India

New Delhi: After a “normal” June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted “normal to above normal” rainfall over some parts of north and central India and most parts of south peninsula. The IMD also said “normal to below normal” rainfall is most likely over most parts of east and northeast India and areas […]

New Delhi: After the Supreme Court on Friday made scathing observations against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, the Congress said it resonates with the country. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said these remarks by the Supreme Court, which resonates with the entire country, should make the party in power hang its head in shame. “The Supreme […]

New Delhi: Telecom gear provider Parallel Wireless has laid off at least 500 employees in India, Israel, the UK and the US. Parallel Wireless is one of the leading vendors in the open Radio Access Network (RAN) industry and last had at least 860 employees across the world. Indian technology consultant RIU Global Services posted on […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings on Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri and wished for everyone’s good health and happiness. “Greetings on the special day of Rath Yatra. We pray to Lord Jagannath for his constant blessings. May we all be blessed with good health and happiness,” PM Modi said in […]

Hyderabad: Ahead of Bharatiya Janata Party’s national executive meeting, a massive hoarding accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of robbing the whole nation was put up at LB Nagar circle on Friday. The hoarding shows characters from the hit show ‘Money heist’ in which masked criminals attempt to steal from a bank. The image is captioned […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday sent greetings to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on his birthday and wished him a long life dedicated to the service of the nation. Naidu turned 73 on Friday. “Please accept my warm greetings and good wishes on your birthday today, July 01, 2022. May God bless […]

Jaipur: In a major reshuffle over the alleged negligence by police in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case , the Rajasthan government has removed the Superintendent of Police (SP) and Inspector General (IG) range of Udaipur. Prafulla Kumar, who is heading the SIT set up to investigate the murder, has been made the new IG. Meanwhile, […]

Jaipur: Two more persons were arrested and three others detained in connection with the brutal killing of Kanhiya Lal in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, police said on Friday. The arrests were made on Thursday by an Anti-Terrorist Squad. Accused Mohsin and Asif have been arrested under IPC sections 120b, 307,326 . They were involved in the conspiracy […]

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving in Hyderabad on Saturday to attend the two-day meeting of the BJP’s national executive. Modi, who will be reaching Hyderabad on Saturday afternoon, is likely to stay at Novotel hotel at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), the venue of the BJP conclave. According to the schedule, the […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his greetings on the occasion of National Doctors’ Day and said they play a key role in saving lives and making the planet healthier. “Doctors Day greetings to all hardworking doctors who play a key role in saving lives and making our planet healthier,” PM Modi […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu’s plea seeking suspension of 16 MLAs, including Eknath Shinde, from the Maharashtra Assembly till the disqualification proceedings initiated against them are decided and also a direction to restrain delinquent MLAs from entering the Assembly. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday castigated suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma for her “disturbing” remark against Prophet Mohammad, saying it has led to unfortunate incidents in the country The court said the remark was made either for cheap publicity, political agenda or some nefarious activities. While refusing to entertain Sharma’s plea for clubbing […]

New Delhi: Breast cancer is raging in India as an epidemic even though the incidence is lower compared to the West, said oncologists from the Apollo Cancer Centre (ACC), Hyderabad. In a webinar organized by The Times of India in collaboration with ACC, Hyderabad on Saturday, senior oncologists stressed the importance of early detection of […]

New Delhi: Delhi Police has sent a notice to social media giant Twitter seeking details of the account that led to the arrest of fact-checking website Alt News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair, sources said on Friday. The Twitter account Hanuman Bhakt, bearing username as — @balajikijaiin had alerted Delhi Police over Zubair’s four-year-old “objectionable” post on […]

New Delhi: The government on Friday slapped a Rs 6 per litre tax on exports of petrol and ATF and Rs 13 per litre on exports of diesel. The government also slapped a Rs 23,230 per tonne additional tax on domestically produced crude oil to take away windfall gains accruing to producers from high international […]

New Delhi: The price of a commercial LPG cylinder has been reduced by Rs 198 with immediate effect from July 1. With the latest reduction, a 19-kg commercial Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder in Delhi will now cost Rs 2021. It will provide some relief to restaurants, eateries, tea stalls and others which constitute the […]

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 5 paise to a record low of 79.11 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday as persistent foreign funds outflows weighed on investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 78.99 against the American dollar, then lost ground to quote at 79.11 […]

Lakhimpur Kheri: Forest officials have captured a tigress, said to be responsible for recent human killings in Khairatiya area in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. This comes a day after another big cat was captured in the area. The tigress was caught in the Manjhra Purab forest area of the Dudhwa buffer zone. Four human […]

New Delhi: India added 17,070 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,34,69,234, while the active cases increased to 1,07,189, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,139 with 23 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]

Noney: Fourteen people were killed and several others are feared trapped in the rubble of an under-construction railway site at Manipur’s Noney district which was hit by a massive landslide landside, officials said. “As many as 23 people were extracted from the debris of which 14 were dead. Searches are continuing for the others. Not […]

Kochi: A fast track court in Kerala on Thursday sentenced a madrassa teacher to cumulative rigorous imprisonment of 67 years for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy who was studying in the madrassa. Perumbavoor Special Court Judge V Sathish Kumar sentenced Aliyar (55), a resident of Nellikuzhy to 60 years under different sections of POCSO and […]

Kanpur Dehat: In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat district, a minor girl’s nose was chopped off by miscreants who had barged into her house and were trying to pull her away with them. The incident took place on Thursday evening and the girl was attacked her with a sharp weapon when she […]

New Delhi: The ban on select single-use plastics by the Centre in order to reduce plastic wastage comes into effect from today. Single-use plastics are typically items that are discarded after being used only once and does not go for the recycling process. They are a big contributor to plastic pollution. The adverse impacts and […]

Ajmer: The two men, who beheaded a tailor in Udaipur, were brought to Ajmer’s high-security Jail on Thursday night. The beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur by two men for allegedly posting content in support of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma, had sparked public outrage across the country. The assailants identified […]