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New Delhi: Tata Motors is looking to drive in a range of electric vehicles across various price points with multiple body styles and features in order to cater to a wide range of customers across segments, as per a top company official. The homegrown auto major, which currently leads the domestic electric passenger vehicle segment […]
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Lucknow: Continuing its drive against loudspeakers, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has uninstalled 53,942 loudspeakers from various religious places across the state till Sunday. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) in Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Kumar said: “So far, till 7 a.m. on Sunday, 53,942 loudspeakers have been removed from various religious […]
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Howrah: Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Belur Math on Sunday morning as Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, celebrated its 125th anniversary. Ramakrishna Mission president Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj said the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Paramahansa helped the organisation in moving forward on its path of service to humanity. He also spoke about the […]
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New Delhi: The price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 102.50 on Sunday, which now costs Rs 2,355.50 against the earlier price of Rs 2,253. The 5-kg LPG cylinder is now priced at Rs 655. Earlier on April 1, the price of 19-kg commercial LPG was hiked by Rs 250 […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the people of Gujarat and Maharashtra on the foundation day of the two western states and lauded their accomplishments in diverse fields. Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed after the enactment of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. “On Gujarat’s Foundation Day, my greetings to the people of […]
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New Delhi: A total of 3,324 coronavirus infections were reported in a day taking the case tally to 4,30,79,188, while the number of active cases increased to 19,092, according to data updated by the Union health ministry on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 5,23,843 with 40 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police informed that as many as 53,942 loudspeakers have been uninstalled from various religious places across the state till 7.00 am on Sunday, following the direction of the Yogi Adityanath government. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) in Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Kumar said, “So far, till 7.00 am in the […]
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Hyderabad: The Indian pharmaceutical sector was one of the worst-hit sectors due to the Covid pandemic. The industry faced twin shocks of raw material shortage as well as an increase in prices of primary raw material for drugs- active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). As the factories in China were hit by lockdown, India faced challenges to […]
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Bhopal: Congress leader Kamal Nath has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments at the Centre and in Madhya Pradesh over the “power crisis” in the state and accused the party of taking the issue lightly. Talking to reporters here, the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister accused the government of lack of planning and “handling […]
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Kolkata: Amid reports that Maoists were trying to regroup in Junglemahal area of West Bengal, their former stronghold, with posters having resurfaced in some pockets, political parties in the state have taken to blame game, maintaining that fears were being unnecessary fuelled by rival camps for individual gains. The Centre had warned of Maoist activities […]
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New Delhi: In a latest development in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving multi-millionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached gifts and properties worth Rs 7 crore given to Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez. The ED termed these gifts and properties as proceeds of crime received by the actresses. Fernandez […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday singled out states for being slow in abolishing obsolete laws, urging the Chief Ministers on Saturday to speed up the legislative reform to help the people come out of the web of legislation. PM Modi on Saturday addressed a joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices […]
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday handed over a letter of allotment of land to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to construct a Lord Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Navi Mumbai, the first in western India, an official said. Thackeray visited and took ‘darshan’ at the famed temple, placed the allotment letter before the idol […]
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New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 188.89 crore (1,88,89,90,935), as per the provisional report till 7 am on Saturday, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. According to the ministry, this has been achieved through 2,32,98,421 sessions. A total of 1,04,05,116 first doses and 1,00,16,505 second doses have been administered to the […]
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Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Saturday suspended mobile internet and SMS services, except voice calls, in Patiala district a day after clashes between two groups over an anti-Khalistan march left four people injured. The order to suspend the services was issued by the home affairs and justice department and heavy police security was deployed at […]
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Panaji: Goa Minister for Forest Vishwajit Rane on Friday said that Olive Ridley turtles, which are one of five marine turtles, have hatched around 6500 young hatchlings in Goa. “Olive Ridley turtles are one of five marine turtles that visit these beaches and lay eggs from November to April. In an artificial turtle hatchery, the […]
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New Delhi: India reported a slight rise in coronavirus cases, recording 3,688 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. The country had registered as many as 3,377 COVID-19 cases on Friday. The Health Ministry informed that active cases in the country have increased […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday. Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Assam Chief Minister […]
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New Delhi: Samsung Electronics has retaken the top spot from Apple in the global smartphone market in the first quarter this year, a new report has said. While Samsung’s shipments declined 3 per cent (on-year), it was the only top-five smartphone brand to grow quarter-on-quarter. The South Korean tech giant shipped 74 million units of smartphones […]
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Srinagar: Thirty-nine people, including 17 tourists, were injured in an alleged attack by stray dogs in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city. Locals said 39 persons were injured when a pack of stray dogs attacked them in Dalgate area of Srinagar city on Friday evening. “The injured included 17 tourists and 22 locals. All the injured […]
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Chandigarh: Curfew was clamped in Punjab’s Patiala’s town on Friday after police had to fire into the air following a massive clash between members of the Shiv Sena led by Harish Singla and pro-Khalistan sword-bearing sympathizers outside the Kali Mata temple, who were pelting stones at each other and brandishing swords, police said. Inspector General […]
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Mumbai: Amid the controversy over Hindi involving actors Ajay Devgn and Kichha Sudeep, actress Kangana Ranaut says considering Sanskrit is older than Hindi, Sanskrit should be the national language. However, she explained why in her opinion, denying Hindi as the national language is indirectly a disrespect to the central government and the Indian Constitution. The […]
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New Delhi: Already reeling under a deadly heatwave, a few places in Delhi are likely to see the mercury touch the 46-degree Celsius mark on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The Safdarjung observatory — Delhi’s base station — had recorded a maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest in April […]
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Hyderabad: Has the Travel #FOMO bug gotten you, and you’ve been itching to get away but haven’t been able to? There is no denying that travel has been on everyone’s mind and everyone wants the vacation glow up! It should come as no surprise that travel is one of the top 5 interests of the […]
