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New Delhi: Protests are underway against the anti-encroachment drive in the Shaheen Bagh area of the national capital. A local sat in front the bulldozer and shouted the slogan, “Modi Sarkar Murdabad.” #ShaheenBagh Video @MohdAbuzarCh pic.twitter.com/1MWhXLUP4Z — Alishan Jafri (@alishan_jafri) May 9, 2022 Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan reached the spot and was […]

Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted raids at over a dozen locations in Mumbai against associates of Pakistan-based gangster Dawood Ibrahim and a few hawala operators. The raids are being conducted in Nagpada, Goregaon, Borivali, Santacruz, Mumbra, Bhendi Bazar, and other places. The probe agency said that it had registered a case […]

Mumbai: The rupee extended its losses and touched an all-time low of 77.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and unabated foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.17 against the American dollar, then […]

Mumbai: The Indian stock market’s benchmark Sensex fell 823.08 points on Monday dragged by heavy selling pressure in the metal and power stocks. The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex was trading 823.08 points or 1.50 per cent down at 54,012.50 points at 9:35 am. The broader Nifty 50 of the National Stock Exchange was trading […]

New Delhi: Asani, the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, packing gale force winds up to 120 km per hour, was moving towards coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha at a speed of 25 km per hour on Monday, but expected to weaken gradually over the next two days, the weather office said. The […]

New Delhi: India logged 3,207 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,05,401, while the active cases dipped to 20,403, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,093 with 29 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of nine people who were killed in a road accident in Kamareddy district of Telangana and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. PM Modi also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 for those injured […]

Bengaluru: As many as 29 people were injured after a Karnataka State Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus with 45 passengers on board met with an accident in Bengaluru. Four people sustained severe injuries, police said. The accident took place early this morning at 1:30 am under the Kengeri Police Station limits in Bengaluru. West Bengaluru Deputy […]

Lucknow: A Salman Khan doppelganger, Azam Ansari, was taken into custody by the Lucknow police on charges of disturbing peace.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Azam Ansari (@azam00ansari) Ansari was making a reel (short video) at the historic Clock Tower on Sunday night and a huge crowd gathered on the […]

Hyderabad: The rise of Covid infections, causing the fifth wave in South Africa due to two new lineages of Omicron-BA 4 and BA 5, has triggered fears among geneticists and scientists here on the potential of new variants to create a similar surge of infections in Telangana and elsewhere in the country. The swift rise […]

Hyderabad: Continuing with its disinvestment frenzy, the BJP government at the Centre has now turned its attention to the Shipping Corporation of India, with financial bids for the company expected to be invited by September after the process of demerger of so-called non-core assets is completed. The union Government, as part of its wholesale stakes […]

New Delhi: A Zero FIR of rape has been lodged with the Delhi Police against the son of a Rajasthan Minister for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman of a different religion. According to the information, the FIR was lodged against one Rohit, whose father Mahesh Joshi is a politician and a minister in the Rajasthan […]

New Delhi: With over 10,000-15,000 children are born in India with thalassemia every year, experts say that the key in battling this genetic disorder is identifying it at early stages. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to have less haemoglobin than normal. According to World Health Organisation, four million Indians are […]

Nagpur: Emphasizing on innovation, entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem, President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday called for having a mindset of becoming job-creators, instead of being job-seekers. President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday inaugurated the permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur. Speaking on the occasion, the President said, “Educational institutes are not just […]

Hyderabad: Lashing out at the BJP over disinvestment, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Working President K. T Rama Rao on Sunday said that the party’s name stands for “Becho Janata ki Property”. He slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for selling public sector undertakings (PSUs). KTR, as Rama Rao is popularly known, spoke about politics, […]

Chennai: The DMK government in Tamil Nadu revoked its order to ban the ‘Pattina Pravesam’ ritual of the Dharumapuram Adheenam on Sunday. ‘Pattina Pravesam’, a tradition of devotees carrying the seer of the Dharmapuram Adheenam in a palanquin, will take place on May 22. The order was released by the Mayiladuthurai district Revenue Divisional Officer […]

Dharamshala: Khalistan flags were found tied on the main gate and slogans scrawled on the walls of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly complex, police said on Sunday. The flags were put up on the outer side of the main gate number one of the assembly complex. They were removed by the administration. The winter session […]

Firozabad: An elderly woman died after being assaulted by a police team at her home here, her family members alleged on Sunday. They alleged that 60-year-old Radha Devi was “violently shaken” following which she collapsed and died. The woman’s husband, Fauran Singh, was also admitted to the hospital apparently due to trauma of his wife’s […]

Tikamgarh: A 21-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man she was in a relationship with committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train at the Tikamgarh railway station in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday. The duo took the extreme step as the woman’s family had fixed her marriage to another man, police said. […]

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday wooed Elon Musk to invest in India to manufacture Tesla electric cars, saying it will be the best investment he would have ever made. Musk, who has made a successful USD 44 billion acquisition bid for Twitter, had in the past asked India […]

New Delhi: Over 79,000 calls, including those related to pension, Covid support and abuse, have been received by the national helpline for the elderly since October last year, according to official data. However, out of the total 5,07,493 calls received by the helpline since October 1 last year, 4,28,442 have been ‘non serviceable calls’, constituting […]

Bahraich: An eight-year-old boy was killed in a crocodile attack while bathing in a pond here, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon and the remains of the body were recovered by divers during the early hours of Sunday, they said. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Akashdeep Badhawan said, “Virendra of Gud village […]

New Delhi: A day after the price of Liquefied petroleum gas cylinder was hiked by Rs 50, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday compared LPG prices between the UPA tenure and the present BJP government at the Centre. The hike in the LPG prices has attracted criticism across the Opposition parties with the Trinamool Congress […]

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Harnath Singh Yadav on Sunday hit out at All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi and demanded his arrest under a sedition case. The remarks came after Owaisi on Saturday said the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh are trying to rekindle the era of hatred as the one in […]