Top news of Feb 3 | Congress releases list of 60 candidates for Manipur Polls

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#10:37PM

NEET 2017 will be treated as 1st attempt & 2 more attempts will be given: Union Minister JP Nadda-ANI

#10:36PM

As Goa gets ready to vote tomorrow, Defence Minister @manoharparrikar claims @BJP4India will win Assembly polls with two-thirds majority-ANI

#9:40PM

Cong releases list of 60 candidates for Manipur Polls; CM Ibobi Singh to contest from Thoubal; son Suraj Kumar Okram makes debut -ANI

#9:24PM

Praveen Mahajan elected All India Tennis Association (AITA) president for the period 2016-2020-ANI

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1.25 lakh out of 7.54 lakh safety-related posts in Railways unoccupied; 455 mishaps occurred since 2013, 95 of them in 2016-2017: Govt - PTI

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Tripartite talks on Manipur between the United Naga Council, Manipur State Govt and the Reps of Ministry of Home end, no solution reached - ANI

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Earthquake tremors felt in parts of Uttarakhand's Chamoli, magnitude 3.6 - ANI

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Sashastra Seema Bal rescued three women and apprehended one human traffickers on Indo-Nepal border at at Bahraich, UP - ANI

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It's a voter verifier. Only voter can check who he voted: Add CEO Punjab on VVPAT machines to be used on trial basis in Punjab polls - ANI

#8:30PM

Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines to be used for the first time on trial basis in Punjab polls - ANI

#8:10PM

Polling staff with EVMs & police force reached 1642 polling stations across Goa. Polling to start at 7 am tomorrow & will go on till 5 pm - ANI

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Supreme Court to hear afresh aspect of awarding death penalty to 4 convicts in sensational Dec16 gangrape & murder case.-PTI

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Sent fish samples for analysis,based on report no negative effects observed. Fit for consumption:TN Fisheries Min Jayakumar-ANI

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Defence Minister Manoharparrikar seeks more time to respond to EC show cause notice on reported bribery remarks made in Goa-PTI

#7:43PM

Karnataka: ACB recovers Rs 1123000, 265gms Gold,3 kg Silver & 2 counting machines during raid at Kalaburagi Traffic Police Constable's house-ANI

#7:29 PM

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar seeks more time to respond to EC show cause notice on reported bribery remarks made in Goa-PTI

#7:23 PM

Total of 24 tonnes of oil sludge & 9 tonnes of water sludge was collected on Feb 3: Coast Guard Chennai Oil Spill-ANI

#7:20 PM

Indian Premier League 2017 player auction to be held on February 20th in Bengaluru, Karnataka

#7:08PM

15,000 volunteers equipped with spy cameras to be deployed outside polling stations in #Punjab to check distribution of liquor, cash: #AAP-PTI

#7:07PM

AIADMK Gen Secy VKSasikala appoints senior leaders including ex-min K A Sengottaiyan, S Gokula Indira, B V Ramana to key party post-PTI

#7:06PM

Ex-Deputy CAG SumanSaxena,MukulitaVijaywargiya & NavrangSaini appointed whole-time members in Insolvency And Bankruptcy Board Of India.-PTI

#6:59PM

Sanjeev Sanyal, ex-global strategist & MD of DeutscheBank, appointed as Principal Economic Adviser.-PTI

#6:57PM

Centre asks DG Assam Rifles to ensure safety of Nagaland CM TRZeliang amid ongoing violent protest. Kohima-PTI

#6:56PM

Gundaraj must end, law and order situation should improve in Uttar Pradesh: Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore-ANI

#6:55PM

Its being said for a long time now that law & order situation in UP has worsened,businessman was killed in Meerut today:Rajyavardhan Rathore-ANI

#6:52PM

Former CBI director Joginder Singh passes away after prolonged illness.-ANI

#6:51PM

Special Investigation Team formed to enquire alleged Rs 4,000 cr excise duty evasion by distilleries submits report to Assam govt.-ANI

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3 ISI suspects arrested last month for their role in train derailments sent to judicial custody till Feb 17 by a Special NIA court in Patna-ANI

#6:45PM

Prohibitory orders imposed in Kohima under section 144 of CrPC in certain areas continue a day after violent protests in Nagaland-ANI

#6:37PM

CBI arrests Mir Sahiruddin,MD of Green Ray International Limited, Chit Fund Company operative in Odisha, Bengal & other parts of the country-ANI

#6:33PM

Divisional Administration issue medium danger avalanche warning for 24-hours for hilly & avalanche prone areas of Kashmir and Kargil.-ANI

