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Rajnath lauds Mamata for ‘victory’ in assembly polls

6:56 pm May 2, 2021

Kolkata: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday congratulated Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, as trends suggested her party would register a thumping victory in the West Bengal assembly polls. “Congratulations to the Chief Minister of West Bengal, @MamataOfficial Didi on her partys victory in West Bengal assembly elections. My best wishes to her for her […]

Odisha declares journalists as frontline Covid warriors

6:50 pm May 2, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors. While approving a proposal to this effect, the chief minister said, journalists are doing a great service to the state by providing seamless news feed and making people aware of coronavirus-related issues. “They are a great support […]

Congratulations pour in for Mamata Banerjee as TMC edges towards victory in WB

6:44 pm May 2, 2021

New Delhi: With the TMC’s victory imminent in West Bengal, congratulations poured in for party president and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. According to trends available for 284 out of 292 constituencies in the state, the party was leading in 202 seats, while the BJP was leading in 77. However, Banerjee was trailing her former protege-turned-BJP […]

World shaken by India’s COVID-19 situation; Modi govt focussed on imagery, brand-building: Rahul

11:58 pm May 1, 2021

New Delhi: As India logged a world record of over four lakh coronavirus infections on Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the entire world is shaken by what is happening here and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “dropping the ball and throwing it to states” after prematurely taking credit for having “won against COVID-19” […]

Centre raises Delhi’s daily oxygen quota to 590 MT

11:56 pm May 1, 2021

New Delhi: Amid an acute shortage of oxygen in Delhi hospitals, the Centre on Saturday raised the national capital’s daily quota of the life-saving gas to 590 metric tonne from 490 MT. According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, Delhi will get an additional 75 metric tonne of oxygen from LINDE Kalinganagar and […]