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Vijayawada: Governor of Andhra Pradesh Biswabhushan Harichandan and Lady Governor Suprava Harichandan on Sunday visited the National War Memorial (NWM) in Delhi to pay their obeisance to the martyrs. The Governor laid a wreath as a mark of respect for the brave war heroes who lost their lives while serving the nation. Governor Harichandan during […]
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New Delhi: Following Beijing’s reluctance to allow the return of Indians stuck at home since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, India has also suspended tourist visas for nationals of China. The government’s move came after thousands of Indians including more than 23,000 students, have been stuck in India for over two years as Beijing […]
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Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the idea of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ is to bridge distances between different parts of the country. Addressing a mammoth rally at Palli Gram Panchayat in Samba district, Modi said, “The day is not far away when the Devi of Kanyakumari will meet Vaishno Devi with […]
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Krishnagiri: Bhavish Aggarwal will not invite Elon Musk to his state-of-the-art, electric two-wheeler manufacturing facility here as the Ola Founder and CEO feels that when India becomes a global hub for electrification, Tesla CEO will have no choice but to come to the country. Aggarwal said that not one company has the right or the […]
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New Delhi: Ola Electric on Sunday said that it is voluntarily recalling 1,441 e-scooters as a pre-emptive measure to conduct a detailed health check of the concerned batch. The company said that its internal investigation into the March 26 incident when an Ola S1 Pro e-scooter caught fire in Pune has revealed that the “thermal […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that over 20,000 crore digital transactions are taking place on a daily basis wherein small online payments are helping to build a big digital economy. Addressing the nation in his 88th monthly programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, he said digital transactions worth over Rs 20,000 crore are […]
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New Delhi: Over 17 lakh people contracted HIV in the country in the last 10 years due to unprotected intercourse, according to the data provided by National AIDS Control Organization in response to an RTI query. However, the number of people contracting HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) in the last 10 years has come down significantly. […]
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Mumbai: In its chargesheet filed before a local Mumbai court, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that former Yes Bank Chairman Rana Kapoor paid Rs 2 crore for an M.F. Husain painting and the money was later utilised for the treatment of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi in New York. Kapoor was was forced […]
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Jhabua: A cooperative based here in Madhya Pradesh has sent 2,000 chicks of the famous protein-rich ‘Kadaknath’ breed to a farm at Ranchi in Jharkhand following an order placed by former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, an official said on Sunday. The black Kadaknath chicken meat from Jhabua district of MP got the Geographical Indication […]
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Hubli: Karnataka Police on Saturday arrested Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) corporator Nazeer Ahmed Honval, an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader, in connection with the stone-pelting incident at Old Hubli Police Station on the night of April 16. Earlier, the police had arrested Irfan Nalvatwad, the husband of AIMIM Corporator Hussainbi Nalvatwad, in the stone-pelting […]
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Srinagar: Two terrorists killed in an ongoing encounter with the security forces in the Mirhama area in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district were Pakistani nationals belonging to proscribed outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), officials said on Sunday. The two terrorists were killed on Saturday. “Both the killed JeM terrorists are Pakistani. Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including two […]
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New Delhi: With 2,593 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,57,545, while the active cases increased to 15,873, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,22,193 with 44 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
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Jaipur: Amid speculations of a leadership change in Rajasthan Congress, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that his resignation is ‘permanently present’ with Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi. “My resignation is permanently present with Sonia Gandhi, so there is no point in repeatedly asking if the Chief Minister is going to change. The […]
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Mumbai: Amid heated exchanges and dramatics, the Khar Police on Saturday detained independent Amravati MP Navneet Rana and Badnera MLA Ravi Rana, soon after they suo-moto dropped their plans to storm Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence. The Ranas claimed that they had called off their plans to go and recite Hanuman Chalisa at the […]
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Chennai: The Selaiyur police in Chennai have commenced a probe following a complaint by a person that his wife was asked to remove her hijab when they had gone to a school to seek a seat for their four-year-old son. Ashiq Meeran of Tambaram, in his complaint, said that he and his wife had gone […]
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Bengaluru: Hindu organisations in Karnataka are all set to carry out door-to-door campaigns against ‘Azaan’ from Saturday across the state. The campaign will be kick-started from Shivanahalli Circle in Rajajinagar locality of Bengaluru. Sri Rama Sena has given out a call for the campaign and Rishi Kumara Swamiji of Kali Mutt would inaugurate the campaign. […]
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New Delhi: Electoral strategy champion, Prashant Kishor while noting the steep fall of the Congress has proposed the “Reincarnation of Congress” to win in 2024. In an important presentation to the Congress top brass, Kishor has in his theme of “Reincarnation of Congress” talked about Preserving the soul, Creating a new body’. The inspiration is […]
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Banda: The father and the brother of a 17-year-old girl, whose body was exhumed for postmortem, have been arrested in a case of honour killing, police here said on Saturday. The postmortem report has confirmed that the girl, a resident of Gurha Kala village, was strangled to death, they said. In the investigation conducted so […]
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Noida: You may have seen demolitions of illegal skyscrapers in YouTube videos that look stunning, fascinating too. Little do we realise that when high-rise buildings are razed to the ground in a matter of a few seconds — the sheer amount of dust and debris that fill the surroundings can make life hell for nearby […]
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Chennai: A retired senior police official of Tamil Nadu on Saturday morning left his pistol loaded with eight bullets in a train and deboarded, said an official of Southern Railway. The railway official told IANS that the loaded pistol was found in the HA1 compartment of the Yercaud Express from Chennai to Erode by a […]
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San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has re-clarified the story of the electric vehicle company’s early days to a Bengaluru-based man who tweeted that “Elon Musk was not the founder of Tesla. He acquired it”. Elon Musk was not the founder of Tesla. He acquired it. Just reminding 🙂 — Vaibhav Sisinty (@VaibhavSisinty) April 21, […]
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Chennai: With 25 more testing positive, the total number of persons infected with Coronavirus in the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) has gone up to 55, said Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J.Radhakrishnan. According to him, the tests are being conducted in the 19 hostels in IITM complex. The infection rate is higher in a […]
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New Delhi: With 2,527 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to 4,30,54,952, while active cases have increased to 15,079, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 5,22,149 with 33 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases […]
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New Delhi: India’s smartphone market grew just 2 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 owing to supply constraints, not a great start to the year for a market which has seen double-digit percentage growth even during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report has said. The biggest challenge this year will be maintaining device […]
