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New Delhi: Amid mounting global concerns over new coronavirus strain’Omicron’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed the need to be proactive and directed officials to review plans for easing of international travel restrictions in light of the “emerging new evidence”. Modi, who chaired a comprehensive meeting to review the situation related to COVID-19 and […]

Kanpur: India reached 14 for one in their second innings at stumps after dismissing New Zealand for 296 on the third day of the opening Test here on Saturday. Opener Mayank Agarwal (4) and Cheteshwar Pujara (9) were at the crease when stumps were drawn as India led by 63 runs. The hosts lost Shubhman […]

Kothagudem: A goods train derailed after the Maoists sabotaged a railway track in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh State. The goods train was on its way to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh carrying iron ore from the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) mines at Kirandul in Dantewada district. Railway traffic on Kirandul-Visakhapatnam route came to standstill following […]

How do I care? Do I have to answer every dog who barks on the road sir. Do I need to answer. We have a saying in Hindi 'Jab haathi chala bazaar to kutte bhonke hazaar'.

He added that rebranding the existing courts as commercial courts, without creating a special infrastructure, will not have any impact on the pendency.

The weather department has warned of more rains issuing a red alert for several districts including Chennai, one of the smart cities.

Talking to mediapersons, Malik claimed that he has acquired some e-mails and WhatsApp chats of officers of Central probe agencies "instigating" people to lodge false complaints against him.

The flight made a safe landing at the airport at 11.15 am, the official said.

The pilgrims were on their way to Alandi, a temple town located approximately 25 kms from Pune city, when the incident took place around 6 am in Maval tehsil, they said.

I urge Hon'ble PM to stop flights from those countries which are affected by new variant. With great difficulty, our country has recovered from Corona.

The age-old trick that BJP has done before too, of passing off photos from elsewhere as of development achieved by the party, this time however has boomeranged with Chinese media too calling them out on the fraud.

According to reports, the Maoists put up a banner on the loco in connection with the Central India bandh it had called for on Saturday in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kotputli, Circle Officer (CO) Kotputli and Station House Officer (SHO) Pragpura Police Station were put on awaiting posting orders (APO) over the incident.

Amid the mounting criticism of the state government over sluggish procurement of paddy from farmers during the current Kharif season, the Centre has turned down the state's demand to enhance the target.

He further said that out of 281 only six patients are mile symptomatic and others are non-symptomatic. All have been quarantined and treatment is given.

As many as 465 people succumbed to the COIVD-19 infection in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 4,67,933.

The new variant B 1.1. 529, which was designated as a ‘Variant of Concern’ by World Health Organisation on Friday night, has been assigned the name Omicron. Reported by public health officials of South Africa, the new variant has triggered a lot of concern worldwide over a probable resurgence of Covid infections. While many new […]

Dubai: The long, frustrating wait is coming to an end for stranded NRIs desperate to return to their jobs, join families in Saudi Arabia. There is a mood of joy and relief all around as Saudi Arabia announced that from next week restrictions on inbound travelers from India and other five counties would ease. The […]

Bengaluru: Light earthquake-like tremors were experienced in Bengaluru and surrounding areas on Friday for a few seconds creating fear among the people. However, the official statement from the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Center (KSNDMC) clarified that the Seismographs showed no signs of local tremors and earthquake. People in Rajarajeshwarinagar, Kengeri, Kaggalipura, Hemmigepura and Yeshwanthpur […]

New Delhi: Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, according to Niti Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). As per the index, 51.91 per cent population of Bihar is poor, followed 42.16 per cent in Jharkhand, 37.79 per cent in Uttar Pradesh. While Madhya Pradesh (36.65 per cent) has been […]

With this initiative, the Swedish home furnishings retailer aims to empower India’s vulnerable communities impacted by Covid-19

Citing recommendations from the Union health ministry, the officials dubbed the variant as a major threat to public health in the state and advised screening of all international travellers for the pandemic virus.

Hyderabad: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday called upon people to rededicate to the cause of upholding ideals, rights and values enshrined in the Indian Constitution and strive to create a strong, secure, prosperous and self-reliant India. Addressing the Constitution Day programme at Raj Bhawan, she conveyed greetings to the citizens on Constitution Day and paid […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the opposition parties and said that ‘how can the parties which have lost their democratic character protect democracy’. Prime Minister Modi was speaking at the Constitution Day celebrations in the Central Hall of Parliament, which was boycotted by 14 opposition parties, including the Congress. […]