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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren launches Rs 500-crore Sona-Sobran Dhoti Saree Distribution Scheme under which BPL beneficiaries will receive a saree and a dhoti or lungi twice a year at only Rs 10

Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha says BJP is 'frustrated' with his party's growing popularity and 'misusing' central agencies to break AAP's spirits before next year assembly polls in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Gujarat and Goa

Amarinder Singh calls Gandhi siblings "inexperienced", will field strong candidate against Navjot Sidhu in Punjab assembly polls

Yogesh Singh appointed Vice Chancellor of Delhi University: Education Ministry

Ruling TMC in West Bengal is muzzling voice of people in undemocratic manner: West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumder

After the order of the Supreme Court, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issues guidelines on ex-gratia for Covid-19 deaths and recommended that Rs 50,000 to be paid to the kin of those who died of Covid-19 out of state disaster relief funds

CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 433 crores in Amroha earlier today

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's house vandalisation matter | Delhi Court sends one accused to one-day Police remand and rest of the four accused to 14-day Judicial custody. Delhi Police on Tuesday had arrestedfive members of Hindu Sena in the matter.

An unrelenting Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday declared that he would fight Navjot Singh Sidhu’s elevation to Punjab chief ministership tooth & nail & was ready to make any sacrifice to save the country from such a dangerous man: Office of Captain Amarinder Singh

US to donate 500 million additional Covid vaccines to world (AFP)

JNU to reopen campus in two more phases

Vodafone Idea to approach board for fundraising after govt issues guidelines on reform measures: Company CEO

Jammu and Kashmir Govt sacked six of its employees for having terror links and working as overground workers (ANI)

Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation

Enforcement Directorate (ED) today conducted raids at multiple locations in Hyderabad and other places across India in connection with its money laundering probe against Karvy Stock Broking Limited (KSBL): ANI

In its revised travel advisory, the UK government has identified Covishield as an approved vaccine.

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PM Narendra Modi departs from New Delhi for his visit to US

The Summit provides an opportunity to identify priorities for future engagements based on our shared vision for Indo-Pacific region: PM

This year, 87 dengue cases were reported in September (from Sept 1 to Sept 19). Last year it was 188. The number of dengue cases is lower than the previous years in the month of September: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

The Prime Minister’s visit to Washington DC and New York is going to be his second foreign tour after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

He had visited Bangladesh on March 26 and 27 – almost a year after the pandemic forced him to suspend all overseas tours. He will return to New Delhi on Sunday.

This is going to be the first in-person meeting between the two leaders after Biden took over as the US President on January 20. They, however, spoke to each other over the phone in February and April. Both the leaders also took part in several plurilateral video conferences over the past few months.

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PM Modi to leave for US today

US President Joe Biden would host Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a bilateral meeting at the White House on September 24, according to the president's weekly schedule released on Monday.

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India reports 26,964 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

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Zee Entertainment to merge with Sony India

India's media and entertainment giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd said on Wednesday its board has given in-principle approval for its merger with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI).

Zee, which has a presence in television broadcasting and digital media with brands such as Zee TV, has been under pressure from top investors for a management reshuffle, including the exit of Chief Executive, Punit Goenka, from the board.

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