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Prayagraj: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday said that his government has decided to raise the age of marriage for girls to 21 years because girls wanted to study further. But everyone knows who are the people opposing the decision and trying to prevent girls from studying further, he said while addressing a rally […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court has discharged former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger and five others in the 2019 accident case of Unnao rape survivor, saying that prima facie no charges are made out against him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey discharged the accused observing that prima facie there is no evidence against […]

New Delhi: Preliminary data from a month-long experiment has shown that indoor air pollution levels were nearly half of the outdoor levels in Delhi-NCR during November-December so far. A primary cause, the study has shown, is how meteorological factors play a key role in air pollution levels, especially in Delhi-NCR region. Two sensor-based air quality […]

New Delhi: Gold prices on Tuesday fell by Rs 71 to Rs 48,169 per 10 gram in futures trade as speculators reduced their positions amid low demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for February traded lower by Rs 71, or 0.15 per cent, to Rs 48,169 per 10 gram in a business turnover […]

Srinagar: Cold wave has gripped Kashmir with the onset of ‘Chillai Kalan’, 40 days of harsh winter. ‘Chillai Kalan’ is a Persian term that means ‘major cold’. The temperatures have dropped below zero degrees and morning fog enveloped Srinagar and surrounding areas. In some places, thick sheets of ice covered the water bodies. During Chillai […]

New Delhi:  Delhi Police has arrested a man accused of murdering a retired Indian Air Force officer in the national capital, an official said here on Tuesday. According to the official, the accused identified as Bhullu Singh, a resident of Bihar, was nabbed from Cyberabad, Hyderabad, Telangana on December 15. Furnishing details about the case, […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has called for applications by transgender candidates for the recruitments in the state police department for the first time. As per the Amendment of Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977 to facilitate providing one per cent jobs to transgenders, the Karnataka Police department has called for applications from transgenders for […]

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Covid vaccine certificates and imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on the petitioner. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan said: “This is a frivolous petition filed with ulterior motives and I have a strong doubt that there […]

Bengaluru: Three staffers working at a reputed hospital in Bengaluru have been booked for forcing a Dalit employee to clean the manhole to unclog sewers, police said on Tuesday. The hospital housekeeping supervisor D. Raja, Gilbert and the administrator have been booked under Section 3(1) (J) of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act -1989 and […]

Muzaffarnagar: The clerics of Darul-Uloom Deoband, a renowned Islamic seminary, have voiced their opposition to the Centre’s decision to raise the marriage age of girls from 18 to 21 years. This comes after the Khaps of western Uttar Pradesh declined to accept the decision and announced that they would convene a Maha Panchayat to discuss […]

New Delhi: A three-year-old girl was attacked and killed by stray dogs near the Moti Nagar area in Delhi recently. According to the Delhi Police, the incident happened on December 17 at around 2.45 pm when the girl, Laxmi, was attacked by a group of dogs while she was playing in a park. Later, the […]

New Delhi: Upset over alleged “personal” remarks made against her, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Monday lashed out at the ruling BJP in Rajya Sabha with a “curse” that it will face bad days soon. An agitated Bachchan also told the chair that he should be fair and alleged that an attempt was being […]

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Hyderabad: Even as more and more cases of Omicron are being reported in India, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions. What is Omicron and what makes it a variant of concern (VoC)? The new Covid variant called B.1.1.529 or Omicron was first detected by South […]

New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd, India’s largest corporate by revenues, profits and market value, topped 2021 Wizikey News Score ranking as India’s most-visible corporate in the media. State Bank of India (SBI) is a close second on the ranking, followed by Bharti Airtel, Infosys and Tata Motors, according to Wizikey’s News Score Report. Wizikey’s News […]

Davanagere (Karnataka): A video of a man being thrashed and paraded by public for allegedly killing his newborn baby girl is doing rounds on social media. The man has, however, refuted the allegations and lodged a complaint with police saying the baby died of cancer. The localities alleged that Mansoor had killed his newborn baby […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-headquartered and Asia’s largest Rated-4 Hyperscale Data Centre CtrlS has set a benchmark by creating India’s only 100 per cent quake-resistant and air pollution free data centre facility at Noida. The air pollution in the National Capital Region has been a major concern resulting in unhealthy air for human lungs as well as tech […]

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has designed a diagnostic kit for detection of Omicron variant of the coronavirus and has invited Expression of Interest from in vitro diagnostics (IVD) kit manufacturers for undertaking transfer of technology for its development and commercialisation. The ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, NE, Dibrugarh, one of the […]

New Delhi: India reported 6,563 new Covid cases and 132 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. With the addition of 132 new deaths, the death toll has climbed to 4,77,554. The recovery of 8,077 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for questioning in a case linked to the 2016 ‘Panama Papers’ global tax leaks case, officials said on Monday. Aishwarya Bachchan, 48, the daughter-in-law of superstar Amitabh Bachchan, has been asked to depose before the agency in Delhi. The ED has been probing […]

New Delhi: Mid-sized motorcycle maker Royal Enfield on Monday said it is recalling 26,300 units of its Classic 350 motorcycles to rectify issue with a brake part. In a statement, the company said its technical team has discovered a potential issue in one of the parts – the brake reaction bracket attached to the motorcycle […]

Ahmedabad: A Pakistani fishing boat with six crew members and carrying 77 kg of heroin worth around Rs 400 crore was apprehended in the Indian waters off the Gujarat coast, officials said on Monday. The drug seizure was made on Sunday night in a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist […]

Hassan: In a case of drunk driving, a truck driver hit several vehicles before colliding with a bike, killing three of the four riders, including twins and their mother in Hassan district of Karnataka, police said. The accident happened on Sunday at midnight. The deceased have been identified as three-year-old Pranathi, Pranav and their mother […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plummeted over 1,000 points in early trade on Monday, tracking across-the-board losses amid a selloff in global markets as concerns over rising Omicron cases spooked investors. Persistent foreign fund outflow too weighed on investor sentiment. The 30-share index slumped 1,028.61 points or 1.80 per cent to 55,983.13 in the opening trade. […]