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Nairobi: A new report on Tuesday about plastic pollution and migratory species mapped hotspots and assessed its risk on migratory species in the Ganga and Mekong river basins which are protected under the UN’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). In the Ganga river, the river dolphin, the gharial, a […]

Thane: Police on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old man and detained two minors here in Maharashtra for allegedly killing their friend following a dispute after playing an online PUBG game, an official said. The incident took place on Monday night in Vartak Nagar area. The four friends used to frequently play the PUBG game and quarrel […]

Hyderabad: Women visitors, both foreign and Indian, will be allowed free entry to all monuments maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said in an order. “In an office exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 6 of the Ancient Monuments […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive against that country, sources said on Tuesday. The IAF is likely to deploy several C-17 aircraft as part of Operation Ganga from Tuesday, they said. Till now, only private Indian […]

Patna: A man, working as a labourer, was thrown off an under-construction building by two men for demanding his wage in the Aurangabad district of Bihar, police said. The incident took place on Mnday night when Arjun Bhuiya demanded his labour charge from the building owner Shantu Singh. An irritated Shantu Singh, along with his […]

New Delhi: Amid India’s efforts to bring back stranded students and citizens from the conflict-torn Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Ram Nath Kovind and briefed him on the prevailing situation and steps being taken by the government, sources informed on Tuesday. Yesterday, PM Modi while presiding over a high-level meeting over the […]

Kolkata: Bhuban Badyakar, the voice behind the viral ‘Kacha Badam’ song suffered a minor injury on his chest when he met with an accident while trying to drive his newly purchased second hand car in his village — Kuraljuri in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday night. According to police, Bhuban was trying to drive […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended wishes to all on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. Taking to Twitter, he said, “Best wishes to all of you on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri. May the God of gods, Mahadev blesses everyone. Om Namah Shivay.” It’s believed that while there is a Shivaratri […]

New Delhi: After fighting an intense legal battle with the Board of Directors, BharatPe Co-founder and Managing Director Ashneer Grover has finally resigned from the fintech platform. In a letter sent to the Board, he said that he is being forced to bid adieu to a company of which “I am a founder”. “Your views […]

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 6,915 coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of cases to 4,29,31,045, while active cases fell below the one-lakh mark after 60 days, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,14,023 with 180 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, the […]

Bengaluru: The ‘satellite design and launching project’ by the government school students, on Monday, was renamed as ‘Puneeth Rajkumar Student Satellite Project’ after Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar who died a few months back, and will be launched by September 2022. Presiding over a function held at the government pre-university college at Malleshwaram, on the occasion […]

New Delhi: War-hit Ukraine is the third most popular destination after China and the Philippines for Indian students pursuing medical studies. Every year, thousands of Indian students choose Ukraine for many reasons. As per available data, around 18,000 Indian students are stranded in Ukraine which has been attacked by Russia with full military might. Majority […]

Interacting with industry captains at an event here, Sitharaman said the Centre was seized of the matter and discussions were on between Ministries for a "complete assessment" on the issue.

The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, recently posted on the preprint repository MedRxiv, used a statistical model to make the prediction, finding that the possible new wave will last for four months.

A total 44 Gujarat students on Saturday returned safely to Mumbai by special Air India flight arranged by the central government. From there, the students were brought to Gujarat by Volvo buses of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation.

Prime Minister Modi said that Desai made extensive efforts to make India more prosperous.

The Google Play Pass subscription service will offer over 1,000 apps and games across 41 categories without ads or in-app purchases.

The Emergency Arbitrator has rejected all five grounds of his appeal.

Russia's negative vote did not have the power of a veto and it passed with the support of 11 members from Europe, the Americas and Africa in the 15-member Council.

These ministers will be going there as "special envoys" of India, they said.

Government has helped us a lot. All possible support was provided by the Indian Embassy. The main problem is crossing the border. I hope all Indians are brought back.

The death toll has climbed to 5,13,843 with 119 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The 30-scrip BSE Sensex was down by 903.92 points or trading at 54954.60 and down by 1.62 per cent at 9.25 am.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the efforts taken by Tanzanian social media influencers named Kili and Neema, who lip-sync to Indian songs, in his Mann Ki Baat address. Addressing the 86th episode of the monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat today, the Prime Minister said, “Friends, talking about Indian culture, our […]