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New Delhi: On World Tuberculosis Day today, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making India Tuberculosis-free by 2025. He said this will be achieved by ensuring access to quality healthcare and advanced treatment. “Tuberculosis is a preventable & treatable disease. On World TB Day, we reaffirm commitment to make India TB-free […]

Hyderabad: For third consecutive day, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi members staged a walkout from Lok Sabha on Thursday after Speaker Om Birla rejected an adjournment motion notice over the employment situation in India. They raised slogans against the Central government for its failure to implement the electoral promise of providing two crore jobs per annum […]

Before the beginning of the proceedings of the day, the Chief Justice while paying the tribute said: "His passing away is a jolt to the entire legal fraternity. Justice Lahoti will always be remembered as a fearless and independent judge."

United Nations: India has abstained for the fifth time on a UN resolution on Ukraine, but this time it was on a Russia-sponsored resolution in the Security Council and New Delhi was on the side of Washington and its allies. The resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine co-sponsored by Belarus, North Korea and Syria […]

Patna: More than 100 school students have been admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital when they complained of uneasiness after consuming lunch during Bihar Diwas celebrations. The conditions of many are stated to be critical, said hospital sources. Bihar Diwas celebrations were held on Tuesday (March 22) and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attended the […]

New Delhi: EV infrastructure provider Bolt on Thursday announced that it has installed 10,000 EV charging stations in India in six months. Bolt is on track to deploy 1,00,000 charging points in the next six months by catering to demand coming from non-metro cities such as Jaipur, Nagpur, Nashik, Chandigarh, Surat, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada, […]

Hyderabad: India will require 2,210 new aircraft over the next two decades including 1,770 small and 440 medium and large aircraft, according to Airbus’ latest India market forecast. Over the next decade, Indian economy will grow the fastest among the G20 nations. The growing middle class will spend more on air travel. As a result, […]

New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP Nama Nageswar Rao on Thursday moved an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over the employment situation in India. In his notice, the MP submitted that there are over one million jobs lying vacant “under the control of Central Government”. “Paradoxically, it is against the 2 crore […]

Rameswaram: Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended 16 fishermen from Rameswaram and Mandapam in Tamil Nadu and their two boats, according to Q branch police. Earlier on February 12, the Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended 12 Rameswaram-based fishermen and two fishing boats after they had gone fishing across the border in the Palk Bay. Minister of […]

The Prime Minister also said that the GeM platform was especially empowering MSMEs, with 57 per cent of order value coming from the MSME sector.

The death toll has climbed to 5,16,672 with 67 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

At 9.24 a.m., Sensex was 0.5 per cent or 289 points down at 57,395 points, whereas Nifty was 0.4 per cent or 74 points down at 17,172 points.

The High Court's observations came on a case filed by a woman who accused her husband of treating her as a 'sex slave'.

Chennai: In a significant judgment, the Madras High Court has held that an accused in a POCSO case might be allowed to cross-examine the victim, who was a minor at the time of occurrence, but a major (21 years old) now. Justice A D Jagadish Chandira gave the ruling while allowing a criminal original petition […]

Aizawl: The highly contagious African Swine Fever (ASF), which created havoc last year in Mizoram killing over 33,000 pigs, has reappeared in few districts of the bordering state, officials said. Officials of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AH & Vety) Department said that fresh pig deaths due to ASF were reported recently in some villages […]

Mandi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed a method that can transform plastic into hydrogen when exposed to light. The generation of hydrogen from plastics is particularly useful because the gas is considered the most practical non-polluting fuel of the future. Plastics, most of which are derived from petroleum, are […]

The minister in his answer denied that there was any proposal by Telangana on the issue of reservation to STs.

The three freedom fighters were hanged to death by Britishers on March 23, 1931, in the Lahore conspiracy case.

New Delhi: The Red Fort Festival – Bharat Bhagya Vidhata, will take place from March 25th to April 3rd, 2022, at the country’s iconic 17th-century monument in New Delhi, the Red Fort. The 10-day event, organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, will feature a spectacular thematic cultural […]

“Based on historical earthquake and tsunami data, Tsunami Threat does not exist for India. INCOIS will monitor sea level changes near the epicentral region and report in case of tsunami threat,” INCOIS in its special bulletin said.

At 9.55 a.m., Sensex was 0.4 per cent or 216 points up at 58,206 points, whereas Nifty 0.5 per cent or 61 points up at 17,377 points.

The death toll has climbed to 5,16,605 with 62 new fatalities being reported in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 80 paise a litre in the national capital. The petrol will be sold at Rs 97.01 per litre while it would be Rs Rs 88.27 for diesel today.

The body was cut into 30 pieces and buried in a barren plot of land near the Bulandshahr-Hapur toll plaza.