India

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 79.25 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday tracking the strength of the American currency and persistent foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.20 against the American dollar, then lost ground to quote at 79.25, registering a fall of 12 […]

New Delhi: Four people, including minors, drowned while swimming in the Yamuna river here, an official said on Friday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said they received a call around 1.20 a.m. about the incident stating that four people have gone missing.”It was found that around noon on Thursday, four persons aged […]

New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 18,815 new coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,35,85,554, while the active cases increased to 1,22,335, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 5,25,343 with 38 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]

San Francisco: Indian-origin Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani, the former business partner and ‘boyfriend in secret’ of Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of healthcare company Therano, has been found guilty of defrauding Theranos investors and patients in the US. Balwani faced 10 counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. After a three-month […]

Srinagar: Two persons were killed and 38 others were injured after a bus fell into a deep gorge in Keya Morh area of Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, said Udhampur Chief Medical Officer Dr Vijay Basnotra. Ten injured have been referred to district hospital Udhampur, added the Udhampur CMO. “Upon receiving the information, […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has directed the authorities concerned to ensure that cows are not slaughtered in the state on Bakrid which falls on Saturday. No cow, calf, ox, buffalo and camel can be killed during the festival, it said. To ensure its implementation, helplines and task forces have been set up to monitor and to […]

Nainital: Nine tourists from Punjab drowned on Friday morning as a car fell into the Dhela river in Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar and was washed away by its strong current, police said. उत्तराखंड के ढेलवा नदी में कार गिरने से 9 लोगों की मौत हो गई है। केवल एक लड़की जिंदा बची। #Uttarakhand #RamnagarAccident #BreakingNews #BREAKING pic.twitter.com/NxcVaSlh8R […]

Etawah: In a bizarre turn of events, a bride took two ‘pheras’ at the wedding and then suddenly called off the ceremony saying that the groom was ‘too dark’. According to reports, the incident took place in Bharthana in Etawah on Thursday when the bride Neeta Yadav was all set to marry Ravi Yadav. The couple […]

New Delhi: The newly elected President of India will have at least four mercy petitions waiting at Rashtrapathi Bhavan for disposal, shortly after assuming office. Under Article 72 of the Constitution, the President is empowered to grant pardon or suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases. The four mercy pleas, including that of former […]

Patna: A senior travelling ticket examiner (TTE) was brutally thrashed by a Government Railway Police (GRP) ASI after the former asked him to vacate the seat booked by a passenger on a Bhagalpur-bound train. ASI Sunil Kumar Singh, who is posted at the Bakhtiyarpur railway station, boarded an AC chair car compartment of Danapur-Bhagalpur Intercity […]

Geneva: A new sub-variant BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in various countries including India, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Ghebreyesus said that the world body was following the development. “On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Four out […]

Hyderabad: Protests erupted across Telangana State on Thursday against the Centre’s decision to hike domestic LPG cylinder cost by Rs 50. Following a call given by TRS working president and Minister KT Rama Rao, the TRS cadre hit the roads on Thursday and demanded that the Central government roll back the prices immediately. TRS MPs, […]

Hyderabad: To cater the educational needs of the Urdu speaking population of Purvanchal region, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has established its Sub Regional Centre (SRC) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. MANUU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan along with IIT Patna Director, Prof. TN Singh and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Anand Kumar […]

The Union government on Wednesday nominated noted musician Ilaiyaraaja, track-and-field icon PT Usha, screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad, and philanthropist and spiritual leader Veerendra Heggade to Rajya Sabha. The four new entrants to Rajya Sabha belong to southern states— Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, respectively. The President nominates 12 Rajya Sabha members on the […]

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out raids at eleven locations across India including Gurugram and arrested six persons including officials of Tata Projects Limited and Power Grid Corporations in connection with a corruption case. “B.S. Jha, the executive director of Power Grid has been arrested by us along with […]

Bengaluru: Cyber-security researchers on Thursday said they have discovered an “unprecedented, sophisticated” phishing technique that has been targeting government websites across the world, including Indian government’s portal https://india.gov.in, extorting the affected users. The threat actors have been targeting the Indian government’s portal by utilising a bogus URL to trick users into submitting sensitive information such as […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with a case registered against him in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging religious feelings. A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari said on Thursday that the matter be listed on […]

Bengaluru: Three labourers from Kerala were killed in a landslip in Dakshina Kannada as heavy rain pummeled most parts of Karnataka leaving behind a trail of destruction. Meanwhile, the search is on for the first standard schoolgirl, who was washed away in the floods while returning from school in Thogarihankal Gram Panchayat limits in Chikkamagalur district […]

New Delhi: More than two-thirds of blue-collared employees in India earn less than Rs 15,000 per month, according to a report on Thursday. The report by payroll management app Salarybox stated that females in the workplace made Rs 12,398 on average, which was 19 per cent less than their male colleagues, which brings forth the […]

Bareilly: One person has been arrested for allegedly threatening to behead former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma whose controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad had set off a huge controversy in India and abroad. The accused Nasir, in a viral video, had threatened Nupur Sharma after which the Faridpur police arrested him. The FIR against Nasir wad […]

Hyderabad: A video has been going viral on social media that shows a train ramming into the truck. According to officials concerned, the incident took place on Tuesday near the Siddeshwar railway crossing in Bidar district of Karnataka. Bidar, Karnataka | A train collided with a truck at Bhalki crossing, early this morning. No injury […]

Hyderabad: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has recently issued guidelines barring hotels and restaurants from levying service charges automatically or by default on food bills. Under the guidelines, consumers can lodge complaints against hotels and restaurants in case of violation. If a consumer sees a restaurant levying a service charge, they have four options […]

New Delhi: As 5G adoption is set to accelerate in the Asia Pacific with India and Vietnam going live in a few months, lack of digital skills, affordability and online safety concerns are key reasons why the region has the largest regional mobile broadband usage gap worldwide, a report showed on Thursday. According to the […]

Agra: A woman and three lawyers were arrested by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra for allegedly extorting money by registering a fake rape case against a man. According to Agra Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Kumar, the case was registered on June 26. “A woman and three lawyers were arrested for extorting money after registering […]