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New Delhi: India logged 861 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,36,132, while the active cases dipped to 11,058, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,691 with six fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]

Siliguri: Setting an example of communal harmony, Muslim youths distributed water bottles and hugged participants of the Ram Navami procession on Sunday in Siliguri, West Bengal. The Muslim youths extended Ram Navami greetings to the people taking part in the procession. The people who were part of the procession welcomed the distribution of bottles and […]

New Delhi: In a major fillip to India’s dream to become a global manufacturing hub, Apple on Monday confirmed it has started manufacturing its top-selling iPhone 13 smartphone in India. Apple first started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017, with iPhone SE. “We are excited to begin making iPhone 13 — with its beautiful design, […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Mahatma Phule on his birth anniversary. The Prime Minister said Mahatma Phule is widely respected as a champion of social justice and a source of hope for countless people. In a tweet, Modi said, “Mahatma Phule is widely respected as a champion of social […]

New Delhi: A video of Union Minister Smriti Irani being confronted by Mahila Congress President Netta D’Souza on the issue of inflation has gone viral. The two were onboard a Guwahati-bound flight and the conversation took place as the plane landed and passengers started disembarking. D’Souza asked the Union Minister about the rising prices of […]

Narmadapuram: A British-era bridge on the dry Sukthwa river in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram collapsed while a lorry was crossing on Sunday, leading to traffic disruption on the Bhopal-Nagpur national highway, a senior police official said. The incident took place when a 138-wheel lorry was crossing the narrow bridge, leading to the vehicle falling on the […]

By Epsita Gunti Hyderabad: Breaking thousands of car lovers’ hearts, Volkswagen announced that Polo will no longer be available for sale in the Indian market from this June. The German manufacturer took to social media to make this announcement by sharing a good-bye letter written by Polo resulting in scores of social media users expressing […]

New Delhi: Amid a global rise in Covid cases driven by BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, India is also seeing a slow yet steady rise in the number of infections in several states. This comes as two cases of the new XE variant – a mutant hybrid of Omicron sub-variants BA.1 and BA.2 – have been […]

Thiruvananthapuram: In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old man hacked to death his parents at Thrissur in Kerala on Sunday morning. Police sources told IANS that the incident occurred at 9 a.m. Kuttan (60) and Chandrika (55) were cleaning their courtyard when their son, Aneesh, hacked them with a sickle. Police said that Kuttan was attacked […]

Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation has dismissed reports in a section of the media which said that a team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America has come to India to investigate the Bitcoin hacking case in Karnataka. “Reference is invited to reports in sections of media that a […]

New Delhi: The authorised biography of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) founder Srila Prabhupada will hit the stands on May 14, announced Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Sunday. “Sing, Dance and Pray”, written by award-winning author and biographer Hindol Sengupta, is an inspirational story of Srila Praphupada, who emerged as a major […]

Itanagar: In response to the Arunachal Pradesh government’s appeal, over 2,200 airguns and a few rifles were voluntarily surrendered in the past one year by people who vowed not to hunt birds and animals. After Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh launched a campaign last year in an effort to persuade people to provide protection and sanctuary to […]

New Delhi: After the latest poll debacle questions were raised by the Congress leaders on the issue of leadership, accountability and the way forward. Now Sonia Gandhi, who was on the back seat, has taken the driver’s seat and has been active in and out of Parliament so that she can stem the internal rift […]

New Delhi: The holy month of Ramzan is being celebrated with great spiritual fervour across the nation. Ramzan started this year on the evening of April 2 with the first fast having been observed on April 3. While the pious month is all about the inner self, it also helps in body detoxification of those […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on the occasion of Ram Navami, celebrated by devotees as Lord Ram’s birthday. “Happy Ram Navami to fellow citizens. May everyone get happiness, peace and prosperity with Shri Ram’s blessings. Jai Shri Ram,” he tweeted.

New Delhi: With 1,054 fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,30,35,271, while the death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,21,685 with 29 more fatalities, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. However, the number of active cases of the infection has further declined to 11,132, according to the […]

Kolkata: Viral pictures on social media of a horse enjoying a ride in a packed local train has landed its owner in trouble with the RPF arresting him for offences under the Railway Act, an official said here on Saturday. Gafoor Ali Mollah, a 40-year-old man, had decided to give his horse a train ride […]

New Delhi: The ongoing heat wave spell is likely to continue over northwest India, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha during next five days with temporary decrease in area and intensity during April 11 to 13, the India Meteorology Department (IMD) said on Saturday. Hissar AMFU station in Haryana recorded the highest maximum temperature of 45.3 degrees […]

New Delhi: Stating that petrol and diesel-dominated vehicular fuel policy has not only been environmentally damaging but also economically taxing on the common man, the Indian Auto LPG Coalition on Saturday demanded a vehicular fuel policy that would take cognisance of and give due importance and weightage to alternative fuel options such as auto LPG. […]

New Delhi: The India Metrological Department’s (IMD) Twitter handle was hacked on Saturday evening and efforts were on to restore it, officials said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the hacking. This comes at a time when the IMD handle has been attracting a lot of traffic due to the ongoing intense heatwave […]

Mumbai: It’s official. The first case of coronavirus variant Omicron XE has been detected in Mumbai, and confirmed by the NCDC, Delhi, officials said on Saturday. The infectee is a 67-year-old male who had travelled from Mumbai to Gujarat’s Vadodara, where he suffered from mild fever on March 12. His samples were sent for genome […]

Jammu: A Hindu temple was vandalised by some unidentified miscreants here, prompting police to register a case and launch a probe to bring the culprits to book, officials said on Saturday. The idols of deities were found damaged at the decade-old temple in Sidhra on the city outskirts, they added. The priest noticed the damage […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Police Crime Branch has named suspended IPS officer Saurabh Tripathi’s father Neelkanth Tripathi as a wanted accused in the Angadia extortion case. The police on Friday also presented Tripathi’s brother-in-law Ashutosh Mishra before a local court for custody. The magistrate remanded Mishra, an assistant commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax department from […]

Lucknow: The official Twitter handle of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office was hacked briefly in the early hours of Saturday, a senior officer said, asserting that strictest action will be taken against those responsible. A case was registered in this connection at the Cyber Crime police station in Lucknow. “The account was hacked for […]