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New York: A 29-year-old Indian-American female hiker, who got swept away in a flash flood last week at the Zion National Park in the US state of Utah, has been found dead, according to a senior official from the park. Jetal Agnihotri of Tucson, Arizona, went missing on August 19 when flash floods swept multiple […]
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New Delhi: India logged 10,649 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,43,68,195, while the active cases declined to 96,442, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,27,452 with 36 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at […]
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New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday termed the Adani group’s buying of 29.18 per cent stake in media group NDTV a “hostile takeover”. Taking to Twitter, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said: “The news of a deeply over-leveraged company owned by the PM’s ‘khaas dost’ making a hostile takeover bid of a well-known TV news […]
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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids at multiple locations across the nation in connection with a money laundering case pertaining to illegal mining and extortion in Jharkhand and Bihar. The raids are underway in Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi-NCR. Pankaj Mishra, the close aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was […]
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Bhadohi: A former village head in Uttar Pradesh Bhadohi district has been booked for allegedly assaulting a Dalit girl and subjecting her to casteist slurs. Girija Shankar Yadav, in-charge of the Chauri police station, where the case was registered, said that the incident took place in a school in Manikpur village. He identified the former village […]
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New Delhi: Richest Indian Gautam Adani’s group on Tuesday said it will buy a majority stake in New Delhi Television Ltd, one of the nation’s most popular news channels, as it looks to boost media investments as part of an ambitious expansion plan. An Adani Group firm first acquired a company that in the past […]
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Hyderabad: A day after the Delhi BJP leaders – MP Parvesh Verma and former MLC Manjinder Singh Sirsa made allegations against her over involvement in the Delhi liquor case, MLC K Kavitha filed defamation cases against the duo in the City Civil Court. She sought an unconditional apology from the BJP leaders for making baseless […]
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Ahead of the launch of the much-awaited epic drama series, Prime Video hosted a spectacular Asia-Pacific premiere in Mumbai for ‘The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power’. It was attended by the series’ cast Robert Aramayo, Maxim Baldry, Markella Kavenagh, Charles Edwards, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Nazanin Boniadi, Ema Horvath, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sara […]
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Bhubaneswar: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully flight tested the vertical launch short range surface-to-air missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday. The flight test was carried out from an Indian Naval Ship against a high-speed unmanned aerial target for demonstration […]
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Hyderabad: A heart-warming video of a Zomato delivery agent carrying his toddlers to work has gone viral on Instagram. The clip has even reached the food delivery app, with Zomato responding in the comments section to help the delivery agent. In the video, the delivery agent is seen delivering food while carrying his children. He […]
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Hyderabad: The BJP on Tuesday suspended its Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh with immediate effect over his alleged remarks against Prophet Muhammad. The party central disciplinary committee had also issued a show cause notice asking him to respond within 10 days as to why he should not be expelled from the party. “You have expressed […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: An audio link of a conversation between Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil and a Police Inspector, Girilal, over the phone has gone viral. The conversation in Malayalam begins with the call coming from the office of Anil. After his staff ensure that the police official is on the other end, the […]
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New Delhi: After Delhi Police solved the case of a missing girl by locating her with a gaming app, the Indian gaming community hailed the quick response of the force. Shivani Jha, Director of Esports Players Welfare Association (EPWA), an organisation representing thousands of Indian esports players and online gamers said” “Bravo, Delhi Police! The […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A wild elephant died after falling into a septic tank near Thrissur, a forest official said on Tuesday. The elephant had fallen into the septic tank of a house located on the border of the forest area on Monday night. Top Forest officials have reached the place and began the process of arranging for […]
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Jaipur: Congress leader and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday backed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for taking up the post of party president and said that party members across the country would be disappointed if he doesn’t. “If Rahul Gandhi does not become the party president, it will be a disappointment for Congressmen across […]
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New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. “President, Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted along with a photo of the two leaders.
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have grilled two accused in connection with raising pro-Pakistan slogans during a clubhouse chat, and also intensified the search for three others. Last Tuesday a group of youths from Bengaluru created a picture display of the Pakistani flag on the clubhouse and also sung the national anthem of the hostile neighbouring […]
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New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday stepped up attack on the AAP, claiming its government in Delhi ignored the violations of the excise policy and recommendations of an expert committee. According to the Delhi Excise Policy, producers, retailers and distributors of liquor cannot be the same. Also, there cannot be common directors or shareholders, BJP […]
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Dongargarh: Two bogies of the Shivnath Express train bound for Nagpur in Maharashtra derailed at Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh, Indian Railways said on Tuesday. As per the South East Central Railway, there were no casualties. Train No. 18239, Shivnath Express was headed towards Itwari station from Gondia station when two coaches Sec 134400 and Sec 084114 […]
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London: Britain’s prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak said he wants to change the UK-India relationship to make it a more two-way exchange that opens up easy access to UK students and companies in India. During a campaign hustings event hosted by the Conservative Friends of India (CFIN) diaspora organisation in north London on Monday evening, […]
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New Delhi: The University Grant Commission (UGC) has approved the draft guidelines for engaging ‘Professor of Practice’ in Universities and colleges, officials said on Tuesday. The decision came after the 560th meeting of the UGC and will be soon made public for feedback by stakeholders. The decision was taken as a measure to promote the […]
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United Nations: In an apparent jibe at China, India has cautioned against any “double standards” on the issue of combating terrorism and emphasised that any “coercive or unilateral” action that seeks to change the status quo by force is an affront to the principle of common security. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, […]
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Jammu: Four earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir in less than eight hours on Tuesday. No loss of life or damage to property was reported, officials said. The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 2.20 am, was 61 km east of Katra area in Jammu region, they said. The officials said the quake hit at […]
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New Delhi: India on Tuesday reported 8,586 new Covid cases and 48 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. The new cases were a slight decline from Monday’s count of 9,531. With 48 people succumbing to the disease, the nationwide Covid death toll has risen to 5,27,416. The active […]
