India

According to Health Ministry, the country has so far reported 3,071 cases of Omicron of which 1,203 have been recovered.

New Delhi: India is likely to overtake Japan as Asia’s second-largest economy by 2030 when its GDP is also projected to surpass that of Germany and the UK to rank as world’s No.3, IHS Markit said in a report on Friday. Currently, India is the sixth-largest economy in the world, behind the US, China, Japan, […]

Mumbai: Maharashtra’s single-day Covid-19 caseload shot above the 40,000-mark on Friday though no new case of the Omicron variant was reported for the day, taking the states overall Covid tally past the 68 lakh-mark, health officials said. For the 11th consecutive day, the state reported a massive spike in Covid-19 infections and suspect cases whose […]

New Delhi: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 150 crore with more than 81 lakh shots being given on Friday, the Health Ministry said. Friday’s vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of final reports for the day by late tonight, the ministry added. The 150-crore milestone […]

Chandigarh: The Election Commission has withdrawn the appointment of actor Sonu Sood as a state icon for Punjab, state Chief Electoral Officer S. Karuna Raju said on Friday. He said the EC has withdrawn his appointment on January 4, but gave no details. Sood, who belongs to Punjab, was appointed as the state icon by […]

New Delhi: Children undergoing Covid vaccination must not take paracetamol, a common pain reliever, without first consulting, city doctors advised on Friday. The advice was issued in response to growing concerns that some immunisation centres are advising children to take three paracetamol 500 mg tablets after receiving the Covid vaccine. Taking paracetamol without consulting a […]

New Delhi: Delhi on Friday reported 17,335 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day spike since May 8 last year when the tally reached 17,364. The new cases pushed the national capital’s overall infection tally to 15,06,798 so far. A total of nine persons succumbed to the virus in Delhi in the past 24 hourse, pushing […]

Guwahati: In wake of the rising COVID-19 cases, the Assam government on Friday revised the timings of the night curfew, which will be imposed from 10 pm to 6 am with effect from January 8. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced this revision while addressing a press conference here in Guwahati. Currently, the night curfew […]

New Delhi: A prisoner at the high-security Tihar Jail in the national capital was hospitalised after he swallowed a mobile phone, an official said here on Friday. Director General (Prison) Sandeep Goel told IANS that the incident took place on January 5. “One inmate of Jail no.1, Tihar, swallowed a mobile phone when our staff […]

Varanasi: Posters banning the entry of non-Hindus to the Varanasi ghats along the Ganga appeared on the walls of buildings, which were reportedly pasted by activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal. The city convenor of Bajrang Dal, Nikhil Tripathi ‘Rudra’ said that through these posters, a ‘clear’ message has been given to […]

Hyderabad: The present trajectory of the Omicron driven Covid-19 third wave in Mumbai is indicating that the country could witness daily Covid infections peaking at anywhere between 4 lakh and 8 lakh positive cases, the revised SUTRA mathematical model for pandemic, developed by researchers from IIT-Kanpur and Hyderabad, said, adding that the infections will peak […]

New Delhi: About 3.2 million people could have died from Covid in India by September last year, six-seven times higher than reported officially, according to a study based on one independent and two government data sources. The research, published in the journal Science, used an independent nationally representative survey of 137,289 adults in all States […]

Hyderabad: India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the 21st century’s digital revolution, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said here while delivering the inaugural address at the two-day 24th national conference on e-governance that began on Friday. He said, India has emerged as a data powerhouse in the world and it is taking all steps […]

Jaipur:  Former Jaipur Mayor and Congress leader Jyoti Khandelwal on Friday lodged a complaint against Hair Stylist Jawed Habib for insulting women by allegedly spitting on a woman’s hair while styling it. A video of the incident, which took place at a workshop held in Muzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh on January 3, had gone viral […]

Hyderabad: Though COVID-19 came as curse, it also brought some virtues in terms of increasing efficiency levels of employees in the Department of Personnel, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 24th national conference on e-Governance here, the Minister of State (independent charge) for Science and Technology, said […]

Hyderabad: The RSS on Friday said the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Punjab visit two days ago is a serious issue and that it is not good if a person holding a Constitutional high office remains stranded. “Serious issue. An inquiry is also on into it. The government will do its work. The […]

New Delhi: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) admit cards, which were scheduled to be released on Friday, were postponed and the examination dates have been marked as tentative on the website, signalling that it can be delayed. Earlier, GATE 2022 examinations were scheduled to be held on February 5, 6, 12 and 13, […]

New Delhi/Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati researchers have developed a novel low-cost ‘Improved Natural Draft Charcoal Retort’ (INDCR) to address the technological and capital investment challenges of Indian charcoal makers. Charcoal is widely used as a fuel for domestic and industrial heating applications. While most of the developed countries are producing industrial charcoal through […]

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement “I am thankful that I am alive” as a “drama” and hinted that not even 500 people gathered for the Prime Minister’s rally so it was cancelled. “Everyone knows that the farmers have been agitating for one year and they are […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will interact with prominent industry leaders of Telangana, members of CII, CREDAI, representatives of IT, pharma and other industries to discuss investment opportunities in Kerala at the State’s Investment roadshow in Hyderabad on Friday evening. A statement from the Kerala CM’s office said a high-level delegation led by Vijayan, […]

New Delhi: India on Friday revised the existing guidelines for all international arrivals in India in view of the rising Covid cases and the Omicron threat, to make seven days home quarantine mandatory. The new guidelines will be effective from January 11 till further notice. Travellers coming from specified countries at risk will have to […]

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Bishnoi, a second year B.Tech student at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), was suspended by the college management hours after the news of his arrest broke out.

A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and A.S. Bopanna upheld the constitutional validity of 27 per cent reservation for OBC and 10 per cent EWS for the NEET-UG and NEET-PG.