India

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 23 paise to 79.68 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and a muted trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.60 against the US dollar, then fell to 79.68, registering a […]

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital has slipped Rs 53 to Rs 52,340 per 10 grams amid a decline in international precious metal prices and rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,393 per 10 grams. Silver also declined Rs 256 to Rs 57,957 […]

Ahmedabad: Bilkis Bano, a survivor of the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, has said the premature release of all the 11 convicts serving life sentence in a case related to her and seven family members, has shaken her faith in justice and left her numb. She has appealed to the Gujarat government to “undo this […]

Hyderabad: In a twist to the ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in several countries, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of United States on Wednesday has said that physical intimacy between men was not the only mode of transmission and individuals could also get infected when they just come in close contact with monkeypox […]

Hyderabad: Yet again, the BJP was left with an egg on its face. Hours after union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri hailed the government’s decision to shift Rohingya refugees to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) flats in New Delhi on Wednesday, the union Home Ministry clarified that no such benefits have been announced […]

Hyderabad: These days whenever anybody finds a moment when they are not engaged in some work, the smartphones come out, social media apps are logged into, and then what follows is an endless saga of scrolling. It is the perfect way to pass time. And adding to the comfort are the social media platforms that […]

Colombo: Sri Lanka has granted provisional approval to Adani Green Energy for two wind projects of 286 MW and 234 MW for an investment of over USD 500 million in the country’s Northern province, Energy and Power Minister Kanchana Wijesekara announced on Wednesday. Wijesekara said in a tweet that he met officials of the state-owned […]

Hyderabad: For most of the employees, take home money is not the first priority, but impact of work, work culture and job location are important for them. This was one of the findings of a survey conducted by job platform Naukri.com, which surveyed over 5,000 working professionals to determine the factors and considerations that jobseekers […]

Hyderabad: Social media has been rife with claims and news reports that Indian Railways will now be charging a full ticket price for children between the ages of one to four years. The speculation naturally led to a frenzy online with users calling out the move. A statement released by the Press Information Bureau that […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday launched the LDF government’s own e-taxi service app — named ‘Kerala Savari’ — which is considered to be the first such initiative by any state in the country. Vijayan also flagged off, at the app launch event, the auto-rickshaws which would be operating under the new online […]

Kozhikode: Kerala Court on Wednesday observed that Section 354 A of the Indian Penal Code (sexual harassment) will not prima facie be attracted if a woman was wearing “sexually provocative” dress. The order was issued by Kozhikode Sessions Court while granting bail to 74-year-old social activist Civic Chandran in sexual harassment case on August 12. […]

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh each to five helicopter operators carrying pilgrims to Kedarnath shrine for flouting safety rules and not maintaining proper flying records. The regulator also suspended officials from two other operators for three months. According to the DGCA, an audit was […]

New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Wednesday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 1,00,000 on e-commerce player Flipkart for allowing the sale of substandard domestic pressure cookers on its platform. Speaking to PTI, CCPA Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare said a penalty of Rs 1,00,000 has been imposed on Flipkart for […]

Hyderabad: As a part of India’s 75th Independence Day, many remarkable events have been held under the banner of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. One among them is the Indian Railways’ freight train which is the longest and heaviest train ever. Sharing a video of the train, Prasar Bharati News Services and Digital Platform gave important […]

New Delhi: Terming the death of a Dalit boy in Rajasthan’s Jalore as “unfortunate” Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat on Wednesday said the Congress is politicking on the issue in its greed for power and that the chief minister Ashok Gehlot led state government is a sinking ship. “Miscreants are losing the fear of law in […]

New Delhi: Indian EV startup Exponent Energy, which claims to have developed a battery that gets powered from zero to 100 per cent in just 15-minutes, on Wednesday raised $13 million funds led by top VC firm Lightspeed. Bengaluru-based Exponent has developed the epump and epack, its proprietary charger and battery pack, that together unlock a […]

Lucknow: Consumers will no longer be able to buy more than one unit of codeine-based cough syrups in Uttar Pradesh, following orders issued by the food and drug administration department. Codeine, a medical derivative of opium, is a prodrug used to treat pain, coughing and diarrhoea. Almost all kinds of cough syrups contain codeine. A.K. Jain, […]

Mumbai: The stocks in Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s portfolio which saw a downfall on Tuesday, has rebounded on Wednesday, but few stocks still trading in red. Stocks such as CRISIL trading 2.03 per cent down, Federal Bank was down 1.09 per cent, Karur Vyasa Bank was down 0.92 per cent, Escorts Kubota was down 0.39 per cent […]

New Delhi: India has gained one spot in the global ranking for median mobile speeds and was at 117th position in July from 118th in June, a report said on Wednesday. However, India witnessed a slight decrease in median mobile  s, which is 13.41 Mbps from 14.00 Mbps in the previous month. According to the report […]

Lucknow: In a seemingly bizarre incident, nearly 150 cartons of chocolate bars of a popular brand have been stolen from a godown by unidentified miscreants in the Chinhat area in Lucknow. The godown belongs to businessman Rajendra Singh Siddhu, who is a distributor of a multinational chocolate brand in the city. Siddhu told police that at […]

Chennai: An influential association, representing thousands of Indian esports athletes and skill gamers, has made a representation to the Tamil Nadu government to recognise skill games as a distinct sport and not club it along with gambling. Two Indian chess prodigies have also weighed in with their support. The Esports Players Welfare Association (EPWA), said in […]

Hyderabad: Taking inspiration from the recently concluded 44th Chess Olympiad held in Chennai, a police station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has come up with a new initiative to teach children the basics of chess. At present, children from the Karimadom colony and nearby colonies (known for high crime rate) of the police station are undergoing training. These […]

Jaipur: A 35-year-old woman succumbed here at SMS hospital a week after she was set on fire by her relatives, police said on Wednesday. SP Jaipur Rural Manish Agrawal said the woman died Tuesday night. The woman, Anita, was set on fire on August 10 in Raisar Police Station area in a monetary dispute. Agrawal […]

Nuh: A three-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by a teenage boy here, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the father of the minor girl in his complaint said that on Tuesday morning while his wife was on her way to a field, their minor daughter followed her. The woman, unaware that the girl […]