- World
Canada’s inflation rose to highest in 30 yrs
Ottawa: Canada’s annual rate of inflation rose to 4.8 per cent in December 2021, the highest since 1991 due to higher prices for food, passenger vehicles and housing, according to Statistics Canada.…
- Politics
UP polls: Aparna Yadav, Sanghmitra Maurya new BJP poster girls
Lucknow: Hours after Aparna Yadav joined the BJP, the party has come up with a new poster focusing on women security. The poster titled ‘Suraksha Chakra’ features Aparna Yadav and BJP MP…
- India
Dalit boy shot at for not greeting his seniors
Agra: A Dalit boy was allegedly shot at by his friends for not greeting them while he was on his way to attend tuition classes. The boy, a student of class 10, has…
- India
14-year-old boy killed in UP, love affair suspected
Amroha: The body of a 14-year-old boy was found lying in a pool of blood near his house. The boy, a student of Class 10, was sleeping when an unidentified person shot…
- World
Bangladesh brightened its image by curbing terrorism: Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that the image of the nation has brightened by its success in curbing terrorism and militancy. The Prime Minister was addressing the graduation…
- World
Biden pledges to ‘get inflation under control’
Washington: US President Joe Biden has pledged to “get inflation under control” as American voters were increasingly “pessimistic” about the economy and “doubted his ability” to fix supply chain issues and tackle…
- Hyderabad
Study reveals 30 pc people lose vaccine-acquired immunity after 6 months
Hyderabad: Amid rising cases of Covid infection, even after record vaccination rate, a new study on Wednesday showed that about one in three individuals lose immunity post six months of taking the…
- India
SC agrees to list PIL seeking use of ballot papers, instead of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a PIL against the validity of a provision of the Representation of People Act, which led to the use of electronic voting…
- Hyderabad
Demolition of illegal buildings continues around Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Continuing their drive against unauthorised constructions in the municipalities surrounding Hyderabad, the authorities on Wednesday razed 10 more structures. The District Task Force and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) intensified the…
- India
Air pollution rises in Maha, Guj after brief lull due to lockdowns: CSE
New Delhi: Most cities in Maharashtra and Gujarat indicated a rising trend in annual PM2.5 levels with a drop through 2020 (during lockdowns) followed by a rebound and a rising trend visible…
- Bangalore
Hospital staff hit hard by third wave in Bengaluru, services hit
Bengaluru: Covid’s third wave has hit the doctors and medical staff hard hard, paralysing medical services, especially in designated and specialised hospitals of Bengaluru where patients with comorbidities come from across the…
- Business
Moody’s upbeat on premium growth of Indian insurers
Chennai: Indian insurers are expected to see a jump in their premium income during the post-pandemic economic recovery phase driven by health and protection policies, said global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors…
- Stock Market
Equities settle low for second straight session; Sensex slips 656 pts
New Delhi: The Indian equity indices — S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — settled sharply lower for the second consecutive session on Wednesday. Till Monday, indices had been consistently trading on…
- Bollywood
Karishma Sawant: ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ mixes authenticity with newness
Mumbai: Actress Karishma Sawant, who plays Arohi in ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’, says that the long-running show has maintained its authenticity and also added newness to it. She feels “gratitude” to…
- Hollywood
Grammy Awards evening to be held for the first time in Vegas
Los Angeles: The 64th Grammy Awards, which were earlier scheduled to be held here on January 31, have been moved to a later date owing to the surge in the Omicron variant…
