India

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has written to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan for maintaining the full reservoir level at the Siruvani dam. In the letter on Sunday, Stalin called on Vijayan to provide a positive response as the water shortage in Coimbatore and its surrounding areas were turning into a major cause […]

New Delhi: India on Monday logged 12,781 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 4,33,09,473, while the daily positivity went past 4 per cent after 130 days, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,873 with 18 new fatalities. The number of active cases increased to 76,700, the data […]

Mumbai: The rupee strengthened by 12 paise to 77.93 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday as easing crude oil prices supported the local unit. However, unabated foreign fund outflows, a lacklustre trend in domestic equities and strong American dollar overseas restricted the gain, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the […]

Dakshina Kannada: Five Muslim girl students from the Hampanakatta University College here have asked for transfer certificates from the college administration after being denied permission to attend classes wearing hijab. Principal Anusuya Rai has confirmed that the five students have applied for transfer certificates to join other colleges. However, they are being asked to submit another […]

Hyderabad: A young Sub-inspector of police, who wrestled a suspect armed with a machete and overpowered him, has become a hero with the internet flooded with videos of his brave act. The SI, 37-year-old VR Arun Kumar, who is the Station House Officer of the Nooranad police station in Alappuzha district of Kerala, was on […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police are on high alert mode as the intelligence agencies have warned that protests on the Agnipath scheme might break out during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rallies in Karnataka. Modi is visiting the state for a 2-day tour after one-and-a-half years. He will arrive at the Bengaluru Yelahanka Indian Air Force […]

New Delhi: Security has been beefed up in several states on Monday amid protests against the Centre’s new Agnipath recruitment scheme. After the policy, which allows Indian youths to serve in the regular cadre of the Armed Forces for a period of four years, was announced on June 14, protests erupted in various states including […]

Kanpur: In a bizarre incident, a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district locked up his son and daughter-in-law after an altercation and then fired indiscriminately when the police came to rescue them. Three police officers, including a sub-Inspector and a home guard, were injured in the incident, police officials said on Monday. The accused Ram Kumar […]

Hyderabad: Premier management institute Indian School of Business (ISB), which has its campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali, is working to create a global corridor for startups. This will allow Indian startups to pursue business opportunities in other countries and vice versa. It also is looking to draft its alumni members as mentors to nurture startup […]

New Delhi: Urging the youth to recognise “fake nationalists”, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the Agnipath scheme would be destructive for the youth and the Army, as she assured her party’s full support to those protesting peacefully against the new recruitment model. She made the remarks as Congress MPs and leaders sat […]

Nagarjunasagar: Meditation sessions were organised at Buddhavanam, Nagarjunasagar on Sunday in association with the local Dhamma Nagarjuna International Vipassana Centre and there was a huge response from the aspirants, according to Mallepalli Laxmaiah, Special Officer, Buddhavanam Project. The first session with a group of 70 participants from different parts of Telangana was launched by K. […]

Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh): When the ‘Baraat’ arrived in Laxmanpur- Shankarpur village, almost the entire village ran to the venue to take a selfie — not with the groom, but with the decorated bulldozer on which he came. On Saturday, the whole village had a festive look after the groom arrived on a bulldozer and cries […]

New Delhi: The Army, Navy and the Air Force on Sunday came out with a broad schedule for recruitment of soldiers under the Agnipath scheme while asserting that it is being implemented to bring down the age profile of the armed forces. Lt Gen A Puri, the additional secretary in the Department of Military Affairs, […]

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested 415 people and registered 20 FIRs so far in connection with the violent protests that erupted in the state over now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Mohammad. Violence broke out in Kanpur on June 3 and in nine other districts of the state on June 10 […]

New Delhi: A SpiceJet Boeing 737 with about 185 people on board passengers returned safely to Patna soon after an emergency landing on Sunday afternoon following the reports of a fire in one of the engines. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials said that the plane (VT-SYZ), prima facie, was involved in air […]

New Delhi: Displaying his commitment to ‘Swachh Bharat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday picked up litter during an inspection of the newly inaugurated tunnel built under Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor here. #WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi picks up litter at the newly launched ITPO tunnel built under Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor, in […]

Patna: Poor states like Bihar are burning for the last four days due to the sudden announcement by the Narendra Modi government of the new military recruitment scheme – Agnipath. Experts believe that the Centre had not fully discussed the consequences of such a scheme which is related to the future of the country’s youth. “The […]

Hyderabad: With less than a month to go for the Presidential election, all eyes are not just on the candidate BJP-led NDA will name but also on the stand to be taken by Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party. As the NDA is short of majority in the electoral college, it will expect the YSRCP […]

New Delhi: Police in the national capital are everyday finding new ways to reach out to the people in this new era of social media and virtual interactions. On Saturday, the Delhi Police’s new witty graphical representation on the probability of a person reaching home safely after having drinks was loved by the social media users. […]

New Delhi: India on Sunday reported 12,899 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, a slight decline against the 13,216 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, there were 15 new fatalities which took the nationwide death toll to 5,24,855. The active caseload rose to 72,474 cases, accounting […]

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Sunday released the details of the Agnipath recruitment scheme amid the ongoing agitation and widespread protests against the scheme across several states. The process for the recruitment will begin from June 24. The IAF document lists the eligibility, educational qualification, medical standards, assessment, leave, remuneration, life insurance cover, etc., […]

Bengaluru: The state health authorities are crossing their fingers as Karnataka is nearing the Covid peak period. As per a report by the IIT Kanpur Technical Recommendation Committee, the peak is predicted to start from the third week of June. State Health Minister K. Sudhakar has said that the IIT Kanpur team, which has given […]

New Delhi: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is lodged in Tihar Jail since April 2017 in connection with a Rs 200 crore extortion case, is likely to be transferred from the high-security prison in the national capital to another jail out of Delhi following the latest development on his ‘life threat’ plea in the Supreme Court. […]

Ludhiana: Agitators protesting against the Centre’s new Agnipath recruitment scheme for armed forces on Saturday vandalised Punjab’s Ludhiana railway station. The police said that CCTV footage is available and they are identifying the miscreants who attacked the railway station. “Police immediately took action. Around 8-10 persons have been rounded up. Some people have called them […]