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New Delhi: E-commerce giant Amazon on Friday said that it has acquired homegrown women-focused social commerce startup GlowRoad for an undisclosed sum. In a statement, the company said the acquisition will help it meet the commitment to digitise 10 million local Indian businesses by 2025. “Amazon continues to explore new ways to digitise India and […]

New Delhi: In a bid to protect mangroves and local livelihoods in India, Apple on Friday announced a new initiative in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. The tech giant awarded a grant to the Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF) to work with the local community to protect a 2,400 hectare mangrove forest in the region, […]

New Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked Bharat Biotech for additional data on its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, for administering it to children aged between 2-12 years, sources said. This development comes after the Subject Expert Committee discussed recommendations for the restricted emergency of Covaxin in […]

Rajnandgaon: Five members of a family including three children were charred to death in a fire that broke out in their car after an accident in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district, the police said. According to the police, on Thursday night, a car crashed in the culvert near Ganesh temple in Singarpur village under Thelkadih police station […]

Jammu: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was killed on Friday in a terror attack in J&K’s Jammu city. Police sources said terrorists attacked a bus of the CISF troopers near the Chaddha camp in Jammu city at around 4.25 a.m. The bus was carrying 15 troopers for morning shift […]

Hubli: Section 144 has been imposed in Karnataka’s Hubli city after a mob pelted stones at the old Hubli police station in which four policemen were injured on Saturday night, the curfew will continue till April 23, the police said. As many as 12 cases were registered in connection with the law and order situation […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened in the red on Friday with Sensex down by 495.53 points and Nifty down by 156.60 points. At 9:35 am, the BSE Sensex was down by 495.53 points or 0.86 per cent at 57,416.15. BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, […]

Houston: Four Indian-origin students were among the 58 aspiring public service leaders from 53 colleges and universities in the US selected as Truman Scholars 2022. The Indian-American Truman scholars are Amisha A Kambath, Eshika Kaul, Avi Gupta and Bhav Jain. The scholars will be awarded USD 30,000 in funding for post-graduate studies, along with leadership […]

Lucknow: Three persons were killed and 34 injured after a balcony and a wall collapsed at a wedding venue in Bijnor area in Sarojini Nagar police circle, late on Thursday night. Two killed including a minor girl after roof collapsed during a wedding ceremony in Bijnor police limits of #Lucknow. pic.twitter.com/A8JIlCBR6c — Arvind Chauhan अरविंद चौहान […]

Baramulla: Four terrorists, including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, have been neutralised so far in the ongoing encounter that broke out in Malwah area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district in early house of Thursday, said police. In the operation, LeT commander Yousuf Kantroo, who was on the list of top 10 most wanted terrorists […]

Haveri: Karnataka police have formed two special teams on Thursday to nab a miscreant who opened fire in the theatre while watching blockbuster ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, severely injuring a 27-year-old youth in Haveri district of Karnataka. Vasanth Kumar Shivapura, a resident of Mugali village has been seriously injured in the incident which took place on […]

Varanasi: Lemons are now being offered free with mobile accessories. #Varanasi: Amid rising prices, this electronics store has unique offers – 1 liter #petrol free on mobiles above Rs 10,000 and free #lemon with smartphone accessories Track udpates – https://t.co/xOCQbrIyex pic.twitter.com/qaxs20XJ9F — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) April 21, 2022 A shopkeeper in Varanasi is offering free […]

New Delhi: Retail giant Walmart on Thursday said that it is now offering manufacturers and trading firms in India to reach a growing market of more than 120 million US consumers each month. As part of its efforts to expand sourcing from India to $10 billion a year by 2027, Walmart, along with Flipkart and […]

Jalaun: A priest in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun has proceeded on a fast-unto-death after he was booked for breach of peace by the police on Wednesday. The priest was booked after he allegedly used a loudspeaker to chant the Hanuman Chalisa during the time of ‘azaan’. He is now demanding action against the administrative officials and […]

Chennai: OneWeb, an Indo-UK joint venture satellite communications company, said on Thursday that it would launch its satellites using the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) rockets. In a statement, OneWeb, a joint venture between India Bharti Global and the UK government, said an agreement to this effect has been signed with NewSpace India Ltd, the […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened in the green on Thursday with Sensex up by 358.67 points and Nifty by 99.70 points. At 9:30 am, the BSE Sensex was up by 358.67 points or 0.63 per cent at 57,396.17. BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and […]

Ahmedabad: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday landed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad for a two-day visit to India with focus on stepping up cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, giving momentum to negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries as well as enhancing defence ties. Johnson started his visit from Ahmedabad where he is […]

Srinagar: Three soldiers and a civilian have been injured during an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Thursday. “Exact location of encounter is Malwah area. In the initial exchange of fire, three soldiers and a civilian received minor injuries. Operation in progress. Further details shall follow,” […]

Hyderabad: Mishrana, a book that presents a blend of beautiful Ikebana arrangements and delicious Indian recipes, was formally launched in Hyderabad by Taga Masayuki, Consul General of Japan in Chennai. D B Venkatesh Varma, former Ambassador of India to Russia, Spain & UN, also participated in the event which had more than 30 Ikebana enthusiasts […]

New Delhi: In view of spike in coronavirus cases in the city, the Delhi government on Wednesday made wearing of mask mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on violators. Officials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in its meeting, also decided not to shut schools, but chose to come […]

New Delhi: India’s crude oil production in March 2022 fell to 2,526.11 thousand metric tonnes (TMT), which is 12.49 per cent lower than the target for the month and 3.37 per cent lower than the output recorded during the same month in 2021, the government data showed on Wednesday. Cumulative crude oil production during April-March, […]

New Delhi: HP on Wednesday launched its Pavilion laptops powered by 12th Gen Intel Core processors for improved performance for its users in India. Starting at Rs 55,999, the all-new Pavilion series — HP Pavilion 15, HP Pavilion 14 and HP Pavilion x360 — are designed with the environment in mind, with an all-metal laptop […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the registry to communicate the status quo order to North Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor, North DMC Commissioner and Delhi Police commissioner. The court’s decision came after senior Advocate Dushyant Dave’s submission in the Supreme Court that demolition continued in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri despite the apex court’s status quo […]

Imphal: A top militant was arrested in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, the Assam Rifles said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Assam Rifles, Territorial Army and Manipur Police nabbed the chief of militant group United Tribal Revolutionary Army (UTRA) from Dampi village on Tuesday, it said in a statement. A .22 pistol […]