India

Lucknow: In a seemingly bizarre incident, nearly 150 cartons of chocolate bars of a popular brand have been stolen from a godown by unidentified miscreants in the Chinhat area in Lucknow. The godown belongs to businessman Rajendra Singh Siddhu, who is a distributor of a multinational chocolate brand in the city. Siddhu told police that at […]

Chennai: An influential association, representing thousands of Indian esports athletes and skill gamers, has made a representation to the Tamil Nadu government to recognise skill games as a distinct sport and not club it along with gambling. Two Indian chess prodigies have also weighed in with their support. The Esports Players Welfare Association (EPWA), said in […]

Hyderabad: Taking inspiration from the recently concluded 44th Chess Olympiad held in Chennai, a police station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has come up with a new initiative to teach children the basics of chess. At present, children from the Karimadom colony and nearby colonies (known for high crime rate) of the police station are undergoing training. These […]

Jaipur: A 35-year-old woman succumbed here at SMS hospital a week after she was set on fire by her relatives, police said on Wednesday. SP Jaipur Rural Manish Agrawal said the woman died Tuesday night. The woman, Anita, was set on fire on August 10 in Raisar Police Station area in a monetary dispute. Agrawal […]

Nuh: A three-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by a teenage boy here, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the father of the minor girl in his complaint said that on Tuesday morning while his wife was on her way to a field, their minor daughter followed her. The woman, unaware that the girl […]

Hyderabad: The demise of billionaire trader Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, also known as a ‘big bull’ of the Indian stock market, has been a major setback for the country.  Dairy brand Amul paid a heartfelt tribute to Jhunjhunwala through its evergreen doodle series. Amul posted a doodle of Jhunjhunwala sitting on a chair. Right next to him […]

Bengaluru: A woman head constable, who went to nab a murder accused who jumped court’s proceedings, suffered injuries when the criminal attacked her in HAL police station limits, here. The incident occurred on August 5 but came to the fore on Wednesday. Forty-five-year-old Head Constable Vinutha of HAL police station in Bengaluru had gone with […]

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it has paid Rs 8,312.4 crore to the Department of Telecom (DoT) towards dues for spectrum acquired in the recently concluded 5G auctions. Airtel said it has paid four years of 2022 5G spectrum dues upfront. “This upfront payment of 4 years allows us to drive 5G rollout in […]

Jaipur: Raising questions on the police, administration and his own government in the case of the death of a child due to thrashing by teacher, former deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has demanded the removal of Jalore’s Additional District Magistrate and Deputy Superintendent of Police on charges of lathi charging and snatching the phone of […]

Dakshina Kannada:  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sources on Wednesday said that 31-year-old Praveen Kumar Nettare, a BJP Yuva Morcha activist in Bellare town in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, was murdered to create terror in the region. The accused — Zakir Savanur, Mohammad Shafeeq Bellare, Sheik Saddam Hussain Bellare and Mohammad Harris Bellare — who […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the release of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case and said the entire country is seeing the difference between his words and deeds. He asked what message is being sent out to the women of the country through such decisions. […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has decided to name Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others, officials said on Wednesday. The federal probe agency is expected to file a fresh (supplementary) charge sheet or prosecution complaint in this case on […]

New Delhi: Journalist Rana Ayyub on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the attachment of funds by the Enforcement Directorate. Ayyub’s plea stated that “Provisional attachment has expired after 180 days yet Adjudicating Authority PMLA is continuing with proceedings” The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma is set to hear this plea today. Enforcement Directorate […]

New Delhi: Seven in 10 Indian consumers believe that mobile devices have different charging cables because it allows the manufacturers to maximise sale of accessories amid lack of government standards, a new report said on Wednesday. While five in 10 respondents say different charging cables are there due to lack of government standards, nine in […]

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered six dead bodies from two houses on Wednesday in J&K’s Jammu district. While the exact cause of their death was being investigated, the police said that the bodies recovered from the Sidhra locality of Jammu city were found in a semi-decomposed condition. Police said the bodies were recovered from two […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it is holding talks with FIFA officials, and breaking of ice could take place soon, as the government is making all efforts to lift the suspension of All India Football Federation (AIFF), imposed by FIFA. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people share ideas and inputs for the upcoming episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’ scheduled for August 28. The citizens can send in their inputs on MyGov, Namo App, or call 1800-11-7800 to record their message. Looking forward to ideas and inputs for the upcoming #MannKiBaat programme on […]

New Delhi: India on Wednesday recorded 9,062 fresh COVID-19 infections that took its tally to 4,42,86,256, while the number of active cases came down to 1,05,058, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,27,134 with 36 new fatalities, including six reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]

Hyderabad: When the whole nation is immersed in the 75th Independence Day celebrations, the Indian football fraternity was in rude shock on August 15. The news of FIFA banning the All India Football Federation (AIFF) citing the ‘undue influence from third parties’ sent shock waves across the country. The former international players from the city […]

New Delhi: Opposition parties on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the release of 11 people convicted for rape and murder in the Bilkis Bano case of 2002 Gujarat riots within hours of his praise for “Nari Shakti” in the Independence Day speech and alleged that this is the “real face” of […]

Bangkok: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Tuesday to attend the 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting. India and Thailand are celebrating 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations. “Amb Suchitra welcomes Hon Minister of External Affairs @DrSJaishankar who is visiting Thailand for the 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting. India & Thailand are celebrating […]

Bhubaneswar: With heavy rainfall in the upper and lower catchment areas of Mahanadi river, flood-like situation is looming over 10 districts of Odisha, officials said on Tuesday. Holding a review meeting on the situation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked the collectors of the 10 districts to remain alert and take all possible steps to tackle […]

Hyderabad: The Meta-owned instant messaging platform, WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new feature named ‘Avatar profile photo.’ It enables users to put up an avatar as their profile photo. The new feature will enhance the overall user interface, as per the report by WaBetaInfo. However, there is no official confirmation on the release date. According […]

Jodhpur: In the wake of the death of Dalit student, Former PCC chief and deputy chief minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said one has to walk the talk to win trust of the Dalit community. Pilot made the remark as he left from Jodhpur civil airport for Jalore, where a Dalit student Indra […]