- World
Covid: UK monitoring hybrid ‘Deltacron’ strain
London: Initially touted as a laboratory error, a hybrid of Omicron and Delta strain called ‘Deltacron’ may be real. Health officials in the UK have identified a patient diagnosed with both Delta…
- Telangana
K.Kavitha and Cong leader engage in war of words over Telangana
Hyderabad: A day after Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao came out openly in defence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, there was a war of words between the former’s daughter K. Kavitha…
- Pakistan
Pak govt to take legal action for ‘insulting statements’ against Bushra Bibi
New Delhi: A close aide of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan warned on Sunday that the government was going to move court against the journalist who issued “insulting and fabricated” statements against…
- Telangana
1.25 cr devotees expected at Asia’s biggest tribal fair in Telangana
Hyderabad: Thousands of devotees have started descending on Medaram in Telangana’s Mulugu district for Sammakka Sarakka Jatara, billed as the largest tribal fair in Asia. The stage is set for the four-day…
- World
Europe closer to war than it’s been for 70 years
New Delhi: James Heappey, the UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, said that he believes Europe is closer to war than it has been for 70 years, the BBC…
- Sports
Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate after loss in second T20I against Australia
Sydney: Sri Lanka have been fined 20 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the second T20I held in Sydney, said the International Cricket Council (ICC)…
- India
Why Anna Hazare is mum on liquor policy in BJP states: Maha women’s groups
Yavatmal: Hundreds of women’s Self Help Groups (SHG), activists and grassroots workers protested Maharashtra government’s move to permit wine sale in supermarkets and walk-in shops, and also questioned why social crusader Anna…
- World
UK taxmen seize NFTs for 1st time in $1.9 mn fraud case
London: In a first, the UK tax authority has seized three Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) as part of a probe into 1.4 million pounds (roughly $1.9 million) fraud case, the BBC reported on…
- Delhi
HC notice to Delhi govt on plea for admission of poor kids
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the city government on a plea seeking direction to ensure the school admission of over 44,000 children belonging to weaker sections…
- Sports
VFI to have a new official volleyball league in India
Bhubaneswar: The Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) has announced its plans to launch a new franchise-based annual domestic league that is tentatively scheduled to start in June-July 2022. The Indian Volleyball League,…
- Automobile
Global EV sales up 109% in 2021, Tesla leads with 14% share
New Delhi: Nearly 6.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) — including fully electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars — were sold worldwide in 2021, up 109 per cent from 2020, with Tesla leading…
- Offbeat
A love like that: 90-yr-old man lives with wife’s urn for 32 years
Patna: As the world celebrates Valentine’s Day, a 90-year-old man’s undying love for his wife even after 32 years of her death, in Bihar’s Seemanchal district, is winning hearts. Bhola Nath Alok,…
- Business
Delhi HC nixes plea by Zostel to restrain OYO’s IPO process
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday nixed a plea filed by hostel chain Zostel (Zo Rooms) seeking to restrain OYO Hotels and Homes from proceeding with its initial public offering…
- India
Hijab row: Fundamental rights can’t be curbed for public order, say petitioners
Bengaluru: The government can’t restrict fundamental rights in the garb of maintaining public order, the counsel for the girl students seeking permission to wear the hijab told the Karnataka High Court on…














