India is a vast South Asian country with diverse terrain – from Himalayan peaks to Indian Ocean coastline – and history reaching back 5 millennia. In the north, Mughal Empire landmarks include Delhi’s Red Fort complex, massive Jama Masjid mosque and Agra’s iconic Taj Mahal mausoleum. Pilgrims bathe in the Ganges in Varanasi, and Rishikesh is a yoga center and base for Himalayan trekking.
Bhubaneswar : The ruling Biju Janata Dal Wednesday suspended its Chilika MLA Prashant Kumar Jagdev from the party hours after a video purportedly showing him thrashing a local BJP leader in Khurda district went viral on social media. BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also removed him from of chairperson of Khurda district planning … Read more
Kolkata : At least 22 people have been arrested from New Alipore area here for running a fake call centre by impersonating as Amazon employees and duping several people, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Anti-Rowdy section of Kolkata Police”s Detective Department conducted a raid late Tuesday night at the … Read more
Mirzapur : Six people, including three children, are reported to be missing after their boat capsized in the Ganga here in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said. There were 14 people on the boat and eight of them were rescued by locals. But three women and as many children are missing after the incident near … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram : The Malayalam TV serial actress, facing probe for allegedly violating temple customs by stepping into a ceremonial boat wearing footwear, on Wednesday complained of abuse and threat by unknown people via phone and social media platforms. Nimisha said she had withdrawn the photos of her sitting on the sacred boat from the social … Read more
Panna : An eight-year-old tigress has given birth to two cubs in Madhya Pradesh”s Panna Tiger Reserve, a senior forest official said. The tiger reserve management had the information about the birth of the cubs of tigress named T-234, but they were captured on cameras for the first time last week, Panna Tiger Reserve”s (PTR) … Read more
Guwahati : Assam reported 471 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, lower than the previous day”s 636, as the total cases increased to 5,93,087 in the state, according to the bulletin of the National Health Mission. The number of daily fatalities due to the disease also registered a decline with nine deaths reported, two less … Read more
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Assembly speaker and sitting MLA Kailash Meghwal has written a letter to BJP Chief JP Nadda, saying that the leader of opposition in the state has damaged the saffron party. He also wrote a letter to the party”s state president Satish Poonia, informing that he would move a resolution against Gulabchand Kataria … Read more
Udaipur : Rajsamand police on Monday arrested a woman Aanchhi Bai for the murder of twin brothers at Saanyon ka Kheda in Khamnor block of the district. Rajsamand SP Sudhir Chaudhary said the twins had gone missing on September 2 and afterwards their mother Chandani Bai had lodged their missing complaint. The twins Tanwar Singh … Read more
Ballia : The cases of viral fever in the district hospital here have increased by 25 per cent over the past 10 days, a doctor at the facility said Sunday, amid fears of the spread of dengue Medical superintendent of the hospital Dr VP Singh said the children”s ward is fully occupied with patients. “This … Read more
Jammu : India has made a “giant leap” in the field of science and technology in the past seven years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday after he inaugurated an X-band doppler weather radar here to provide improved forecasts. He said the recent achievements by India”s space scientists were … Read more
The support group comprises experts and doctors who will conduct workshops to help patients lead a normal and healthy life Udaipur : Antardhwani, in association with the Indian Rheumatology Association, has begun the Udaipur chapter of a patient support group for Ankylosing Spondylitis on September 4, Saturday. The support group aims to bring together patients, expert … Read more
Panaji : Goa”s coronavirus caseload went up by 72 to reach 1,74,419 on Sunday, while the death of five patients took the fatality count to 3,208, a state health department official said. A total of 89 patients recuperated from the infection during the day, which pushed the state”s recovery figure to 1,70,311. There are 900 … Read more
Mathura : Another child succumbed to fever at a private hospital in Agra on Tuesday, raising the death toll in Mathura”s Koh village to 10, the village head said here. “Saurabh (14), son of Bhura, died at a private hospital in Agra,” Harendra, the pradhan of the village, said. Confirming the death, CMO Rachna … Read more
New Delhi : At least 97 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year, according to a civic report released on Monday. The number of dengue cases for the January 1-August 28 period is also the highest this year since 2018 when the count had stood at 107 in the same duration. Forty-five … Read more
New Delhi : Realty firm Supertech Ltd on Tuesday said it will file a review petition against the Supreme Court order to demolish the company”s twin 40-storey towers in Noida for violation of building by-laws. Supertech Managing Director Mohit Arora said the company will file a review petition in the Supreme Court. The twin … Read more
New Delhi : Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana on Tuesday is administering oath of office to nine new judges, including three women, of the Supreme Court. The CJI started the swearing-in by administering oath of office to Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka. With the swearing-in of the nine new judges, the strength … Read more
