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- India
IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rain in Konkan, central Maha
Mumbai: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in Konkan and central Maharashtra over the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department has said. Mumbai and neighbouring Thane are…
- News
5-year-old boy crushed to death by tractor in UP
Muzaffarnagar: A five-year-old boy was crushed to death by a tractor when he was playing outside his home in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. The victim was identified as…
- India
Fire at a power station in Greater Noida
Noida (UP): A major fire broke out at a power station in Greater Noida on Wednesday morning, officials said. The fire was reported around 8.30 am in a transformer at the power station…
- Business
Gold prices jump Rs 1,182, silver zooms Rs 1,587
New Delhi: Gold prices jumped Rs 1,182 to Rs 54,856 per 10 gram on Tuesday in the national capital following a rally in international prices of the yellow metal, according to HDFC Securities.…
- Health
Largest number of children with Thalassemia Major are in India
New Delhi: India has the largest number of children with Thalassemia Major who need a regular blood transfusion and 10,000-15,000 children having the blood disorder are born every year in the country, Union…
- Business
Rupee rises 7 paise to 74.69 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 7 paise to 74.69 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday supported by positive domestic equities and sustained foreign fund inflows. At the interbank forex market, the…
- Business
Sensex jumps over 200 pts in early trade; Nifty tests 11,450
Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Wednesday tracking positive cues from global markets and persistent foreign fund inflows. The BSE Sensex was trading 217.77 points or…
- Telangana
COVID-19: Telangana reports 1,763 new cases, 8 more deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana continued to witness the upward trend of coronavirus cases with 1,763 fresh additions, pushing the state’s tally of positive cases to 95,700. With eight more fatalities the toll rose to 719,…
- India
India’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 27,67,273
New Delhi: With 64,531 people testing positive in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 27,67,273 on Wednesday, while the recoveries crossed the 20-lakh mark pushing the recovery rate to 73.64 per cent,…
- Photos
Ganesh Chaturti 2020: Lord Ganesha idols in making
Chennai: An artistan gives finishing touch to an idol of Lord Ganesha, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, on the outskirts of Chennai, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI18-08-2020_000049B) Mumbai: An artist works on an idol of…
- India
Akshay Kumar donates Rs 1 crore for flood relief in Assam
Guwahati: Actor Akshay Kumar donated Rs 1 crore for flood relief in Assam said an official statement on Tuesday. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal acknowledged the generosity of the actor and thanked him, it…
- Photos
Golden Temple in Amritsar illuminated on the eve of Guru Granth Sahib
**EDS: RPT (CORRECTS DETAILS)**Amritsar: Harmandir Sahib, also known as Golden Temple, illuminated on the eve of 416th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib(Sikh holy book), in Amritsar, Tuesday, Aug.…
- World
Oil spill: Indian Captain of Japanese ship arrested in Mauritius
Johannesburg: Authorities in Mauritius have arrested the Indian captain of the Japanese ship that ran aground near Mauritius and spilt 1,000 tons of oil on the Indian Ocean island’s protected coastline. Sunil Kumar…
- Middle East
Peace Deal with UAE is not weapon linked: Israel
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said he would oppose the sale of advanced American F-35 warplanes to the United Arab Emirates, despite last week’s historic deal establishing formal diplomatic ties…
- India
LeT terrorist arrested with arms, ammunition in J-K’s Bandipora
Bandipora: Police in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district along with security forces on Tuesday evening arrested a terrorist of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit along with arms and live ammunition. The terrorist identified as Subzar…
- India
Kerala: AIU seizes gold worth Rs 11 lakhs from a passenger
Kochi: Gold weighing 275 grams was seized from a passenger travelling from Dubai by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Kozhikode on Tuesday, said the Commissionerate of Customs, Kochi. The said value…
- Science
Tiny asteroid buzzes by Earth – the closest flyby on record
Washington D.C: Near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, pass by our home planet all the time. But an SUV-size asteroid set the record this past weekend for coming closer to Earth than any other known…
- Politics
Joe Biden officially becomes Democratic presidential nominee
Washington: Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) officially became the 2020 presidential nominee for the Democratic Party.Biden became the party’s nominee to challenge President Donald Trump after a roll…
- Jobs
Marks & Spencer to shed 7,000 jobs due to COVID-19
London [UK]: Retailer Marks & Spencer said on Tuesday it will cut a further 7,000 jobs as the COVID-19 crisis cripples revenues across various segments. “We are today embarking on a multi-level consultation…
- Telangana
KTR: Special drive in Warangal city to remove encroachments of drains
Warangal: Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao announced that a special drive would be conducted for a month in Warangal city to remove all the encroachments of drains,…
- Andhra Pradesh News
AP: 2 arrested for illegally transporting 423 liquor bottles
Krishna: Two persons were arrested here on Tuesday evening for illegally transporting 423 liquor bottles from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh. The Kanchikacherla police caught the cache while it was being transported from Telangana’s…
- India
AAP leader, 2 others booked by Uttar Pradesh Police
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh): Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh and two others have been booked by the Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly making remarks against a community. Speaking to…
- Entertainment
Netflix cancels Hasan Minhaj’s talk show ‘Patriot Act’
Washington D.C: Video streaming platform Netflix cancelled the talk show ‘Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj’ after two years and 39 episodes, cited The Hollywood Reporter. The chat show host, Hasan Minhaj, made…
- World
UN chief demands immediate release of Mali President, PM
New York: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (local time) demanded “the immediate and unconditional release” of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse after they were “arrested” by…
- World
Mali President resigns hours after reports of his arrest
Bamako: Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced early on Wednesday that he is resigning from his post saying that he does not wish blood to be shed following a mutiny in the Bamako,…
- World
Global coronavirus tally touches 22 million
Maryland: The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has touched 22 million, according to the data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University. While the total number of coronavirus cases globally stands at 21,987,207,…
- World
Trump believes Oracle can handle TikTok deal
Washington [US]: US President Donald Trump told reporters that he thinks the US software company Oracle would be able to handle the acquisition of the Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok. “Well, I think…
- India
PM Modi extends Independence Day greetings to Afghan President
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Independence Day and also reiterated support to the country’s aspiration to free itself from the menace of terrorism.…
- World
43 COVID-19 patients discharged in the Chinese mainland
Beijing: The National Health Commission said on Wednesday that 43 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the Chinese mainland on Tuesday. There were 569 patients still being treated, including 26…
- Entertainment
Angelina Jolie: I’m boring, I spend time reading foreign policy
New Delhi: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie says she is boring in real life, adding that her children are her creativity because she loves to watch each of them take on a unique personality.…
