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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on the people of India to take “panch pran” (five pledges) for a developed nation and aim to fulfil the dreams of the freedom fighters by the year 2047- the 100th year of India’s Independence. The Prime Minister while addressing the nation on the 75th Independence […]

New Delhi: With 14,917 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s case tally rose to 4,42,68,381, while the active cases increased to 1,17,508, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 5,27,069 with 32 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. In the […]

By Craig Jeffrey, Jane Dyson Young people have been taking to the streets across India, demanding governments act to provide more jobs. In Bihar, large numbers protested recently at delays in filling public sector vacancies. Some of them had passed the required examinations but waited several years for their job to start. In July and […]

New Delhi: India’s retail inflation fell to 6.71 per cent in July, the lowest level in five months, helped by an easing in food and oil prices, as per the National Statistical Office (NSO) data released this Friday. With this, retail inflation has been over the Reserve Bank of India’s upper tolerance band of 6 […]

New Delhi: India reported 14,092 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, a marginal decline from the previous day’s count of 15,815 Covid, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. In the same period, the country has reported 41 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,27,037. Meanwhile, the active caseload has marginally […]

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has received 31 bids from manufacturers showing interest in developing vaccine against the monkeypox virus after the medical body floated the Expression of Interest (EOI) for the development of vaccine and diagnostic kits, a source said on Saturday. According to the source, of the total 31 […]

By Amit Banerjee During the last 75 years as an independent democratic country, our nation has had a chequered growth trajectory. Belying the views of sceptics, India has emerged as the world’s fifth largest economy and the third largest contributor to global economic growth. But with the failure of the ‘trickledown effect’ of our much-vaunted […]

New Delhi: The India men’s cricket team, led by opener KL Rahul, left for Zimbabwe on Saturday morning ahead of the three-match ODI series, starting from August 18, followed by two more matches on August 20 and 22 at the Harare Sports Club. The social media accounts of the Board of Control for Cricket in India […]

New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India reported 15,815 new Covid-19 cases and 68 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. With the new fatalities, the nationwide death toll now stands at 5,26,996. The active caseload marginally declined to 1,19,264, accounting for 0.27 per cent of the country’s total positive cases. The recovery of […]

New Delhi: The Legends League Cricket season two is to be dedicated to the 75th year celebration of Indian Independence and the first match of the season will be a special match to be held on September 16 at Eden Garden, Kolkata. It will be played between India vs World as India Maharajas vs World […]

Hyderabad: Stating that demographic advantage of India could turn into a liability if the youth was not trained properly, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said Telangana Government promotes three I’s of Innovation, Infrastructure and Inclusive Growth. “Telangana is one of those very few States where one can witness rapid industrial, IT, agricultural growth and increase […]

New Delhi: India added 16,561 new coronavirus cases taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,42,23,557, while the active cases dipped to 1,23,535, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,928 with 49 fatalities which include 10 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 […]

New Delhi: It is a sad commentary on the divisive times we live in that films get trolled, and the patriotism of their makers questioned, even before they are released. There used to be an adage, ‘Don’t let conclusions jump on you’, and nowhere has it been more appropriate than in the troll army’s response to […]

New Delhi: Former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Dhankhar (71) in a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dhankhar took the oath in Hindi in the name of god. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dhankhar’s predecessor […]

New Delhi: Vice President-elect Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. The former West Bengal Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is set to take oath as the 14th Vice President of the country today. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the Oath of Office to the elected Vice-President […]

New Delhi: India logged 16,299 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,42,06,996 while the active cases declined to 1,25,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday The death toll climbed to 5,26,879 with 53 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]

New Delhi: With a view to promote co-production of films, the Union Cabinet has approved signing of ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’ between India and Australia. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of an ‘Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty’. Audio Visual co-production treaties are enabling documents which facilitate co-production of films […]

The 215-member strong contingent put on a stupendous show in the just concluded Commonwealth Games to return with a medal tally of 61 – including 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals. The performance helped India finish fourth in the points table – which appeared to be a distant dream before the start of […]

Warangal: Kakatiya University Vice-Chancellor Prof Thatikonda Ramesh has released a book titled ‘Essays on Health Economics’ here on Wednesday. Principal University College and Head Department of Economics Prof B Suresh Lal authored the book. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Ramesh said that India was drawing the world’s attention, not only because of its population explosion […]

New Delhi: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent N V Ramana demits office the day before. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 […]