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Mar 07, 2022 12:39 PM IST
PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of JanAushadhi Yojana via video conference
On the occasion of Jan Aushadhi Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Jan Aushadhi Kendra owners and beneficiaries of the Jan Aushadhi Yojana.
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Mar 07, 2022 12:37 PM IST
Students appear for West Bengal Board Madhyamik exams after two years
Students appear for West Bengal Board Madhyamik exams after two years. The exams will continue till March 16.
Visuals from Siliguri Girls High School, West Bengal pic.twitter.com/3Jevo22KeA
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2022
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Mar 07, 2022 11:59 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh: 3 held for smuggling marijuana from Nepal
Three persons have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra for smuggling marijuana from Nepal, police informed on Sunday. 18.980 kilograms of marijuana worth ₹95 lakh, one mobile and four roadways tickets have been recovered from the accused, reports ANI.
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Mar 07, 2022 11:34 AM IST
BSF shoots down Pakistani drone in Punjab’s Ferozpur, contraband recovered
Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday shot down a quadcopter (drone) in the Ferozpur sector carrying contraband items, reports ANI.
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Mar 07, 2022 11:14 AM IST
BJP MLAs stage protest at Maharashtra Assembly against MVA government, demand resignation of state minister Nawab Malik
Mumbai | Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs stage protest at Maharashtra Assembly against MVA government, demand resignation of state minister Nawab Malik pic.twitter.com/0UYcGJ9Emg
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2022
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Mar 07, 2022 10:52 AM IST
Delhi High Court dismisses Alapan Bandyopadhyay’s plea challenging CAT’s order transferring his case to Delhi from Kolkata
Delhi High Court dismisses plea of former West Bengal Chief Secy Alapan Bandyopadhyay challenging Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench order on transfer of his case application from CAT Kolkata to Delhi branch, reports ANI.
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Mar 07, 2022 10:21 AM IST
Rupee slumps 81 paise to 76.98 against US dollar in early trade
Rupee slumps 81 paise to 76.98 against US dollar in early trade, reports news agency PTI.
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Mar 07, 2022 09:43 AM IST
Oil prices jump more than $10 a barrel, shares sink as US mulls calling for ban on imports of crude from Russia
Oil prices jump more than $10 a barrel, shares sink as US mulls calling for ban on imports of crude from Russia, reports AP.
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Mar 07, 2022 09:22 AM IST
India reports 4,362 Covid cases, 66 deaths in 24 hours
India reports 4,362 new cases of covid-19 , and 66 deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases now stand at 54,118, according to Union health ministry.
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Mar 07, 2022 08:26 AM IST
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to hold post budget talks today
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a post-budget interaction with stakeholders belonging to industry and trade, large tax payers and select professionals today.
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Mar 07, 2022 07:37 AM IST
China cases rise by most since Wuhan outbreak
China reported its highest daily tally of coronavirus infections since the Wuhan outbreak at the start of the pandemic, reports Bloomberg.
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Mar 07, 2022 07:12 AM IST
PM Modi to join a programme to mark the ‘Jan Aushadhi Diwas’ today
PM Narendra Modi to join a programme to mark the ‘Jan Aushadhi Diwas’ at 12:30pm today; will interact with Jan Aushadhi Kendra owners & beneficiaries of the scheme via video conferencing.
(File Pic) pic.twitter.com/5txottw05w
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2022
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Mar 07, 2022 06:41 AM IST
Kamala Harris marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma
Vice President Kamala Harris has visited Selma, Alabama to commemorate a defining moment in the fight for the right to vote, making her trip as congressional efforts to restore the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act have faltered, reports PTI.
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Mar 07, 2022 06:02 AM IST
Israel detects first polio case since 1989
Israel’s ministry of health on Sunday said that a new case of polio has been detected in a 4-year-old child in Jerusalem, reports ANI.
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Updated on Mar 07, 2022 12:36 PM IST
As the CPI(M) makes a comeback in Bengal civic polls, BJP see TMC’s hand
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Published on Mar 07, 2022 11:56 AM IST
Delhi man who was shot at in leg, chest in Ukraine readies to return home today
- Harjot Singh sustained multiple bullet injuries while he was trying to flee to Lviv from Ukrainian capital Kyiv. He had lost his passport, and was later hospitalised in Kyiv.

Published on Mar 07, 2022 11:55 AM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Rahul Gandhi now has 20 mn followers on Twitter; Congress says, ‘This proves…’
Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account was locked for around eight days in August 2021 after he posted a picture of a family of a rape victim in Delhi. Since then, his account was not getting followers, he earlier complained.

Published on Mar 07, 2022 11:37 AM IST
How could we leave pets behind: Ukraine returnees
Unwilling to be away from their furry friends and worried for their safety, students have brought them home.

Updated on Mar 07, 2022 10:50 AM IST
PM Modi’s Aatmanirbharta is key to independent foreign policy
India’s strategic autonomy has no meaning till such time it is backed by a military-industrial complex which does not rely on third countries for countering adversaries.

Updated on Mar 07, 2022 10:29 AM IST
PM Modi speaks with Zelensky, call with Putin scheduled later today
Russia-Ukraine war: PM Modi’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lasted for 35 minutes. The two leaders discussed the evolving situation in Ukraine while PM Modi sought Ukraine’s assistance in India’s ongoing evacuation from Sumy.

Published on Mar 07, 2022 08:49 AM IST
Breaking: PM Modi interacts with beneficiaries of JanAushadhi Yojana
Breaking news updates March 7, 2022: Read latest news, breaking news, latest updates, live news, top headlines, breaking business news and top news of the hour.

Updated on Mar 07, 2022 12:42 PM IST
Mukul Arya, India’s representative in Palestine, found dead inside embassy
The Palestinian foreign ministry said it received with “great astonishment and shock” the news of the death of Ambassador Arya. It was not immediately known how Arya, a 2008-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, died.

Published on Mar 07, 2022 05:09 AM IST
Manik Saha retains top post in Tripura BJP overhaul, gets some fresh faces
With Manik Saha as the state president, the 27-member new Tripura BJP leadership includes seven vice presidents, three general secretaries, six secretaries and seven spokespersons

Published on Mar 07, 2022 01:55 AM IST
After getting bail, Kashmir journalist Fahad Shah arrested for third time
Kashmir journalist Fahad Shah was arrested for the third time on Saturday late evening after a court granted him bail in the second case, his lawyer Omair Ronga said.

Updated on Mar 07, 2022 06:49 AM IST
One dead, 24 injured in grenade attack in busy Srinagar market near Amira Kadal
One person died and 24 others were injured in a grenade attack by suspected militants in a busy market near the Amira Kadal Bridge, Srinagar, on Sunday

Updated on Mar 07, 2022 06:48 AM IST
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