- India
Maha: Six ‘jaat panchayat’ members booked for ostracising 13 couples for inter-caste marriages
Pune: A case has been registered against six members of a ‘jaat panchayat’ (group of caste leaders) in Sangli district of Maharashtra for allegedly ordering a social boycott of at least 13…
- India
Want to improve my senior ranking, qualify for Olympics: Tasnim Mir
New Delhi: Newly-crowned junior world No. 1, Tasnim Mir knows she has to take defeats in her strides on the senior circuit, which is full of challenges, as she is determined to…
- India
Covid tests being conducted in Delhi 3 times the number recommended by ICMR: Satyendar Jain
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday sought to nix concerns over “fewer” Covid testing in the national capital, saying the diagnostic tests being conducted in the city is three…
- World
Omicron exposes inflexibility of Europe’s public hospitals
Strasbourg (France): A World Health Organisation official warned last week of a closing window of opportunity for European countries to prevent their health care systems from being overwhelmed as the omicron variant…
- Entertainment
Chiranjeevi’s ‘Acharya’ to release in April
Mumbai: South megastar Chiranjeevi’s social drama “Acharya” is set to be released on April 1 after its original February opening was pushed due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the producers announced…
- India
India’s Covid vaccination drive completes one year
New Delhi: The countrywide vaccination drive against COVID-19 on Sunday completed one year, during which over 156.76 crore vaccine doses were administered. According to health ministry officials, over 93 per cent of…
- India
BJP MLA in UP, 27 supporters booked for violating poll code, Covid norms
Muzaffarnagar: BJP legislator of Uttar Pradesh’s Purqazi Assembly constituency Pramod Utwal and his 27 supporters have been booked for violating the poll code and Covid norms, officials said on Sunday. According to…
- India
India’s overall macroeconomic situation on recovery mode but facing stagflation: Kaushik Basu
New Delhi: India’s overall macroeconomic situation is in a recovery mode but the growth is concentrated at the top end, which is a worrying trend, according to former World Bank Chief Economist…
- India
Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 225 days
New Delhi: India added 2,71,202 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,71,22,164, including 7,743 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on…
- Sports
His decision is personal, BCCI respects it: Ganguly
New Delhi: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has lauded Virat Kohli for taking the team forward in all forms of cricket during his stint as India skipper but said his decision to quit Test…
- India
Pleas seek transfer of cases on Uniform Civil Code from Delhi HC to SC
New Delhi: Three petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking transfer to it the pleas on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) issue pending in the Delhi High Court to avoid…
- Bollywood
Lata Mangeshkar continues to remain under observation: doctor
Mumbai: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar continues to remain under observation in the ICU of a city hospital here, the doctor treating her said on Saturday. The 92-year-old singer tested positive for coronavirus…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 1,963 new COVID cases, 2 deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday reported 1,963 fresh COVID-19 cases and took the tally to 7, 07,162 while the death toll rose to 4,054 with two more fatalities. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation…
- India
People unaware of new guidelines being turned away from COVID-19 testing centres
New Delhi: Unaware of the new testing guidelines for COVID-19, a number of people, including those in need of a negative RT-PCR report to be able to work, are being turned away…
- India
In 2 weeks, over 250 doctors, paramedics test positive for COVID-19 in Kashmir
Srinagar: At least 250 doctors and paramedics of various hospitals across Kashmir have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last fortnight, an official said on Saturday. He said with such a large…
