- Hyderabad
Telangana records 923 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Friday saw a rise in new COVID-19 cases with 923 fresh infections being reported, pushing the caseload to 8,18,290. The highest number of cases was recorded in Hyderabad district…
- India
Suspected monkeypox case in HP, samples sent to Pune lab for confirmation
Shimla: A suspected monkeypox case has been found in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district, health officials said on Friday. Samples of the man have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in…
- Pakistan
Pakistan summons India’s Charge d’Affaires over deteriorating health of Yasin Malik
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed over a demarche conveying Islamabad’s concern over the deteriorating health condition of Kashmiri separatist leader…
- India
Lok Sabha likely to have debate on price rise on Monday
New Delhi: After a near washout of House proceedings for two weeks, Lok Sabha is likely to have a debate on price rise on Monday, followed by Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, political…
- India
5G auction: 71% of spectrum on block sold, bids of Rs 1,49,855 cr received
New Delhi: India’s 5G spectrum auction received bids worth about Rs 1,49,855 crore as of Friday, the fourth day of sale, as continued interest for radiowaves stretched the bidding process to Saturday.…
- Hyderabad
Vice-Prez Naidu emphasises mother tongue in school education
Hyderabad: Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday stressed on using mother tongue in foundational education and called upon State governments to implement the National Education Policy 2020 in letter and spirit. Addressing…
- India
Govt stops releasing sowing data of paddy, two other crops
New Delhi: Amid concerns over paddy sowing in the ongoing kharif season due to poor rains in key growing states, the Union Agriculture Ministry has stopped releasing the weekly update of total…
- Bangalore
2,130 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday clocked 2,130 fresh COVID-19 cases and four fatalities, taking the cumulative number of infections and deaths to 40,03,785 and 40,101 respectively, the Health Department said. Also, the day…
- India
Over 4.83 crore cases pending from SC to subordinate courts
New Delhi: Cases pending in various courts across India are moving towards the five crore mark, according to the data shared by the government in Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written…
- India
Govt cites SIPRI data on India’s ranking in military spending
New Delhi: India’s military spending for the year 2021 was ranked as the third highest in the world, the government said citing data collated by Stockholm-based defence think-tank SIPRI. “This (defence) ministry…
- Delhi
Satyendar Jain, associates used hawala funds to purchase agri lands in Delhi: ED
New Delhi: Delhi minister Satyendar Jain and his associates “utilised” hawala funds to purchase agricultural lands in and around Delhi and also to repay loans taken for similar transactions, the Enforcement Directorate…
- India
Elgar Parishad case: Arun Ferriera claims NIA intercepted emails without proper authorisation
Mumbai: Activist Arun Ferreira, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, told a special court here on Friday that the electronic evidence (emails), relied on by the prosecution as evidence in…
- India
91 pc of donations received by regional political parties in 2020-21 went to 5 entities: ADR
New Delhi: About 91 per cent or Rs 113.791 crore of the total donations received by regional political parties in the country have gone to five entities, according to poll rights body…
- India
Agra jail inmates stitching 10,000 tricolour flags as part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign
Agra: Four inmates, including two women, at a district jail here, are stitching 10,000 tricolour flags as part of the Centre’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, an official said on Friday. ‘Har Ghar…
- India
Bihar judge claims unfair suspended, SC issues notice to state govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a judicial officer’s plea challenging his suspension by the Patna High Court, presumably for delivering a series of quick judgements, including in…
