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New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) plans to launch a COVID vaccine for children in the next six months, the company’s CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Tuesday. Participating in an industry conference, Poonawalla said the vaccine ‘Covovax’ is under trial and would offer protection to children all the way down till three years. Currently, […]
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New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said four more cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, have been detected in the national capital and all have travel history to foreign countries. The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has not spread in the community so far and the situation is under control, he […]
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Bhopal: A former Sarpanch was shot dead when a group of men opened fire at a wedding function in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district. The victim was a follower of jailed self-styled godman Rampal and had organised a marriage function. The incident was reported on Monday afternoon when the men allegedly shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, barged into […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad-based Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on Tuesday morning has issued an advisory of ‘No Tsunami Threat’ to India, following an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale, detected at Flores Sea in Indonesia. “Based on historical earthquake and tsunami data, the threat of Tsunami does not exist for […]
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Hyderabad: In their endeavor to reach out to a global audience, aha studio and India’s leading content studio Applause Entertainment, a venture of the Aditya Birla Group announced a partnership today to produce four premium bi-lingual Pan-Indian series. Their first offering is an adaptation of the book ‘Half Lion’ based on the life of PV […]
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Jammu: A gunfight broke out between the terrorists and security forces in the Surankote area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Sources said the gunfight was underway at Dori Dhook village in Surankote and two to three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have been trapped. The gunfight took place after a joint […]
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Shamli: A teacher accused in the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET-2021) examination paper leak, has surrendered at a court in Shamli district. Nirdosh Chaudhary’s name had come up when an accused from Aligarh, Gaurav Malaan, 28, was arrested on November 30. He had revealed that Chaudhary, a Kasganj-based primary school teacher, had provided his […]
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New Delhi: Content streaming platform Netflix on Tuesday said it is slashing its monthly subscription rates by up to 60 per cent in India, as it looks to woo viewers amid growing competition in the OTT space in the country. Under the new rates that roll out from Tuesday, Netflix’s Mobile will now be available […]
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Varanasi: Accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to the Varanasi railway station. Taking to Twitter early Tuesday morning, the Prime Minister said: “Next stop…Banaras station. We are working to enhance rail connectivity as well as ensure clean, modern and passenger-friendly railway stations Inspecting key development […]
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Lakhimpur Kheri: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence, has filed an application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) to include new sections against the 13 accused to make their offence punishable under attempt to murder charges. Vidhyaram Diwakar, the SIT investigating officer, filed the application last week in the […]
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Balasore (Odisha): India on Monday successfully launched Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo System (SMAT) from Abdul Kalam island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said. During the mission, the full range capability of the missile was successfully demonstrated. The system has been designed to enhance anti-submarine […]
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Mumbai: Edtech start-up 90+ My Tuition App on Monday announced that it will hire more than 3,000 employees across the country by the first quarter of 2022-23, to support its growth and expansion plans within India. The company, after the launch of the 13 State Education Boards and CBSE curriculum on its app, has seen […]
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According to an official, the entry of these prominent persons were made in the data of the health department on October 24.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought reply from the Centre on a plea seeking social security benefits for gig workers employed by online food delivery, taxi aggregators, courier applications such as Ola, Uber, Zomato, Swiggy, etc. Senior advocates Indira Jaising and Gayatri Singh argued for the petitioner, The Indian Federation of app-based Transport […]
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Addressing the gathering, Modi lauded the civilisational heritage of Varanasi, and said many sultanates rose and collapsed but Benaras remained.
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Bengaluru: Karnataka will house a museum of plastic waste sculpture near Bengaluru’s picturesque holiday destination of Nandi Hills soon to sensitise people, it was announced on Sunday. “Our aim is to use art to sensitise people against the ill-effects of plastic waste and encourage others to take up similar initiatives to promote recycling of waste, […]
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Rahul & INC fertilised the ground for Hindutva. Now they're trying to harvest majoritarianism.
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The Prime Minister reached the Kaal Bhairav temple first and offered elaborate prayers. 'Kaal Bhairav' is known as the first deity of Varanasi and also known as 'Kashi ke Kotwal'.
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India is witnessing a steady uptick in the usage of podcast entertainment over the last few years.
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According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India's active caseload currently stands at 91,456 which is the lowest in 561 days.
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On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed terrorists belonging to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), stormed the Parliament complex in New Delhi and opened fire indiscriminately.
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The 30-share index surged 375.30 points or 0.64 per cent to 59,161.97 in opening trade. Similarly, the Nifty rose 94.75 points or 0.54 per cent to 17,606.05.
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Hyderabad: Researchers from Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute of India (NGRI) might have just located the lost Saraswati river. In an airborne electromagnetic study, NGRI researchers have located a 45-km-long buried ancient river in the Ganga-Yamuna Doab, usually described as a tract of land between the confluence of two rivers. The study, titled ‘Airborne Electromagnetic […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A man, who flew in to Kochi from the UK, has tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Kerala Health Minister, Veena George announced on Sunday. She said that the passenger is stable and is under observation, while stressing that there was no need for panic as situation is under control. According to the […]