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• Jan 31, 2022 02:39 PM IST

  Budget 2022: Lok Sabha chair Om Birla calls for all-party meeting today

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• Jan 31, 2022 02:37 PM IST

  Goons desperate to come to power in UP: PM Modi

  “The BJP Govt in Uttar Pradesh has taught the meaning of the law to the mafias and goons who used to consider themselves above the law. That is why these goons are desperate to come to power anyhow,” says Modi, sounding the poll bugle.

  “We are working hard to bring about a change in Uttar Pradesh. On the other hand, they are looking for an opportunity to seek revenge from you (public). Seeking revenge is their ideology,” he adds.

• Jan 31, 2022 02:33 PM IST

  ‘When UP was burning in riots, past govts celebrated,’ says PM Modi in virtual rally

  “Five years ago, dabangg (strongmen) & dangai (rioters) used to run the show in UP. Their words were treated as Govt orders. People of western UP can never forget that when this region was burning in riots, the then Govt was celebrating,” says Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a virtual rally in Uttar Pradesh.

  “The illegal occupation of the homes, land and shops of the poor, Dalits, backwards and the downtrodden was a sign of socialism five years ago,” the PM said.

• Jan 31, 2022 01:58 PM IST

  BJP to contest Tamil Nadu urban local body polls alone: State chief K Annamala

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• Jan 31, 2022 01:10 PM IST

  SC grants protection to Bikram Singh Majithia from arrest till Feb 23

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• Jan 31, 2022 12:22 PM IST

  Madras HC orders transfer of Thanjavur student death case to CBI

  The Madras high court on Monday ordered the transfer of Thanjavur student death case to the CBI, reports news agency ANI.

• Jan 31, 2022 10:26 AM IST

  Army chief Naravane visits South Western army command headquarters in Jaipur

  Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane is on a visit to South Western army command headquarters in Jaipur where he will be given an update on operational preparedness and briefed by the commanders, reports news agency ANI.

• Jan 31, 2022 08:58 AM IST

  India reports 2,09,918 new Covid-19 cases, 959 deaths in last 24 hours

  India on Monday reported 2,09,918 new Covid-19 cases and 959 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the positivity rate to 15.77 per cent. Read more

• Jan 31, 2022 08:18 AM IST

  Budget session of Parliament begins today

  The Budget session of Parliament will begin with the address by President Ram Nath Kovind to both Houses in the Central Hall on Monday. Read more

• Jan 31, 2022 06:45 AM IST

  Assembly elections 2022: Poll panel to take a call on physical rallies ban today

  As the country battles with the third wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Election Commission of India (ECI) will meet on Monday to assess the pandemic situation and decide whether the ban on conducting the physical rallies will continue in the five states headed for polls, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Read more

• Jan 31, 2022 06:39 AM IST

  North Korea says tested most powerful missile since 2017

  North Korea has confirmed it had tested a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), news agency Reuters reported citing the state media. This came as the US and South Korean officials warned Sunday’s launch could lead to resumed testing of long-range weapons and nuclear bombs.

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