India

Kolkata: Six pockets in Kolkata are under constant monitoring following the recent detection of the polio virus in sewage water. Officials of the Word Health Organization’s (WHO) eastern regional office and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) are monitoring the six pockets on the basis of certain parameters like improper gutter sewerage facilities and high rate of […]

Gurugram: Hundreds of Army aspirants on Thursday blocked the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway in Gurugram’s Bilaspur area in protest against Agnipath yojna, the government’s new scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces. The traffic congestion on the expressway stretched over several kilometres. The protesting defence aspirants raised slogans against the PM Modi-led BJP government and demanded roll […]

New Delhi: Despite the promise of a worldwide green recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, this historic opportunity has been lost, says a report, but India ranked third globally for total renewable power capacity additions with 15.4 GW in 2021, following only China (136 GW) and the US (43 GW). REN21’s Renewables 2022 Global […]

New Delhi: In the wake of rising prices of jet fuel and the depreciation of the Indian Rupee, India’s low-cost airline SpiceJet on Thursday called for 10-15 per cent hikes in airfares to sustain the operation. SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Ajay Singh on Thursday said there is no option left other than to […]

Mumbai: A case has been filed by the Mumbai Police against a 75-year-old businessman in connection with a rape case of a 35-year-old woman in the Juhu area of Mumbai. “A 75-year-old businessman raped a 35-year-old writer in a five-star hotel located in the Juhu area of Mumbai. On the basis of the woman’s complaint, […]

Mumbai: The rupee strengthened by 15 paise to 78.07 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rate by 75 basis points and signalled more rate action to fight inflation. Besides, a firm trend in domestic equities and weak American dollar in the overseas market supported the […]

Mumbai: The Indian stock market soared higher on Thursday morning with the Sensex gaining over 500 points and the Nifty climbing around 150 points, amid positive global cues. The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex rose by 548.17 points or 1.04 per cent to close at 53,089.56 points at 9.20 am. The broader Nifty 50 of […]

Bengaluru: After a gap of 112 days, Karnataka reported more than 600 fresh Covid-19 cases, triggering concerns among health authorities in the state. In the last 24 hours, 648 cases were registered and one fatality, the second this month after a previous death was reported on June 5. Bengaluru reported the highest cases at 615, […]

New Delhi: After attending the meeting called by Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Jharkhand Lok Sabha MP Vijay Hansdak on Wednesday confirmed that Banerjee mentioned two more names besides Sharad Pawar for the presidential elections. “Mamta Banerjee mentioned two more names besides Sharad Pawar, which include the names of Farooq […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been asked to rejoin the probe on Friday by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with the National Herald case, said sources. The Congress leader left the ED office after 9.00 PM on Wednesday. The former Congress chief appeared before the ED for the third consecutive day […]

New Delhi: A successful training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II was carried out on Wednesday, informed the Ministry of Defence. “A successful training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II was carried out on June 15, 2022 at approximately 1930 hrs from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha. The missile is a proven […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday published the final notification for the Food Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022 thereby specifying what constitutes vegan food, what kind of labelling/packaging will be required for it and the compliances for Food Business Operators too. The notification dated June 10 was published on Wednesday and the government said […]

Hyderabad: The meticulously constructed ‘pure as white’ image that Prime Minister Narendra Modi donned for the past eight years seems all set to crumble with several skeletons smacking of favouritism towards the Ambani and Adani Groups tumbling out of the cupboard now. What is striking is that Modi’s foreign jaunts, touted by the ruling BJP […]

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday began the consultation exercise on evolving a consensus name for the presidential election with senior party leader Rajnath Singh speaking to a number of key opposition leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav, sources said on Wednesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has authorised Singh and party’s […]

New Delhi: A crucial meeting of opposition parties convened by Mamata Banerjee to build consensus on fielding a joint candidate against the NDA in the presidential election began here on Wednesday with leaders of at least 17 parties in attendance. Leaders of the Congress, Samajwadi Party, NCP, DMK, RJD and the Left parties attended the […]

New Delhi: The process to file nominations for the presidential election began on Wednesday with the Election Commission issuing a notification calling upon the electors to fill the vacancy. The election is scheduled to be held on July 18. The nomination process began on a day when various opposition parties are meeting in Delhi to […]

Hyderabad: The Medical Health Services Recruitment Board (MHSRB), Telangana, on Wednesday released a notification to fill 1326 vacant posts of doctors in various departments of the Health, Medical and Family Welfare department. Out of the 1,326 vacant posts notified by MHRSB, 751 posts are of Civil Assistant Surgeons (CAS) in Directorate of Public Health and […]

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Hyderabad: The Centre’s Agnipath scheme will herald a new era in the human resources policy of the Indian armed forces, with future India to see a new, disciplined, skilled and patriotic young generation, Defence officials here say. Welcoming the scheme, Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, Commandant Air Marshal B Chandra Shekhar said the ‘attractive recruitment scheme’ […]

Hyderabad: The Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Telangana announced that it will hold a sit in at all district headquarters against alleged targeted attacks on a particular community. The protests will be conducted across the State on Thursday and later a memorandum will be handed over to the President, Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention and […]

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has notified the cost inflation index for the current fiscal to calculate long-term capital gains arising from the sale of immovable property, securities and jewellery. The cost inflation index (CII) is used by a taxpayer to compute gains arising out of the sale of capital assets after adjusting for […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has directed National Medical Commission (NMC) to conduct a special mop-up round to fill up the remaining super specialty seats. There are 930 super speciality seats which include 534 D.M/M.Ch and 396 DNB seats are still lying vacant after two rounds of counselling and one mop-up round of counselling. […]

New Delhi: In a transformative reform, the Indian government has cleared the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment of youth in the Armed Forces. The youth selected under this scheme will be known as ‘Agniveers’. Agnipath allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the Armed Forces for a period of four years. Unveiling the scheme, Indian […]

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has not been invited by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to the meeting of opposition parties to discuss the strategy for the Presidential elections in Delhi on Wednesday. AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said even if his party was invited it would not have attended as the Congress party […]