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Mumbai Police arrest Republic TV distribution head in connection with TRP scam case

Mumbai Police arrest Republic TV distribution head in connection with TRP scam case

Mumbai: Republic TV’s distribution head Ghanshyam Singh was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the alleged TRP (Television Rating Point) rigging scam, a Mumbai crime branch official said. Singh, who is also Assistant Vice President of the Republic Media Network, was picked up from his residence around 7.40 am, the official said. The latest arrest has […]

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Arnab Goswami sent to judicial custody till Nov 18 in abetment to suicide case

Arnab Goswami sent to judicial custody till Nov 18 in abetment to suicide case

Alibaug:Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior designer, spent the night at a local school which has been designated as a COVID-19 centre for the Alibaug prison, an official said on Thursday. A court at Alibaug in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Wednesday remanded Goswami and two other accused […]

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Army Chief Gen MM Naravane arrives in Nepal on crucial visit

Army Chief Gen MM Naravane arrives in Nepal on crucial visit

Army chief Gen MM Naravane arrived in Nepal on Wednesday on a three-day crucial visit that is largely aimed at resetting the bilateral ties that came under severe strain following a bitter border row between the two countries. Gen Naravane is visiting Nepal at the official invitation of Nepal Army chief Gen Purna Chandra Thapa. […]

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Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: SC Unhappy Over Pendency Of Convict’s Plea

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: SC Unhappy Over Pendency Of Convict’s Plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed unhappiness over the pendency of a plea by a convict seeking pardon in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case for over two years with the Tamil Nadu Governor. The top court asked the counsel for petitioner A G Perarivalan, who is serving life sentence, whether the court can exercise its […]

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COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 80-lakh mark with 49,881 new cases

COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 80-lakh mark with 49,881 new cases

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed the 80-lakh mark on Thursday, 18 days after it had gone past 70 lakh, with 49,881 new cases while the recoveries surged to 73.15 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 90.99 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 80,40,203 and […]

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PM Modi Calls Tejashwi Yadav The ‘Yuvraj’ Of ‘Jungle Raj’

PM Modi Calls Tejashwi Yadav The ‘Yuvraj’ Of ‘Jungle Raj’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a stinging attack on the opposition RJD in Bihar and its chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav, asking voters to beware of the “yuvraaj” (crown prince) of “jungle raj”, and alleged the party had the “copyright over kidnappings”. Addressing his second rally of the day in the poll- bound […]

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Over 36k new cases take India’s COVID-19 tally to 79,46,429

Over 36k new cases take India’s COVID-19 tally to 79,46,429

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000 after over three months, while the new fatalities registered during the same period remained under 500, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to79,46,429, with36,470 new infections being reported […]

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COVID-19 cases in India mount to 79,09,959 with 45,148 new cases

COVID-19 cases in India mount to 79,09,959 with 45,148 new cases

New Delhi: New coronavirus infections reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 50,000 for the second time this month, while the new fatalities registered during the same period fell under 500 after 108 days, According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 79,09,959 with […]

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Bihar Election 2020: Campaign Trail Heats Up As The Big Guns Fire

Bihar Election 2020: Campaign Trail Heats Up As The Big Guns Fire

The state of Bihar saw intense political campaigning on Friday, just a week before it is set to go to the hustings. It saw all major political parties pulling out their big guns — from Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigning in Sisaram to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi holding a joint rally with RJD leader […]

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53,370 new cases take India’s COVID-19 tally to 78,14,682

53,370 new cases take India’s COVID-19 tally to 78,14,682

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 78.14 lakh with 53,370 fresh cases in a day, while 70,16,046 people have so far recuperated pushing the national recovery rate to 89.78 per cent on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 78,14,682 and the death toll to 1,17,956, with the […]