India

Hyderabad: Patriotic songs rendered by Bollywood singers are something that has become an integral part of Independence Day celebrations. Not just India, but globally too, the day sees younger generations playing ‘desh bhakti’ songs to mark the celebrations. Among scores of songs played are the patriotic numbers sung by legendary singer Mohammed Rafi. Be it […]

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has flagged its concern over the proposal of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to construct reservoirs across Kosasthalaiyar river, saying it would affect Chennai’s drinking water prospects. In a letter to his Andhra counterpart Jagan Mohan Reddy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said, “it is learnt” that the government of Andhra […]

New Delhi: The Chinese manjha has once again decimated the life of a family in the national capital after a 34-year-old man, on way to his in-laws house to celebrate Rakhi died after his throat was slit by a Chinese manjha. The incident occurred on Thursday. The police said the man, identified as Vipin Kumar, a […]

New Delhi: ITC Limited, the multi-business conglomerate with significant presence across all three sectors of the Indian economy — agriculture, manufacturing and services, has launched a series of integrated multidimensional initiatives to celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark 75 years of the country’s independence. ITC has also contributed to the Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign through […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with all medal winners of the Commonwealth 2022 games at his official residence on Saturday. This is the first time the Prime Minister physically interacted with the winners of the Commonwealth Games after their spectacular performance in Birmingham. Earlier PM Modi had hosted the contingent of medal winners […]

New Delhi: Ahead of the 75th year of India’s Independence, Prime Minister Modi has launched the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, which kick started today and will continue till Monday, i.e., August 15. Under the campaign, the Centre has urged people to hoist or display the tricolour in […]

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is busy preparing for the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh to be held later this year, as well as in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in 2023, besides other states. While the BJP is working on a political strategy to help it win above […]

New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India reported 15,815 new Covid-19 cases and 68 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. With the new fatalities, the nationwide death toll now stands at 5,26,996. The active caseload marginally declined to 1,19,264, accounting for 0.27 per cent of the country’s total positive cases. The recovery of […]

New Delhi: Faced with criticism over not featuring the national flag on its social media, ahead of the 75th Independence Day, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday uploaded a picture of the tricolour as its display picture (DP) on its Twitter, Facebook and other social media accounts. “Celebrate the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. Hoist […]

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said that they have arrested the tenth accused in connection with the killing of pharmacist Umesh Kolhe (54) in Amravati district of Maharashtra for allegedly supporting former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. The accused has been identified as 28-year-old Shaikh Shakeel. An NIA official said that the accused was […]

Chautauqua (US): Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck on Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Rushdie […]

Hyderabad: LB Nagar inspector B.Anji Reddy was awarded the union Home Minister’s medal for excellence in investigation for the year 2022. He received the medal for innovative investigation and his efforts in probing the murder case of a migrant worker of Odisha reported in 2020 in Medipally, when he was the Station House Officer. Anji […]

Hyderabad: A fictitious message was being circulated in media regarding recruitment for 9000 posts for Constable in Railway Protection Force (RPF). A statement issued by the South Central Railway (SCR) cautioned that no such notification has been issued by RPF or Ministry of Railways on their official websites or through any print or electronic media.

Hyderabad: People always say that humans and wildlife have a sacred relationship, one that comes from the connection towards Mother Nature. Proving that to be true, a woman tied a rakhi to an ailing leopard and that picture is now going viral with netizens appreciating the gesture. Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shared an […]

Hyderabad: The Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of National Medical Commission, the regulatory body of medical education in the country, has directed all government and private medical colleges to take immediate measures to improve mental health and well-being of their Post Graduate medical students. The specific NMC directives related to mental health and well-being […]

Meerut: A headless body of a young woman was found in the Lakkhipura area of Meerut district on Friday. The body of the woman, which police believe was in her twenties, was first spotted by locals in a drain near lane number 28 in the Lakkhipura area. The police believe that the actual crime of […]

Jaipur: Around one crore school students across Rajasthan on Friday set a “world record” by singing patriotic songs under the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ campaign, officials said. Addressing students at the Sawai Mansingh stadium, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated the students for the achievement. “I am happy that the World Book of Records, London, which […]

New Delhi: A 49-year-old woman from Kerala has approached the Delhi High Court to cancel the emigration clearance of her close friend, a 48-year-old man from Noida, who is allegedly planning to travel abroad for Euthanasia (Physician-assisted suicide). The plea filed through Advocate Subhash Chandran KR contended that the Man is diagnosed with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue […]

London: A team of international researchers, including from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in India, have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea and restored vision among the people with blindness and those who are visually impaired. The bioengineered implant acts as an alternative to the transplantation […]

Kolkata: The assets of some of the eight Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and five Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from West Bengal, who have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to New Delhi for questioning in the coal smuggling case, are under the scanner of the central agency. ED sources said that these […]

New Delhi: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, who reached the national capital on Thursday late evening, will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi today, a move which comes days ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly on August 24. Tejashwi arrived in Delhi for the celebration of Raksha Bandhan. He will also […]

Thiruvananthapuram: On the occasion of World Elephant Day, 88-year-old elephant ‘Tara’, who has been with the Guruvayoor Devasom for the past 64 years and taken care of like a baby owing to the advanced age, is the cynosure of all eyes. August 12 is celebrated as World Elephant Day to honour these gentle giants, to […]

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs four lakh each to the families of Banda boat tragedy victims. He has directed two ministers — Rakesh Sachan and Ramkesh Nishad — to reach the spot and supervise the rescue operations which are underway. District magistrate Anurag Patel said so far, […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed with Noida authority submissions seeking an additional bandwidth of August 29-September 4 for demolition of Supertech twin towers in case of any circumstances delaying the demolition on August 28. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed with submissions of the Noida authority, which was represented by […]