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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Queen of Denmark Margrethe II at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen after his hectic bilateral engagement with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and business community on Tuesday. “Queen Margrethe II of Denmark received Prime Minister Narendra Modi today at the historic Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen,” the Ministry of External Affairs […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty turned choppy on Wednesday, tracking weakness in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, TCS and HDFC Bank amid a mixed trend in global markets. After surging over 200 points in early trade, the 30-share BSE benchmark turned volatile and was trading 27.41 points or 0.05 per cent lower at 57,184.21 in […]

New Delhi: India reported 3,205 new coronavirus infections in a day, pushing the number of active cases to 19,509 and the overall tally to 4,30,88,118, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Wednesday. The data released at 8 am also showed that 31 fatalities were reported in a 24-hour span, taking the overall death […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will participate in the second India -Nordic Summit with the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway. At the Summit, Modi will talk to the Nordic nations to strengthen the areas of climate change, renewable energy, and innovation and technology. He will also hold bilateral […]

Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers played Hanuman Chalisa on a loudspeaker near a mosque in Charkop area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning, a day after their party chief Raj Thackeray gave a call to recite the religious hymn to protest against loudspeakers blaring ‘azaan’. During early morning Azaan in #Charkop, #MNS workers climbed the […]

New Delhi: LIC public offer, the country’s biggest-ever IPO, on Wednesday opened for subscription for retail and institutional investors. The government aims to generate about Rs 21,000 crore by diluting its 3.5 per cent stake in the insurance behemoth. The LIC initial public offering (IPO), now open for retail and institutional investors, is set to […]

New Delhi: Muslims and Hindus on Tuesday celebrated Eid together in the national capital’s Jahangirpuri area that witnessed communal violence last month during a Hanuman Jayanti procession. People greeted each other on the occasion of Eid to spread the message of peace and harmony. Last month, clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman […]

Hyderabad: LIC IPO in its current form will lead to a loss of more than Rs 50,000 crore as the current share price band severely undervalues the insurance behemoth, said People’s Commission on Public Sector and Public Services (PCPSPS). In a statement, it termed the LIC IPO as nothing short of a scandal and perhaps […]

Seoni: Two tribal men died after they were allegedly assaulted by a group of 15-20 people over suspicion of cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district, police said on Tuesday. Another person was injured in the incident, they said. The complainant in the case and the opposition Congress in the BJP-ruled state have alleged the […]

Mumbai: Singer Sonu Nigam has come down heavily on the recent language row which was sparked after a Twitter showdown between Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and Kannada superstar Kiccha Sudeep. The singer has said that it is not correct to put an imposition on anyone especially in terms of languages. The National Award-winning singer was […]

Mumbai: An irked All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Tuesday said it has cut off relations with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray after he rebuffed its offer to join the ‘Iftar’ on Sunday. AIMIM MP from Aurangabad Syed Imtiaz Jaleel said that ahead of his rally in that city three days ago (May 1), […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Copenhagen on Tuesday for talks with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen on enhancing the bilateral relationship. After reaching the Danish capital, on the second leg of his three nation European visit, Modi, in a tweet, said: “I am very grateful to PM Frederiksen for the warm welcome. […]

Alwar: A popular teacher of Current Affairs and a world-record holder added up to his popularity by refusing to take a leave on his wedding and deciding to continue to take up lecture on Monday in Rajasthan’s Alwar. He took the lecture via a ‘Shiksha rath’ and on May 2, this teacher named Priye Kumar […]

Jaipur: Internet services have been suspended in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur after violent clashes erupted between two groups over the issue of hoisting a flag. The incident happened on Monday at midnight. The police and Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC) teams rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control by persuading and pacifying the people from […]

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has said that a married woman is extremely possessive about her husband and cannot bear to share him with others. The bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi made the observation as it upheld a trial court order dismissing a discharge application filed by a man accused of abetting his wife’s suicide. […]

New Delhi: A 32-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping and killing a 14-year-old girl in north Delhi’s Narela area, police said. The accused has been identified as Sunil, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district, they said. The police said a case of kidnapping had been registered on February 15 after receiving […]

New Delhi: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was seen in a viral video at a nightclub in Kathmandu.The viral video seemingly has a discotheque as its background with people around him seen consuming liquor. The viral video has come at a time when Congress is seen to be in deep leadership crisis, with the party’s […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday will inaugurate the NATGRID campus in Bengaluru along with the e-launch of a forensic lab in Karnataka’s Bellari. Shah arrived in Bengaluru on Monday evening for his day-long visit to the southern state which will go to polls next year. After paying tribute to Sri Basavanna […]

New Delhi: After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, devotees on Tuesday offered Namaz at Delhi’s iconic Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan during which Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. It also marks the first day of Shawwal, the 10th […]

Bengaluru: Sonata Software is delighted to announce that Roshan Shetty is joining the company as Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for sales of its services business, globally. Roshan will be based out of the UK. In executing its aggressive growth strategy, Sonata has been investing in senior talent, especially located in its major markets to serve […]

Mumbai: Ten-minute delivery platform Zepto on Tuesday said it has raised $200 million, taking its valuation to around $900 million. Just nine months after launching, Zepto posted a record 800 per cent revenue growth in the last quarter. “We maintained a phenomenal 88-point NPS (net promoter score) and 60 per cent ‘month-1 buyer retention’ at […]

New Delhi: India on Tuesday reported 2,568 fresh Covid-19 cases, a decline against the 3,157 infections registered previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, the country reported 20 new Covid fatalities, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,23,889. The active caseload declined to 19,137 cases, accounting for 0.04 per cent of […]

Berlin: Germany has made an advance commitment to provide 10 billion euros of new and additional developmental assistance in India until 2030 under the Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) on Green and Sustainable Development Partnership signed between the two countries on Monday, MEA informed. Addressing a press briefing at the conclusion of the first leg […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the countrymen on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya and Parshuram Jayanti. “Many congratulations to the countrymen on the occasion of Parshuram Jayanti. Lord Parashurama is revered for his valour along with mercy and compassion,” tweeted the Prime Minister in Hindi today. In another tweet, the Prime […]