India

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 […]

Kolkata: Amid reports that Maoists were trying to regroup in Junglemahal area of West Bengal, their former stronghold, with posters having resurfaced in some pockets, political parties in the state have taken to blame game, maintaining that fears were being unnecessary fuelled by rival camps for individual gains. The Centre had warned of Maoist activities […]

New Delhi: In a latest development in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving multi-millionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached gifts and properties worth Rs 7 crore given to Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez. The ED termed these gifts and properties as proceeds of crime received by the actresses. Fernandez […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday singled out states for being slow in abolishing obsolete laws, urging the Chief Ministers on Saturday to speed up the legislative reform to help the people come out of the web of legislation. PM Modi on Saturday addressed a joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices […]

Mumbai: Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday handed over a letter of allotment of land to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to construct a Lord Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Navi Mumbai, the first in western India, an official said. Thackeray visited and took ‘darshan’ at the famed temple, placed the allotment letter before the idol […]

New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 188.89 crore (1,88,89,90,935), as per the provisional report till 7 am on Saturday, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. According to the ministry, this has been achieved through 2,32,98,421 sessions. A total of 1,04,05,116 first doses and 1,00,16,505 second doses have been administered to the […]

Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Saturday suspended mobile internet and SMS services, except voice calls, in Patiala district a day after clashes between two groups over an anti-Khalistan march left four people injured. The order to suspend the services was issued by the home affairs and justice department and heavy police security was deployed at […]

Panaji: Goa Minister for Forest Vishwajit Rane on Friday said that Olive Ridley turtles, which are one of five marine turtles, have hatched around 6500 young hatchlings in Goa. “Olive Ridley turtles are one of five marine turtles that visit these beaches and lay eggs from November to April. In an artificial turtle hatchery, the […]

New Delhi: India reported a slight rise in coronavirus cases, recording 3,688 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. The country had registered as many as 3,377 COVID-19 cases on Friday. The Health Ministry informed that active cases in the country have increased […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday. Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Assam Chief Minister […]

New Delhi: Samsung Electronics has retaken the top spot from Apple in the global smartphone market in the first quarter this year, a new report has said. While Samsung’s shipments declined 3 per cent (on-year), it was the only top-five smartphone brand to grow quarter-on-quarter. The South Korean tech giant shipped 74 million units of smartphones […]

Srinagar: Thirty-nine people, including 17 tourists, were injured in an alleged attack by stray dogs in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city. Locals said 39 persons were injured when a pack of stray dogs attacked them in Dalgate area of Srinagar city on Friday evening. “The injured included 17 tourists and 22 locals. All the injured […]

Chandigarh: Curfew was clamped in Punjab’s Patiala’s town on Friday after police had to fire into the air following a massive clash between members of the Shiv Sena led by Harish Singla and pro-Khalistan sword-bearing sympathizers outside the Kali Mata temple, who were pelting stones at each other and brandishing swords, police said. Inspector General […]

Mumbai: Amid the controversy over Hindi involving actors Ajay Devgn and Kichha Sudeep, actress Kangana Ranaut says considering Sanskrit is older than Hindi, Sanskrit should be the national language. However, she explained why in her opinion, denying Hindi as the national language is indirectly a disrespect to the central government and the Indian Constitution. The […]

New Delhi: Already reeling under a deadly heatwave, a few places in Delhi are likely to see the mercury touch the 46-degree Celsius mark on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The Safdarjung observatory — Delhi’s base station — had recorded a maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest in April […]

Hyderabad: Has the Travel #FOMO bug gotten you, and you’ve been itching to get away but haven’t been able to? There is no denying that travel has been on everyone’s mind and everyone wants the vacation glow up! It should come as no surprise that travel is one of the top 5 interests of the […]

Mathura: Every bride dreams to get married to the love of her life. However, in an untoward incident, a bride was shot dead allegedly by her ‘jilted’ lover at her wedding ceremony in Mathura’s Mubarikpur village of Naujheel area on Friday. The bride, named Kajal, was shot dead soon after her ‘Jai Mala’ ritual concluded […]

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Friday said 126 vacancies have been filled in various high courts in less than a year and he expects 50 more appointments. The Chief Justice was speaking at the 39th Chief Justices’ Conference, taking place after a gap of six years. Justice Ramana said: “Due […]

Panaji: Parents should stop treating smartphones as rewards for their children, Goa IT Minister Rohan Khaunte said on Friday, while also calling for “digital detoxification”. Khaunte in a people’s editorial published in a local English daily ‘Oheraldo’ also said that while parents assume that their children are studying online using their mobile phones, a majority […]

Chennai: The Covid-19 cluster at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) has increased to 171 despite authorities saying that there was nothing to worry about. The institute is also continuing to function. According to Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan, the state government and the IITM authorities are trying to prevent the infection from spreading […]

Patna: Acknowledging power shortage across the state, Bihar’s Power Minister, Bijendra Prasad Yadav assured on Thursday that a power shortage of around 1000 Megawatt (MW) power will be resolved in a day or two. “A power supply shortage of around 1000MW is presently going on in the state and it will be resolved in a […]

San Francisco: After posting disastrous results for its March quarter, streaming giant Netflix has reportedly laid off several experienced journalists and writers working for its entertainment site Tudum which it launched only in December last year. The layoffs come just days after Netflix’s earnings report for the first quarter (Q1) where it lost subscribers for […]

Mumbai: The rupee witnessed a range-bound trading in early trade on Friday as the strength of the dollar in the overseas market and elevated crude oil prices offset the support of positive domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 76.62 against the American dollar and moved in a narrow range. It […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened in green on Friday with Sensex up by 340.13 points and Nifty by 92.70 points. At 9:28 AM, the BSE Sensex was up by 340.13 points or 0.59 percent at 57,861.19. BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and also the […]