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Hyderabad: A video has been going viral on social media that shows a train ramming into the truck. According to officials concerned, the incident took place on Tuesday near the Siddeshwar railway crossing in Bidar district of Karnataka. Bidar, Karnataka | A train collided with a truck at Bhalki crossing, early this morning. No injury […]
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Hyderabad: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has recently issued guidelines barring hotels and restaurants from levying service charges automatically or by default on food bills. Under the guidelines, consumers can lodge complaints against hotels and restaurants in case of violation. If a consumer sees a restaurant levying a service charge, they have four options […]
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New Delhi: As 5G adoption is set to accelerate in the Asia Pacific with India and Vietnam going live in a few months, lack of digital skills, affordability and online safety concerns are key reasons why the region has the largest regional mobile broadband usage gap worldwide, a report showed on Thursday. According to the […]
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Agra: A woman and three lawyers were arrested by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra for allegedly extorting money by registering a fake rape case against a man. According to Agra Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Kumar, the case was registered on June 26. “A woman and three lawyers were arrested for extorting money after registering […]
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Washington: Heart failure patients experiencing grief or in mourning following the loss of a close family member are at an increased risk of death, particularly during the first week following the family member’s death, according to a new study. Heart failure (HF) affects more than 64 million individuals worldwide. Previous study findings suggest that depression, […]
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Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will get married at a private ceremony here on Thursday. Mann (48), will be tying the knot with Dr Gurpreet Kaur, who belongs to Pehowa in Haryana’s Kurukshetra. It will be Mann’s second marriage. He had separated from his first wife in 2015 and has two children — daughter […]
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Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 79.06 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday as the hawkish stance of the US Federal Reserve increased the possibility of another rate hike this month. However, the steps announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday limited the depreciation bias in the rupee, […]
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New Delhi: India logged 18,930 new coronavirus infections taking the COVID-19 tally to 4,35,66,739, while the active cases increased to 1,19,457, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,305 with 35 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The active cases comprise 0.26 per cent […]
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Geneva: A new sub-variant BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in various countries including India, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Ghebreyesus said that the world body was following the development. “On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Four out […]
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Meerut: A headless and highly decomposed body of a woman was found in a drain in Meerut’s cantonment area. The body was found the locals when it was being pulled by stray dogs after which the police was immediately informed. The victim’s body also had no clothes on. Additional SP, Chandrakant Meena, said on Thursday: “Prima […]
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New Delhi: Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Congress has appointed segment-wise observers in all the 26 parliamentary constituencies. A total of 37 leaders, including MLAs from various states, have been drafted to the party work. The leaders are mostly from Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The Congress has held meetings in Delhi to […]
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Hyderabad: If you have been active on social media platforms the past few days, you couldn’t have missed the video of a man crossing the busy street on a horse wearing a Swiggy bag. The video has left everyone chuckling and wondering, including the management of the food delivery app. The video was shot by […]
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Nashik: In a shocking crime, a refugee Sufi cleric from Afghanistan was sprayed with bullets in the Yeola town of Maharashtra’s Nashik district, police said here on Wednesday. According to the Investigation Officer, the incident occurred around 7.15 p.m. on Tuesday in an open deserted plot near the MIDC industrial zone in the town. Preliminary […]
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Dharamshala: Tibetans in exile on Wednesday celebrated the 87th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, in the north Indian hill town of Dharamshala. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of the Tibetan government-in-exile organized the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday in Dharamshala. The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama turned 87 on Wednesday. Hundreds […]
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New Delhi: Indian Air Force has witnessed the highest number of applications for recruitment into the Force surpassing the previous best recruitment cycle numbers, after the completion of the registration process under the new Agnipath scheme on Tuesday. The IAF had started the registration process on June 24, 10 days after the Agnipath scheme was […]
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Kolkata: National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu is likely to visit Kolkata on Saturday to seek support for her candidature. During her day-long visit, she will have a close-door meeting with 69 elected party legislators in the state. The state BJP leadership has deliberately kept the party MLA from Bhatpara Assembly constituency in […]
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Agra: In a shocking incident, three members of a family, including a minor girl, were found hanging in their house on Wednesday morning. All the three had allegedly died by suicide. The deceased have been identified as Sonu, his wife Geeta and eight-year-old daughter Shrishti. The ten-year-old son of the family Shyam is the sole […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear journalist Rohit Ranjan’s plea on Thursday in connection with a ‘misleading show’ for which he later apologized. Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra mentioned news anchor Rohit Ranjan’s plea before the Supreme Court and apprised the court that he was arrested on Tuesday by Noida Police and […]
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Kullu: Several people have been feared washed away in flash floods caused by a cloud burst that wreaked havoc at Choj nullah in Parvati Valley of Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district this morning. The incident has caused considerable damage to the properties and also destroyed the only bridge that leads to the village. Orange alert sounded […]
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Bengaluru: An India-born parliamentarian from Canada, Chandra Arya said on Wednesday that anti-Hindu and anti-India forces have joined hands in Canada. The Canadian parliamentarian, who originally hails from Karnataka, made these remarks in connection with an offensive poster by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai on Hindu goddess Kaali that has created outrage and condemnation throughout the country. […]
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Kochi: Freedom fighter P. Gopinathan Nair passed away at the age of 100. Nair was undergoing treatment for age-related ailments. P Gopinathan Nair was known for following Gandhian ideology in his life and was honoured with the Padma award. He had participated in the freedom struggle. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Governor Arif Muhammad Khan, opposition […]
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Amritsar: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has been sent to police remand till July 11 in connection with the Rana Kandowalia murder case. Bishnoi was produced in the Amritsar court on Wednesday. “Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has been sent to a five-day police remand till July 11 in the Rana Kandowalia murder case,” said PS Bhandal, DCP Amritsar […]
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New Delhi: India logged 16,159 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,35,47,809, while the active cases increased to 1,15,212, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,270 with 28 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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Mumbai: Recovering from its record low level, the rupee appreciated 9 paise to 79.24 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.29 against the American dollar. In initial trade, the local currency witnessed a high of 79.24 and a low of 79.31 against the […]