India

Mumbai: Recovering from its record low, the rupee rose by 14 paise to 77.57 against the US dollar in early morning trade on Wednesday. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.58 against the American dollar, then inched higher to quote at 77.57, registering a rise of 14 paise from the last close. […]

New Delhi: With 2,745 new coronavirus infections being recorded in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,60,832, while the active cases increased to 18,386, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,636 with six fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]

New Delhi: The price for a commercial LPG cylinder has been reduced by Rs 135 with immediate effect from today. With the latest reduction, a 19-kg commercial Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder in Delhi will now cost Rs 2219. Prior to the reduction in prices, the commercial LPG cylinder was priced at Rs 2454 in […]

Bengaluru: Slamming Karnataka police for mediocre investigation in connection with the case of a husband who forced his wife to have unnatural sex, the High Court has ordered the cops to investigate the case and submit additional charge sheet. The court directed the police to file additional charge sheet within 2 months and also asked […]

Kolkata: Well-known Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died in Kolkata on Tuesday night, officials said. He was 53. KK was feeling unwell after reaching his hotel, following a performance at a concert in the evening where he sang for almost an hour, officials said. He was taken to a private hospital in […]

United Nations/Geneva: The economic impact of cleaning up littered tobacco products fall on taxpayers, rather than the industry creating the problem and each year, this costs India about USD 766 million, the World Health Organisation said. Marking ‘World No Tobacco Day’, the global health organisation said Tuesday that every year the tobacco industry costs the […]

Patna: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday asserted that he will not associate with the Congress in future. “This is the party responsible for breaking my track record of winning. It is not improving and even it may drown me. Hence, I will never work with the Congress again,” Kishor said with folded hands at […]

New Delhi: India’s gross domestic product during fiscal year 2021-22 is estimated at 8.7 per cent as compared to a contraction of 6.6 per cent in 2020-21, official data showed on Tuesday. The GDP grew 4.1 per cent year on year in Q4FY22, data showed. In the same quarter of FY21, it was 1.6 per […]

Srinagar: A Hindu woman teacher from Jammu was shot dead on Tuesday by terrorists in the Valley’s Kulgam district, evoking widespread condemnation. The killing of Rajni Bala (36), who belonged to Samba district but was posted at a government school in Gopalpora, Kulgam, is the second killing of a non-Muslim government employee in May and […]

New Delhi: India can expect more rainfall this monsoon season than predicted earlier, the weather office said on Tuesday. “The average rainfall this monsoon season is expected to be 103% of the long period average,” India Meteorological Department Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told reporters here. In April, the IMD had said the country would receive […]

Ahmedabad: Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener and former Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel will join the BJP on Thursday. Confirming the development, BJP spokesman Bharat Dangar said that Patel, along with his supporters, will join the saffron party in the presence of the party state president C.R.Patil and former Deputy Chief Minister Nitin […]

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Patna: Security forces have destroyed opium crops in 620 acres of land in three districts of Bihar in the past one year, an official of state police said on Tuesday. Farming of opium in Naxal-affected districts of Jamui, Aurangabad and Gaya Ji is turning out to be a major source of revenue generation for the […]

New Delhi: Petrol pump dealers across 24 states have decided not to purchase diesel and petrol from oil companies on Tuesday to mark their protest against dealers’ commission which has not been revised since long, it was announced on Monday. Around 70,000 outlets across 24 states will not buy fuel from oil marketing companies. “Dealers […]

Bareilly: Seven people died on Tuesday when an ambulance coming from Delhi collided with a truck here, police said. The incident took place in the Fatehganj Paschim area when the driver of the ambulance lost control of the vehicle, which rammed a divider and came onto the other side of the road before hitting the […]

New Delhi: India reported 2,338 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a decline from the previous day’s count of 2,706, the Union Ministry of Family and Health Welfare said on Tuesday morning. In the same period, the country reported 19 deaths, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,630. Meanwhile, the […]

Sydney:  The sacking of Indian-origin Amita Gupta by Uber Eats for allegedly arriving 10 minutes late for a delivery — after having worked 96 hours in one week — has highlighted the need to provide basic employment rights to gig workers, a new study has said. Gupta had sued Uber Eats in 2019, claiming that […]

Shimla: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Himachal Pradesh capital on Tuesday to participate in the Garib Kalyan Sammelan. This public programme, marking completion of eight years of the government led by the Prime Minister, is being organised across the country at state capitals, district headquarters and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. It conceptualises elected public […]

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao urged the Australia Government to consider Hyderabad for opening a Consulate General office. This will further strengthen the trade, educational, travel relationships between Hyderabad and Australia, he said. The US Consul General in Hyderabad is issuing the largest number of visas in the entire world and not […]

Hyderabad: It is time for the big to turn to be the biggest. The T-Hub 2.0 with a 3.5 lakh sft space will be inaugurated on June 28, disclosed IT Minister KT Rama Rao. He said the new premises of T-works would also be launched soon and that it would be India’s largest prototypng facility. […]

New Delhi: In a major development in connection with the sensational murder of famed singer Sidhu Moosewala, the Uttrakhand and Punjab Police in a joint raid, have detained a man in Dehradun, who is said to be involved in the killing. A source said that Punjab police team is in Dehradun. “A joint team of […]

New Delhi: Slamming the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind that has raised concerns over the alleged spread of communalism, the Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday said Muslim leaders should not instigate their community and desist from creating communal disharmony by spreading “false stories” of atrocities on Muslims. The VHP’s attack came after the Jamiat accused the BJP government […]

Coimbatore: A couple here has secured a ‘no caste, no religion’ certificate for their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The couple – Naresh Karthik and Gayatri – wanted admission of their daughter Vilma in kindergarten but all schools insisted on a caste and religion certificate. But, the parents said they were not willing to get the certificate as […]

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results for civil services exams of the year 2021. Shruti Sharma has secured the first position, while Ankita Agarwal came second and Gamini Singla got the third rank. Women have won the all top three positions this year. This results of the UPSC have […]