- India
BJP names 107 candidates for UP polls, fields Adityanath from Gorakhpur City
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday announced names of 107 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and fielded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur city. The party has named candidates for…
- World
Pak to offer permanent residency scheme for rich foreign nationals to boost weak economy
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to offer a permanent residency scheme for wealthy foreign nationals, including Sikhs living in the US and Canada, Afghans and Chinese, to attract investment and boost its flagging…
- India
Republic Day parade: Foreign dignitary as chief guest unlikely
New Delhi: Approximately 24,000 people will be permitted to attend the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year given the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, sources in the defence establishment…
- India
India logs 2 lakh Covid cases, 402 deaths in a day
New Delhi: India registered 2,68,833 new Covid infections in a day taking the tally to 3,68,50,962, which includes 6,041 Omicron variant cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. With 402…
- Kashmir
Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hits J-K
Srinagar: An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, but there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, officials said.…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 2,398 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Friday reported 2,398 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 7, 05,199 while the death toll rose to 4,052 with three more fatalities. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)…
- Kashmir
J-K admin targeting Gujjar and Bakarwal tribals: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of targeting the Gujjar and Bakarwal tribals at the behest of its political masters. The former…
- Bangalore
COVID: 28,723 new cases; 20,121 in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday reported 28,723 new cases of COVID-19, including 20,121 in Bengaluru, as it recorded the highest number of tests since the beginning of the pandemic at over two lakh.…
- India
Extreme weather claimed 1,750 lives in India in 2021
New Delhi: India saw 1,750 deaths due to extreme weather events in 2021, with Maharashtra being the worst-affected state with 350 fatalities, followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department…
- India
Minimum 6 airbags to be made mandatory in vehicles: Gadkari
New Delhi: The Centre will make it mandatory for carmakers to provide a minimum of six airbags in motor vehicles that can carry up to 8 passengers for enhanced safety of occupants,…
- India
India-China trade grows to record USD 125 billion in 2021 despite tensions
Beijing: The India-China bilateral trade touched a record high of over USD 125 billion in 2021, crossing the USD 100 billion-mark in a year when the relations hit a new low due…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP’s revenue up by 9 percent, but deficit balloons to 803.72 percent
Amravati: Andhra Pradesh’s own tax revenue was Rs 16,372.97 crore higher in the first eight months of the 2021-22 financial year, as compared to the corresponding period in 2020-21, but the state’s…
- Photos
UP polls: OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya joins Samajwadi Party
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and prominent OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Friday joined the Samajwadi Party along with another rebel minister Dharam Singh Saini. Five BJP MLAs and Apna…
- Sports
South Africa beat India by seven wickets, win series 2-1
Cape Town: South Africa beat India by seven wickets to win the third Test and secure the series 2-1. Resuming the day 101 for two, South Africa go the job done in…
- India
IMD: 2021 fifth warmest year in India since 1901
New Delhi: The year 2021 was the fifth warmest in India since 1901, with the country recording its annual mean surface air temperature at 0.44 degrees Celsius above normal, the India Meteorological…
