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Manila: Saudi Arabia has embarked on an ambitious programme to boost inbound tourism and considers India a key market, said Saudi Tourism Board CEO Fahd Hamidaddin.Hamidaddin, who has been the chief of investment, strategy and tourism marketing for the Saudi Ministry of Tourism, spoke to PTI on the sidelines of the World Travel and Tourism […]

Haridwar: Haridwar district administration on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 within a 5 km radius of Dada Jalalpur village after a Mahapanchayat by Hindu religious leaders was announced. “Section 144 has been imposed in Dada Jalalpur and nearby 5 km area. All programs have been restricted. No permission was taken for this programme […]

Chennai: A fire broke out in a part of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital here on Wednesday morning following which patients were evacuated to safety, said officials. According to hospital officials, 33 patients were shifted from the fire-affected wards. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, who reached the hospital, told reporters: “The patients have been […]

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 16 paise to 76.72 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, weighed down by the strength of the greenback and unabated foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 76.69 against the American dollar, then lost ground to quote at 76.72, registering a fall of […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in a mishap in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Prime Minister has also announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakhs to the next kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those injured in the accident from Prime Minister’s National Relief […]

Lucknow:  In a freak accident, a new-born baby boy died after he slipped off the hands of a staff nurse and hit the floor at a private hospital in Malhaur locality of Chinhat in Lucknow. The post-mortem report has confirmed head injury as the cause of death. Police have registered a case against the nurse […]

Chennai: Eleven persons were electrocuted and 15 others injured when the top of a car belonging to Appar Madam/Mutt touched the overhead power cable in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning. According to police, the accident took place in Kalimedu village when the car touched the overhead power cable killing 11 and injuring […]

New Delhi: As many as 108 former bureaucrats have written an open letter to Narendra Modi, urging the Prime Minister to end the politics of hate in the country. In the letter, the signatories said the country is witnessing a frenzy of hate-filled destructions where at the sacrificial altar are not just Muslims and members […]

Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech International announced that its Covaxin has received emergency use approval in children aged between 6 and 12 years. It had conducted phase II/III, open-label, and multicenter studies to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity Covaxin in healthy children and adolescents in the 2-18 age group. The clinical trials conducted in the paediatric […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday officially announced that election strategist Prashant Kishor will not be working for the party as he declined to be part of the empowered action group for the 2024 general elections. The declaration came a day after Sonia Gandhi had announced the constitution of the group. Congress General Secretary Randeep […]

Hyderabad: The summer holidays are finally announced and it’s time for a family trip. Be it a city break, adventure, camping, just a pool, weekend getaway, or a solo trip, you will have the best spots to visit in our country. To make your trip planning easy, we’ve listed out packages that Telangana Tourism is […]

Washington: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended a roundtable with business leaders and investors co-hosted by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the Silicon Valley, and invited the leading investors to become a part of India’s growth story. Senior executives, business leaders of private sectors, venture capitalists, the institutional […]

New Delhi: India reported 2,483 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, a marginal decline against previous day’s 2,541 infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country has reported a decline at 15,636 cases, accounting for 0.04 per cent of the country’s total positive cases. In the same […]

Kolkata: Speaking at the inaugural session of the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to potential investors to invest in Bengali cinema and television programmes. “Bengali cinema and television segment have tremendous growth potentials. So, I appeal to the potential investors to invest in these two segments,” […]

Tumakuru: Karnataka police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a fake doctor couple following the death of a woman who was administered IVF treatment by the accused in Tumakuru district. The accused, who have been identified as Vani and Manjunath, claimed to be doctors and treated hundreds of childless couples, charging them in lakhs. Investigations […]

Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government has now made it mandatory for all commissioners, district magistrates and other senior officers across Uttar Pradesh to adopt state government schools to ensure their facelift. A directive in this regard was issued by Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra following Yogi’s appeal during the launch of ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ on […]

New Delhi: The initial public offering of the country’s largest insurer LIC will open on May 4 and close on May 9, sources said. The IPO, through which the government will sell 3.5 per cent stake in state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), will fetch Rs 21,000 crore to the exchequer. The IPO values LIC at […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked 16 YouTube news channels, including six Pakistan and ten India based channels having a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore, for spreading disinformation related to the country’s national security, foreign relations and public order. The ministry also blocked one Facebook account. “It was observed that […]

Guwahati: Assam police on Monday re-arrested Independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani soon after a court in Kokrajhar district granted bail to him, six days after he was arrested by Assam police in connection with an “objectionable” tweet against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The police from Barpeta district arrested Mevani again, but refused to disclose in […]

New Delhi: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani has become the world’s fifth-richest person overtaking legendary investor Warren Buffett, according to Forbes data. According to Forbes estimates, the net worth of 59-year-old Gautam Adani surged to $123.7 billion as of Friday’s market close, while Warren Buffett’s net worth stood at $121.7 billion. Buffett is 91 years […]

Hyderabad: In the first major step towards filling up 80,039 vacancies in different government departments, the Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board on Monday issued notifications for direct recruitment to 16,614 posts. These are the first recruitment notifications after the recent mega recruitment announcement by the State government. Following these notifications, the Telangana State Public […]

New Delhi: Observing that mushrooming of illegal colonies across the country is a menace to urban development, the Supreme Court Monday said there is a need for a comprehensive action plan by state governments to prevent these illegal colonies from coming up. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai appointed senior […]

Hyderabad: The vibe is casual chic at fashion designer Anushree Reddy’s new Pret store on Road No. 12 in Banjara Hills. Aptly named Ar at 12, the store is Anushree’s foray into resort wear for women and is a fabulous collection of flirtatious and fun silhouettes. Her new store, done up in pink, is located […]

Bengaluru: Making non-Christian students read Bible compulsorily in Clarence High School here has created a controversy with Hindu organisations demanding cancellation of its license. Sri Ram Sena founder Pramod Muthalik on Monday asked the school management to keep the Bible at their homes and churches. “Why is Bible being preached to Hindu students who comprise […]