- India
Lawyers to move Jignesh Mevani’s bail plea
Guwahati: The lawyers of Independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, who is now under five-day police custody in Assam’s Barpeta district, said on Wednesday that they would move the sessions court on Thursday seeking…
- India
Max temperatures to rise by 2 degrees C during next three days over NW India: IMD
New Delhi: If you thought Wednesday was cruelly hot, wait! Maximum temperatures are set to rise by about 2 degrees Celsius very likely over most parts of northwest India during next three…
- World
Canada faces record wave of looming retirements: Statistics
Ottawa: In the middle of high job vacancies and historically low unemployment, Canada is facing record retirements from an aging labour force with the number of seniors citizens aged 65 years and…
- Hyderabad
Modi engaged in polarisation to hide failures: KCR
Hyderabad: Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday alleged that he is resorting to polarisation to hide his failures and divert public…
- Delhi
IPL betting racket busted in Delhi, 3 held
New Delhi: An online Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket was busted in the capital and three people arrested in this connection, a Delhi Police official said on Wednesday. The accused were…
- Business
Investors likely to lose up to $545 mn worth Bitcoin in 2022
New Delhi: Bitcoin investors are likely to lose up to $545 million this year, owing to various reasons like forgetting passwords to their wallets or making a mistake in recording their “seed…
- World
Why do you contract Omicron even after full vaccination
New York: If you’re wondering why after two vaccination doses and a booster shot, you still got sick from the Omicron strain of Covid-19, one possible answer may be that antibodies fighting…
- India
NDMA issues guidelines for Covid-19 death compensation claims
New Delhi: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday issued guidelines for filling an application for Covid-19 death compensation. Issuing a public notice, it said that the outer time limit of…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to take up campaign for vaccinating 6-12 age group
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is taking up the exercise of vaccinating the 6-12 years age group school children in schools, as per the direction given by the Central government. Chief Minister Basavaraj…
- Science
Stripe and brown rust resistant wheat variety developed
New Delhi: A wheat variety, with excellent baking quality that yields soft and sweet chapati at the same time, and free from stripe and brown rust, has been developed by Indian researchers,…
- Telangana
35.2% VAT on petrol in Telangana, 27% on diesel
Hyderabad: The Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol in Telangana is 35.2 per cent while it is 27 per cent on diesel. However, the state government has rejected demands to reduce VAT…
- India
PM’s remarks on fuel prices ignite another Centre-Maha war of words
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) hit out at the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he on Wednesday pointed fingers at the state government for pushing up petrol-diesel prices.…
- Politics
BJP cannot be defeated without Congress: Antony
New Delhi: Former Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday said that the BJP can’t be defeated without the Congress. He added that the Gandhis are the powerhouse of the Congress and there…
- World
Russia will be unable to fight another war for years: Experts
London: Russia will be unable to fight another war for years because of catastrophic kit losses in Ukraine, defence experts said, Daily Mail reported. “It will take years for Russia to rebuild…
- India
CBI moves Delhi HC against trial court order in Aakar Patel’s case
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging the April 16 trial court order which upheld the earlier court order setting aside the Lookout…
