India

New Delhi: Former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Dhankhar (71) in a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dhankhar took the oath in Hindi in the name of god. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dhankhar’s predecessor […]

Mumbai: The 18-member ‘mini-cabinet’ expansion of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis have thrown up many facts, including 75 per cent of the total 20 ‘crorepati’ ministers have criminal cases lodged against them. According to a study conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a total of 15 […]

New Delhi: In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on violators. The decision was taken by the DDMA after noticing that people were not adhering to […]

New Delhi: Vice President-elect Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. The former West Bengal Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is set to take oath as the 14th Vice President of the country today. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the Oath of Office to the elected Vice-President […]

New Delhi: India logged 16,299 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,42,06,996 while the active cases declined to 1,25,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday The death toll climbed to 5,26,879 with 53 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]

Mumbai: The rupee was trading in a narrow range against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday amid a rally in the equity markets. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee witnessed range-bound trading in early deals. It opened at 79.22 against the US dollar, then fell to 79.31, registering a decline of 6 […]

Jammu: Alert troops of the Army foiled a terrorist ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district in which two terrorists and three soldiers were killed. Defence sources told IANS, “Terrorists tried to cross the fence of the army camp at Pargal near Budh Kanadi in the Darhal area of Rajouri district early […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to the people of the country on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday. “Greetings to everyone on the special occasion of Raksha Bandhan,” PM Modi tweeted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended greetings on the occasion. “Warm wishes to all the countrymen on the auspicious […]

New Delhi: In another important milestone in the Gaganyaan project, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the test-firing of the Low Altitude Escape Motor (LEM) of Crew Escape System, from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, said the officials on Wednesday. Today, ISRO achieved an important milestone in the Gaganyaan project by successfully test-firing the Low […]

Muzaffarnagar: The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesman Rakesh Tikait has warned of another farmer agitation. He has asked farmers to remain united and be ready for a movement, if they wanted to protect their lives and land. Talking to reporters, Tikait accused the government of not fulfilling its poll promise of providing free electricity to […]

Firozabad: A video clip of a police constable protesting over the quality of food being served to them has gone viral on social media. Constable Manoj Kumar speaks to the media. Says he tried reaching out to the SP but got no response. Later, he came out in public with his grievance over the quality […]

New Delhi: With a view to promote co-production of films, the Union Cabinet has approved signing of ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’ between India and Australia. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of an ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’. Audio Visual co-production treaties are enabling documents which facilitate co-production of films […]

New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday launched the indigenous Lumpi-ProVacInd vaccine to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease. The vaccine has been developed by the National Equine Research Centre, Hisar (Haryana) in collaboration with the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar (Bareilly). Describing this vaccine as a milestone for […]

Hyderabad: Unabated transmission of Omicron variants in Telangana and elsewhere in the country are contributing in a big way towards formation of new sub-variants. As a result, there is always a possibility that any of the new variant could turn-out to be severe, just like the Delta variant, geneticists and public health officials, said. Thanks […]

Hyderabad: Railway Protection Force (RPF) which launched a pan-India ‘Operation Yatri Suraksha’ with the aim of improving the security of passengers travelling by Indian Railways, has nabbed 365 suspects and recovered stolen passenger property worth Rs 1 crore in the month of July. According to a press release, the RPF has taken several steps to […]

Hyderabad: As part of Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative, Aakash BYJU’S is organizing a major drive towards inclusivity and empowerment of girl students in the arena of private coaching for higher education through ‘Education for All’, a nationwide project to offer free NEET and JEE coaching and scholarships to nearly 2,000 Class IX-XII students from […]

New Delhi: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent N V Ramana demits office the day before. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 […]

World Biofuel Day is an annual event that is held every year on August 10 to spread awareness about the usage of unconventional sources of fuels over fossil fuels. The Government of India has been celebrating the event since 2015. History It is celebrated to honor the inventor of the diesel engine – Sir Rudolf […]

Jaipur: One crore students of Rajasthan schools are likely to create a world record by singing patriotic songs at the same time on Friday. Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Pawan Kumar Goel said to inculcate the spirit of patriotism among the students, under the Amrit Mahotsav of Azadi, all government and non-government schools of […]

Hyderabad: The application window for the UK Government’s flagship international scholarships and fellowships programme is now open. The prestigious Chevening Scholarships and Fellowships offer full financial support for a one-year master’s at any UK university and for 8-12 week professional development courses, respectively. The Chevening programme in India is the largest in the world, benefiting […]

Hyderabad: Congress leaders are always prone to committing mistakes. This has again come out in the national media. When asked about the possibility of Nitish Kumar being chosen as the future candidate for the post of Prime Minister on behalf of the Opposition bloc, a senior Congress leader said, “ The Congress is too big […]

Hyderabad: Mistakes do happen but if it happens at a school that’s supposed to impart quality education to students then there’s a reason to be concerned. A school said to be located in Punjab, made a huge blunder by using the picture of ‘Breaking Bad’ actor Bryan Cranston in the place of renowned scientist Werner […]

Patna: A day after announcing a new grand alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and other opposition parties after breaking away from the BJP, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth time. Tejashwi Yadav took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister. Also present at the swearing-in ceremony held at […]

Hyderabad: Are you planning to travel to India from abroad? If yes, be informed about the changes in the rules that the government is mulling. Currently, passengers are required to upload their Covid-19 vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report on the Air Suvidha portal before coming to India. However, according to reports, the government is […]