India

New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, who had been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the investigation in connection with the National Herald case, is likely to reach ED Headquarters by 11 a.m. She will be questioned by a team of joint director level official including a woman. ED sources have suggested […]

Lucknow: The sale of pork meat and related products has been banned in Lucknow following the spread of African swine fever among pigs. District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar imposed the ban following confirmation of over 100 pig deaths due to African swine fever by the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Anand Nagar (ICAR-NIHSAD) Bhopal. […]

Mumbai: A fire broke out on-board the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya while it was sailing off Karwar in Karnataka, officials said here on Wednesday. The incident occurred during a planned sortie for conducting sea trials of the aircraft carrier. Upon noticing the blaze, the ship crew immediately launched fire fighting operation using the ship’s fire-fighting […]

Hyderabad: Apollo Hospitals Chennai performed India’s first Fourth Generation (G4) Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair System allows for edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. It allows doctors to choose clip size based on a patient’s mitral valve anatomy and a new leaflet grasping technology that allows doctors to grasp leaflets simultaneously or independently, according […]

New Delhi: There were around 9.79 lakh vacant posts in central government departments against the sanctioned strength of 40.35 lakh, as on March 1, 2021, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. According to the annual report of pay research unit of department of expenditure, there were 40,35,203 sanctioned posts under various ministries/departments of the […]

Colombo: India on Wednesday categorically denied media reports that New Delhi is making efforts at the political level to influence leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Parliament for the post of the Sri Lankan President. “We have seen baseless and purely speculative media reports about efforts at the political level from India to […]

Chandigarh: Two gangsters involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala were eliminated in an encounter by the Punjab Police in Amritsar on Wednesday, an officer said. Gangsters Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kusa were killed in the encounter that last for more than four hours, Additional Director General of Police Pramod […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Alt News Co-founder Mohammad Zubair in all FIRs lodged in Uttar Pradesh against him concerning his alleged derogatory tweets. The apex court also ordered that he will be released on bail if any other FIR is lodged against him for the same cause of action. […]

Hyderabad: Shortly after the Netherlands passed a law to establish Work from home (WFH) as a legal right, the centre on Tuesday has announced a fresh set of rules in companies across the country. According to the new rules, WFH is allowed for a maximum period of one year in a special economic zone (SEZ) […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for Thursday (July 21) hearing on a petition related to the amendments in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) constitution. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana adjourned the matter for tomorrow. A plea had been filed by BCCI sought permission […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for Thursday (July 21) hearing on a petition related to the amendments in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) constitution. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana adjourned the matter for tomorrow. A plea had been filed by BCCI sought permission […]

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has intensified testing of air quality after the residents of Tiruvattiyur and Manali in Chennai continue to complain of a pungent odour. The odour resembling LPG gas leakage has been in these areas for the past 15 days and many residents complained of irritation in their eyes […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to all vaccinators appreciating their efforts that helped India cross the Covid vaccination milestone of administering 200 crore doses on July 17. PM Modi sent appreciation letters to them, which can be downloaded from their CoWIN login ID. Underlining the important role of healthcare workers in achieving […]

Bengaluru: As many as 13 Muslim educational institutions have sought Karnataka government’s permission to set up Pre-University Colleges in Dakshina Kannada which would enable Muslim girl students to wear hijab inside classrooms. According to sources in the Education Department, all the applications have sought consent to open PU colleges (first and second PUC) in the […]

Hyderabad: Following a viral post that claimed the government will provide liquor through taps at home; tipplers in the country seemed to be over the moon. But that excitement was short-lived as the Press Information Bureau (PIB) dispelled the claim and said ‘not to get your hopes high’. A picture that was made to look […]

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday scrapped a week-old tax on the export of petrol and cut windfall taxes on overseas shipment of diesel and ATF as well as the one imposed on domestically produced crude oil after global oil prices fell. While the Rs 6 a litre export duty on petrol was scrapped, the […]

Chennai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought Tamil Nadu government’s approval to prosecute two former ministers, as many retired Directors General of Police, and eight others in the multi-crore Gutkha scam that had rocked the state during the AIADMK regime. According to sources in Tamil Nadu home department, the CBI’s anti-corruption unit has […]

New Delhi: Noted former athlete P.T. Usha on Wednesday took oath as a Rajya Sabha Member. She was nominated to the Upper House by the government on July 6 along with music composer Ilaiyaraaja, philanthropist Veerendra Heggade and film director K.V. Vijayendra Prasad. She took oath in Hindi. Usha, a celebrated athlete born in a […]

New Delhi: India added 20,557 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,38,03,619, while the active cases increased to 1,45,654, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,825 with 40 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]

Srinagar: Over 2 lakh pilgrims performed the Amarnath Yatra in 20 days as another batch of 4,355 pilgrims left Jammu for the Valley on Wednesday. Officials of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) that manages the affairs of the annual pilgrimage to Himalayan cave shrine situated 3,888 metres above the sea level said, “Another batch of 4,355 […]

Gorakhpur: A group of people organised a wedding of frogs to appease the rain god, Lord Indra. This is #Unbelievable, some people in #gorakhpur got a #Frog married so that it could rain#GorakhpurRain@the_viralvideos @funnyordie pic.twitter.com/yRnSb93IVx — Ashish Gupta (@DirectorAshish) July 19, 2022 The ‘wedding’ was held on Tuesday night with all rituals. Radhakant Verma, who organised […]

Jaipur: A Pakistani national, who was apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) from the Hindumal border in Rajasthan’s Srigangagar district, has confessed that he crossed the International Border aiming to kill Nupur Sharma for her remarks against Prophet Mohammad, confirmed police on Wednesday morning. The Pakistan national, identified as Rizwan Ashraf, crossed the border […]

Hyderabad: TRS MPs on Tuesday staged a protest in Parliament against the rise in prices of essential commodities, GST on food items and inflation besides rising prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinder. They staged the demonstration with placards in front of the Gandhi statue on the Parliament premises. Soon after the session began, the […]

New Delhi: The ruling parties of at least four States including Telangana Rashtra Samithi, objected to the States’ finances being discussed at an all-party meeting on the Sri Lanka crisis. While the Centre maintained that it was mentioned to underscore bad consequences of fiscal prudence and freebies, the Opposition parties asserted that it was not […]