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New Delhi: India added 17,070 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,34,69,234, while the active cases increased to 1,07,189, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,139 with 23 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]

Birmingham: Never before has he navigated the choppy waters of leadership but Jasprit Bumrah will certainly like to showcase his captaincy acumen while leading a slightly under-prepared India against a vastly improved England in the rescheduled fifth Test, starting here on Friday. India were leading the five-match series 2-1 when multiple Covid-19 cases in their […]

Hyderabad: The rising cost of living is starting to impact consumers, according to a recent survey by Trade Desk, which shows that 71 per cent of adults in India are feeling the impact. Nearly half have switched to less expensive brands or stores to ease the pressure on their household budget. The survey of more […]

Hyderabad: The new season of ‘She’ is trending in Netflix’s Global Top 10. One of the most-watched non-English titles this week, the series has turned out to be a big audience favourite featuring in the Top 10 of 11 countries within two weeks of its release. The series has been watched for more than 9.5 […]

New Delhi: Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has launched a new programme that will elevate emerging podcasters around the world, including in India, and provide them with support to grow their audiences. The company launched ‘RADAR Podcasters’ programme in 15 global markets, including India. It takes its name and format from RADAR’, which supports up-and-coming artists. […]

New Delhi: With an aim to woo Indian consumers, Garmin on Thursday launched new smartwatches under Forerunner 955 Solar and GPS running smartwatch Forerunner 255 series in India. The new smartwatches, Forerunner 255 Basic, Forerunner 255S Basic, Forerunner 255 Music, Forerunner 255S Music, Forerunner 955, Forerunner 955 Solar, start at Rs 37,490 and go up […]

New Delhi: India reported 18,819 new Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a considerable rise from the previous day’s count of 14,506, taking the caseload to over one lakh-mark after a gap of four months, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs. In the same period, the country reported […]

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah is set to become the first fast bowler in 35 years to lead Indian Test team in the rescheduled ‘fifth Test’ against England as regular captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the game after testing positive for Covid-19 for the second time on Wednesday. The last pacer-captain that India […]

Washington: The US has said it is having “intensive engagement” with key oil consuming countries, including India, on the specifics of how a price cap on Russian oil imports would work, but the issue was not discussed at the level of President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recent G7 Summit. The […]

New Delhi: India reported 14,506 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a substantial increase over the previous day’s count of 11,793, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs on Wednesday. In the same period, the country has reported 30 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide toll to 5,25,077. […]

Malahide (Ireland): Deepak Hooda hit a master-class maiden century as India survived a mighty scare before defeating Ireland by four runs in a nail-bitting high-scoring second T20 International to sweep the two-match series here on Tuesday. Hooda scored 104 off 57 balls to become only the fourth Indian to hit a T20 International ton, while […]

Despite growth in the economy and the working-age population in India, the participation of women in the labour force has been declining. This is an alarming trend when seen against the backdrop of increasing crime against women and widespread gender discrimination. India has one of the lowest female participation rates in the workforce across the […]

By Arun Sinha Thanks to Hindu revivalists, ‘historical wrong’ is never out of the news. We are at the Gyanvapi mosque today but we will surely go to other mosques sooner or later. For, so deeply traumatised is the Hindu heart by the demolition of temples by the Muslim rulers in medieval India — we […]

Dambulla: Skipper Chamari Athapaththu struck a counter-attacking 48-ball 80 as Sri Lanka outplayed India by seven wickets in the third and final T20I to avoid a whitewash here on Monday. The 32-year-old Chamari smashed 14 boundaries and one six and in the process became the only cricketer from the island nation to get to the […]

New Delhi: NITI Aayog on Monday launched a report that presented comprehensive perspectives and recommendations on the gig economy in India titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’, the apex public policy think tank said in a statement. Gig workers are typically those who work freelance, contractual, temporary, or on-call basis. The report was released […]

Dublin: India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar recorded the most wickets in the powerplay in the history of the T20I format. Bhuvneshwar achieved this feat during the first T20I against Ireland here at Malahide Cricket Club Ground on Sunday. He dismissed Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie on the fifth delivery of the innings and completed his 34th powerplay […]

New Delhi: India logged 17,073 new coronavirus infections, raising its tally to 4,34,07,046, while the daily positivity crossed 5 per cent after over four months, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,020 with 21 fresh fatalities, data updated at 8 am by the ministry stated. The active cases increased […]

Dublin: Opening the innings, Deepak Hooda struck an unbeaten 47 to help India hammer 111 runs in 9.2 overs and romp to a seven wickets win against Ireland in the rain-truncated first T20 International match here. Hardik Pandya had won the toss in Malahide on Sunday but persistent rain delayed the start of play and the […]

New Delhi: Journalist Rana Ayyub has posted a notice from Twitter which informed her that the microblogging site has withheld her account in India under Information Technology Act, 2000. Ayyub on Sunday took to her Twitter account to post the notice and said: “Hello @Twitter, what exactly is this?” The notice from Twitter that Ayyub […]

By Srinivas Bandhakavi Hyderabad: Tata Motors Group (Tata Motors) is a leading global automobile manufacturing company with about 70% of its turnover coming from outside India. Its diverse portfolio includes an extensive range of cars, sports utility vehicles, trucks, buses and defence vehicles. Mahindra, originally called Muhammad and Mahindra, was established in 1945 by the […]