New Delhi : Google received 36,934 complaints from users and removed 95,680 pieces of content based on those complaints in July, the tech giant company said in its monthly transparency reports released on Tuesday. In addition to reports from users, Google also removed 5,76,892 pieces of content in July as a result of automated detection. … Read more
Acrysil is currently trading at Rs. 649.15, up by 31.85 points or 5.16% from its previous closing of Rs. 617.30 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 636.05 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 665.60 and Rs. 636.05 respectively. So far 23631 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group … Read more
New Delhi : With 30,941 people testing positive for coronavirus, India”s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,27,68,880, while the active cases declined to 3,70,640, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 4,38,560 with 350 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The … Read more
Guwahati : Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) commends the concern expressed by Madras High Court in a recent directive to Tamil Nadu government to constitute a press council so that the menace of fake news/journalists can be legally addressed. The forum also opines that a recognized journalist should be barred from doing non-journalistic jobs like that … Read more
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has congratulated Sundar Singh Gurjar for winning the Bronze medal in Javelin at Paralympics Games in Tokyo. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “India is overjoyed by the Bronze medal won by @SundarSGurjar. He has shown remarkable courage and dedication. Congratulations to him. Wishing him the very best. #Paralympics” … Read more
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better … Read more
Lucknow : A Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan on VIP duty died after he was hit by an unidentified vehicle here on Monday evening shortly before the convoy of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was returning from Mathura, reached the spot, according to police. The deceased has been identified as Lallu Prasad Yadav … Read more
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian medal-winners at the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday and also spoke to them over phone to laud their efforts. As javelin thrower Sumit Antil clinched India”s second gold at the ongoing Paralympics, shattering the men”s F64 category world record, Modi said the country is proud of him. … Read more
Srinagar : Former minister and Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari Monday asked the government to create an atmosphere conducive for parties to freely participate in the political process. “As the political process is going to be started, an environment should be created so that people from every political party operating here move freely, convey their … Read more
Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday directed officials to take necessary steps to ensure that there is no delay in the disposal of cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), including those pending in courts. “In cases relating to atrocities against SC/STs, it has come to notice that … Read more
Guwahati : Assam reported four deaths due to COVID-19 on Sunday, while 293 more people tested positive, pushing the state’s infection tally to 5,88,318, the National Health Mission said. The latest fatalities were reported from Cachar, Hojai, Kamrup Metropolitan and Udalguri districts. The state’s Covid death toll stands at 5,640 persons. According to … Read more
Firozabad : BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh”s Firozabad Manish Asija on Sunday claimed that over 40 children have succumbed to dengue in the district over the past week and blamed the state health department and the local civic body for the “tragedy”. However, Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh termed Asija”s claims “wrong” and said no … Read more
Pune : A 26-year-old man allegedly killed his wife after harassing her physically and mentally for several months for giving birth to a girl, the immediate provocation being the TV set in the home being on through the night, Pune police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Chandiwadi in Maval tehsil here on … Read more
Ballia (UP) : The family members of a 24-year-old woman who had alleged rape by BSP MP Atul Rai have been provided security after they expressed threat to their lives, a police officer said on Sunday. The woman died on August 24 after she and her friend Satyam Rai set themselves afire outside the Supreme … Read more
New Delhi : No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, while 31 new cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.04 per cent, according to the health bulletin issued by the city government. This is the 19th time since the national capital was hit by … Read more
Mumbai : A Mumbai woman wanted in a drug case being probed by the Narcotics Control Bureau has allegedly amassed a large number of properties in Maharashtra and Rajasthan, an official said on Sunday. Rubina Niyazu Shaikh is on the run after her Bandra home was raided recently and Rs 70 lakh cash and more … Read more
Coimbatore : A teenage girl has been arrested on the charge of marrying a minor boy after sexually abusing him, police said on Sunday. The girl working in a petrol bunk near Pollachi, 43 kms from here, became friendly with the boy a few months ago, the police said. The two went missing from August … Read more