#6:31PM

ED files first charge sheet in money laundering case of demonetised notes involving AxisBank officials & others in Delhi-ANI

#6:25PM

Nagaland: Curfew continues in Dimapur after clash between Police & mob over local body elections.-ANI

#6:19PM

Only 15 per cent  of the assurances given by ministers in Parliament in 2016 implemented, 580 of the total 970 assurances pending, 252 dropped: Govt. -PTI 

#6:13PM

In Biennial elections to UP Legislative Council from Kanpur Division Teacher's Constituency, EC orders repoll in all stations in Constituency-ANI

#6:03PM

Congress withdraws Mohanlalganj (UP) candidate Naresh Balmiki in support of its alliance partner SP. -ANI 

#6:02PM

Positive reports coming in but nobody should derive political benefits out of a human tragedy: Kiren Rijiju,MoS Home on ManipurBlockade-ANI

#5:54PM

Have appealed to Parliament that it declares Pak a terror state: Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar who introduced Private Member's Bill-ANI

#5:47PM

CBSE decides to discontinue open-book exams for class IX & XI, says practice hindering development of students' critical abilities-PTI

#5:30PM

There were several issues in terms of policy in relation to the draft GST legislations: FM Arun Jaitley-ANI

#5:16PM

A police jawan killed, another injured in exchange of fire with Naxals in the forests of Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district: Police-ANI

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Hopefully once the GST is implemented, the scope for generation of more black money itself becomes difficult: FM Arun Jaitley-ANI

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Banda (UP)- Illegal arms and ammunition recovered by police, 4 persons arrested-ANI

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Delhi: FM Arun Jaitley addressed Post-Budget Interactive Session with Industry Associations at Vigyan Bhawan today-ANI

#5:01PM

Delhi government extends closure of Badarpur Thermal Power Plant till further orders-ANI

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Draft bills on GST to be introduced in the second leg of Budget Session: FM -PTI

#4:55PM

GST laws, rules to be finalised by March-end; rates may be decided in May/June: Revenue Secretary.-PTI

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December 16 gangrape case- SC directed Tihar jail superintendent to allow lawyers of convicts to meet their clients in jail-ANI

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Gujarat: Additional district court in Gandhinagar acquitted 26 accused in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case for lack of enough evidence-ANI

#4:39PM

Delhi govt approves loan of Rs 200 crore to cash-strapped EDMC for payment of salaries, pensions of its employees till March 31-ANI

#4:37PM

Shubman Gill hits a century as India beat England in the third U-19 One Day match in Mumbai today-ANI

#4:31PM

New Artificial Intelligence wearable system, that can sense if conversation is happy or sad, developed by MIT scientists.-PTI 

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Agra(UP): UP CM Akhilesh Yadav & Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi hold joint roadshow.-ANI

#4:30PM

One more body retrieved from debris of Kanpur building collapse, toll rises to 8: Police-PTI

#4:29PM

Only 20L people in India voluntarily declare annual income of over Rs 5L; Budget aims to make India more tax compliant: Arun Jaitley.-PTI

#4:28PM

Time has come to abolish FIPB as 90 per cent of Foreign Investment coming under automatic route: FM @arunjaitley.=PTI

#4:25PM

SC makes clear TAnandaKrishnan, Ralph Marshall of Malaysia's Maxis Group against whom summons were issued in Aircel-Maxis case must appear-ANI

#4:25PM

Revenue and other gains of demonetisation may not have been fully factored in the Budget:Finance Minsiter-PTI

#4:22PM

More important than maintaining fiscal prudence path is quality of deficit;no spending has been cut: Finance Minister -PTI

#4:23PM

West Bengal: Calcutta HC granted bail to BJP leader Jayprakash Majumdar on a bond of Rs 10,000. He was arrested in TET fraud case.-ANI

#4:05PM

#NCLAT dismisses petition filed by #CyrusMistry against Tata Sons holding shareholder meeting on Monday.-PTI

#4:01PM

New Zika Vaccine candidate, 1st to show long-lasting protection in animals, may fight the virus with single dose, Penn researchers claim.-PTI

#4:00PM

Sensex advances 13.91 pts to end at 28,240.52; Nifty up 6.70 pts at 8,740.95.-PTI 

#3:59PM

Hapur (Uttar Pradesh): BJP national president Amit Shah addressing a rally in Pilkhuwa-ANI

#3:55PM

All 28 accused in a post-Godhra riots case acquitted by a Gandhinagar court for lack of substantial evidence-ANI

#3:55PM

Kerala: Youth Congress workers stage a protest in Trivandrum, demanding resignation of Law Academy's principal.-ANI

