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Vijaynagar: Lauding the central government over the recent hike in fuel price, Karnataka Tourism Minister Anand Singh on Monday said that “If Narendra Modi was not the Prime Minister of India at the moment, the price of petrol would be Rs 200 to Rs 250 per litre.” After driving the Demu train on Monday, he […]

Jammu: A woman was arrested on Tuesday for beating her toddler mercilessly in J&K’s Samba district. Police sources said that a video went viral on social media in which a mother was seen beating her child mercilessly. Police investigation identified the woman as Preeti Sharma, resident of Upper Kamila Purmandal in Samba district. “An FIR […]

New Delhi: To congratulate a beneficiary of PM Awas Yojana on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to congratulate him for the ownership, to add up to his contentment. According to an official statement, Modi sent a letter to Sudhir Kumar Jain of Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh for adding up to his […]

Chennai: A Chennai-based IT firm on Monday gifted as many as 100 cars to its employees for their constant support and unparalleled contributions to the company’s success and growth. Ideas2IT, an It firm has gifted Maruti Suzuki cars to 100 employees. “We are gifting 100 cars to 100 of our employees who have been a […]

New Delhi: India recorded 796 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,36,928, while the active cases dipped to 10,889, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,710 with 19 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]

New Delhi: Indian equity indices extended their losses from the previous session and traded lower in early trade on Tuesday. At 9.46. a.m., Sensex was 0.5 per cent or 295 points down at 58,670 points, whereas Nifty was 0.6 per cent or 112 points down at 17,563 points. IT stocks are likely to do well […]

New Delhi: Seven in 10 working women in India have resigned or are considering quitting their jobs this year as pay cuts, bias and exclusion become their penalties for working flexibly amid the pandemic, a LinkedIn report revealed on Tuesday. The research by Microsoft-owned professional networking platform found that poor employer sentiment towards flexible working […]

New York: The diplomatic and defence leaders of India and the US have discussed expanding their cooperation into new defence areas like space and cyberspace to enable their militaries to jointly meet the challenges of this century, according to a readout of their 2+2 meeting that stressed “common strategic interests”. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, […]

Deoghar/Ranchi: The death toll in Jharkhand’s Deoghar cable car accident climbed to three after a person fell down from helicopter while being airlifted on Monday evening. The accident took place on Sunday evening after two cable cars in a ropeway collided with each other at Trikut hills in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district even as the Indian […]

Chandigarh: As the wheat arrivals surge across agrarian state Punjab, the total purchase of wheat has created a record in five years, officials said on Monday. Government agencies have procured 4.3 lakh metric tons of wheat till April 10, against the earlier highest peak of 38,019 metric tons in 2018. An official told IANS this […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday appealed to people to complete their vaccination doses amid the outbreak of new XE variant of COVID-19 in some foreign countries. “Please ensure that all your vaccination doses are completed at the earliest,” Sudhakar said after a meeting with the COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Sudhakar […]

Mumbai: On a lazy, warm weekend when billionaire industrialist Anand G. Mahindra happened to tweet a short family video, plus his comments, he may never have anticipated the kind of response it triggered. The heart-warming clip pertains to an east Asian clan with five healthy, living generations captured at what appears to be a family […]

Bhopal: Yet another tiger was found dead in Madhya Pradesh pushing the total number of big cats to have died in different wildlife habitats of the state so far this year to 15. A tiger was found dead at Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) located in Seoni district of the state on Sunday. The officials are […]

New Delhi: Vyapam scam whistleblower Anand Rai’s lawyer on Monday told the Supreme Court that Anand Rai has got bail from a local court in Madhya Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud observed that Anand Rai has been released on bail on April 7, 2022, by a local court in Madhya Pradesh. The […]

Dhar: A 50-year-old man died on Monday while his wife and two others fell ill after consuming toddy in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, police said. Hamir Singh died in a hospital in adjoining Barwani district, while his wife Bina (45) and two others identified as Roop Singh (65) and Mahesh (15) are hospitalised and their […]

aBharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday joined the protest held by the Telangana leaders in New Delhi against the Centre’s paddy procurement policy and said that there is a need for another protest in the country. Tikait also added that the farmer umbrella body Samyukt Kisan Morcha will back every Chief Minister who […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Against the backdrop of rising LPG prices, the Department of Electrical Engineering of the NIT, Kozhikode, has developed a new technology to tap solar energy to power a Smart Solar cooker. S.Ashok, professor of the department who is also the mentor of the project, said the product has been developed based on the idea […]

New Delhi: Leading wearable brand Garmin India on Monday said it has registered double-digit revenue growth, backed by its popular range in the fitness and wellness segment especially the ‘VENU’ smartwatch, in 2021. Globally, Garmin recorded consolidated revenue of $4.98 billion in 2021, a 19 per cent increase over the prior year (2020). “As people […]

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday moved a resolution in the state Assembly seeking removal of the proposal of the University Grants Commission to conduct a Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admission to various courses, including undergraduate programmes, in all the universities of the country. While moving the resolution, Stalin said: […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao put the BJP government at the Centre on notice on Monday when he set a sharp 24-hour deadline for the union government to make its stand clear on procurement of the entire paddy crop from Telangana besides formulating a uniform food grains procurement policy. “If the Centre fails to […]

Chandigarh: The official Twitter handle of the Punjab Congress was hacked on Monday. Punjab Congress’s official Twitter handle was hacked on Monday. The hackers removed the profile picture and posted a tweet that read, “In celebration of the reveal of the Beanz Official collection, we have opened up an airdrop to all active NFT traders […]

New Delhi: The number of users of digital identity documents globally will exceed 6.5 billion by 2026, from 4.2 billion in 2022, a new report showed on Monday. The pandemic has accelerated this expansion of over 50 per cent, and reflects the growing importance of digital identity in sectors such as government services, according to […]

Deoghar: At least one person has died while 48 others lay trapped mid-air in a row of 12 ropeway trollies that collided with each other at Trikut hills, close to Baba Baidyanath Temple, in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, a senior official said on Monday. #Jharkhand: Two women died & 8 others people injured in Ropeway accident […]

Hyderabad: Scaling up the fight against the Centre, TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday kickstarted the day-long protest demanding that the union government purchase entire paddy crop produced during the Yasangi (Rabi) season. The party is also demanding that the union government to announce a national uniform food grains procurement policy. […]