- India
Covid effect: Only 5,000-8,000 people to be allowed to attend Republic Day parade this year
New Delhi: The number of people that would be allowed to attend the Republic Day parade this year would be curtailed by 70-80 percent to approximately 5,000-8,000 due to the ongoing wave…
- India
Covid treatment: Govt issues revised guidelines on use of drugs, therapies
New Delhi: There is no evidence of injectable steroids benefitting Covid patients not requiring oxygen supplementation or in continuation after discharge, according to the revised ‘Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19…
- India
Fresh charges slapped on Narsinghanand for abusing journalist
Dehradun: Fresh charges have been slapped on Yati Narsinghanand for abusing a journalist and photographer after being offended by a question they had asked during an interview. The Dasna temple priest has…
- India
SC considers hearing plea seeking disclosure of criminal background of candidates
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would consider listing for hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to ensure that political parties publish details regarding criminal…
- India
India should adopt risk-based approach not blanket bans to contain Covid: WHO
Kolkata: Blanket approaches such as complete restriction on the movement of people and travel bans can be counterproductive in containing Covid in a country like India, says WHO’s India representative Roderico H…
- Business
Sensex gains over 135 pts in early trade; Nifty tests 18,350
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex climbed over 135 points in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index-majors ITC, Tech Mahindra and Bajaj Finserv amid a largely positive trend in the global markets.…
- Business
Rupee falls 18 paise to 74.43 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee declined by 18 paise to 74.43 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday, as strong American currency and elevated crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments. Forex…
- India
Haryana adds 9,204 Covid cases, 12 deaths
Chandigarh: Haryana on Monday reported 9,204 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 8,56,102, while 12 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 10,116. The number of active cases in the state…
- Telangana
Telangana adds 2,447 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana continued to record a spike in COVID-19 cases with 2,447 infections reported in the state on Monday taking the coronavirus tally to 7,11,656 while the death toll rose to 4,060…
- India
Uttarakhand Mahila Congress president joins BJP
Dehradun: In a shot in the arm for the BJP ahead of the Uttarakhand Assembly polls, state’s women Congress president and former Nainital MLA Sarita Arya on Monday joined the ruling party…
- Mumbai
SC to hear Maha’s plea seeking recall of order on OBC seats as general
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on January 19 a plea moved by the Maharashtra government seeking a recall of its December 15 order directing the state poll…
- Bangalore
Time to revisit Inter-state River Water Disputes Act: Bommai
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the time has come to revisit the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act as it creates more disputes than resolving them. The Chief Minister spoke…
- Sports
Rohit close to getting match-ready, likely to be available against West Indies
New Delhi: India’s white ball captain Rohit Sharma is recovering well from his left hamstring injury and has a bright chance of making a comeback for the six-match home white-ball series against…
- India
Assembly polls in Punjab postponed to February 20
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday decided to hold the single-phase assembly polls in Punjab on February 20 instead of February 14 in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. Several political parties…
- Offbeat
Chhattisgarh: Cow gives birth to calf with three eyes; villagers call it avatar of God
Rajnandgaon: A farmer’s jersey cow has given birth to a rare calf with three eyes and four nostril holes in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon. As the word spread, a large number…