#3:42PM

J&K: 55 RR & Pulwama police apprehended a terrorist during cordon & search op at Nowpora. 1 pistol & 2 grenades recovered-ANI

#3:42PM

United Naga Council Delegates reach North Block,Home Ministry for tripartite talks with Manipur Govt & representatives of Central Govt.-ANI

#3:37PM

Police and CRPF arrested two Maoists in Bijapur (Chhattisgarh)-ANI

#3:36PM

Soldier 'lightly' injured in Louvre, attacker alive: Police- AFP 

#3:36PM

Marina Beach will be cleaned completely by tomorrow, we have already completed 80% of it: Rajan Bargotra, IG, Coast Guard-ANI

#3:35PM

BSP chief Mayawati addressing a rally in Etah, Uttar Pradesh-ANI

#3:22PM

Patna's NIA court sends all the accused in Motihari Rail incident to 14-day judicial custody - ANI

#3:12PM

Majority of Americans want Barack Obama back as President: Public Policy Polling survey- PTI

#3:06PM

BJP MPs protest over Meerut's law and order situation, in front of Gandhi statue inside Parliament complex - ANI

#3:05PM

Soldier shoots knife attacker near Louvre in Paris, reports AFP quoting police sources - ANI

#3:05PM

AIU intercepted 1 passenger at Mumbai Airport & recovered foreign currency worth Rs.7,22,530 - ANI

#3:02PM

 French soldier opens fire after man tried to enter Paris Louvre Museum with suitcase - police source- Reuters

#2:48PM

Supreme Court to hear Aircel-Maxis case on 8 Feb - ANI

#2:38PM

50 Naval personnel deployed between north of Kasimedu and Thiruvottiyur to assist in shore line cleanup - ANI

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BSP chief Mayawati speaking at a rally in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh - ANI

#2:27PM

Navy personnel deployed to assist in cleaning of Marina, Adyar beach front. Ships at Chennai also kept on standby- ANI

#2:26PM

Nagaland: Curfew continues in Dimapur & Kohima after clash between Police & mob over local body elections; transport vehicles stranded - ANI

#2:20PM

After collapse, EAhamed was taken to hospital ;No official announcement of health status made;It was hidden to proceed with Budget Session-Kharge - ANI

#2:02PM

SC protected 4000 already appointed&1000s of admitted SBC community persons in Govt Depts&Institutions,appointed after 2015 Act by Govt - ANI

#2:00PM

Want statement from goverment for its 'inhuman' approach towards EAhamed; demand an enquiry: Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress - ANI

#1:58PM

SC admitted petition of Rajasthan Govt against the HC judgement which quashed 5% reservation to Special Backward Class including Gujjars - ANI

#1:57PM

Will start with campaigning from Jaswantnagar on 9 Feb for Shivpal, will campaign for Akhilesh later: Mulayam Singh Yadav - ANI

#1:55PM

Angelina Jolie slams Trump's immigration ban, says shutting door on refugees, discriminating among them will not make US safer - PTI

#1:50PM

Congress demands probe by parliamentary committee into circumstances surrounding EAhamed death - PTI

#1:48PM

HC says office of AG is not a public authority as defined under RTI Act- PTI

#1:45PM

Dravidian rule continues frm 1967 either in form of DMK or AIADMK in TN;It's a record in national politics-M Natarajan,VK Sasikala's husband - ANI

#1:39PM

Chennai: TN CM O. Panneerselvam & AIADMK Gen Secy Sasikala Natarajan pay tributes to former CM CN Annadurai on his death anniversray - ANI

#1:28PM

A parliamentary committee must be set up over treatment given to Eahmed & his family: Mallikarjun Kharge, Cong - ANI

#1:19PM

RBI to soon decide on lifting weekly withdrawal limit; only few withdraw Rs 24,000/week or Rs 96,000/month from savings bank account: Das - PTI

#1:18PM

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day following heated exchanges between TMC and BJP members - PTI

#1:17PM

Remonetisation exercise is nearly complete: Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das - PTI 

#1:16PM

FIR against 2 pilots(Air India&Jet airways)& 3 cabin crew (2 Air India & 1 Jet airways) for failing post-flight breath analyser test in '16 - ANI

#1:13PM

A woman from Uganda allegedly murdered last night in Bengaluru by a youth over an argument; investigation underway - ANI

#1:11PM

Subramanian Swamy-Ratan Tata case: Supreme Court adjourns the matter till February 9 - ANI

#1:10PM

Amit Shah cancels his foot march that was to be held in Meerut, he'll meet family of businessman shot dead in the area last night - ANI

