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New Delhi: On the occasion of the 104th birth anniversary of India’s renowned physicist and meteorologist Anna Mani, search engine Google paid a heartfelt tribute to her via a creative doodle. Google honoured Anna Mani through a colourful and whimsical illustration of Anna Mani on its home page. Known as the ‘Weather Woman of India’, […]

Harare: All-rounder Sikandar Raza fought hard with his incredible sixth ODI century but India survived the scare to win the third and final ODI by 13 runs and complete a 3-0 series sweep of Zimbabwe. After Shubman Gill’s top-class 130 took India to 289-8, Zimbabwe were down and out in the run chase at 169-7. […]

New Delhi: There has been nearly 2 times increase in searches for 5G smartphones on Flipkart in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period last year, the e-commerce platform said on Monday. According to platform sales trends, the demand for 5G smartphones in the Rs 10,000-15,000 has seen nearly a four times growth […]

There is an increasing concern about the rise in the number of animals getting infected by lumpy skin disease in India. According to government data, more than 1.85 lakh cases have been detected so far and over 7300 cattle have died to date.  The infection was first identified in Gujarat and spread to eight other […]

New Delhi: India on Monday saw a decline in fresh Covid cases with 9,531 infections recorded in the past 24 hours against the previous day’s 11,539 count, said the Union Health Ministry. In the same period, 36 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,27,368. Meanwhile, the active caseload has declined to 97,648, accounting for 0.22 […]

New Delhi: From a “nuclear explosion” in the country to North Korea sending troops to Ayodhya, the 102 YouTube channels banned by the government were known to routinely spread disinformation about India to its lakhs of subscribers, and were “monetising fake news”, officials have said. The government started the crackdown against such YouTube channels for […]

New Delhi: India on Sunday recorded 11,539 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,39,429, while the number of active cases came down to 99,879, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,27,332 with 34 fatalities, including nine deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Police Crime Branch detained a person from the Virar area late Saturday night in connection with a “26/11-like” terrorist attack threat message that was received by Mumbai traffic police. Mumbai Police is investigating a WhatsApp message warning of a “26/11-like” terror attack in the city received on the WhatsApp number of the Mumbai […]

Harare: Sanju Samson produced a responsible unbeaten 43 after a clinical bowling display, led by pacer Shardul Thakur, as India sailed to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Saturday. It was not quite a domination like the first ODI but […]

London: Seven artefacts, including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh, has been transferred back to India by Glasgow’s museums as part of Scotland’s “largest-ever” repatriation of objects from a single collection. Glasgow Life, a charitable organisation which runs the city’s museums, had confirmed the handover earlier this year and […]

New Delhi: Indian woman wrestler in 53kg category Antim made history by winning the first gold medal in a Junior World Wrestling Championships, when she achieved the feat in Sofia, Bulgaria on Friday following a comprehensive 8-0 victory in the final against Kazakhstan’s Altyn Shagayeva, an under-20 Asian bronze medallist. In the qualification round, Antim defeated […]

New Delhi: India on Saturday logged 13,272 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,27,890, while the number of active cases came down to 1,01,166, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,27,289 with 36 fatalities, including six deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]

Hyderabad: World Health Network’s Dr. Sunil Raina talks about how India can improve its policies to more effectively fight monkeypox. Along with the recent surge in the number of coronavirus cases across the country, India has also reported 9 cases of monkeypox so far. The first case was detected in Kerala on July 14th, and […]

New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 15,754 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,43,14,618, with the active cases increasing to 1,01,830, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,253 with 47 fatalities which includes eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, […]

Harare: Deepak Chahar’s opening burst of 3-27, followed by three-wicket hauls from Axar Patel and Prasidh Krishna, as well as unbeaten fifties by vice-captain Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill helped India to a resounding ten-wicket victory against Zimbabwe in their ODI series opener at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. After Chahar, Patel and Krishna’s […]

Kolkata: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter Anita Bose Pfaff said she will soon approach the Indian and the Japanese governments for a DNA test of the ashes at Tokyo’s Renkoji Temple. In an interview to PTI, Pfaff said resolving the mystery shrouding Bose’s life and bringing back the ashes to India would be a true […]

New Delhi: Google Play on Thursday said that the company will continue to invest in India on solving for local opportunities and challenges, as it celebrated its 10th anniversary. Indian apps and games saw a 200 per cent increase in active monthly users and an 80 per cent increase in consumers spends in 2021 compared to […]

New Delhi: The government on Thursday ordered blocking of eight YouTube channels, including one operating from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order. The blocked YouTube channels had over 114 crore views; and 85.73 lakh subscribers and the content was being monetised, an official statement said. The […]

New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 12,608 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,42,98,864, while the active cases declined to 1,01,343, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The national death toll climbed to 5,27,206 with 72 fatalities, including 29 fatalities by Kerala, the […]

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital has slipped Rs 53 to Rs 52,340 per 10 grams amid a decline in international precious metal prices and rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,393 per 10 grams. Silver also declined Rs 256 to Rs 57,957 […]