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New Delhi: There were 127 tiger deaths, with the maximum (42) of them in Madhya Pradesh, in 2021 as compared to 106 deaths in 2020, the Parliament was told on Thursday. “Of the 127, Madhya Pradesh alone accounted for 42 deaths, the highest, followed by Maharashtra at 27. Apart from that, Karnataka saw 15 deaths, […]
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Hyderabad: The Haj Committee of India has invited applications for Haj guides or “Khadim ul hujjaj”. The candidates can upload their applications along with testimonials at the Haj Committee of India website till February 18. Applicant’s passport must have been issued before February 15 this year and must be valid till December 31. The candidate’s […]
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At least 7,000 police personnel, including Central teams, will be deployed as part of the security for the Prime Minister's half-day visit to attend two programmes, both on the outskirts of the city.
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According to police, around 11 p.m. on Thursday, a mesh of steel rods for building a reinforced concrete slab at the basement level of the mall site in Yerawada part caved in suddenly.
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Official sources said the CRPF commandos will be deployed for the security of Owaisi round-the-clock.
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The cumulative COVID-19 caseload reported in the country has risen to 4,19,52,712 including 14,35,569 active cases. Active cases account for 3.42 per cent of the total cases.
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The 30-scrip BSE Sensex was down by 136.10 points or 0.23 per cent at 58651.92 at 9.25 am.
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Two persons have been arrested for firing on AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi's convoy while he was returning to Delhi after campaigning in Uttar Pradesh.
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Honey was being questioned at ED's office at Jalandhar. ED arrested Honey under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He is likely to be produced later in the day before a Special Court at Mohali.
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New Delhi: India on Thursday announced that its top diplomat in China will skip the opening or closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics while describing as “regrettable” the Chinese side fielding a military officer involved in the Galwan Valley clash as its torchbearer for the mega sporting event. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi […]
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New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday issued revised Covid guidelines for reopening of schools amid declining trends of Covid cases across the country. The guidelines have been prepared after consultation with states. The guidelines are advisory in nature and it is on states to decide whether schools are required to ask for consent from parents […]
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Dharwad: A man, who stole a jeep from a police station in Karnataka’s Dharwad district and went on a long joyride to fulfil his long-pending dream, has been arrested, police said on Thursday. The accused was identified as Nagappa Y. Hadapad, 45, a resident of Annigeri Town and working as a driver. He nursed a […]
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New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it is planning to roll out e-passports with advanced security features such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said in Rajya Sabha that the personal particulars of an applicant would be digitally stored in the chip that would be embedded […]
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Hyderabad: Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022-23. With this Budget, India has marked 75 years of Independence through Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Apart from this, the budget also lays down a plan for the next 25 years and refers to the same period as Amrit Kaal. It has also announced some […]
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Meerut: Two people attacked All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi and fired bullets on his convoy when he was leaving Meerut’s Kithoudh area for Delhi today. He also informed that his car got punctured which led him to leave the place in another vehicle. Speaking to ANI over call, Owaisi said, “I was […]
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New Delhi: After serious concerns were raised on cryptocurrencies and their misuse for money laundering and hawala-based transactions by terror groups and criminals, a new report has claimed that money laundering through the buying and selling of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is becoming a growing sector. According to a report by Blockchain data platform Chainalysis, they […]
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Chennai: Forty people from eight Dalit families in Theni, southern Tamil Nadu have embraced Islam after they found living amongst the upper caste Hindus a nightmare. The conversion occurred a couple of days before at Dombicheri village in Bodinayakanur town in Theni district and Islamic priests solemnised the conversion. Incidentally, Bodinayakanur is the constituency of […]
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New Delhi: The government is working to ensure that Indian workers are back to their work and jobs in the Gulf and is pursuing the issue with its counterparts in the region at the highest level, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He also said with the economic recovery in […]
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Based on the learnings from Chandrayaan-2 and suggestions made by the national level experts, the realisation of Chandrayaan-3 is in progress.
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Am speaking this evening in Lok Sabha on President's Address. Just wanted to give early heads up to BJP to get the heckler team ready and read up on imaginary points of order. Drink some gaumutra shots too, TMC MP said in a tweet.
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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that the government has taken up the issue of pending salaries of Indian workers with the Gulf countries. Responding to a question about loss of wages of Indians working abroad, the Minister said that the data of pending salaries was not available but he took […]
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Presenting the Union Budget for 2022-23, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said 400 new energy efficient Vande Bharat trains will be introduced in three years.
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New Delhi: Chinese People’s Liberation Army lost 42 soldiers, not four during the Galwan Valley clashes with the Indian troops in Eastern Ladakh, claims The Klaxon, an Australian newspaper, on Thursday. The clashes took place on June 15, 2020. The Indian security establishments remained silent over the claims made by the Australian newspaper report. The […]
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New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) killed a Pakistani intruder in Punjab’s Ferozepur sector as he did not stop and continued moving ahead in an aggressive manner crossing International Border, the force said on Thursday. The intruder was moving ahead of the International Border fencing from the Pakistan side in the area of responsibility […]
