- India
First indigenous monkeypox test kit released
Visakhapatnam: The first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox was launched at the Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (AMTZ) on Friday. Developed by Transasia Bio-Medicals, the kit was unveiled by Principal Scientific Adviser…
- India
J&K: Inclusion of non-local voters in electoral rolls causes uproar
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig on Friday lashed out at Jammu and Kashmir’s poll officer for his statement on the inclusion of non-local voters in the…
- Bangalore
Congress leader slams hurling egg at Siddaramaiah’s car
Mangaluru: Congress leader and former minister B Ramanath Rai on Friday condemned the attack with eggs on Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah’s car in Kodagu. Addressing reporters here, Rai said Congress had never resorted…
- India
It will be Modi vs Kejriwal in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says AAP’s Sanjay Singh
New Delhi: It will be Narendra Modi versus Arvind Kejriwal in the 2024 general elections, the AAP claimed Friday seeking to project itself as the principal challenger to the BJP riding on…
- Business
Inflation ‘unacceptably and uncomfortably’ high: RBI Governor at MPC meet
Mumbai: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the retail inflation is “unacceptably and uncomfortably” high and proposed the 50 basis points hike in repo rate at the recent monetary policy review meeting. The…
- India
Not just Sisodia, many AAP leaders faced action by central agencies, Delhi Police in past
New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is the latest in the long line of AAP leaders and ministers who faced action by central probe agencies and the Delhi Police on charges…
- World
Pakistan: PM Sharif desires peaceful ties with India, Kashmir issue resolution
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peaceful relations with India based on the principles of “equity, justice and mutual respect” and the resolution of the Kashmir issue, according…
- India
Reuse and recycle water to become ‘aatmanirbhar’: Shekhawat
Panaji: Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday stressed the need to reuse and recycle water in order to become ‘aatmanirbhar’ or self-sufficient in its supply. Speaking at the ‘Har…
- India
Prashant Kishor launches online poll on Bihar’s new government
Patna: Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor on Friday sought a feedback from Twitterati on the latest term in office of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with whom he has had a long…
- India
Wayanad: Rahul’s office staff among 4 arrested for damaging Mahatma’s photo
Wayanad: Four persons including two staff of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad office were arrested on Friday by the police here in connection with the damage caused to Mahatma Gandhi’s photo allegedly…
- India
Delhi riots: Court orders framing of charges against four accused
New Delhi: A court here has put four persons on trial for various offences, including rioting and mischief by fire or explosive substance to destroy the building, in a case related to the…
- World
Early metformin use may cut COVID-19 death risk by half: Study
Washington: The widely available diabetes drug metformin may reduce the risk of emergency room visits, hospitalisation, and death from COVID-19 by more than half if taken within four days of the start of…
- India
AAP targets PM, says CBI will get pencils, geometry boxes at Sisodia’s house
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is “scared” of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s “growing popularity and his governance model”, the AAP claimed Friday while the BJP hit back with corruption allegations amid…
- Top Stories
Elgar Parishad case: Activist Arun Ferreira moves HC for default bail
Mumbai: Activist Arun Ferreira, one of the accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking a default bail on parity with co-accused Sudha Bharadwaj, who was…
- World
Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable, says Imran Khan
Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has termed the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie as terrible and sad, indicating that while the anger in the Islamic world at the Mumbai-born author’s controversial…
