India

Chautauqua (US): Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck on Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Rushdie […]

Hyderabad: LB Nagar inspector B.Anji Reddy was awarded the union Home Minister’s medal for excellence in investigation for the year 2022. He received the medal for innovative investigation and his efforts in probing the murder case of a migrant worker of Odisha reported in 2020 in Medipally, when he was the Station House Officer. Anji […]

Hyderabad: A fictitious message was being circulated in media regarding recruitment for 9000 posts for Constable in Railway Protection Force (RPF). A statement issued by the South Central Railway (SCR) cautioned that no such notification has been issued by RPF or Ministry of Railways on their official websites or through any print or electronic media.

Hyderabad: People always say that humans and wildlife have a sacred relationship, one that comes from the connection towards Mother Nature. Proving that to be true, a woman tied a rakhi to an ailing leopard and that picture is now going viral with netizens appreciating the gesture. Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shared an […]

Hyderabad: The Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of National Medical Commission, the regulatory body of medical education in the country, has directed all government and private medical colleges to take immediate measures to improve mental health and well-being of their Post Graduate medical students. The specific NMC directives related to mental health and well-being […]

Meerut: A headless body of a young woman was found in the Lakkhipura area of Meerut district on Friday. The body of the woman, which police believe was in her twenties, was first spotted by locals in a drain near lane number 28 in the Lakkhipura area. The police believe that the actual crime of […]

Jaipur: Around one crore school students across Rajasthan on Friday set a “world record” by singing patriotic songs under the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ campaign, officials said. Addressing students at the Sawai Mansingh stadium, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated the students for the achievement. “I am happy that the World Book of Records, London, which […]

New Delhi: A 49-year-old woman from Kerala has approached the Delhi High Court to cancel the emigration clearance of her close friend, a 48-year-old man from Noida, who is allegedly planning to travel abroad for Euthanasia (Physician-assisted suicide). The plea filed through Advocate Subhash Chandran KR contended that the Man is diagnosed with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue […]

London: A team of international researchers, including from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in India, have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea and restored vision among the people with blindness and those who are visually impaired. The bioengineered implant acts as an alternative to the transplantation […]

Kolkata: The assets of some of the eight Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and five Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from West Bengal, who have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to New Delhi for questioning in the coal smuggling case, are under the scanner of the central agency. ED sources said that these […]

New Delhi: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, who reached the national capital on Thursday late evening, will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi today, a move which comes days ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly on August 24. Tejashwi arrived in Delhi for the celebration of Raksha Bandhan. He will also […]

Thiruvananthapuram: On the occasion of World Elephant Day, 88-year-old elephant ‘Tara’, who has been with the Guruvayoor Devasom for the past 64 years and taken care of like a baby owing to the advanced age, is the cynosure of all eyes. August 12 is celebrated as World Elephant Day to honour these gentle giants, to […]

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs four lakh each to the families of Banda boat tragedy victims. He has directed two ministers — Rakesh Sachan and Ramkesh Nishad — to reach the spot and supervise the rescue operations which are underway. District magistrate Anurag Patel said so far, […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed with Noida authority submissions seeking an additional bandwidth of August 29-September 4 for demolition of Supertech twin towers in case of any circumstances delaying the demolition on August 28. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed with submissions of the Noida authority, which was represented by […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the efforts of ‘Elephant’ conservationists on the occasion of ‘World Elephant Day’. The Prime Minister also expressed happiness upon the rise in the number of elephant reserves in the last eight years. In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Modi said, “On #WorldElephantDay, reiterating our commitment to […]

Lucknow: Comedian Raju Srivastava continues to be critical even two days after he suffered a heart attack. According to family sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, telephoned Raju Srivastava’s wife Shikha to enquire about his health and offered support. The comedian is still on a ventilator and his condition has not yet improved. He is […]

New Delhi: India added 16,561 new coronavirus cases taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,42,23,557, while the active cases dipped to 1,23,535, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,928 with 49 fatalities which include 10 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 […]

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 9 paise to 79.71 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and rising crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.67 against the US dollar and lost further ground to 79.71, registering a […]

Kanpur: A woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur was brutally attacked by a man using a cleaver due to which she had to get 200 stitches. According to the police, the woman, Nidhi Pandey, a property dealer, met the accused, Arvind Singh Rathore, in Bashahi Naka area of Kanpur, to seek return of the money she had […]

Lucknow: Thirty people were seriously injured when a roadways bus collided with a DCM vehicle on Friday morning on the Lucknow-Bahraich highway. An hour after the accident, another mishap took place when a bike rider rammed his two-wheeler into the bus from behind. He died on the spot. According to reports, the bus was on its […]

Srinagar: A non-local labourer was killed by militants on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police sources. According to the sources, at around 1 a.m., “militants fired at Muhammad Amrej, 19, a non-local labourer in Sadnara village of Bandipora’s Hajin area”. “He was referred by doctors to medical college hospital Bemina in Srinagar where he […]

Laal Singh Chaddha perhaps is symbolically a seagull – Jonathan Livingston’s Seagull. In flight. A flight engineered by not even self-desire but by a compelling physics and an insatiable urge. Yes, Forrest Gump and Tom Hanks is also about an inexplicable man with a unique persona of passion and nativity. Built selflessly and with amazing […]

Hyderabad: Telangana had registered a growth rate of 15.3 per cent in its State revenues during the current fiscal, despite the Central government reducing allocations by 12.9 per cent this year under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and other schemes compared to last fiscal. In terms of State own tax revenues, Telangana has topped the national […]

Hyderabad: Hitting back at BJP State president Bandi Sanjay’s criticism over River Musi rejuvenation, the ruling TRS party has sent a bottle of Gangajal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had promised conservation and cleansing of River Ganga under the ‘Namami Ganga’ programme. Sharing a video, Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation M Krishank on Friday […]