#1:09PM

Afghan businessmen investing in India will be given Indian visas for 1-5 years, with continuous stay oup toto 180 days during each business visit - ANI

#1:08PM

Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday

#1:07PM

Indian visa regime liberalised for Afghan nationals-Duration of Tourist Visa enhancd to 1-yr with continuous stay of 90days during each visit - ANI

#1:06PM

Odisha: Naxals kill a panchayat election candidate in Darbha near Chhattisgarh-Odisha border - ANI

#1:05PM 

Bengaluru: Agricultural Produce Market Committee President shot by unknown assailants near Kogilu Junction; details awaited - ANI

#12:53PM

All the accused, arrested in Motihari rail incident , produced in Patna's NIA court - ANI

#12:52PM

SC seeks Gujarat govt's response on plea against promotion and 3-month extension to DGP P P Pandey, who is out on bail in Ishrat Jahan case - ANI

#12:50PM

SC refuses to hear Asaram's plea in connection with Gujarat rape case. SC said let Rajasthan matter be conducted expeditiously and finished - ANI

#12:47PM

J&K: Today early morning, 118 BN CRPF & SOG Kangan recovered an IED & two AK magazines from Sumbal in Ganderbal district - ANI

#12:46PM

DGCA found 422 safety violations; As per 2016 data, 272pilots including crew members suspended,42pilots off roaster,108pilots warned by DGCA - ANI

#12:45PM

UP Polls: BJP President Amit Shah addresses a rally at Meerut - ANI

#12:40PM

Lok Sabha adjourned till 1 PM - ANI

#12:39PM

Rose valley Scam: TMC MPs stage protest near Gandhi statue on Parliament premises against arrest of two colleagues by CBI  - PTI

#12:38PM

DGCA found 422 safety violations; As per 2016 data, 272 pilots suspended, 42 pilots off roaster, 108 pilots warned by DGCA - ANI

#12:38PM

DGCA calls Indigo's off-duty pilot and 2 electricians for questioning; Earlier Indigo pilot overshot on Jan 30 in front of SpiceJet - ANI

#12:35PM

FM Arun Jaitley introduces Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill 2017 in Lok Sabha.

#12:30PM

SC says, case of the movie Jolly LLB-2 will be heard on 7 Feb as the matter will be heard by the Bombay High court on 6 Feb - ANI

#12:23PM

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav addresses a rally at Bah in Agra - ANI

#12:05PM

Later this afternoon,Home Ministry scheduled meeting to discuss situation in Nagaland & Manipur;officials from the states to also be present - ANI

#11:56AM

SC issues notice to Gujarat govt after hearing a petition seeking SC's intervention to stop extension granted by state govt to DGP PP Pandey - ANI

#11:52AM

Chhattisgarh: Naxals kill a villager in Dantewada district for staging a protest against them - ANI

#11:50AM

AIADMK Gen Secy Saikala Natarajan appoints KA Sengottayan, Gokula Indra & Saidai S Durai Swamy as party organising secretaries -ANI

#11:42AM

Chhattisgarh: Naxals kill a group of villagers in Dantewada district for staging a protest against them - ANI

#11:29AM

SC asks ED to file proper petition, lists the matter for hearing at 2 PM - PTI

#11:28AM

ED says Special 2G Court should be directed not to accept bonds furnished by Maran brothers after their discharge in the case. - PTI

#11:27AM

Top news of Feb 3 | Lok Sabha adjourned till noon after stormy protest by TMC over arrest of their MPs - PTI

#11:25AM

Properties of  Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi, attached in Aircel-Maxis deal case should not be released: ED tells SC.

#11:23AM

Peerzadiguda (Telangana): Not just Bengaluru lakes, Musi River in Hyderabad too sees rise in pollution - ANI

#11:23AM

AIU intercepted 1 passenger at Mumbai Airport & recovered 1.235 kg gold worth Rs 32 lakh concealed in periphery of a mini vacuum cleaner - ANI

#10:18AM

ED moves SC against Special Court's order on Aircel-Maxis case which discharged Maran & other accused - ANI

#10:17AM

Supreme Court to hear the Aircel-Maxis case at 2 PM today - ANI

#10:16AM

We’re protesting agnst vindictive activities of Modiji;They arrested our leader S Bandyopadhyay, bt Modiji can't stop us-Kalyan Banerjee,TMC - ANI

#11:10AM

Have to save Nagaland CM;We understand ppl’s sentiments bt not right to attack Cabinet;Appeal to ppl to talk to govt: Kiren Rijiju, MoS Home - ANI

