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New Delhi: India logged 16,299 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,42,06,996 while the active cases declined to 1,25,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday The death toll climbed to 5,26,879 with 53 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]

Mumbai: The rupee was trading in a narrow range against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday amid a rally in the equity markets. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee witnessed range-bound trading in early deals. It opened at 79.22 against the US dollar, then fell to 79.31, registering a decline of 6 […]

Jammu: Alert troops of the Army foiled a terrorist ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district in which two terrorists and three soldiers were killed. Defence sources told IANS, “Terrorists tried to cross the fence of the army camp at Pargal near Budh Kanadi in the Darhal area of Rajouri district early […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to the people of the country on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday. “Greetings to everyone on the special occasion of Raksha Bandhan,” PM Modi tweeted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended greetings on the occasion. “Warm wishes to all the countrymen on the auspicious […]

New Delhi: In another important milestone in the Gaganyaan project, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the test-firing of the Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM) of Crew Escape System, from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, said the officials on Wednesday. Today, ISRO achieved an important milestone in the Gaganyaan project by successfully test-firing the Low […]

Muzaffarnagar: The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesman Rakesh Tikait has warned of another farmer agitation. He has asked farmers to remain united and be ready for a movement, if they wanted to protect their lives and land. Talking to reporters, Tikait accused the government of not fulfilling its poll promise of providing free electricity to […]

Firozabad: A video clip of a police constable protesting over the quality of food being served to them has gone viral on social media. Constable Manoj Kumar speaks to the media. Says he tried reaching out to the SP but got no response. Later, he came out in public with his grievance over the quality […]

New Delhi: With a view to promote co-production of films, the Union Cabinet has approved signing of ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’ between India and Australia. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of an ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’. Audio Visual co-production treaties are enabling documents which facilitate co-production of films […]

New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday launched the indigenous Lumpi-ProVacInd vaccine to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease. The vaccine has been developed by the National Equine Research Centre, Hisar (Haryana) in collaboration with the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar (Bareilly). Describing this vaccine as a milestone for […]

Hyderabad: Unabated transmission of Omicron variants in Telangana and elsewhere in the country are contributing in a big way towards formation of new sub-variants. As a result, there is always a possibility that any of the new variant could turn-out to be severe, just like the Delta variant, geneticists and public health officials, said. Thanks […]

Hyderabad: Railway Protection Force (RPF) which launched a pan-India ‘Operation Yatri Suraksha’ with the aim of improving the security of passengers travelling by Indian Railways, has nabbed 365 suspects and recovered stolen passenger property worth Rs 1 crore in the month of July. According to a press release, the RPF has taken several steps to […]

Hyderabad: As part of Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative, Aakash BYJU’S is organizing a major drive towards inclusivity and empowerment of girl students in the arena of private coaching for higher education through ‘Education for All’, a nationwide project to offer free NEET and JEE coaching and scholarships to nearly 2,000 Class IX-XII students from […]

New Delhi: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent N V Ramana demits office the day before. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 […]

World Biofuel Day is an annual event that is held every year on August 10 to spread awareness about the usage of unconventional sources of fuels over fossil fuels. The Government of India has been celebrating the event since 2015. History It is celebrated to honor the inventor of the diesel engine – Sir Rudolf […]

Jaipur: One crore students of Rajasthan schools are likely to create a world record by singing patriotic songs at the same time on Friday. Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Pawan Kumar Goel said to inculcate the spirit of patriotism among the students, under the Amrit Mahotsav of Azadi, all government and non-government schools of […]

Hyderabad: The application window for the UK Government’s flagship international scholarships and fellowships programme is now open. The prestigious Chevening Scholarships and Fellowships offer full financial support for a one-year master’s at any UK university and for 8-12 week professional development courses, respectively. The Chevening programme in India is the largest in the world, benefiting […]

Hyderabad: Congress leaders are always prone to committing mistakes. This has again come out in the national media. When asked about the possibility of Nitish Kumar being chosen as the future candidate for the post of Prime Minister on behalf of the Opposition bloc, a senior Congress leader said, “ The Congress is too big […]

Hyderabad: Mistakes do happen but if it happens at a school that’s supposed to impart quality education to students then there’s a reason to be concerned. A school said to be located in Punjab, made a huge blunder by using the picture of ‘Breaking Bad’ actor Bryan Cranston in the place of renowned scientist Werner […]

Patna: A day after announcing a new grand alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and other opposition parties after breaking away from the BJP, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth time. Tejashwi Yadav took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister. Also present at the swearing-in ceremony held at […]

Hyderabad: Are you planning to travel to India from abroad? If yes, be informed about the changes in the rules that the government is mulling. Currently, passengers are required to upload their Covid-19 vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report on the Air Suvidha portal before coming to India. However, according to reports, the government is […]

Nagpur: One leader can not face all the challenges before this country and a single organization or party can not bring about change, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said here on Tuesday. This thought was at the base of the Sangh’s ideology, he said, adding that the country got independence only when the […]

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday claimed that the mountains of cash seized from Mamata Banerjee’s close aide have enraged West Bengal, and the Trinamool Congress leaders are being accosted and beaten up. The BJP said the chief minister is also not spared being.Sharing a video, BJP West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya tweeted, “TMC leaders, […]

Muzaffarnagar: A woman and her paramour have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district for allegedly killing her teenage son for opposing their relationship. Senior Superintendent of Police, Vinit Jaiswal, said on Wednesday that Munish and her lover Satendra killed the 16-year-old Ashish on Monday and dumped his body in a tube well. He said […]

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that his government will provide free travel to women above 60 years of age in the government buses. In a tweet, the chief minister made this announcement on Wednesday. Free bus travel for senior women citizens was one of the promises made by the BJP in […]