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New Delhi: Protecting India’s sovereignty and integrity will be ensured at any cost, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari said on Thursday after taking charge as the Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF). He succeeded Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria following his retirement. “Protection of our nation’s sovereignty and integrity is to be ensured […]
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Agra: A drone was spotted in the no flying zone of the Taj Mahal here, police said on Thursday adding that it was flown by three tourists who were released after a warning. The incident had taken place around 9 pm on Wednesday night and the tourists belonged to Hyderabad, police added. SP (City) Vikas […]
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Mumbai: A senior citizen who was pounded upon by a leopard outside her home, managed to ward off the big cat with her walking stick, officials said here on Thursday.The 65-year-old woman, identified as Nirmala R. Singh, supported by her walking stick, stepped out of her home in Aarey Colony, around 7.45 p.m. on Wednesday, […]
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Chennai: An Indian Air Force (IAF) woman officer who had complained of rape at the IAF academy at Coimbatore by a fellow officer, has stated that she was subjected to Two Finger test by the IAF medical officers. In the complaint, the woman officer said that the two finger test which is an illegal preliminary, […]
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United Nations/Geneva: A decision on Bharat Biotech’s submission seeking emergency use listing (EUL) for its Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine will be made in October, the World Health Organisation has said. The status of assessment for Covaxin is “ongoing”. Bharat Biotech had submitted EOI (Expression of Interest) on April 19 for its vaccine. The latest ‘Status of […]
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According to the reports, the Nigerian named Chekuwame Malvin played the sinister role, a henchman of the antagonist Danny Sapani in Tamil blockbuster flick 'Singam 2' starring Suriya and Anushka Shetty.
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New Delhi: According to the Ipsos ‘What Worries the World’ global monthly survey, unemployment (42 per cent) and coronavirus (42 per cent) have emerged as the biggest worries of Urban Indians — both tied at the top spot. Compared to the previous month, coronavirus has declined by 5 per cent in worry levels, unemployment has […]
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Dhaka: At least four persons were killed and 11 others went missing when a boat carrying around 50 passengers capsized in the middle of Padma river in Bangladesh. The incident took place in Shibganj Upazila of Chapainawabganj of Bangladesh on Wednesday noon. At least 20 people were rescued alive. The rest were not rescued until […]
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Hyderabad: With travel restrictions to other countries slowly easing, fraudsters have intensified their efforts to trap the gullible. One of the latest attempts is a message that is being circulated in the name of the National Medical Commission, apparently targeting students studying in foreign medical institutions. As per the notice, students who commenced studying in […]
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Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) on Wednesday released a new public time table which comes into effect from October 1. The salient features of new time table includes information pertaining to introduction of new trains, conversion of Mail/Express trains to Superfast Express and Passenger to Express trains, diversion of trains, speeding up of trains, change […]
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Coimbatore: Seeking to dismiss a professor of a college here for allegedly sending obscene pictures to a girl, students staged a demonstration on Wednesday, police said. According to them, the professor sent through the social media pictures, including one showing him in only a banian, to the girl student who shared the photos with her […]
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the launching of a new meal scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman’ scheme for government and government-aided schools for the next five years. Addressing the media, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the new scheme has a financial outlay […]
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Chennai: A special court on Wednesday sentenced former Tamil Nadu Minister, R. Indira Kumari, and her husband Babu to five years jail after convicting them for misappropriation of funds. The special court for MP/MLA cases judge Alicia also sentenced former bureaucrat, Shanmugham, to three years in jail while Indra Kumari’s personal assistant, Venkatakrishnan was let […]
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New Delhi: The Taliban has recently requested India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to resume commercial flight operations to Kabul, which were closed after August 15. “The Civil Aviation of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan extends its compliments to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India. As you are informed that recently […]
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Coimbatore: A tiger, on the prowl in Valparai in the district for the last couple of days, has been trapped by forest officials, police said on Wednesday. As it was injured, the tiger fell into the trap late Tuesday, the police said. The people, particularly estate workers, were alerted after noticing the animal moving in […]
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New Delhi: Heart disease knows no age boundaries. Actor Sidharth Shukla’s untimely demise has once again brought to our attention the rising cases of heart attacks among young people. For the unversed, Sidharth died of a massive heart attack on September 2. He was only 40. Prior to Sidharth, in June, Mandira Bedi’s husband and […]
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Mumbai: Doctors at a private hospital here have used an advanced immunodiagnostic technique to transplant a woman’s heart to a man, the medical facility has said.The Parel-based Global Hospital claimed it to be the first such transplantation using the technique. The heart of a 41-year-old woman was recently transplanted to 31-year-old man, who was suffering […]
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New Delhi: An ‘India for Tigers – A Rally on Wheels’ across 51 tiger reserves in 18 states covering a distance of 7,500 kms in seven days will mark the Wildlife Week starting October 2. This rally, joining India’s tiger dots, is being organised from October 2 to 8 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority […]
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Basti: In a shocking incident, a teenage couple was shamed publicly by villagers, who blackened their faces and paraded them in their village over their alleged love affair. The villagers also forced the couple to wear a garland of shoes. The incident, which took place on Monday, was reported from a village of the district […]
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Bengaluru: The district authorities have sealed Sri Chaitanya Girls’ Residential School in Bengaluru following 60 of its students testing positive for Covid-19. Of those who tested positive, only two are symptomatic. The development has come as a big worry for the Karnataka Health and Education department as the B.S. Bommai government prepares to open primary […]
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Bengaluru: AstraZeneca India on Tuesday partnered with health-tech startup Tricog to roll out a programme called ‘Project Heartbeat’, focused on early and accurate diagnosis of heart attack patients, to reduce mortality rates. The project addresses the unmet need for early diagnosis and intervention for patients with suspected heart attack by enabling cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) […]
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Hyderabad: The South Central Railway recorded its highest ever parcel earnings in the first six months of the current financial year 2021-22. The zone earned revenue of Rs 109.06 crores by loading 2.56 lakh tonnes of parcels, duly surpassing previous years entire parcel revenue of Rs 108.30 crores. One of the major contributors for this […]
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Srinagar: Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), which is executing Asia’s longest bi-directional Zojila Tunnel and the country’s longest road tunnel, is taking all steps to continue its works even in winter, regardless of harsh weather conditions. Satish Babu Angara, general manager, Projects, MEIL told Telangana Today in an exclusive interview, “We are getting […]
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New Delhi: Petrol price on Tuesday was hiked by 20 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise as international oil prices neared $80 per barrel mark for the first time in three years. Diesel rates went to Rs 89.57 a litre in Delhi and Rs 97.21 in Mumbai. Prices differ from state to state […]