India

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has written a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking urgent intervention by her in the backdrop of the grave financial crisis that the state government is facing currently. “The financial health of the state has been seriously affected by a reduction in the revenue deficit grant to […]

New Delhi: Amid a stalemate in Parliament, the Congress on Tuesday asked why the government is not allowing an urgent debate on price rise and GST when the entire opposition was demanding it. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said a debate under Rule 267 has been held several times in the past on issues of […]

Mumbai: In a startling revelation, Shiv Sena president and ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that when he was critical and battling for life in a hospital for his spinal issues, the rebels actively hatched a conspiracy to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. During his hospitalisation in November 2021 for his neck […]

Chennai: India is hosting the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai. The world’s biggest chess event will be held from July 28 to August 10. With a record 187 countries taking part with 188 teams in the Open section and 162 in the Women’s section, the Olympiad will witness the highest ever […]

Ahmedabad: With seven more people succumbing, the death toll in the hooch tragedy in Ahmedabad and Botad districts of Gujarat climbed to 24 on Tuesday morning, police said. According to Bhavnagar Range Inspector General of Police Ashok Kumar Yadav, of the deceased 15 were from Botad districts, while nine belonged to Ahmedabad rural areas. The […]

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu paid tributes to the martyrs and brave soldiers who fought in the 1999 Kargil War against Pakistan on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Tuesday. President Murmu, who assumed the office a day ago, termed the day as a “symbol of extraordinary valour.” “Kargil Vijay Diwas is a symbol […]

New Delhi: With 14,830 new COVID-19 cases being reported in a day, India’s tally of coronavirus infections rose to 4,39,20,451, while the count of active cases has declined to 1,47,512, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,26,110 with 36 new fatalities being […]

Mumbai: A single-seater aircraft crash landed during a training session in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Monday, said an official from a private aviation academy to which the plane belonged. Its woman pilot suffered minor injuries, police and a medical officer said. The incident took place at Kadbanwadi in Indapur tehsil around 11.30 am. The aircraft […]

Patna: Undercurrent of friction between the BJP and the JD(U) became more apparent on Monday when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar skipped the oath-taking ceremony of president Droupadi Murmu in the national capital. Defending Kumar’s absence, Janata Dal-United parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwaha asserted that the chief minister is not bound to attend all the […]

New Delhi: After touching an all-time low and psychologically crucial level of 80 per US dollar last week, the Indian currency rupee traded largely steady on Monday. At the time of writing this report, the rupee traded at 79.82, data showed. An elevated risk appetite in the domestic financial markets and softening of crude oil […]

Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of 13 persons accused in the violence that took place in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district after the 2021 Assembly polls. Justice Debangsu Basak said that since the CBI is interrogating the matter, the granting of bail to the […]

Raichur: Four college girl students have gone missing suspiciously from the Raichur city of Karnataka, police said on Monday. The police have launched a hunt for them in neighbouring states — Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The girls have been identified as Monica, Bhagyashree, Bhavani, studying in Class 12 and Nandini, studying in Class 11 at Raichur […]

New Delhi: As many as eight policemen were injured during a raid at a bar in Hauz Khas village when the said bar’s owner and nine of his employees allegedly attacked them with rods, sticks and pipes, officials said Monday. Following the incident, the police has arrested 10 people, including the bar owner under sections 186 […]

Bijapur: Naxals set ablaze two vehicles and a machine engaged in laying cables of a private telecom company in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Monday. No person was injured in the incident which took place on Sunday evening between Padera and Kakekorma villages under Bijapur police station limits where the cable laying work was […]

New Delhi: Top Congress leaders to meet on Monday to evolve the party’s strategy ahead of Sonia Gandhi’s questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper. The Congress president is scheduled to appear before the ED on Tuesday for the second round of questioning. She was earlier […]

Thiruvananthapuram:  A snake wrapped itself around the leg of a Class 4 student after she accidentally stepped on it in her classroom in Palakkad district of Kerala on Monday. The incident took place at the state-run Government Higher Secondary School in Palakkad. As the child screamed in horror and shook her leg desperately, the reptile […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described Droupadi Murmu taking over as India’s President as a “watershed moment” for the country, especially for the poor, marginalised and downtrodden. The entire nation watched with pride as she took oath, PM Modi said, wishing her the best for a fruitful tenure. “The entire nation watched […]

Hyderabad: Samples collected from a man with suspected symptoms of Monkeypox were sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune on Monday. Five types of samples of the 40-year-old man currently in isolation at Fever Hospital in Hyderabad were collected and sent to the lab. The samples include swab from throat, blood, urine, from […]

New Delhi: Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp has moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of Election Commission of India (ECI) proceedings on Eknath Shinde-camp’s plea for recognition as ‘real’ Shiv Sena. The plea filed by general secretary of Shiv Sena Subhash Desai submitted that the respondents purportedly have initiated proceedings under para 15 of the […]

Bengaluru: A suspected terrorist was arrested in Bengaluru and during preliminary probe it was revealed that the youth from Assam was set to join the Al Qaeda and pledged support to waging a jihad against the country, police sources said on Monday. On Sunday night, sleuths of the Central Crime Branch’s (CCB) Special Wing in coordination […]

New Delhi: With a focus on the availability of sufficient and suitably qualified and experienced manpower, including training and duty time limitation and facilities such as hangers, stores, spares, consumables, special tools and equipment, aviation regulator Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started an audit of airlines. Officials said that the audit will also […]

New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India reported 16,866 new Covid-19 cases, a decline against the 20,279 registered the previous day, the Union Home Ministry said on Monday. Also in the same period, there were 41 additional fatalities which took the nationwide Covid death toll to 5,26,074. The active caseload dropped to 1,50,877, accounting for […]

Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 190 pigs have been culled so far in two pig farms after African swine flu was reported in Kerala’s Wayanad district. The district administration on Monday pointed out that culling will continue, but there is no need to be worried as things are under control. The culling of pigs began after the […]

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said her election to the top constitutional post proves that in India, the poor can not only dream but also fulfil those aspirations. In her address after Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered to her the oath as the 15th President of India, Murmu thanked all […]