- India
Serum Institute of India restarts manufacturing of Covishield
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday said it has restarted manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield amid rising numbers of cases of the virus infection. He said…
- India
BJP seeks to woo ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims in UP by elevating Tariq Mansoor to council
New Delhi: The BJP is working to intensify its outreach to ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims and the recent nomination of academician Tariq Mansoor to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council could help the party in…
- Delhi
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits father-son duo of rioting, arson charges in 2 cases
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted a father-son duo of the charges of rioting and arson during the 2020 North East Delhi communal conflagration, saying there was no incriminating evidence against…
- World
British Pakistani group writes to UK PM Sunak over Braverman’s remarks
London: A British Pakistani diaspora group has written an open letter to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urging him to clarify the remarks of his Home Secretary Suella Braverman which, they say,…
- India
SC to hear plea challenging provision of Maternity Benefit Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on April 28 a plea challenging the Constitutional validity of a provision of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which states that a woman who…
- World
Indian-origin man gets jailed for TikTok video targetting Dalits
London: A 68-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by a UK court over a video he posted on social media found to be offensive to certain communities. Amrik…
- India
BJP leader among 3 more arrested in Jamshedpur violence
Jamshedpur: Police arrested three more persons including a BJP leader in connection with the recent outbreak of violence over the reported desecration of a religious flag in Jamshedpur, an officer said on…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra’s Jagan is richest CM with a total assets of Rs 510 crore: ADR analysis
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy is the richest with total assets of Rs 510 crore while his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee has the lowest of about Rs 15…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CID asks ED, I-T dept to probe Margadarshi chit fund
Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh CID has asked central probe agencies like the ED and the Income tax department to probe the Margadarshi chit fund for alleged violations of the chit fund law after…
- India
Karnataka polls: Denied ticket, ex-deputy CM Laxman Savadi quits BJP
Belagavi: Former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi on Wednesday announced his decision to resign from the primary membership of the BJP, a day after the ruling party denied him a ticket to contest…
- India
‘Historic’ Oppn Unity: Nitish, Tejashwi meet Congress’ Kharge, Rahul
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge here in the presence of Rahul Gandhi. The meeting at Kharge’s residence comes amid…
- Telangana
Telangana: 2 killed as fireworks during BRS meeting triggers fire, blast
Hyderabad: Two persons died and six others suffered injuries in a fire accident near the venue of a meeting of the ruling BRS at a village in Khammam district of Telangana on Wednesday. Firecrackers were…
- Andhra Pradesh
Sweltering summer heat splits large rock in AP village
Gonegandla: Sweltering summer heat split open a large rock located at an elevation amidst houses in Gonegandla village of Kurnool district. Kurnool district Collector Srijana Gummalla said the incident occurred on Tuesday in…
- India
Tech for learning inaccessible to over 40% children in Telangana, 5 other states
Delhi: More than 40 per cent of students in six states have never used technology for learning while around 8 percent have stopped using it, according to a survey conducted by the…
- India
Antilia case: Threatening ‘most strongly guarded family’ unthinkable, says Waze
Mumbai: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his kin are the “most strongly guarded private family of India” and “threatening” them with “unexplodable” explosives is one of the “silliest” things to do and under…
