India

New Delhi: Top Congress leaders to meet on Monday to evolve the party’s strategy ahead of Sonia Gandhi’s questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. The Congress president is scheduled to appear before the ED on Tuesday for the second round of questioning. She was earlier […]

Thiruvananthapuram:  A snake wrapped itself around the leg of a Class 4 student after she accidentally stepped on it in her classroom in Palakkad district of Kerala on Monday. The incident took place at the state-run Government Higher Secondary School in Palakkad. As the child screamed in horror and shook her leg desperately, the reptile […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described Droupadi Murmu taking over as India’s President as a “watershed moment” for the country, especially for the poor, marginalised and downtrodden. The entire nation watched with pride as she took oath, PM Modi said, wishing her the best for a fruitful tenure. “The entire nation watched […]

Hyderabad: Samples collected from a man with suspected symptoms of Monkeypox were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune on Monday. Five types of samples of the 40-year-old man currently in isolation at Fever Hospital in Hyderabad were collected and sent to the lab. The samples include swab from throat, blood, urine, from […]

New Delhi: Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp has moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of Election Commission of India (ECI) proceedings on Eknath Shinde-camp’s plea for recognition as ‘real’ Shiv Sena. The plea filed by general secretary of Shiv Sena Subhash Desai submitted that the respondents purportedly have initiated proceedings under para 15 of the […]

Bengaluru: A suspected terrorist was arrested in Bengaluru and during preliminary probe it was revealed that the youth from Assam was set to join the Al Qaeda and pledged support to waging a jihad against the country, police sources said on Monday. On Sunday night, sleuths of the Central Crime Branch’s (CCB) Special Wing in coordination […]

New Delhi: With a focus on the availability of sufficient and suitably qualified and experienced manpower, including training and duty time limitation and facilities such as hangers, stores, spares, consumables, special tools and equipment, aviation regulator Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started an audit of airlines. Officials said that the audit will also […]

New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India reported 16,866 new Covid-19 cases, a decline against the 20,279 registered the previous day, the Union Home Ministry said on Monday. Also in the same period, there were 41 additional fatalities which took the nationwide Covid death toll to 5,26,074. The active caseload dropped to 1,50,877, accounting for […]

Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 190 pigs have been culled so far in two pig farms after African swine flu was reported in Kerala’s Wayanad district. The district administration on Monday pointed out that culling will continue, but there is no need to be worried as things are under control. The culling of pigs began after the […]

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said her election to the top constitutional post proves that in India, the poor can not only dream but also fulfil those aspirations. In her address after Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered to her the oath as the 15th President of India, Murmu thanked all […]

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 9 paise to 79.81 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, supported by the fall in crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.86 against the American dollar. In initial trade, the local currency witnessed a high of 79.81 and a low of 79.87 […]

New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th President of India. Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana administered the oath of office to Murmu in the Central Hall of Parliament. Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind and Murmu arrived in Parliament in a ceremonial procession shortly before the swearing in commenced. She is scheduled […]

Bengaluru: Police in Karnataka have arrested a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist and detained four other persons in a late night operation in Bengaluru, sources said on Monday. According to the sources, sleuths of the Central Crime Branch’s (CCB) Special Wing in coordination with the Internal Security Division (ISD) and Intelligence Wing raided a residence following a […]

Barabanki: At least eight people were killed and about a dozen injured in a bus accident on the Purvanchal Expressway in the state on Monday. According to reports, the incident took place near Narayanpur village under Loni Katra police station area. It is not yet clear how the accident took place. The injured have been […]

Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar, who is one of the top-paid stars in Bollywood, has been reportedly felicitated by the Income Tax department as the ‘highest taxpayer’ in the country again. An honorary certificate for Akshay from the Income Tax Department has been doing the rounds on the internet. The particular news has left Akshay’s fans […]

New Delhi: In a first of its kind move, the Delhi Police hired 100 private photographers to cover all happenings, including Congress protests, around the headquarters of the Enforcement Directorate when the Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were summoned there for questioning. The strategic move, a senior police official said, was done by […]

Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced the setting up of joint theatre commands of the tri-services to enhance coordination among the armed forces. The defence minister also said India is moving quickly from being the world’s largest importer of defence equipment to an exporter. He was speaking during a programme organised by the […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday informed that more than 194.17 crore vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive. The government data further said that more than 7.98 crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses are still available with States […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday participated in the Mukhyamantri Parishad meeting at BJP headquarters in the national capital. The meeting is underway under the chairmanship of party President JP Nadda. The Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states are also present at the meeting with senior party leaders to present […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Centre over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, saying the country’s security and the future of the youth are in danger with this “new experiment” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “laboratory”. Sixty thousand soldiers retire every year, out of which only 3,000 are getting government jobs, […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday virtually address an event marking the 10th death anniversary of Harmohan Singh Yadav, a former Samajwadi Party MP. The Prime Minister’s participation is in recognition of the great contribution of the late leader for farmers, backward classes and other sections of the society, according to government […]

New Delhi: A 34-year-old man from Delhi with no history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox, the first case of the virus in the national capital, an official source said on Sunday. The patient was admitted to the Maulana Azad Medical College Hospital around three days ago after he showed symptoms of monkeypox. According […]

New Delhi: Poor financials of the airlines, broken supply chain and lack of technical efficiency in DGCA are some of the major reasons behind the rising number of instances involving technical glitches in planes, feel aviation safety and industry experts. Aviation consultant and former chief of Vayudoot, Harsh Vardhan, agreed that aircraft have been witnessing technical […]

Mumbai/Pune/Bhubaneswar: President-designate of India Droupadi S. Murmu is not new to records and several are already to her credit in a dizzying political career spanning barely a quarter century, zooming from a Municipal Councillor in 1997 to the country’s First Citizen in 2022, for which she will take the oath on Monday (July 25). With this, […]