LIVE News Updates: Gujarat Govt to relax night curfew in 8 major cities of the state from 12am-5am till Feb 18

Gujarat Govt to relax night curfew in 8 major cities of the state from 12am-5am till Feb 18

Election Commission revises Assembly poll dates for Manipur

57.79% voting till 5 pm in first phase of UP elections

Cong appoints Deepender Singh Hooda & Rajeev Shukla as Special Observers for Punjab polls

Delhi Court reserves order on bail plea of Sharjeel Imam in North East Delhi violence case

Karnataka High Court adjourns hearing on hijab row for Monday

48.24% voting till 3 pm in first phase of UP elections

Karnataka HC asks media not to report any oral observations on Karnataka hijab row

BJP changed its chief ministers in Uttarakhand because they were corrupt, says Rahul Gandhi

PM Modi's ED and CBI doesn't scare me, says Rahul Gandhi at Uttarakhand rally

35.03% voting till 1 pm in the first phase of UP elections

Bail granted to Lakhimpur Kheri violence prime accused Ashish Mishra

RBI Digital Rupee to be launched in the year 2022-23, says RBI Gov Das

Cryptocurrencies are a threat to macroeconomic and financial stability, says RBI Gov Das

Priyanka Gandhi holds roadshow in Rampur, urges to vote for someone who'll resolve issues

Australian Foreign Minister to host her counterparts from India, Japan and the United States for the fourth Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

ANI reported that Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne will host her counterparts from India, Japan and the United States for the fourth Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Melbourne tomorrow, 11th February.

Indrani Mukerjea files bail plea in Supreme Court

ANI reported that Indrani Mukerjea has filed a bail plea in the Supreme Court. The matter has been adjourned for Monday, 14th February as the Court did not receive the order copy. Mukerjea is in judicial custody of Special CBI court in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case.

Russia says joint military drills with Belarus begin amid Ukraine tensions

Russia said that joint military drills with Belarus have begun amid Ukraine tensions, reported AFP.

20.03% voting till 11.00 am in the first phase of UP elections

According to IANS, 20.03% voter turnout has been reported till 11.00 am for the ongoing first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections. Agra saw 20.42 per cent, Aligarh 17.91 per cent, Baghpat 22.24 per cent, Bulandshahar 21.63 per cent, Gautam Buddha Nagar 18.43 saw per cent, Ghaziabad 17.26 per cent, Hapur 22.78 per cent, Mathura 20.39 per cent, Meerut 18.92 per cent, Muzaffarnagar 22.56 per cent and Shamli 22.84 saw per cent, the EC statistics showed.

TRS MPs in Rajya Sabha walk out of the House

ANI reported that the TRS MPs in Rajya Sabha have walked out of the House till the time the Chairman doesn't accept the Privilege Motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

SC declines to urgently list plea seeking transfer of the petitions on Hijab row from Karnataka HC to SC

ANI reported that the Supreme Court has declined to urgently list a plea seeking the transfer of the petitions from Karnataka High Court relating to the Hijab row to the apex court. The SC said that the HC is getting the matter today and asked why it should interfere at this stage. It refused to give any specific date.

RBI extends on-tap liquidity scheme for healthcare, contact intensive sector: Guv

PTI quoted RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das as saying that the RBI has extended by 3 months on-tap liquidity schemes for healthcare, contact intensive sector.

Inflation to peak in current quarter, says RBI guv

PTI quoted RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das as saying, "Inflation will peak in the current quarter with tolerance band, moderating in the second half of next fiscal."

UP polls phase 1: 7.95% voting in first two hours

IANS reported that in the first phase of polling for the UP elections, 7.95% voting has been recorded in the first two hours. Till 9 am, Agra saw 7.64 per cent, Aligarh 8.39 per cent, Baghpat 8.93 per cent, Bulandshahar 7.72 per cent, Gautam Buddha Nagar saw 8.07 per cent, Ghaziabad 6.85 per cent, Hapur 8.18 per cent, Mathura 8.23 per cent, Meerut 8.68 per cent, Muzaffarnagar 7.97 per cent and Shamli saw 7.67 per cent, the EC statistics showed.

Sensex rises 111.34 points to 58,577.31 in opening session

PTI reported that the Sensex rose 111.34 points to 58,577.31 in today's opening session, while Nifty advanced 34 points to 17,497.80.

India reports 67,084 new Covid cases, 1,241 deaths in the last 24 hours

According to ANI, India reported 67,084 new Covid cases, 1,67,882 recoveries and 1,241 deaths in the last 24 hours. This takes the number of active cases to 7,90,789 (1.86%), the death toll to 5,06,520 and the daily positivity rate to 4.44%, while the total vaccination stands at 1,71,28,19,947.

Polling process has started at all booths, no law & order situation anywhere: Shamli DM

News agency ANI quoted Jasjit Kaur, Shamli DM, as saying, "Polling process has started at all booths. Some complaints regarding EVMs received from some random booths, we are replacing those machines and resolving their matter. Peaceful polling underway, no law & order situation anywhere."

UP assembly polls: Voting for first phase underway in 58 constituencies

In the first phase of polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, 58 constituencies of western UP are ready for voting today.