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12:23 PM

Electoral bonds case: SBI files compliance affidavit

The State Bank of India (SBI) had submitted data about electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India on Tuesday evening, in line with a stern direction from the Supreme Court.

11:55 AM

News update: NIA detains suspect in Bengaluru cafe blast case

NIA officials have detained the main suspect's accomplice from Ballari, Karnataka.

11:51 AM

Haryana trust vote LIVE updates: 5 JJP legislators move out of Assembly

After Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana's new chief minister, moved the confidence vote in the special session, five JJP MLAs moved out of the Assembly.

11:43 AM

Haryana trust vote: CM Nayab Singh Saini moves confidence motion in Assembly

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has moved the confidence motion in the state Assembly. Saini has to to prove his majority in the state legislature today after replacing Manohar Lal Khattar in a dramatic development on Tuesday.

11:34 AM

India is pioneering Industry 4.0 with confidence: PM Modi

"Due to various reasons, India was left behind during the first and the second industrial revolutions. However, India is pioneering Industry 4.0 with confidence," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

11:29 AM

Haryana trust vote: 4 Rebel JJP MLAs ignore party's whip, present in Assembly

The JJP had issued a whip to its MLAs asking remain absent during voting on the confidence motion to be brought by CM Saini's government in the Haryana assembly. Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana's new chief minister, has to to prove his majority in the state legislature today after replacing Manohar Lal Khattar in a swift switch in the state.

11:26 AM

India is scripting history, taking a strong step towards bright future: PM Modi on semiconductor fabs

11:24 AM

Haryana Assembly trust vote updates: JJP asks its MLAs to remain 'absent' during voting

11:22 AM

PM Modi lays foundation stone of 3 semiconductor projects worth Rs 1.25 trn

11:05 AM

News update: Supreme Court agrees to urgent hearing on EC appointment procedure on Friday

The top court will take up the petition challenging the appointment procedure of election commissioners and the chief election commissioner (CEC) on Friday. 

10:43 AM

Fire in eateries in Noida Extension, no one injured

Officials said that a fire broke out at some eateries and shops located near the Hindon river in Noida Extension today morning. No one was injured in the incident, they added. The blaze, ignited by a short circuit in one of the eateries, has been brought under control by 10 fire tenders, they said.

 

10:38 AM

BJP opening doors for people from Pakistan, Bangladesh; it's dangerous for country: Delhi CM Kejriwal on CAA

 BJP opened doors for people from Pakistan, Bangladesh through CAA; it's dangerous for country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated today. He further said that people across country want CAA to be withdrawn, adding that citizens should express their anger against BJP by voting against them in LS polls.

9:54 AM

Centre's decision to implement CAA right, says minister Smriti Irani amid criticism from opposition

While talking to the media in West Bengal's Bardhaman on Tuesday, Union Minister Smriti Irani said that the decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government was 'correct', claiming that the entire nation supports it.

"People belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities from countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh will be granted citizenship, a pledge fulfilled by PM Modi," she said.

9:48 AM

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of three semiconductor facilities worth Rs 1.25 trillion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of India's first Fab facility in Gujarat's Dholera, Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facilities at Sanand in Gujarat and Morigaon in Assam.

9:10 AM

Central govt to celebrate 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' on September 17 every year

September 17 will be celebrated as 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' every year, the Centre said in a notification. "In order to remember martyrs who liberated Hyderabad and to infuse the flame of patriotism in the minds of the youth, the Government of India has decided to celebrate 17th day of September every year as "Hyderabad Liberation Day"," the notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs read on Tuesday.