India

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Health Department has asked schools and colleges to ensure precautionary measures in the backdrop of rising cases of Covid-19, especially in Bengaluru. At least 31 students have tested positive for Covid and the number of new Covid cases have increased to 582 in the last 24 hours in the state capital. The positivity […]

New Delhi: With 8,822 fresh coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,32,45,517 on Wednesday, while the count of active cases increased to 53,637, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,24,792 with 15 fatalities being reported in a […]

Mumbai: The Indian stock market opened in green on Tuesday with less than 0.5 per cent slump in the key indices, Sensex and Nifty. The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex rose by 43.76 per cent points or 0.08 per cent to close at 52,737.33 points at 9.17 am The broader Nifty 50 of the National […]

Srinagar: Terrorist involved in the killing of a bank manager in Kashmir was among two LeT terrorists neutralised in an ongoing encounter with security forces at Kanjiular area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Wednesday. “One of the killed terrorists has been identified as Jan Mohd Lone of Shopian. Besides other terror crimes, […]

Mansa: Punjab police on Wednesday got 7 days remand of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi who was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate in Mansa court in connection with Sidhu Moose Wala murder case. Bishnoi was on Wednesday presented before Chief Judicial Magistrate in Mansa court by Punjab Police in connection with the Punjabi singer’s murder case. The […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to rejoin the investigation in connection with an alleged money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper on Wednesday for the third consecutive day, sources said. The former Congress chief appeared before the ED for the second consecutive day on Tuesday for questioning. The […]

Srinagar: A gunfight erupted between the terrorists and security forces in the Kanjiular area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Wednesday. “Encounter has started at Kanjiular area of Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job,” police said. There have been a series of encounters between the terrorists and security forces in […]

Muzaffarnagar: A customary dance by a groom-to-be left him poorer by Rs two lakh. The problem was that the groom-to-be was not dancing at the wedding venue or his house-he was dancing in a moving car and taking selfies. The incident came to light after a video was recorded by a passer-by named Ankit Kumar, who […]

Mumbai: The IPL TV and digital rights for the 2023-2027 cycle have been sold to Star India and Viacom18 respectively for a whopping Rs 48,390 crore for 410 matches at e-auctions on Tuesday. IPL is now the second most valued sporting league in the world in terms of per match value. “Since its inception, the […]

New Delhi: The apex child rights body NCPCR on Tuesday sought explanation from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on how the banned PUBG game was still available to be used by minors, days after a 16-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his mother after she stopped him from playing the online game. In 2020, […]

Patna: After Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the time has come to rewrite history, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claimed how could anyone change the history of the country. Shah had earlier said that historians have not pointed out the past incidents and rulers of the country. “Those who wrote the history explained the […]

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Sharad Pawar at his residence in Delhi on Tuesday ahead of the Opposition leaders’ meeting tomorrow to discuss Presidential polls. “Our honorable chairperson @MamataOfficial met Shri @PawarSpeaks today. Two stalwart leaders set the stage for the meeting of all progressive opposition forces; set to happen tomorrow […]

New Delhi: Armed forces veterans have expressed mixed reaction to the Agnipath scheme under which soldiers will be recruited in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, largely on a short-term contractual basis, with an aim to cut the ballooning salary and pensions bill. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced the new scheme at a […]

New Delhi: India unveiled a new scheme called “Agnipath” on Tuesday for the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, largely on a short-term contractual basis, with an aim to cut the ballooning salary and pensions bill. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced the new scheme at a media briefing, shortly […]

Chennai: In another case of honour killing in Tamil Nadu, a person hacked to death his sister and her husband. The dastardly act took place at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on Monday evening. The deceased is Saranya (24) and her husband Mohan (31). Saranya who is a Dalit married Mohan, of Naicker […]

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for denying boarding to passengers holding valid tickets and thereafter not providing mandatory compensation to them. “After that a series of checks were carried out by DGCA and during our surveillance at Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi, there were specific […]

Chennai: Oscar Award winner AR Rahman on Tuesday thanked a series of people including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for attending his daughter Khatija Rahman’s wedding with Riyasdeen Shaik Mohammed. The Mozart of Madras posted a letter on his Twitter timeline that said, “Thank you for joining us for my beloved daughter Khatija Rahman’s […]

Lucknow: The tourism and hospitality sector in Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a rapid recovery in the post-Covid scenario leading to a surge in demand for hotel rooms and allied hospitality services. This sector was among the worst-hit by pandemic as extended lockdown and restrictions of large gatherings had caused a severe blow to hotel and […]

New Delhi: Recruitment of 10 lakh people be done by the Government of India in a mission mode in the next 1.5 years, announced the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday. A tweet from the official Twitter handle of the Prime Minister’s office said, “PM @narendramodi reviewed the status of Human Resources in all departments and […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the National Herald case for the second straight day. On Monday, he was grilled for about ten hours and summoned again. Gandhi reached the ED office at around 11.07 a.m. this morning and directly went inside without speaking […]

Hyderabad: Four days after the open letter by TRS working president and Telangana minister K T Rama Rao to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting the Centre’s failure to fill up vacancies in different central government departments, Modi has asked for recruitment of 10 lakh people on a “mission” mode in the next one and half […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the ‘first national conference of chief secretaries’ in Dharamshala on June 16 and 17. The conference will be held at HPCA stadium in Dharamshala and will be a significant step towards further strengthening the partnership between the Centre and the state governments. Slated to be held from […]

Indore: A video has gone viral on social media showing a group of four women mercilessly beating up a young female employee of a pizza chain in Indore, despite repeated pleas by the latter to stop. In a video, the four women are seen beating the victim, an employee with Domino’s Pizza, with sticks and […]

Thane: The Thane city police commissionerate’s website was allegedly hacked on Tuesday, with a message appearing on it apparently directed towards the Indian government and demanding an apology to “Muslims all over the world”. A senior police official here confirmed that the website has been hacked. “We have contacted the agencies concerned for necessary action. […]