'Disgruntled' BJP MP Varun Gandhi - dumped from saffron party's National Executive this month after sharing a post on social media on Lakhimpur Kheri and protesting farmers - has trained his guns on Modi government on Thursday and tweeted a clip of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 1980 speaking in support of protesting farmers.
One person was killed and three injured when assailants opened fire inside a Durga Puja pandal in Ayodhya's Faizabad Kotwali area, according to the police.
Ahead of Durga Puja celebrations, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Wednesday prohibited idol immersion in any water body and asked people to immerse them at home in buckets or containers, saying the consequent pollution in rivers and lakes was a matter of concern.
The Rajasthan government has transferred 39 IPS officers, including two ADGs, and 18 IAS officers. The transfer lists was issued by the state department of personnel late on Wednesday night. 
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to allow Chhath Puja celebrations in the national capital at public places. In a tweet shared today morning, Kejriwal said that the Covid-19 situation has improved and that permission can be given to celebrate the festival at public places.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday prayed for the good health and speedy recovery of Manmohan Singh. Singh was admitted to the AIIMS in Delhi last evening after he complained of weakness following a fever.
India recorded new 18,987 cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 246 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, the country saw a total of 19,808 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.06 per cent and total recoveries to 3,33,62,709.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
