- Politics
Prashant Kishor again meets Congress top brass to discuss roadmap for 2024
New Delhi: Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday again discussed the roadmap for 2024 general elections with senior Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi. This was the second meeting of the Congress leaders…
- Business
BYJU’s faces litmus test as edtech bubble bursts in India
New Delhi: For Vipluv, 24, a job offer from the leading edtech company BYJU’s was like a dream come true. He, along with four-five of his friends, joined the company as Business…
- India
Maharashtra makes police nod mandatory for loudspeakers at religious places
Mumbai: In a deft political move, Maharashtra’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government on Monday made police permission compulsory for using loudspeakers at all religious places in the state. Any unauthorised use of…
- India
Sonia chairs another meet to discuss PK’s plan, Chintan Shivir
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday called another meet of senior leaders to discuss the roadmap presented by political strategist Prashant Kishor to the party for 2024 Lok Sabha elections.…
- India
Bound by assurance to Portugal on Abu Salem but at ‘proper time’, SC told
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has told the Supreme Court that the Indian government is bound by its assurance given to the Portugal government during the extradition of gangster…
- World
$7.2 trillion of China’s GDP under lockdown
New York: Nearly 400 million people across 45 cities in China are under full or partial lockdown as part of China’s strict zero-Covid policy. Together, they represent 40 per cent, or $7.2…
- Delhi
Delhi HC junks PIL to remove election symbol from ballot papers
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday turned down a plea to remove the election symbol from the ballot paper, including the unit of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), in the…
- Health
Omicron ups risk of upper airway infections, cardiac arrest in small kids
New York: Because of their small and relatively collapsible airways, young children with Omicron are more vulnerable to upper airway infection such as croup, which if severe can lead to cardiac arrest,…
- India
Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti meets Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: J&K’s former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday. The meeting gains significance as Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party does not have cordial relations with the…
- Business
Equity indices plunge sharply, Sensex down 1,122 points
New Delhi: Continuing with their downtrend from the opening session, India’s benchmark equity indices settled sharply lower on Monday as surge in inflation dented investors’ sentiment. The Consumer Price Index, or retail…
- Health
Loss of vision leading cause of anxiety, depression in elderly: Experts
New Delhi: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which accounts for 8.7 percent of all blindness worldwide, is the most common cause of anxiety, and depression seen among people older than 60 years, health…
- Bangalore
Amid communal tension, CM Bommai faces heat over reservation in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Along with communal unrest and tension in the state and cabinet expansion pangs, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai now has the challenge of handling the issue of assurance of reservation for…
- Delhi
Covid cases rising in Delhi, but no reason for alarm: Health Minister
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said that the Covid cases are rising in the capital city, but this is not an alarming situation presently as rate of hospitalisation…
- Science
Sun spews intense solar flare, sparks radio blackout in Asia, Australia
New Delhi: The Sun has unleashed an intense solar flare, sparking radio blackouts in several parts of Asia and Australia. According to the US Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the solar flare…
- Television News
Munawar Faruqui reveals reason behind his mother’s death
Mumbai: ‘Lock Upp’ contestant Munawar Faruqui revealed his painful secret of how his mother had consumed acid and committed suicide. He shared: “It was in January 2007 when my grandmother told me…
