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In a tweet, the Prime Minister Modi said, Shri Bappi Lahiri Ji's music was all encompassing, beautifully expressing diverse emotions.

The death toll climbed to 5,09,872 with 514 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

A two-minute video, in which he is seen sharing his ordeal with colleagues before succumbing to his injuries, has gone viral.

Sonipat (Haryana): Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu passed away in a road accident near Sonipat in Haryana on Tuesday. According to Haryana Police, the accident took place on Western Peripheral Expressway near Pipli Toll plaza. Sidhu, who was arrested in February last year in the Red Fort violence case, was granted bail in April. Police said […]

Hyderabad: In recent times, fuel prices have become rock steady and there was no revision of prices. Does it mean the international crude oil prices have become stagnant? Not necessarily! On the contrary, the crude oil prices are skyrocketing and are almost touching $100 per barrel. Currently, the price is hovering around $96-97, breaching the […]

Hyderabad: A team of doctors at Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad, gave a new lease of life to a 56-year-old woman by surgically removing a 47 kg tumour, which is being claimed as the biggest non-ovarian tumour that has been successfully removed in the country. The woman, a government employee and a resident of Devgadh Baria, had […]

Hyderabad: The true face of the BJP was unveiled on Tuesday, when the party legislator from Hyderabad T Raja Singh spoke of how bulldozers were being requisitioned in Uttar Pradesh to mow down people who did not support the BJP in the ongoing elections. The BJP MLA T Raja Singh on Tuesday said that the […]

Lakhimpur Kheri: Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra was released from jail here on Tuesday evening after fulfilling bail conditions pronounced by the Allahabad High Court. He has been released from jail after completion of procedure, Lakhimpur Kheri Jail Superintendent P P Singh told reporters. Ashish Mishra was lodged in the jail here […]

What is an example of pure luck? Well, this viral video will surely make you believe in it. Several netizens today have been going bonkers watching CCTV footage of a man’s narrow escape from being hit into pieces. The video shows a biker passing by the railway crossing despite the gate being closed. Soon after, […]

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday alleged that the BJP government’s central policies benefit big industrialists, whereas the poor and middle class are left to their fate. In a virtual address for the Manipur Assembly elections, the Congress leader said, “The BJP government’s central policies benefit 2-3 big industrialists, whereas poor […]

New Delhi: Delhi Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly raping an 87-year-old woman at her residence in the national capital’s Tilak Nagar area. The police said they have also recovered the stolen mobile phone from the accused, identified as Ankit. “He was living in a nearby locality and worked as a sweeper,” Additional […]

Shahjahanpur: In the first incident of poll-related violence, a Samajwadi Party leader was shot dead and another person injured when some people attacked them in his village under Nigohi police circle on Tuesday. The police said that the deceased has been identified as Sudhir Kumar and booth president of Samajwadi Party in the Vikrampur Chakora […]

New Delhi: Yet again, Jio makes a move on Valentine’s Day. This time inviting the competition network users to port out and join the Jio family of over 421 million users. On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, Jio — the largest telecom operator in the country wished its users and also leveraged this opportunity to […]

Ranchi: A special CBI court on Tuesday convicted Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad in the Rs 139.5 crore Doranda treasury embezzlement case. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on February 18, a CBI counsel said. The court had on January 29 completed hearing arguments in case and […]

Kiev/New Delhi: In a latest advisory issued on Tuesday, the Embassy of India in Kiev has asked Indian nationals in Ukraine, particularly students whose stay is not essential, to consider leaving the country temporarily in the wake of the current situation. “Indian nationals are also advised to avoid all non-essential travel to and within Ukraine,” […]

New Delhi: Ahead of the Assembly polls in Punjab, the Congress suffered a big setback on Tuesday as former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar quit the party. He sent his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi on Monday. “Having given my thoughtful consideration to the matter, I have concluded that in the present circumstances and consistent with […]

New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 173.42 crores with the administration of over 44.68 lakh doses in the past 24 hours, informed Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. “With the administration of more than 44.68 lakh doses (44,68,365) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 173.42 crores (1,73,42,62,440) […]

New Delhi: Referring to a plea in the Karnataka High Court to defer hearing on the ‘hijab’ row till the Assembly polls were over, the BJP has raised questions over the timing of the row and said the row was not a controversy, but a conspiracy against India. A plea has been filed in the […]

New Delhi: India continues to witness its downward trajectory of fresh COVID-19 cases with the country reporting 27,409 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. The daily positivity rate in the country has also dipped to 2.23 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate […]

Varanasi: An exhibition of visual arts organised at Banaras Hindu University has led to a major controversy. Amresh Kumar, assistant professor of Visual Arts himself, has superimposed his picture on a painting of Lord Shri Ram and his wife’s face on the picture of Sita. The exhibition has been organised in the Faculty of Visual […]

New Delhi: Cloud major Oracle on Tuesday said Bharti Airtel has chosen its Cloud applications to digitise and simplify its finance, planning and supply chain processes. With the integrated Oracle Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud SCM applications, Airtel will transform its shared services operations, which focus on driving productivity and agility across the company. “With […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will inaugurate The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) latest edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) that will deliberate on the planetary resilience in wake of the multitude of extreme weather events across the globe in the recent years. Curated on the theme ‘Towards a Resilient […]

New Delhi: Adani Groups subsidiary Adani Enterprises on Monday reported an attributable consolidated net loss of Rs 12 crore due to losses in developing business. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 297 crore in Q3FY21. The ccompany’s total income increased to Rs 18,963 crore due to improved realisation on the back of […]

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not submitting the post-mortem reports of a victim of the 2006 Nithari murder case. A division bench comprising Justices Manoj Mishra and Sameer Jain was hearing a petition filed by convict Surinder Koli against his death sentence on Monday. The […]