India

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday said that its troopers from South Bengal Frontiers have recovered 855 bottles of banned cough syrup Phensedyl from a Bangladeshi national on India- Bangladesh border. These bottles of banned cough syrup were being smuggled to Bangladesh, the officials said and the arrested Bangladeshi national was allegedly […]

Hyderabad: In a major boost to India’s 5G capabilities, IIT Hyderabad (IITH) and WiSig Networks have developed 5G wireless broadband technologies indigenously for the first time. IITH and WiSig Networks have jointly announced a maiden 5G data call using indigenously developed 5G ORAN technology. The call was made using Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) capable base station […]

Chandigarh: Many residential and industrial parts of the city faced major power outages as employees of the Electricity Department went on a three-day strike from Monday night in protest against the privatisation of the department. Most of the places have been facing snapping of power since midnight. Even elective surgeries at the Government Medical College […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday ordered the blocking of apps, website and social media accounts linked to the banned organisation, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). In a statement, the Ministry said it has ordered the blocking of apps, website, and social media accounts of foreign-based ‘Punjab Politics TV’ having close links […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the Pegasus snooping case on February 25 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Centre, sought adjournment citing his preoccupation in another matter on Wednesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana adjourned the case for Friday on Mehta’s request. The case […]

Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is leading with 281 wards in town panchayats while the party is ahead on 98 wards in municipalities. In town panchayats, All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is leading at 30 wards, indicating that it is a clean sweep for the DMK, according to data from the Tamil Nadu […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in an accident in Uttarakhand. PM Modi also announced financial assistance of Rs 50,000 for injured persons in the accident […]

New Delhi:  Indian students pursuing higher education in Ukraine have been caught in an uncertain and difficult situation amid the eastern European country’s growing tensions with neighbouring Russia. While parents are worried about the well-being of their children, the students are going through the hectic process of looking for flight tickets to return to India. […]

New Delhi: India’s key indices — S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — extended their losses from Monday and declined sharply in early trade on Tuesday due to continued selling by foreign institutional investors amid geo-strategic tensions between Ukraine and Russia, said analysts.” “The situation remains fluid; we don’t know whether the tensions will escalate […]

New Delhi: While heart disease has been one of the major health concerns in India, Covid-19 has exacerbated the condition significantly, said experts on Monday. According to the Global Burden of Disease, nearly a quarter (24.8 per cent) of all deaths in India is due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). “Heart disease and Covid are intricately […]

Varanasi: Five persons died and over a dozen fell ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor sold at a licensed country liquor shop in Mahul town area under Ahraula police station in Azamgarh district on Monday night. The tragedy took place just a day after a hooch manufacturing unit was unearthed in Sidhari area of Azamgarh […]

Hyderabad: Actor-politician Prakash Raj is emerging as a key figure in the efforts by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao in cobbling together an anti-BJP alliance. The actor was present during Rao’s meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Sunday. Prakash Raj, who acts […]

New York [US]: Concerned over the escalating tension along the border of Ukraine with Russia, India on Tuesday strongly emphasized the need for all sides to exercise the utmost restraint and intensify diplomatic efforts to ensure for a mutually amicable solution. This statement was made at UNSC in the backdrop of Russia’s recognization of the […]

Gurugram: A 27-year-old man was found dead inside a hotel room in Gurugram, after reportedly inhaling gas leaking from a geyser in the bathroom, the police said on Monday. Pankaj, a resident of Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu and serving in the Army Medical Corps, said in his police complaint that he and his friends left Dehradun on […]

Nagpur: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has the “ability to lead taking all together”, a day after Rao met Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and NCP president Sharad Pawar in a bid to bring together like-minded parties against the BJP at the national level. Talking to reporters […]

Shivamogga: The body of the 26-year-old Bajrang Dal activist Harsha, who was allegedly murdered last night in Shivamogga, was taken to his residence amid high police security after the autopsy. Large numbers of workers of Hindu organizations joined in. A 26-year-old Bajrang Dal activist Harsha was allegedly murdered on Sunday at around 9 pm in […]

Patna: A burqa-clad girl in Bihar’s Begusarai district was stopped from making transactions in a nationalised bank, an official said. The girl recorded the incident and shared it on social media on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday when the girl had gone to UCO bank of Mansoor Chowk branch in Begusarai to withdraw money. […]

Mumbai: The Indian stock markets witnessed volatile trading on Monday with the benchmark Sensex trading with a gain of 167 points at around noon after a selling pressure in the morning session. The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 58,000.36 points at around 12.10 pm, which is 167.39 points or 0.29 per cent […]

Bengaluru:  Karnataka BJP Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, K.S. Eshwarappa on Monday while reacting to the murder of a Hindu activist in Shivamogga district, said that it was an act carried out by some goons belonging to a particular community and the statements by the Congress have encouraged the attacks. “We will not […]

Bengaluru: After the death of a 26-year-old Bajrang Dal activist in Shivamogga, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that police have gathered a few leads in the case, the investigation into which started last night. CM Bommai said, “One Harsha was stabbed to death yesterday. Few leads have been gathered in the incident […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Union Budget for 2022-23 will be of great help in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground and asserted that the decision to set up a National Digital University can solve the problem of shortage of seats in educational institutions in the country. Addressing […]

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav has said that an insult to the bicycle was an insult to the nation. Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi statement that the Ahmedabad serial blast perpetrators had planted bombs on bicycles and that the SP’s election symbol too happens to be a bicycle, Akhilesh Yadav said that […]

Visakhapatnam:  The President’s Fleet Review, an awe-inspiring and much-awaited event, conducted at Visakhapatnam on Monday, February 21, 2022, said a press release. President Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, reviewed the Naval Fleet comprising over 60 ships and submarines, and 55 aircraft. This will be the twelfth Fleet […]

New Delhi: India reported 16,051 new COVID-19 cases and 206 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday. Of the fresh fatalities, Kerala reported 92 deaths as per the state health department’s data. With this, the total cases of COVID-19 infections in the country moved up to […]