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Rajya Sabha members also observed a minute's silence as they paid tribute to the legendary singer. The house will reconvene at 11:05 am.

The BSE gauge was trading 225.04 points or 0.38 per cent lower at 58,419.78 in early trade. Likewise, the Nifty dropped 69.55 points or 0.40 per cent to 17,446.75.

Sputnik Light is a one-dose vaccine and the same as the first component— recombinant human adenovirus serotype number 26 (rAd26) — of the two-dose Sputnik V vaccine, Dr Reddy's said in a statement.

The autopsy conducted by a panel of three doctors revealed that the girl, daughter of a local businessman, died due to asphyxiation.

The number of active cases in the country declined further to 11,08,938, comprising 2.62 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 96.19 per cent, the ministry said.

Betul: A 21-year-old man and a teen boy died after being hit by a train while clicking selfies on a railway bridge in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on the railway bridge on Machana River on Saturday, Shahpur police station in charge Shivnarayan Mukati said. “Mukesh Uike and […]

Bengaluru: The conviction of a police officer for the rape of a mentally challenged woman in a moving car in Tumakuru district of Karnataka made national headlines. However, the challenges overcome by the prosecution in getting the conviction of the police officer is not less than a thrilling story. The victim, though 34 years old, […]

Ranchi: Jharkhand, which was carved out of Bihar in 2000, records three incidents of witch hunt violence per day and at least 1,000 people have been murdered due to the superstition in the past 22 years and 90 per cent victims are women. Chutni Devi from Jharkhand’s Beerbans village in Saraikela-Kharsawan district, who faced extreme […]

New Delhi: The Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertaking has asked the government to change the code ‘GAY’ for the ‘Gaya International Airport. In its action taken report tabled in Parliament on Friday, the panel mentioned the issue and asked the government to make all efforts to take up the matter with the International Air Transport […]

The site where the 92-year-old singer's funeral will be performed with full state honours is about 100-metre away from Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray's memorial, on the west side of the Shivaji Park, located in Dadar area.

The woman also accused her husband of beating her up and throwing her out of the house.

Lata Mangeshkar (92), the voice of generations of Indians and one of the biggest music icons of the country, died due to multiple organ failure, her sister Usha Mangeshkar and doctors treating her said.

According to the MHA officials, the Union government has also decided that as a mark of respect, two days of state mourning will be observed from Sunday (February 6) and and Monday (February 7).

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday at the age of 92 years. The megastar had been admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital on January 8 after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia.

With this, the country's cumulative count tally reached 4,21,88,138, while the death toll has mounted to 5,01,979.

Sangareddy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has underlined the importance to launch a collective fight to alleviate the impact of climate change on the agriculture sector. He also stated that India was moving forward to promote digitalisation and modernisation of agriculture. Addressing the scientists of the ICRISAT (International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics) located at […]

Sangareddy: Appreciating Telangana’s massive plans on oil-palm cultivation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Centre will certainly extend support to Telangana in enhancing the oil palm cultivation in the State. He said the union government was aiming to improve the area under palm oil cultivation in India by 6.5 lakh hectares in the coming […]

Hyderabad: On the occasion of the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “India has set a target of Net-Zero emission by 2070.” “India has set a target of Net-Zero by 2070. We have also highlighted the need for life lifestyle for the environment and […]

Coming out in support of hijab-wearing Muslim girl students not allowed entry in educational institutes in Karnataka, he said the goddess Saraswati does not differentiate and gives knowledge to all.

Dubai: The Nehru Trophy boat race, a popular fixture held annually in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha in Kerala, is slated to be held in Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates this year, in a move to build on the close-knit ties between the Gulf nation and the southern Indian state, the organisers […]

Mumbai: State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, on Saturday said its net profit surged 62.27 per cent to Rs 8,432 crore in the third quarter of the current financial year when compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. The government-run lender’s profit in the third quarter of 2021-22 is the highest […]

New Delhi: A team of Indian scientists in collaboration with an industry partner has developed a self-disinfecting ‘Copper-based Nanoparticle-coated Anti-viral Face Mask’ to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The biodegradable, highly breathable, and washable mask exhibits high performance against the Covid-19 virus as well as several other viral and bacterial infections. Public mask wearing is […]

Hyderabad: Budget carrier IndiGo, under its new initiative called Vaxi Fare, is offering a 10 percent discount on the base fare to passengers who have received one or both doses of the Covid-19 vaccines. The offer can be availed by vaccinated passengers travelling on the airline and located in India. The move comes in a bid […]

A statement issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the moderate intensity temblor occurred at 9.45 a.m. and its coordinates are latitude 36.34 degrees north and longitude 71.05 degrees east.