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5.15 pm IST: I look forward to a day when Obama will find a Made in UP label in the bedsheet he buys: Rahul Gandhi in Ghaziabad
5.01 pm IST: Tributes paid to Naik Thiruppandi of 54 Rashtriya Rifles who lost his life in an avalanche on 6 February in Jammu & Kashmir.
4.55 pm IST: Nobody knows where he (governor) is, what MLAs can do, they have to come and meet President: Subramanian Swamy on TN political crisis
4.47 pm IST: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi addresses an election rally in Ghaziabad
4.44 pm IST: Ilyushin 38 Sea Dragon Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft of Indian Navy carried out a successful Anti Ship Missile firing on a target ship
4.17 pm IST: We should be able to reach a growth of 7% plus next year, after the kind of momentum budget has given to various sectors: Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das
4.10 pm IST: LOP and Congress MLA Abdul Mannan admitted to hospital after being injured in ruckus over property damage bill in Bengal state assembly
4.05 pm IST: 130 AIADMK MLAs(Sasikala supporters) being taken in a bus to a Hotel
3.43 pm IST: Ruckus in West Bengal Assembly after opposition demanded more amendments in Property Damage Bill.
3.41 pm IST: Delhi HC adjourns hearing of CBI's plea for cancellation of bail granted to ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi and others for February 22 in the AugustaWestaland case
3.39 pm IST: Indian Dy High Commissioner JP Singh summoned by Pak Foreign office over alleged killing of a Pak national in cross-border firing
3:14 pm IST: Total 9.92 lakh crore rupees of total currency including new notes of 500 & 2000 is in circulation as of 27th January: RBI
2:57 pm IST: From 13 March there will be no limit on cash withdrawal from savings bank accounts: RBI
2:34 pm IST: Repo Rate remains unchanged at 6.25 percent, Reverse Repo Rate also remains unchanged at 5.75 percent
2:23 pm IST: CBI court to announce order on Mallya loan default case on February 10
2:07 pm IST: PM Modi addresses election rally in Ghaziabad
PM Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/FulGJbq3to
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 8, 2017
1. 43 pm IST: BSP supremo Mayawati addresses a rally in Badaun
BSP supremo Mayawati addresses a rally in Badaun. #uppolls2017 pic.twitter.com/aVRUv4SBF7
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 8, 2017
1:28 pm IST: "Our opponents are after us & spearheading whatever is happening today,but nothing can stop us from following Amma's path, says Sasikala Natarajan.
Wrongdoings which #Panneerselvam had done, as Gen secy it became my responsibility to put an end to it: #SasikalaNatarajan
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 8, 2017
1:26 pm IST: After Amma's demise, the supporters asked me to take the responsibility; I couldn't as I was very sad: Sasikala Natarajan
1:06 pm IST: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.
1:02 pm IST: Virat Kohli talks about the Bangladesh team ahead of Hyderabad test.
It's an equal battle, Bangladesh did well in New Zealand just now, can't take any aspect of their team lightly: Virat Kohli on #IndvsBan pic.twitter.com/dNmyJzjYKU
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 8, 2017
12.11 pm IST: Ajinkya Rahane will replace Karun Nair in Team India for one-off Test against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
One game doesn't overshadow 2 years of hard work, he is the most solid batsman of our team in the test format: Virat Kohli on Ajinkya Rahane pic.twitter.com/vzEWb0aTnK
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 8, 2017
12.02 pm IST: The Supreme Court to set up a panel of three former judges to look into compensation for oustees of SSP project on Narmada River.
11.45 am IST: Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover withdraws plea in Aircel-Maxis case where a Special CBI Court discharged Maran brothers.
11.26 am IST: Hearing on bail application of all 11 accused in Vijay Mallya loan default case, completed. Special CBI court to pronounce order on February 10.
11.14 am IST: Congress president Sonia Gandhi attends Lok Sabha proceedings in the Parliament.
11 am IST: Supreme Court issues show cause notice to Calcutta HC Judge CS Karnan after taking suo motu cognisance of its contempt. Justice Karnan to appear in person before the apex court on February 13. Also told to refrain from taking judicial and administrative work.
We must be as careful as we can, says #SC, adding that it has to be established whether Justice #CSKarnan wrote those communications.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 8, 2017
10.30 am IST: TMC MPs hold protest against demonetisation at Gandhi statue in Parliament.
Delhi: TMC MPs stage a protest in front of Gandhi statue inside Parliament House complex #Demonetisation pic.twitter.com/hYHbRCgh2P
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 8, 2017
10.05 am IST:
Marginal rise in Ceasefire Violations along LoC & IB in J&K & deaths of army, BSF personnel due to these in 2016: Govt.(PTI) pic.twitter.com/ydFRMH2rDR
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) February 8, 2017
9.57 am IST: 2,276 candidates in fray for 227 seats of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation which goes to polls on February 21.
9.44 am IST: Terrorism is an international threat, that should not serve national strategy; nuclear terrorism even more so, says Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.
9.32 am IST: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reply to debate on motion of thanks to President's address in Rajya Sabha.
9.21 am IST: In Mumbai to pay tribute to late Balasaheb Thackeray and not to be part of campaign for BMC polls: Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel.
9.10 am IST: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to hold four election rallies in UP today -- Hathras, Bulandshahr, Hapur and Ghaziabad. While, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Vijay Sankalp Rally in Ghaziabad at 1 pm.
9 am IST: Sensex 19.70 points down, currently at 28315.46. Nifty at 8767.50.
8.47 am IST: TMC MPs to hold protest against demonetisation at Gandhi statue in Parliament at 10.30 am.
Three months since #demonetisation notice, pain and suffering of people still not over. Economy under complete mess: Derek O'Brien, TMC MP pic.twitter.com/OyVF84Tr17
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 8, 2017
8.30 am IST: A minor fire reported in Mumbai.
Mumbai: Fire broke out at Wadi Bunder yard a short while ago, now doused pic.twitter.com/Il37JbNITV
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 8, 2017
Car caught fire near Delhi's Mundka last night, driver dead pic.twitter.com/Vl477HCg7C
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 8, 2017