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Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist commander has been killed in an encounter that started on Friday between terrorists and security forces at Rishipora area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday. Police said in the initial exchange of fire, three army personnel and one civilian got injured. All the injured were immediately airlifted to […]

New Delhi: Raising concern over spike in the number Covid-19 cases in some states, the Center on Friday wrote to Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala to continue monitoring the spread of the infection. The Centre has advised these five states in separate letters to undertake the required steps for prompt and effective management […]

Hyderabad: Even as hiring activity witnessed growth in May 2022, the entry-level talent or freshers are seeing highest demand across all experience levels. A report by Naukri JobSpeak says that the employers’ intent to hire freshers has gone up by 61 per cent year-on-year in May 2022 as compared with the same period last year. […]

New Delhi: India Friday rejected its criticism it in a US State Department report on religious freedom, saying it is unfortunate that “vote bank politics is being practised in international relations”. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the observation on India in the report is based on “motivated inputs and biased views”. The annual […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday took stock of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of a series of targeted killings in the Valley, officials said. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Army Chief General Manoj Pande, and Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha were among […]

Kanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed dynastic politics and said he favoured a strong opposition in the country. Addressing an event at President Ram Nath Kovind’s ancestral Paraunkh village, Modi said dynastic politics is throttling talent in the country. He said those gripped with “parivarwad” (dynastic politics) are uniting against him, while people […]

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh):  The Allahabad High Court has ordered an inquiry into the certificates issued by the Arya Samaj temple. A division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajnish Kumar, has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Prayagraj to investigate the manner and methodology of functioning of Arya Samaj at Kydganj in […]

Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday appealed to the people to settle the ongoing Gyanvapi Mosque dispute amicably, adding that if the matter is not resolved through dialogues, both the parties should accept the court verdict on the issue. Speaking at the concluding function of RSS workers’ training programme here, Bhagwat said […]

New Delhi: A government official Rinkoo Singh Rahee, who was shot 7 times, cleared Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) 2021 exam. The official was shot for exposing a corruption case. After clearing Provincial Civil Service Examination (PCS), Rahee was posted in Muzaffarnagar, where he unearthed a corruption case. “During my first posting in Muzaffarnagar, I […]

New Delhi: Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has admitted that his gang was responsible behind the brutal killing of acclaimed Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, sources said on Friday. Moosewala, 28, was shot dead on May 29 while he was travelling in a car and around a dozen assailants fired over […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been issued a fresh summon by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the investigation in connection with the National Herald case. T 4303 – जया और मेरी, विवाह जयंती पे जो स्नेह और आदर प्रदान किया गया है उसके लिए हाथ जोड़ कर प्रणाम करता हूँ । धनयवाद […]

New Delhi: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur launched a nationwide ‘Fit India Freedom Rider Cycle Rally’ on Friday from Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Delhi on the occasion of World Bicycle Day 2022. Anurag Thakur, along with 750 young cyclists, covered a distance of 7.5 km during the cycle rally that started […]

New Delhi: All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday confirmed that she has tested positive for COVID-19, just a day after the Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi got tested positive. Though she confirmed that she has mild symptoms as of now, she asserted that she’s in quarantine.Taking to social media, Priyanka […]

New Delhi: Reiterating that the principles outlined during the 1972 Stockholm conference remain relevant even today, India has said the world needs to ensure that when the Stockholm conference turns 75, it can look back with satisfaction of our collective action — to leave no one behind. This was Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav making […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for victory in the Champawat bypoll by a margin of over 55,000 votes. This was a much-needed victory for Dhami to continue to remain as the chief minister as he had lost the state Assembly polls held earlier this year […]

New York: An Indian-origin girl has won the US National Spelling Bee championship regaining the title for the community after two breaks in the streak of victories going back to 2008. Wow! Watch 14-year-old Indian-American Harini Logan, 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion: Spelled random 21 words correctly during a 90-second tie-breaker spell-off.pic.twitter.com/yWYnoD9YcH — John […]

Kalaburagi: At least seven people were charred to death after a Hyderabad-bound private bus caught fire in the early hours of Friday in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka. Sources said all the victims hailed from Kompally,  Bolarum and other parts of Hyderabad. About 12 passengers who were injured have been admitted to a hospital in Kalaburagi. […]

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 13 paise to 77.47 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, supported by a fall in the dollar index and positive domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.47 against the American dollar, registering a rise of 13 paise from the last close. On Thursday, […]

New Delhi: The single day rise in new coronavirus infections were recorded above 4,000 after 84 days, taking India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,68,585, while the active cases rose to 21,177, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. A total of 4,041 new cases were recorded in a span of […]

United Nations: Responding to Islamabad’s attack on New Delhi at the UN Security Council over Kashmir, India has reminded Pakistan of its “shameful history” of committing the genocide of hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh for which it has not apologised or even acknowledged. “The reign of terror unleashed by Pakistan on the population […]

Lucknow: Former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vinay Katiyar, once known to be a firebrand Hindutva leader, is back in action after a long hiatus. Talking about the Gyanvapi mosque dispute, Katiyar said, “Things that are taken away forcefully, should be taken back forcefully. If the Hindus support us, we will resolve the dispute — with or […]

Hyderabad: If the National Medical Commission (NMC), the regulatory body for medical education in India, has its way, the day is not far when all doctors at government and private hospitals will start wearing their ubiquitous white coats in khadi. The Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB), the autonomous board of the NMC, has urged doctors […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Thursday seized gold valued at Rs 1.65 crore from a passenger who arrived from Dubai. The officials apprehended a male passenger who arrived by AI-952 from Dubai and a private employee working at the Covid Testing Centre at the airport. According to Custom officials, the passenger […]

Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Thursday lauded the Telangana government’s efforts to ensure decentralisation of not only judicial services but also governance in the State through various initiatives. Chief Justice Ramana was addressing a gathering after inaugurating 32 new district courts along with Chandrashekhar Rao at a virtual function here. Extending […]