- India
Google launches ‘India Ki Udaan’ to mark 75 years of independence
New Delhi: Capturing the milestones the country has achieved in its 75-year journey since independence, software major Google has unveiled an online project, drawing from rich archives and featuring artistic illustrations to tell…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: CM Bommai tests positive for COVID-19
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and that his trip to New Delhi stands cancelled. He said he has isolated himself…
- India
CUET-UG: Technical glitches continue, NTA postpones test at 50 centres
New Delhi: Technical glitches marred the second day of the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) on Friday, forcing the National Testing Agency (NTA) to postpone the exam at 50 centres across the…
- India
Vice presidential poll today; numbers stacked in favour of NDA’s Dhankhar
New Delhi: Members of Parliament of both houses will vote today to elect the next Vice President of India in an election where NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is pitted against Opposition pick…
- Politics
Congress hits back at Shah for linking party’s protests to Ram temple foundation day
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday hit back at Home Minister Amit Shah for linking the party’s protests to the Ram temple foundation day, saying it was a desperate attempt to “divert,…
- India
Delhi likely to revert to 21 ‘dry days’ from September 1
New Delhi: Rebates and ‘one-plus-one’ deals will go away and past norms like 21 “dry days” are likely to return as liquor vends operated by the Delhi government open from September 1…
- India
Provide details of doctors ‘given’ freebies by six pharma companies: NMC to I-T dept
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has sought from the Income Tax Department details of doctors who allegedly received freebies from six pharma companies including Dolo 650 maker Micro Labs against…
- India
Honouring plurality key to sustenance of democracy: CJI Ramana at OU
Hyderabad: Driven by the winds of globalisation, people are moving towards a global culture which is emerging as a threat to local cultural symbols and identities, even as social media, television and…
- India
TMC MLA accused of beating up BJP supporters
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MLA Asit Majumdar and his supporters were accused of beating up BJP workers in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Friday. Denying the accusation, the TMC alleged that the legislator…
- India
Bring strong anti-tobacco law to save youth, ban designated smoking areas: Experts
New Delhi: While appreciating the steps taken by the government under tobacco control legislation, top health experts and an activist on Friday said it is time the law is strengthened by completely…
- Automobile
AP seeks to attract USD 4 billion investment in EV segment
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh is seeking to position itself as the ‘lighthouse state’ and attract investments to the tune of USD 4 billion in the electric vehicles segment over the next few years.…
- India
Child adoption process in India “very tedious”, needs to be streamlined: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said child adoption process in India is “very tedious” and that there is an urgent need for the procedures to be “streamlined”. A bench of…
- India
Apologise for black-clothes protest on ‘Ayodhya Divas’, Yogi tells Cong
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked the Congress to apologise to the nation for insulting Ram devotees by staging protests in black clothes on the day the construction…
- Sports
Indian wrestlers dominate mat, four reach final, including Bajrang Punia
Birmingham: The huge gulf between the class of India’s top wrestlers and their rivals was evident as four of them, including superstar Bajrang Punia, stormed into the finals without moving a sinew…
- Politics
Mamata met Modi for ‘understanding’ in scam probes: CPI(M)
Kolkata: The CPI(M) on Friday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was an attempt to enter into an “understanding” in the backdrop of central agencies’ investigations…