New Delhi : Over 11,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to inmates of three jails in the national capital so far by the Delhi Prisons Department, officials said on Sunday. A total of 11,525 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, they said. As on Friday, 1,710 Tihar jail inmates aged above 45 … Read more
Bengaluru : ISRO said it successfully conducted the first hot test of the System Demonstration Model (SDM) of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System for a duration of 450 seconds at the test facility of Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday. The system performance met the test objectives and there was a close … Read more
Jaipur : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday underwent angioplasty at the Sawai Man Singh government hospital here after experiencing severe chest pain. Lokesh Sharma, the officer on special duty to the chief minister, said, “The CM”s angioplasty has been done successfully. Everything is fine”. Earlier in the day, Gehlot had said that … Read more
Thane : A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for allegedly repeatedly raping a 23-year-old woman and cheating her. Additional sessions judge Rajesh S Gupta held 33-year-old Steven alias Oberi Godfrey D”cruz guilty for the offences and pronounced the sentence on Thursday. The court also … Read more
Indian Navy is participating in the sea phase of Exercise Malabar 2021 from 26 – 29 August 2021 along with the US Navy (USN), Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Malabar series of maritime exercise commenced in 1992 as an IN-USN Exercise. In 2015, JMSDF joined Malabar as a … Read more
Dubai : Aiming at deepening the academic and cultural ties between India and the UAE, an agreement was signed under which faculty members from Indian universities will spend six to 10 months every year for undertaking research and teaching social sciences in Abu Dhabi. The agreement between Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and New … Read more
New Delhi : Actor Sonu Sood is scheduled to meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, sources said. The 47-year-old actor catapulted to the national spotlight for helping migrant workers reach their home states during the nationwide lockdown last year. He also helped people during the second wave of COVID-19. The agenda of the … Read more
Chandigarh : Haryana”s Covid tally rose to 7,70,411 on Thursday with 16 fresh cases, while the death toll reached 9,671 after one more person succumbed to the disease, according to the Health Department”s bulletin. The latest death was reported from Jind district, it said. Of the fresh cases, six were from Gurgaon and two … Read more
Kotdwar : Two tourists from Delhi were killed and another was injured when their car fell into a deep gorge between Lansdowne and Jaiharikhal in Uttarakhand”s Pauri district. The accident occurred at around 11 pm on Wednesday, Lansdowne Kotwali Station House Officer (SHO) Santosh Kunwar said. Two of the car occupants — identified as … Read more
Bengaluru : Karnataka reported 1,213 new COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths on Thursday, taking the total number of infections to 29,43,463 and the toll to 37,231, the health department said on Thursday. The day also saw 1,206 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 28,86,906. Bengaluru Urban logged the … Read more
Mumbai : Hindi film lyricist Manoj Muntashir was at the centre of a growing Twitter storm on Thursday with several colleagues in the industry and others slamming him for “seeding hatred” in a video in which he compares Mughal emperors to “dacoits”. Muntashir, who has written lyrics for films such as “Kesari” and “Bhuj: The … Read more
New Delhi : Right to privacy includes right to be forgotten and to be left alone, the Delhi High Court has said while directing various online platforms including YouTube to remove certain objectionable videos and audio clips of a Bengali actress. The high court, in an interim order, said the actress is entitled to protection … Read more
Ahmedabad : Two sanitation workers died of suffocation, while another went missing after they entered a sewer line without wearing any safety equipment in Gujarat”s Ahmedabad city on Thursday, police and fire department said. Although efforts are on to rescue the missing sanitation worker, chances of his survival are slim, said fire officer Mithun Mistry, … Read more
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the district magistrates to complete the process of approval of applications for children, registered under the ”PM-CARES for Children” scheme, so that those who have lost their parents or legal guardian due to the COVID-19 pandemic could get the benefit. The apex court came out with the … Read more
Agra : Six more people in Agra district died after consuming spurious liquor, taking the toll to 10, family members said on Wednesday. Police said it still needs to be confirmed whether the persons died of spurious liquor. But Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Agra, Rajeev Krishna said this cannot be ruled out. … Read more
Barmer (Raj) : A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in a village in Barmer district on Wednesday following a “technical malfunction” during a routine trainee sortie but the pilot ejected safely, officials said. It is the fourth MiG-21 crash this year. The plane crashed in a largely uninhabited area in … Read more
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Delhi High Court to decide “preferably within a period of two weeks” the plea pending before it challenging the appointment of senior IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner. The 1984-batch IPS officer was shifted to the Union cadre from Gujarat cadre and appointed Commissioner on … Read more