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Kishan Da, is one of the senior most maoist leaders and was the chief of the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI) before it merged with the CPI-ML (People's War) to form the CPI (Maoist) in 2004.

Rohtas, Saran, Gaya and Siwan district recorded two deaths each on Thursday, while Biharsharif and Buxar districts registered one each. Three people met their watery grave in Begusarai district.

Kolkata: As a first step to convert Kolkata and it’s three satellite towns — Rajarhat, Bidhannagar and New Town into eco-friendly cities, the state government has decided that the state capital will have only CNG and e-vehicles by 2030. Speaking in a recent meeting, the state Transport Minister Firhad Hakim said, “Since 2011, plans have been […]

With the addition of 501 new deaths, the total death toll in the country has reached 4,62,690.

The Kannur-Bengaluru Express had left from the former, in Kerala, at 6.05 PM on Thursday.

The 30-share index was trading 400.87 points or 0.67 per cent higher at 60,320.56 in initial deals.

The Lancet, which published the phase three clinical trials data of Covaxin a few hours ago, said ‘BBV152 (Covaxin) was highly efficacious against laboratory-confirmed symptomatic Covid-19 disease in adults.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday slammed Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut for her “India got its real independence in 2014” remark and said that it is an insult to the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the nation. Sharing the actress’s video, he said he was wondering if he should […]

New Delhi: The body of an employee of the Delhi Bar Association was found inside a chamber in the Tis Hazari Court on Thursday morning, police said. Police received the information and reached the spot. The deceased was a temporary employee of the Delhi Bar Association, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi said. […]

The accident took place on the Assam-Tripura highway at Baithakhal in Patharkandi area of the district.

Sharjah: The Arabic version of a book containing 3,000-year-old Indian poetry was launched at a private ceremony on the sidelines of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). “100 Great Indian Poems” is an anthology of 28 poems in 28 languages including Kashmiri, Bengali, Tamil and Urdu and boasts the works of legendary Indian poets like […]

With the new fatalities, the nationwide death toll has increased to 4,62,189, according to the Ministry.

The 30-share index was trading 303.07 points or 0.50 per cent lower at 60,049.75 in initial deals. Similarly, the Nifty fell 102.60 points or 0.57 per cent to 17,914.60.

Incessant rain caused water-logging in several parts of Chennai including the areas of Nungambakkam, Sterling road, KMC Hospital road due to heavy rainfall.

Dense fumes could be seen emanating from the burning vehicle, eyewitnesses said.

Hyderabad: The 77-year-old environmentalist Tulsi Gowda, who belongs to the Halakki tribes, was conferred the Padma Shri award on Monday for her contribution to the protection of the environment. In the videos and pictures which have surfaced online, Gowda can be seen walking barefoot in the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan to receive the […]

The incident happened at Danuwa-Bhanuwa Ghat on National Highway 2 in the Chouparan police station area, they said.

Hyderabad: Transgender woman Matha B Manjamma Jogati, the renowned practitioner of Jogati Nritya, received prestigious Padma Shri award on Tuesday for her contribution to the art form. What has caught the most attention is the way she greeted President Ram Nath Kovind at the ceremonial event. As her name was called, Manjamma went up to […]

National Security Advisers of five central Asian countries - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan besides Russia and Iran - are attending the New Delhi meet on Afghanistan.

The stock debuted at Rs 2,001, reflecting a jump of 77.86 per cent on the BSE. It then zoomed 89.24 per cent to Rs 2,129.

Schools and colleges in Chennai and many districts have been given holidays for Wednesday and Thursday.

New Delhi: India recorded a single-day rise of 11,466 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the country’s tally of infections to 3,43,88,579, while the count of active cases has declined to 1,39,683, the lowest in 264 days, Union Health Ministry data showed. The death toll due to the disease climbed to 4,61,849, with 460 daily fatalities […]

At UN climate talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India will aim for net-zero emissions by 2070 — two decades later than many advocates had hoped. He also slightly revised some of his existing targets by pledging that India would install 500 gigawatts of non-fossil energy by 2030 and meet half of its energy demands from renewable […]

Hyderabad: The United States Mission to India will host a Facebook Live session for visa applicants from India, hosted by its Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs, Don Heflin, on Wednesday.  According to a tweet from the US Embassy’s official Twitter handle,   Heflin would discuss the current operating status and visa processing at consular sections across India […]