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Hyderabad: Mishrana, a book that presents a blend of beautiful Ikebana arrangements and delicious Indian recipes, was formally launched in Hyderabad by Taga Masayuki, Consul General of Japan in Chennai. D B Venkatesh Varma, former Ambassador of India to Russia, Spain & UN, also participated in the event which had more than 30 Ikebana enthusiasts […]
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New Delhi: In view of spike in coronavirus cases in the city, the Delhi government on Wednesday made wearing of mask mandatory in public places and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on violators. Officials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in its meeting, also decided not to shut schools, but chose to come […]
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New Delhi: India’s crude oil production in March 2022 fell to 2,526.11 thousand metric tonnes (TMT), which is 12.49 per cent lower than the target for the month and 3.37 per cent lower than the output recorded during the same month in 2021, the government data showed on Wednesday. Cumulative crude oil production during April-March, […]
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New Delhi: HP on Wednesday launched its Pavilion laptops powered by 12th Gen Intel Core processors for improved performance for its users in India. Starting at Rs 55,999, the all-new Pavilion series — HP Pavilion 15, HP Pavilion 14 and HP Pavilion x360 — are designed with the environment in mind, with an all-metal laptop […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the registry to communicate the status quo order to North Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor, North DMC Commissioner and Delhi Police commissioner. The court’s decision came after senior Advocate Dushyant Dave’s submission in the Supreme Court that demolition continued in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri despite the apex court’s status quo […]
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Imphal: A top militant was arrested in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, the Assam Rifles said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Assam Rifles, Territorial Army and Manipur Police nabbed the chief of militant group United Tribal Revolutionary Army (UTRA) from Dampi village on Tuesday, it said in a statement. A .22 pistol […]
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Jaipur: Tina Dabi, the first SC woman topper of the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2015, will tie the nuptial knot with senior IAS officer Dr Pradeep Gawande in a private ceremony in Jaipur on Wednesday. The ceremony will be held at a 5-star hotel in Jaipur while the wedding reception will be held on April […]
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Bengaluru: Almas A.H., a second PUC (Class 12) student from Udupi Girl’s Pre-University College, one among the six girls who started a protest on hijab in Karnataka which went on to become a major crisis in the state, has said that it was not ‘just to deny’ education for a piece of cloth. Her post, […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices bounced back on Wednesday after falling for five straight sessions, with the Sensex climbing 324 points in early trade, helped by recovery in Infosys and HDFC twins along with buying in Reliance Industries. Besides, a largely positive global market trend boosted investor sentiments. Halting its five-day fall, the BSE benchmark Sensex […]
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New Delhi: With 2,067 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,47,594 while the active cases increased to 12,340, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,22,006 with 40 fresh fatalities being reported from Uttar Pradesh, the data […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Tuesday wondered if the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is above the law of the land. He was reacting to a report about VHP threatening to launch a battle against the Delhi Police if any action is taken against its activists in connection with the […]
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Jeddah: The United Arab Emirates has announced major changes to its visa system. The country has made major improvements to its residency system, introducing new five-year permits called the Green Visa. The system will offer longer, flexible grace periods that reach up to six months to stay in the country after the residence permit is […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana is all set to become home for the world’s largest electric three-wheeler factory with Hyderabad-based entrepreneur’s company Biliti Electric announcing its intention to set up the facility here. Headed by Rahul Gayam, the California-based company will set up the factory with a production capacity of 2,40,000 electric vehicles each year. The new plant […]
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Rae Bareli: A video of a class 10 Dalit student being beaten up and made to lick the feet of a man surfaced on social media here, prompting the police to lodge a case and arrest eight people, officials said on Tuesday. According to police, on April 10, the boy, a resident of Jagatpur town, […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, which empowers police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and those accused of crimes. The Act, which replaces the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, was passed by Lok Sabha on April 4 and Rajya Sabha on April […]
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Hyderabad: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has restored the pre-pandemic trading timings in RBI-regulated markets, which includes the money market. With this, banks will now open at 9:00 am. Even financial markets regulated by RBI such as the forex market have a new set of timings to abide by. The RBI notification said, “With […]
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Banaskantha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Vidya Samiksha Kendra in Gandhinagar can bring substantive changes in the field of education across the country while calling upon other states to study the initiative. After laying the foundation stone for multiple projects at Banas Dairy Sankul in Diyodar in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, the Prime Minister […]
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Bengaluru: With economic activity showing impressive recovery from Covid’s grip, hiring demand witnessed a 6 per cent year-on-year growth in the month of March 2022, according to a report. The Monster Employment Index (MEI) showed online recruitment activity exceeded the year-ago level in 11 out of the 13 cities monitored by the index. All metros […]
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Hyderabad: Noted film producer and chairman of Asian Group, Narayan Das Narang, passed away on Tuesday. He was undergoing treatment at Star Hospitals in the city. He was said to be suffering with age-related health issues for the last few months. He worked predominantly in the Tamil movie industry. He produced movies like D 46, […]
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Hubballi: The Karnataka Police have launched a hunt for a Maulvi for delivering hate speech and instigating a mob to indulge in large-scale violence after an objectionable post appeared on social media, police said on Tuesday. Maulvi Waseem went missing after finding out that the police are after him. According to police, Waseem addressed an […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat, will inaugurate the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at Jamnagar on Tuesday. The Ministry of Ayush and the Government of Gujarat on Monday organized a curtain-raiser press conference to discuss two pertinent developments in the field of traditional medicine in […]
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Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lost a closely-fought match against Rajasthan Royals but they have undoubtedly won many hearts of the entire cricket world on Monday night. The team’s co-owner and actor Shah Rukh Khan was also bowled over by the players’ stellar performance. Taking to Twitter, SRK lauded the team members — especially captain […]
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New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has said that by cancelling the bail of the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case, Ashish Mishra alias Monu, the Supreme Court has restored hope in the justice system. Earlier in the day, the apex court had cancelled the bail of Mishra in connection with the […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first Semicon India 2022 Conference in Bengaluru on April 29, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Monday. As per a press release from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Semicon India 2022, a 3-day conference, is being organised to […]
