India

New Delhi: Inflation and unemployment are the main concerns of Indians at the moment rather than a non-ending sequence of new variants thrown by the deadly Coronavirus. This was revealed in a comprehensive survey conducted by CVoter for IANS on the occasion of World Health Day on Thursday. The survey, conducted immediately after the reported […]

Bengaluru: After campaigning against the hijab, halal and banning Muslim traders in temple fairs, Hindu organisations in Karnataka now are planning a campaign to ban Muslim mango traders and sculptors from making idols of Hindu Gods. The Hindu organisations have also prepared to challenge the issue of halal certification in the country in the court. […]

Mumbai: Global digital services and product company InfoVision Inc on Thursday said it is planning to hire an additional 2,000 software engineers across its India development centres by 2023. The announcement came after the company experienced an exponential growth in FY22, InfoVision Inc said in a statement. Currently, InfoVision has its presence in five Indian […]

Washington: US President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser has said that the US warned India against partnering too closely with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, BBC reported. “Our message to the Indian government is that the costs and consequences for them of moving into a more explicit strategic alignment with Russia will be significant […]

New Delhi: With another hike of Rs 2.5 per kilogram on Thursday, the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has zoomed by Rs 9.10 per kg in the last six days. Notably, the CNG prices were increased by the same amount yesterday also. With today’s hike, CNG in Delhi would now cost Rs 69.11 per […]

New Delhi: With 1,033 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,31,958, while the active cases dipped to 11,639, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,530 with 43 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

Mumbai: The Indian equities markets benchmark Sensex fell 393.01 points on Thursday dragged by selling pressure in consumer durables and tech stocks. The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex was trading 393.01 points or 0.66 per cent lower at 59,217.40 points at 9:30 pm. The broader Nifty 50 of the National Stock Exchange was trading 91.40 […]

Kolkata: The construction of India’s first underwater tunnel in Kolkata under the Hooghly river for establishing metro connectivity between Howrah and Kolkata is underway and will be made fully functional by 2023. Of the 16.6-km-long east-west stretch, 520 metres will be under the river bed. The tunnel corridor is built 33 meters below the riverbed […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the government was working tirelessly to augment India’s health infrastructure. In a series of tweets on ‘World Health Day’, Modi said: “Greetings on World Health Day. May everyone be blessed with good health and wellness. Today is also a day to express gratitude to all […]

Bengaluru: Journalist and human rights activist Aakar Anil Patel on Wednesday alleged that he was stopped at the Bengaluru airport and prevented from boarding a flight to the United States. Patel said that he was prevented from travelling to the US despite a Gujarat court order granting him permission “specifically” for the said trip. The […]

Hyderabad: The unfailing regularity with which the fuel prices are increased every day and the economic burden the rise in fuel prices imposes on the common man, is perhaps, best summed up by none other than the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, albeit nine years ago. A video of Modi’s broadside against the then UPA government […]

New Delhi: The evidence doesn’t suggest the presence of COVID ‘XE’ mutant in India, government sources said on Wednesday and denied media reports that claimed the first case of the variant had been detected in the country. The government sources said that FastQ files of the sample, being said to be ‘XE’ variant, was analysed […]

Jaipur: Foundation stone of IPD Tower, a 24-storey hospital, was laid by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot here at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College campus on Tuesday. The event witnessed the flagging of 100 Mukhyamantri Chiranjivi Mamta Expresses. The event was in conjunction with the initiation of two-day Nirogi Rajasthan MediFest 2022. Ministers Shanti […]

New Delhi: Even as reports emerge of a Mumbai-based Bollywood costume designer becoming India’s first person to test positive for the new Covid XE variant, here are a few things to know about the variant. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had last week issued a warning against a new mutant that may be more transmissible […]

Hyderabad: The new Covid-19 variant, XE, which is said to be more contagious, dangerous than its predecessors Omicron and Delta is detected in India. The first case of the new worrisome variant has been detected in Mumbai on Wednesday. Out of the 376 samples tested in Mumbai, one turned positive for the XE variant. This […]

New Delhi: As India returns to normal after two years of the pandemic, companies are likely to hand out salary increments at an average hike of 9 per cent — as compared to 7 per cent in the pre-Covid era in 2019, a new report showed on Wednesday. Startups and new-age corporations, together with unicorns […]

New Delhi: Asserting that India is strongly against the Russia-Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said if New Delhi has chosen a side, it is the side of peace and for an immediate end to violence. Replying to the discussion in the Lok Sabha on the situation in Ukraine, Jaishankar said all […]

Chennai: Officials of the Indian space agency will visit Maharashtra to look into the objects that fell from the skies in Pawanpur village in Chandrapur district. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it has received formal communication from the District Magistrate and District Collector of Chandrapur in Maharashtra. “It is reported that a […]

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday hit out at the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for the closure of meat shops during the nine-day period of the Navaratri festival and said that the Constitution allows her to eat meat and shopkeeper the freedom to run his trade. Her statement comes amid […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India stays firm with its interest while being viewed as a nation that can firmly speak about humanity at a time when the entire world is divided into two rival factions. The Prime Minister was speaking on the occasion of the 42nd foundation day of […]

New Delhi: Taking a jibe at Opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that some political parties did only vote bank politics and have harmed the country in the past decades through dynastic politics while assuring that the BJP will continue its fight to defeat ‘anti-democratic’ forces in the country. Addressing BJP workers […]

New Delhi: Google on Wednesday said it is rolling out toll prices on Maps in India, the US, Japan and Indonesia that will help users make the choice between toll roads and regular roads. With this new update, users can now find the estimated toll price to their destination even before the trip starts with […]

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday tumbled over 480 points in opening trade and fell below the 60,000-level, dragged down by banking and financial stocks, amid weak global trends. The 30-share BSE barometer was trading 481.86 points lower at 59,694.64 in opening trade. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty declined 138.25 points to 17,819.15. From […]

New Delhi: With 1,086 new coronavirus infections reported in a single day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,30,925 while the active cases dipped to 11,871, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,487 with 71 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]