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Patna: The health department of Bihar on Thursday detected a new variant of Omicron in Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS). The new variant BA.12 is 10 times more dangerous than BA.2 which was detected during the third wave of Corona in the country. Prof Dr Namrata Kumari, the HOD of microbiology department of […]

Diphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the double-engine government for the development of northeast regions. PM Modi is in Assam to lay the foundation stone of several projects.”Today, the double-engine government is developing the nation with the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’,” PM Modi said while addressing the ‘Peace, Unity and Development […]

Hyderabad: Genetic researchers from Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and other major Indian research institutions, in a ground-breaking study have revealed that the human skeletons that were excavated from an old well in Ajnala town in Punjab in 2014, belonged to the Indian sepoys from the 26th Native Bengal Infantry Battalion, who […]

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 10 paise to 76.67 against the US dollar in the opening trade on Thursday, weighed down by the strength of the greenback and significant foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 76.60 against the American dollar, then lost ground to quote at 76.67, registering a fall […]

Bengaluru: At least 150 passengers and crew members on board a Thai Airways flight escaped unhurt after the aircraft suffered a tyre burst before it landed in Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL), according to sources. The incident took place on Tuesday night and a technical team from the airlines arrived on Wednesday evening with a spare […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened in green on Thursday with Sensex up by 263.68 points and Nifty by 82.00 points. At 9:20 AM, the BSE Sensex was up by 263,68 points or 0.46 per cent at 57083.07. BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and also […]

New Delhi: India on Thursday reported 3,303 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 4,30,68,799, while the active cases increased to 16,980, according to Union health ministry data. The daily cases crossed the 3,000-mark after 46 days. The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,23,693 with 39 more fatalities, the data updated at […]

Panaji: Water should be privatised and excess rain water should be blocked by building a network of dams in the state and exported to Gulf countries in exchange for fuel, Goa’s Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik has said. Speaking at a government function on Wednesday, Naik also said that the harvested water could also be sent […]

Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed and a soldier was injured in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at Mitrigam area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, said police officials on Thursday. “One more terrorist killed (Total 2). Operation over,” police said. Earlier, the police added that a group of two to three terrorists were holed-up […]

Bengaluru Rural: Tense situation prevailed at a university campus in Karnataka after a foreign student fell to her death, police said on Thursday, adding that security has been tightened to avoid any untoward acts of violence. The incident took place at 11 p.m. on Wednesday night at the Gitam University located in the Bengaluru Rural […]

Chennai: Actor Kiccha Sudeep on Wednesday clarified to actor Ajay Devgn that the statement he made with regard to Hindi was in a totally different context to the one that Ajay Devgn had understood. It all started with actor Ajay Devgn tweeting to Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep, asking him why he was releasing movies in […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn, who is gearing up for the release of his film ‘Runway 34’, publicly replied to Kannada superstar Kiccha Sudeep’s opinion on Hindi not being the national language of India, on Wednesday. The, ‘Singham’ actor took to his Twitter and tagged Sudeep as he tweeted, “Brother, if Hindi is not our […]

Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs.6.17 crore of persons behind instant loan app companies in different accounts and merchant IDs held in various fintech companies and maintained with various banks and payment gateways. The ED had earlier initiated investigation into two FIRs booked in the Marathahalli and Mahalakshmipuram police […]

New Delhi: Flagging higher fuel prices in many opposition-ruled states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged them to reduce VAT in “national interest” to benefit the common man and work in the spirit of cooperative federalism in this time of global crisis. Modi raised the issue of many states not adhering to the Centre’s […]

Hyderabad: From March 24, an outer time limit of 60 days has been fixed to file claims for compensation in case of death due to Covid-19 prior to March 20, 2022, The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday. In future, a timeframe of 90 days would be provided from the date of death […]

New Delhi: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has set its price band for the Initial Public Offer (IPO) at Rs 902 to Rs 949 per equity share. The public offer starts on May 4 and will remain open for bidders till May 9, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said […]

Chennai: At a time when some electric two-wheelers are catching fire spontaneously, a Tamil Nadu physiotherapist, fed up with his Ola scooter’s poor performance and service, set the vehicle on fire. “I had set my Ola scooter on fire as it did not give the mileage as promised by the manufacturer, and the poor service,” […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday hinted at floating a national party to implement an alternative national agenda. Addressing the plenary of TRS here, KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, said that suggestions have come to turn Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) into Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS). In his inaugural address […]

Lucknow: Days after the Uttar Pradesh Home Department said that illegal loudspeakers and those flouting the noise limit standards will be removed from religious places across the state, the police said that the information is being given to temples, mosques, gurudwaras, churches and marriage halls and a direction has been issued to them to follow […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Centre over reports of exit of automobile companies from India and alleged that government is driving out business. “The ease of driving business out of India. 7 Global Brands, 9 Factories, 649 Dealerships, 84,000 Jobs Modi ji, Hate-in-India and Make-in-India can’t coexist! Time to focus […]

Manila: Saudi Arabia has embarked on an ambitious programme to boost inbound tourism and considers India a key market, said Saudi Tourism Board CEO Fahd Hamidaddin.Hamidaddin, who has been the chief of investment, strategy and tourism marketing for the Saudi Ministry of Tourism, spoke to PTI on the sidelines of the World Travel and Tourism […]

Haridwar: Haridwar district administration on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 within a 5 km radius of Dada Jalalpur village after a Mahapanchayat by Hindu religious leaders was announced. “Section 144 has been imposed in Dada Jalalpur and nearby 5 km area. All programs have been restricted. No permission was taken for this programme […]

Chennai: A fire broke out in a part of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital here on Wednesday morning following which patients were evacuated to safety, said officials. According to hospital officials, 33 patients were shifted from the fire-affected wards. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, who reached the hospital, told reporters: “The patients have been […]

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 16 paise to 76.72 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, weighed down by the strength of the greenback and unabated foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 76.69 against the American dollar, then lost ground to quote at 76.72, registering a fall of […]