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Brimingham: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli (73kg) lived up to his top billing as he clinched India’s third gold in the Commonwealth Games here. Favourite to win the event, debutant Sheuli heaved 313kg (143kg+170kg) to grab the gold at NEC Hall here on Sunday. Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who gave Sheuli a tough competition, ended as the […]
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Varanasi: Abhay Nath Yadav, senior advocate who was representing the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee in the Gyanvapi case, passed away due to cardiac arrest. According to senior advocate of Banaras Bar Association, Nityanand Rai, Yadav suffered a heart attack late Sunday night after which he was taken to the hospital where the doctors declared him […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday said the government will examine the reasons behind the death of a 22-year-old young man who recently returned from UAE and allegedly died due to monkeypox a day ago. With the swab results of the deceased patient yet to be reported, the Health Minister said that the […]
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New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday suspended three Jharkhand MLAs, who were caught allegedly with a huge amount of cash in West Bengal’s Howrah. The Congress had accused the BJP of trying to topple its coalition government in Jharkhand after the three MLAs were caught on Saturday. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the Indian toy industry for achieving the success “no one could have imagined”, noting that its export has soared to Rs 2,600 crore from Rs 300-400 crore. When it comes to Indian toys, the echo of ‘vocal for local’ is being heard everywhere, he said in […]
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Ranchi: Tata Group is planning to spend Rs 3,000 crore on R&D by FY26 and set to roll out the ‘First in India’ seating system for Vande Bharat Express trains from September 2022, a top official has said. The steel-to-salt conglomerate is also targeting to be among the top 5 technology firms in the steel […]
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New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted searches at 13 premises of suspects in six States in connection with activities pertaining to ISIS. The raids are underway in six states including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The agency conducted searches at Bhopal and Raisen districts in Madhya Pradesh; Bharuch, […]
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New Delhi: India recorded 19,673 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. With this fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, the country’s total cases are now at 4,40,19,811. Here, active cases stand at 1,43,676 which account for 0.33 per cent of the total […]
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Kochi: All in one touchscreen personal computers where case files would be displayed automatically and dispensing with the need to file for physical copies at the time of filing are some of the features of the three paperless courts which will commence functioning in Kerala High Court from August 1. From August 1, all in […]
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Bhopal: Days after several MBBS students of the MGM medical college in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore were booked for ragging juniors, a similar case has been reported in another college in the state. The fresh incident of ragging juniors was reported in a government-run medical college in Ratlam district. A video surfaced on social media showing […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement will be held from August 13-15, and urged citizens of the country to use ‘tiranga’ as their profile picture in social media accounts between August 2 and August 15. “Under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, from the 13th to the […]
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New Delhi: A group of hackers from North Korea is using a malicious Google Chrome or Chromium-based Microsoft Edge extension to spy or user email accounts. The malicious extension by the hacker group titled ‘SharpTongue’ is capable of stealing email content from Gmail and AOL, according to cybersecurity firm Volexity. “This actor is believed to […]
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New Delhi: Nearly 25 tonnes of space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket crashed down over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak which is the Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. The US Space Command confirmed in a tweet late on Saturday that China’s Long March 5B (CZ-5B) rocket re-entered over the Indian […]
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Bengaluru: The political slugfest over the serial killings in coastal Karnataka region has threatened to create more divide between communities in the communally sensitive region. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s gesture of paying visit only to the BJP activist’s residence and announcement of a compensation package to the family of the Hindu youth and turning a […]
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Aurangabad: Ellora Caves, the UNESCO world heritage site in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district, will become the first monument in the country to have a hydraulic lift, a senior official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said on Sunday. Situated around 30 km from Aurangabad city, Ellora is the one of the largest rock-cut temple complexes […]
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Mumbai: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday conducted a search at Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s residence in Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case, an official said. The action follows multiple summons issued by the ED against Raut, the latest being on July 27. Raut was summoned for questioning by the ED in a […]
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Birmingham: Bindyarani Devi won India a fourth medal on a successful day at the Commonwealth Games weightlifting arena in Birmingham, bagging a silver medal in the Women’s 55 kg weight class. The 22-year-old from Manipur lifted a total weight of 202 kg with a superb attempt of 116 kg in her final turn in clean […]
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New Delhi: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Saturday termed access to justice “a tool for social emancipation” and said only a small percentage of the population can approach courts while the majority suffers in silence, lacking awareness and necessary means. Technology has emerged as a great enabler, the chief justice of India (CJI) […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday announced that the country’s first ever monkeypox patient has fully recovered and will be discharged later in the day. The 35-year-old Kerala native arrived here from the UAE on July 12 and had tested positive for the virus two days later. When he developed the symptoms, he […]
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Lucknow: Six persons, who were accused of offering Namaz at Lucknow’s swanky Lulu mall were granted bail by a court on Friday. The accused who were given bail were identified as Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Sayeed, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Atif, Mohammad Rehan, and Mohammad Luqman. The ACJM court granted them a conditional bail on filing a […]
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New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana on Saturday said that strengthening the district judiciary is the need of the hour as these courts are the driving force behind the legal aid movement in India. District judicial officers are the first point of contact for a majority of the population. Public opinion […]
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New Delhi: Auctions for 5G spectrum continued for the fifth day on Saturday, after fetching bids worth Rs 1,49,855 crore from players such as Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel so far. Continued interest for radiowaves has led to stretching of the auction to Saturday, and according to sources, 24th round of bidding is underway. About […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said ease of justice is as important as ease of doing business, and also underscored the issue of several under trials languishing in jail for want of legal aid and urged the district legal services authority to expedite their release. The PM was sharing the stage with […]
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New Delhi: This is the story of a pioneer path-creator for women. Muthulakshmi Reddy (July 30, 1886-July 22, 1968) was the first girl student in Maharaja’s School for Boys in Pudukkottai, the first Indian woman surgeon from Madras Medical College, the first Indian member of the Women’s Indian Association, the first woman member of the […]