#11:04AM

Cleaning work is going on. State & centre are coordinating,will take another 1-2 days: Union Shipping Min Pon Radhakrishnan - ANI

#11:03AM

Senior leader shouldn't be insulted like this; Let's see if they allow us to raise the matter in the House: Mallikarjun Kharge,Cong Eahamed - ANI

#10:57AM

Fire in accounts branch of Rashtrapati Bhavan, doused within minutes - PTI

#10:56AM

Furniture in the accounts branch of Rashtrapati Bhavan caught fire, 5 fire tenders reached the spot and doused the fire - ANI

#10:55AM

Don’t want to comment on people who themselves are tainted: BJP MP Vinay Katiyar on Robert Vadra's remark - ANI

#10:36AM

UP: 2 more bodies recovered from the debris, taking death toll in Kanpur building collapse to 8. Rescue ops still underway. - ANI

#10:35AM

Karnataka: Anti Corruption Bureau raided Kalaburagi Traffic Police Constable Kanaka Reddy's house over disproportionate assets - ANI

#10:30AM

Delhi: TMC stages protest against the government, in front of the Gandhi statue inside Parliament complex - ANI

#10:22AM

Our 6th day, more than 500 ppl registered to work & 200 working on removal right now: Pradeep Mandal,Coast Guard Commander - ANI

#10:21AM

India secured Uranium supply deals with Australia & Canada under Modiji India is now at no. 6 position in world: Venkaiah Naidu in Lucknow - ANI

#10:20AM

Sharad Yadav gives adjournment notice on Uniform Civil Code in Rajya Sabha - ANI

#10:15AM

Assure to ppl of North-East we're sensitive about their security & have provided all arrangements incl Army & Air Force-MoS Defence S Bhamre - ANI

#10:10AM

Well aware of situation of North-East, PM & Defence Minister sensitive about it. We've taken due precautions: MoS Defence Subhash Bhamre - ANI

#10:00AM

US Prez Donald Trump is "unbelievably disappointed" with Australia refugee deal, says White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer - PTI

#9:58AM

Maharashtra: Slab of Sulabh Sauchalaya collapses leaving 3 dead and few injured in Mumbai's Mankhurd area - ANI

#9:57AM

Tiruvallur (TN): Work to remove oil sludge collected at Ennore coast, to resume shortly Chennai Oil Spill - ANI

#9:56AM

Tiruvallur (TN): Oil sludge collected at Ennore coast, Coast Guard personnel on the spot; removal work to resume shortly - ANI

#9:56AM

Over 1lakh non-payment complaints exist on their server; Arrested 3, seized docs; Issued letters to authorities to freeze Rs524cr in a/c-SSP STF - ANI

#9:55AM

K. C. Venugopal of Cong gives adjournment motion notice in LS, alleging unethical approach by hospital & govt towards Eahamed  & his family

#9:25AM

Microsoft requests Donald Trump administration to ease travel restrictions for its employees affected by immigration ban. - ANI

#9:50AM

Noida: Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force busts Rs 3,700cr online fraud racket involving 7 lakh people; 3 arrested - ANI

#9:45AM

Chennai Oil Spill: Press being taken on coastguard ship to the spot, where collision between 2 cargo ships took place off Ennore Port - ANI

#9:37AM

Centre&State govt not understood enormity of situation;Right oil spill amt not out;Biggest environmental disaster TN has faced-Saravanan,DMK - ANI

#9:30AM

In some more cases we'll come out clean as charges are false,Aircel-Maxis case is one e.g. whr court ordered in our favour-TKS Elangovan,DMK - ANI

#9:00AM

2 more bodies recovered from the debris, taking death toll in Kanpur building collapse to 8 - ANI

#8:30AM

Bharatiya Janata Party asks all BJP MPs to be present in the Lok Sabha today - ANI

#8:00AM

Karnataka: District administration started E-office from 2nd January in Kalaburagi District - ANI

#7:35AM

Chennai Oil Spills: Petroleum Ministry advises Indian Oil's R&D to take active part in oil spill management in Chennai

#7:28AM

BJP President Amit Shah to hold a foot march in Meerut, along with public meetings at different places in UP - ANI

#7:24AM

UP Polls: BSP Supremo Mayawati to hold rallies in Etah & Muzaffarnagar - ANI

#7:20AM

UP polls: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav & Congress VP Rahul Gandhi to hold joint road show in Agra - ANI 

#7:18AM

ED is taking legal advice to challenge the Special Court’s order that discharged Dayanidhi Maran & other accused in Aircel-Maxis case - ANI

#7:12AM

Delhi: Arrival of 3 international flights & departure of 2 domestic flights delayed, due to fog - ANI