India

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices continued to remain weak on Monday, with the Sensex tumbling over 648 points in early trade, tracking selling in index majors Infosys, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank along with muted global trends. The 30-share BSE benchmark was trading 648.25 points lower at 56,412.62. The NSE Nifty declined 185.3 points to 16,917.25. […]

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 76.44 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday amid a pullback in global crude prices. However, a weak trend in domestic equities and a strong dollar in the overseas market capped the rupee’s gains, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened strong […]

New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Monday said that it banned over 18 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of March in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The platform had banned over 14 lakh such accounts in the country in February. The company said that it also received 597 grievance reports in the […]

Durgapur: At least 13 passengers have sustained serious injuries after a SpiceJet flight operating from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal encountered severe turbulence while landing on Sunday evening, sources said. The Boeing B737 aircraft operating as SpiceJet flight SG-945 were provided with immediate medical assistance upon arrival in Durgapur, and the airline said that […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have formed seven teams to nab the man who threw acid on a woman for refusing his marriage proposal, said officials on Monday. The police had formed three teams earlier which was increased to five. The accused, identified as Nagesh, has been absconding since April 28 — the day the attack happened. […]

Chandauli: Violence erupted in Manrajpur village under the limits of Saiyyedraja police station in Chandauli district late on Sunday night after a 21-year-old girl Nisha Yadav died due to alleged thrashing by police during a raid. The incident led to violent protests by villagers who indulged in brick batting and tried to block national highway-2 after […]

Hyderabad: The BA.4 and BA.5. the two new lineages of Omicron that are sweeping across South Africa, do not pose a threat or have the potential to become a reason to worry in Telangana and other parts of the country, geneticists and experts said. The BA.4 and BA.5 lineages of Omicron do have distinct growth […]

Amaravati: Government employees in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district on Sunday staged a novel protest by tonsuring their heads and beating themselves with ‘chappals’ to press their demand for scrapping Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Andhra Pradesh Contributory Pension Scheme Employees Association (APCPSEA) staged the novel protest near Vizianagaram collectorate. The protestors called a barber at the […]

New Delhi: Ahead of his three-day trip to Denmark, Germany and France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was travelling to Europe at a time when the region was confronted with many challenges. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday issued a departure statement before leaving for Germany in his first visit abroad this year. He said […]

New Delhi: Early education of a child must be in mother tongue, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Delhi University centenary celebrations, Naidu said the Indian education system must also focus on “our culture”. “If the early education is given to a child in mother tongue they […]

New Delhi: Senior diplomat Vinay Kwatra on Sunday took charge as India’s new Foreign Secretary. A 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, he succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla who retired from service on Saturday. Before assuming the office of the Foreign Secretary, Kwatra had served as India’s Ambassador to Nepal. “Shri Vinay Kwatra assumed charge as Foreign […]

New Delhi: Two teenage girls and a motorcycle rider were killed, while five others suffered injuries in a road accident that took place in Delhi’s Vikas Marg area, police said on Sunday. The police said that they received a call at around 1 a.m. that there was a collision between a car and a motorcycle. “On […]

Bengaluru: Keeping up the industrial growth momentum, the Karnataka government has approved 60 industrial projects worth Rs 2,465.94 crore that would generate jobs for over 8,575 people in the state, an official statement stated on Sunday. The 131st State Level Single Window Clearance Committee (SLSWCC) meeting held under the chairmanship of Minister for Large and […]

New Delhi: Energy security will be among key areas of discussions during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to Germany, Denmark and France, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Sunday. Modi begins his visit to the three countries on Monday. At a media briefing, Kwatra said the overall focus of the talks will be […]

New Delhi: Newly-appointed Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Sunday said his “utmost and foremost” priority would be to ensure very high standards of operational preparedness to face current, contemporary and future security challenges across the entire spectrum of conflict. Gen Pande also said the global geopolitical situation is changing rapidly “as a result of […]

New Delhi: Tata Motors is looking to drive in a range of electric vehicles across various price points with multiple body styles and features in order to cater to a wide range of customers across segments, as per a top company official. The homegrown auto major, which currently leads the domestic electric passenger vehicle segment […]

Lucknow: Continuing its drive against loudspeakers, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has uninstalled 53,942 loudspeakers from various religious places across the state till Sunday. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) in Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Kumar said: “So far, till 7 a.m. on Sunday, 53,942 loudspeakers have been removed from various religious […]

Howrah: Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Belur Math on Sunday morning as Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, celebrated its 125th anniversary. Ramakrishna Mission president Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj said the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Paramahansa helped the organisation in moving forward on its path of service to humanity. He also spoke about the […]

New Delhi: The price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 102.50 on Sunday, which now costs Rs 2,355.50 against the earlier price of Rs 2,253. The 5-kg LPG cylinder is now priced at Rs 655. Earlier on April 1, the price of 19-kg commercial LPG was hiked by Rs 250 […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the people of Gujarat and Maharashtra on the foundation day of the two western states and lauded their accomplishments in diverse fields. Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed after the enactment of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. “On Gujarat’s Foundation Day, my greetings to the people of […]

New Delhi: A total of 3,324 coronavirus infections were reported in a day taking the case tally to 4,30,79,188, while the number of active cases increased to 19,092, according to data updated by the Union health ministry on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 5,23,843 with 40 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police informed that as many as 53,942 loudspeakers have been uninstalled from various religious places across the state till 7.00 am on Sunday, following the direction of the Yogi Adityanath government. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) in Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Kumar said, “So far, till 7.00 am in the […]

Hyderabad: The Indian pharmaceutical sector was one of the worst-hit sectors due to the Covid pandemic. The industry faced twin shocks of raw material shortage as well as an increase in prices of primary raw material for drugs- active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). As the factories in China were hit by lockdown, India faced challenges to […]

Bhopal: Congress leader Kamal Nath has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments at the Centre and in Madhya Pradesh over the “power crisis” in the state and accused the party of taking the issue lightly. Talking to reporters here, the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister accused the government of lack of planning and “handling […]