India

Tadepalli: Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday finalised his YSR Congress Party candidates for Rajya Sabha elections. The names of Vijay Sai Reddy, Niranjan Reddy, R. Krishnaiah and Beeda Masthan Rao were officially announced by Education minister Botsa Satyanarayana and Adviser to the government Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy after the candidates met […]

Nagaon: The flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim amid heavy downpour on Tuesday affecting 2,02,385 people in 24 districts of the state. According to the report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, so far 24 districts namely Bajali, Baksa, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Dima-Hasao, Hojai, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong […]

Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is apparently back to its name changing spree. A tweet by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sparked off speculations about the name of Lucknow, the state capital, being changed in the coming weeks. In the tweet welcoming Prime minister Narendra Modi to Lucknow on Monday evening, Yogi […]

Thiruvananthapuram: A considerable number of the loss-making state-run KSRTC buses in Kerala will not be scrapped as decided earlier, but turned into classrooms, State Transport Minister Antony Raju said here on Tuesday. Several of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) buses, lying idle after the pandemic struck, are not in a condition to be put […]

Hong Kong/Sydney: Wheat prices increased after India imposed a ban on exports, stoking pressure on food costs as tight global supplies roiled international markets. Futures traded in Chicago rose as much as 5.9 per cent to $12.47 a bushel, their highest level in two months, Financial Times reported. Wheat prices have risen more than 60 […]

New Delhi: On the occasion of silver jubilee celebrations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a 5G Test Bed, developed as a multi-institute collaborative project by a total of eight institutes led by IIT Madras. Prime Minister Modi graced the occasion as the chief guest through […]

Bengaluru: Popular Front of India (PFI) has lodged a complaint against air gun training to more than 100 participants during a week-long training camp held recently in Karnataka’s Madikeri district, police said on Tuesday. Ibrahim, a member of PFI, has lodged a complaint and demanded a probe into the matter. The complaint mentioned that air […]

Varanasi: The commission tasked with the videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex here will on Tuesday seek additional time from a local court to submit its report as it is yet to be prepared, an official said. The court had earlier asked the commission to submit the report by Tuesday. Assistant Advocate Commissioner, Ajay […]

Shahdol: A 54-year-old school teacher was killed after being run over by a train while he was chasing a man who took away his mobile phone in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place at Shahdol railway station late Sunday night. The deceased, Manoj Nema, worked as a teacher in […]

Bengaluru: Tomato prices in Karnataka, especially in Bengaluru, have crossed Rs 80 per kilogram forcing people to find alternatives for it. In the recent past, protesting the steep drop in tomato prices, the farmers could be seen dumping the vegetable on the road. However, now, the farmers who got the tomato yield are celebrating, while […]

(Jammu and Kashmir): Days after the killing of Kashmiri pandit government employee Rahul Bhat, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday blamed the Vivek Agnihotri directorial ‘The Kashmir Files’ for ‘triggering’ violence in the union territory, while also claiming that she created a safe environment for Kashmiri Pandits during her tenure. “We created […]

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting raids at nine locations belonging to Congress leader Karti Chidambaram and his father, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram in connection with a fresh case of visas issued to Chinese nationals for illegal gratification. According to sources, the probe agency is conducting raids in Odisha, Karnataka, […]

Bikaner: Two persons were killed and 22 others injured when a bus collided with a truck in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred in the early hours near Ramsara Bigga village under Sridungargarh tehsil when the sleeper bus was on its way to Bikaner from Jaipur, they said. The deceased were […]

Hubballi (Karnataka):  A Muslim vendor, Nabisaab Killedar, is one among the six representatives from downtrodden and working class selected to inaugurate 8th May Sahitya Mela, which will be held between May 27 and 28 in Karnataka’s Davanagere city. The Mela is organised to voice out the people’s issues, especially of the working class. Talking to […]

New Delhi: The Southwest Monsoon advanced into some parts of South Bay of Bengal, most parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the Andaman Sea on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced. This comes a day later than the earlier announcement last week of the Southwest Monsoon reaching the South Andaman Sea on May […]

Bengaluru: The ruling BJP is in a fix over the demand of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community seeking its inclusion in the Other Backwards Classes (OBC) list by the Centre. The community leaders have also warned that if the demand is not fulfilled, they would start agitation on a large-scale. Sources in the BJP said that it […]

Varanasi: As the videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex was completed on Monday, the Hindu side advocates claimed that a ‘shivling’ had been found inside the well. Lawyer Vishnu Jain said he would go to the civil court to seek its protection. An advocate from the Hindu side, Madan Mohan Yadav, claimed that the […]

Hyderabad: Biological E. Limited (BE), a Hyderabad-based vaccine and pharmaceutical company, has announced reduction in the price of its COVID-19 Vaccine Corbevax from Rs. 840 to Rs.250 a dose inclusive of GST, for Private COVID-19 vaccination centres. For the end user, the price would be Rs 400 a dose, including taxes and administration charges. The […]

Ahmedabad: The Adani Family, through an offshore special purpose vehicle, announced that it had entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of Switzerland-based Holcim Ltd’s entire stake in two of Indias leading cement companies -Ambuja Cements Ltd and ACC Ltd. Holcim, through its subsidiaries, holds 63.19 per cent in Ambuja Cements and 54.53 per cent […]

New Delhi: India’s petrol and diesel consumption jumped in May as pick up in the economic activity as well as the start of the harvesting season aided the return of demand, a preliminary industry data showed on Monday. Petrol sales grew 14 per cent during the first half of May when compared with the same […]

New Delhi: Adani Group’s unit AMG Media Networks will buy a 49 per cent stake in Raghav Bahl-run digital business news platform Quintillion Business Media for an undisclosed sum, a regulatory filing to the exchanges said. The Adani Group company Adani Enterprises forayed into the media business by acquiring an unspecified minority stake in Quintillion […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Buddha Purnima which commemorates the birth of Gautam Buddha. On the occasion, the Prime Minister recalled the principles of Lord Buddha and reiterated his commitment to fulfil them. “On Buddha […]

Varanasi: The third day of the court-ordered videography survey of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi began on Monday morning amid tight security and a huge influx of devotees visiting the temple for Vaishakh Purnima. “The Court commission is conducting the Gyanvapi mosque survey on the third day. We have made adequate arrangements […]

Bengaluru: Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Irene Cheptai smashed into the record book by running the entire course in the 14th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru 2022, clocking 27:38 and 30:35 minutes respectively. The World 10K Bengaluru 2022 is a World Athletics Elite Label Race, which was held on Sunday. Kipkorir Kimeli, fourth in […]