sitting in protest at Jaisinghpur Kheda area in Rewari along Rajasthan-Haryana border (NH-48). Gurgaon is over 70 km from the site while Delhi is nearly 80 km away.
If Farmers Have Maoist and Khalistan Links, Why is Govt Talking to Them, Asks Chidambaram
Meanwhile, as the Centre's talks with protesting farmers continued to be stalled, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held discussions on the farmers' issues with Punjab BJP leaders on Sunday in the presence of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
BJP President JP Nadda Tests Positive for Covid-19; Mamata Banerjee Wishes Speedy Recovery
Announcing the Covid-19 diagnosis on Twitter, JP Nadda said he is in home isolation as per coronavirus protocol and is in good health.
India Will Never Forget Cowardly Attack on Parliament, Says PM Modi
Terrorists from Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terror groups had attacked Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001. Nine persons, including eight security personnel, were killed in the attack.