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16 Feb, 22:27 (IST)
West Bengal: Two dead and five injured after a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Murshidabad. Injured have been admitted to a hospital.
16 Feb, 21:48 (IST)
I congratulate Shri @ArvindKejriwal on taking oath as Delhi’s CM earlier today. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure.
16 Feb, 21:26 (IST)
Evacuation of US passengers from quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship begins in Japan.
16 Feb, 20:26 (IST)
Chennai: People continue to hold protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Old Washermanpet.
16 Feb, 19:18 (IST)
Delhi: Supreme Court will tomorrow hear petitions, seeking its direction to the Central Government and others for removal of anti-CAA protesters from Shaheen Bagh.
16 Feb, 16:40 (IST)
A fire broke out in Kolkata's Raja Bazar area on Sunday. The blaze erupted at the second floor of a building. 12 fire tenders were pressed to douse off the flames. No injuries were reported so far.
16 Feb, 16:20 (IST)
"For the first time in the country, a national logistics policy is being prepared. It will lead to creation of single window e-logistics market," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the launch event of ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ in Varanasi.
16 Feb, 15:42 (IST)
Delhi: A house collapses in CR Park (Chittaranjan Park), two persons feared trapped under the debris. Five fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. More details awaited.
16 Feb, 15:35 (IST)
Gujarat: Kutch Police has formed an SIT (Special Investigation Team) to probe into the Bhuj case in which 68 female students at Shree Sahjanand Girls Institute were asked to remove inner-wear to check if they were menstruating.
16 Feb, 14:49 (IST)
The central Hubei province of China, which emerged as epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, has banned the use of private vehicles in a bid to prevent the transmission of the virus.
16 Feb, 14:03 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Kashi Mahakal Express(Varanasi-Indore) via video conferencing.
16 Feb, 13:26 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the 63 feet statue of former Bhartiya Jana Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya in Varanasi.
16 Feb, 12:17 (IST)
Arvind Kejriwal Takes Oath As Delhi Chief Minister For Third Time.
16 Feb, 12:01 (IST)
Tamil Nadu: Rameswaram Island United Jamath organises a protest rally against Citizenship Amendment Act in Rameswaram.
16 Feb, 10:35 (IST)
India prepared to expose Pak at FATF: Govt Source.
16 Feb, 10:05 (IST)
Uttarakhand: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju ran with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel as part of the Fit India Movement this morning in Auli. Also, felicitated the winners.
16 Feb, 09:18 (IST)
Masood Azhar and his family missing; Pakistan tells terror financing watchdog FATF: Sources.
16 Feb, 08:27 (IST)
The death toll from China's coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic has climbed to 1,665 after 142 more people died, mostly in the worst-hit Hubei Province.
16 Feb, 08:23 (IST)
Mumbai Indians will play against Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.
New Delhi, February 16: All eyes will be on Delhi where Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Chief Minister for the third time today. In the recently concluded Delhi assembly elections, the AAP won 62 out of 70 seats with close to 54 percent vote share, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was restricted to 8 seats despite a marginal surge in its vote share. The Congress drew a blank yet again. Live Updates on Arvind Kejriwal Swearing-In.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting his parliamentary constituency Varanasi today. PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate over 30 projects, including a 430-bed super-speciality government hospital at Benaras Hindu University. He will dedicate to the nation the Deendayal Upadhyaya memorial centre and will inaugurate his statue, the tallest statue of the Hindutva icon in the country.
PM Modi will also flag off through video link 'Mahakal Express', which will connect three jyotirling pilgrim centres - Varanasi, Ujjain and Omkareshwar. This is the first overnight private train in the country.
Ahead of US President Donald Trump's India visit, Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) has released a video that calls for "revenge" and says "the killers would not be forgiven". The video threatens the Indian government, and says "the way you harassed the Muslims and destroyed their settlements will be avenged". Trump and first lady Melania Trump are scheduled to visit India on February 24-25.
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