India

Ranchi: Suffering continuous hours of a power outage for the past several days, daily life and business of the locals halted in Jharkhand’s Ranchi. “The business is being fizzled out, as every day we have to face a power crisis for 3-4 hours. I am a stationery shop owner with Photocopy machines who keep the […]

New Delhi: India logged 3,377 new COVID-19 cases taking the country’s total tally of cases to 4,30,72,176, while the active cases rose to 17,801, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,23,753 with 60 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]

Hyderabad: Even as the mega IPO of insurance behemoth LIC is set for launch on May 4, serious doubts are being raised about deliberate undervaluation to benefit foreign investors. Investors would get to buy big stakes at heavily discounted prices. On the other hand, various reports indicate that the sale at the current price band […]

Hyderabad: Three successive waves of Covid-19 in the last two years has given a clear indication that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has the potential to inflict damage to the heart, even leading to cardiovascular disease of different categories. Long-term and observational studies in Hyderabad and many countries worldwide have suggested that individuals are at substantial risk […]

New Delhi: At least seven IndiGo pilots were allegedly found using offensive language over salary issues on a frequency used for emergency communications, sources said on Thursday. On April 9, these pilots were allegedly found venting their ire over low salaries by using offensive language on 121.5 MHz frequency, which is used for emergency communications […]

Bengaluru: Support poured in for Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep over the Hindi row and his Twitter conversation with Bollywood star Ajay Devgn as the Kannada film industry and top political leaders backed Sudeep. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday stated that he agreed with Kichcha Sudeep’s statement. “Our stand regarding mother tongue is clear. […]

Mumbai: Tiger Shroff’s dialogue ‘Choti bachi ho kya?’ from his debut film ‘Heropanti’ has become the internet’s new meme fodder, and now a popular condom brand has also jumped onto the bandwagon tweaking the actor’s iconic line. Condom brand Durex recently took to Instagram and shared a post, raising awareness about protected sex adding a […]

Hyderabad: Amul India never fails to impress the internet users with its quirky doodles on important and trending topics such as celebrity weddings, sports, business, politics and even wars. This time, it has made a witty topical advertisement on tech billionaire Elon Musk, after he bought a 100 per cent stake in Twitter for 44 […]

Bengaluru: In a shocking development, a jilted lover threw acid on a 23-year-old woman in Bengaluru on Thursday, police said, adding the victim sustained severe burn injuries and was shifted to a private hospital. The incident had taken place near the Muthoot Fincorp office in Sunkadakatte. The police have launched a hunt for the accused […]

New Delhi: Digital payments company PhonePe on Thursday announced exciting offers on the purchase of gold and silver via the app on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. Users can buy the highest purity 24K gold through the app and choose to either accumulate it in bank grade insured lockers with zero hassle of storage […]

Patna: The health department of Bihar on Thursday detected a new variant of Omicron in Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS). The new variant BA.12 is 10 times more dangerous than BA.2 which was detected during the third wave of Corona in the country. Prof Dr Namrata Kumari, the HOD of microbiology department of […]

Diphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the double-engine government for the development of northeast regions. PM Modi is in Assam to lay the foundation stone of several projects.”Today, the double-engine government is developing the nation with the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’,” PM Modi said while addressing the ‘Peace, Unity and Development […]

Hyderabad: Genetic researchers from Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and other major Indian research institutions, in a ground-breaking study have revealed that the human skeletons that were excavated from an old well in Ajnala town in Punjab in 2014, belonged to the Indian sepoys from the 26th Native Bengal Infantry Battalion, who […]

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 10 paise to 76.67 against the US dollar in the opening trade on Thursday, weighed down by the strength of the greenback and significant foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 76.60 against the American dollar, then lost ground to quote at 76.67, registering a fall […]

Bengaluru: At least 150 passengers and crew members on board a Thai Airways flight escaped unhurt after the aircraft suffered a tyre burst before it landed in Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL), according to sources. The incident took place on Tuesday night and a technical team from the airlines arrived on Wednesday evening with a spare […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened in green on Thursday with Sensex up by 263.68 points and Nifty by 82.00 points. At 9:20 AM, the BSE Sensex was up by 263,68 points or 0.46 per cent at 57083.07. BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and also […]

New Delhi: India on Thursday reported 3,303 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 4,30,68,799, while the active cases increased to 16,980, according to Union health ministry data. The daily cases crossed the 3,000-mark after 46 days. The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,23,693 with 39 more fatalities, the data updated at […]

Panaji: Water should be privatised and excess rain water should be blocked by building a network of dams in the state and exported to Gulf countries in exchange for fuel, Goa’s Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik has said. Speaking at a government function on Wednesday, Naik also said that the harvested water could also be sent […]

Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed and a soldier was injured in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at Mitrigam area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, said police officials on Thursday. “One more terrorist killed (Total 2). Operation over,” police said. Earlier, the police added that a group of two to three terrorists were holed-up […]

Bengaluru Rural: Tense situation prevailed at a university campus in Karnataka after a foreign student fell to her death, police said on Thursday, adding that security has been tightened to avoid any untoward acts of violence. The incident took place at 11 p.m. on Wednesday night at the Gitam University located in the Bengaluru Rural […]

Chennai: Actor Kiccha Sudeep on Wednesday clarified to actor Ajay Devgn that the statement he made with regard to Hindi was in a totally different context to the one that Ajay Devgn had understood. It all started with actor Ajay Devgn tweeting to Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep, asking him why he was releasing movies in […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn, who is gearing up for the release of his film ‘Runway 34’, publicly replied to Kannada superstar Kiccha Sudeep’s opinion on Hindi not being the national language of India, on Wednesday. The, ‘Singham’ actor took to his Twitter and tagged Sudeep as he tweeted, “Brother, if Hindi is not our […]

Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs.6.17 crore of persons behind instant loan app companies in different accounts and merchant IDs held in various fintech companies and maintained with various banks and payment gateways. The ED had earlier initiated investigation into two FIRs booked in the Marathahalli and Mahalakshmipuram police […]

New Delhi: Flagging higher fuel prices in many opposition-ruled states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged them to reduce VAT in “national interest” to benefit the common man and work in the spirit of cooperative federalism in this time of global crisis. Modi raised the issue of many states not adhering to the Centre’s […]