- India
JN.1 Covid variant: Experts allay fears, cite low public health risk
New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 21 cases of the JN.1 Covid variant, a development that is neither surprising nor particularly worrying, scientists said while allaying fears but also advising adherence to…
- News
Telangana: Prez Murmu visits Pochampally, interacts with weavers
Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday visited Pochampally in Yadadri Bhuvnagiri district of Telangana and interacted with weavers. The President visited the handloom and spinning unit as well as the theme pavilion…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM Jagan disburses Rs 43 cr under various educational schemes
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday disbursed Rs 43 crore under the Jagananna Videshi Vidya Devena scheme and financial incentive to eligible civil services aspirants under…
- India
Israel to begin hiring Indians to replace Palestinian workers from Dec 27
New Delhi: A team of “selectors” from Israel visited India last week and another senior delegation will leave for India next week to start the process of recruiting thousands of workers to…
- Bangalore
64-year-old Bengaluru resident dies due to COVID-19 infection
Bengaluru: A 64-year-old man died in the city due to COVID-19 infection five days ago, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Wednesday. Asked if the cause of death is the…
- India
Travesty of parliamentary democracy: Tharoor on suspension of MPs
New Delhi: Slamming the government over the suspension of over 140 MPs, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday claimed that a “dubious record” had been created as in no country had so…
- Telangana
10 states including Telangana withdrew general consent to CBI: Centre
New Delhi: Ten states, including Tamil Nadu and Telangana, have withdrawn general consent to the CBI to investigate cases in their respective jurisdictions, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. According to…
- India
Air India Express to operate its inaugural flight to Ayodhya on Dec 30
New Delhi: Air India Express will operate its inaugural flight to Ayodhya from the national capital on December 30 and will commence scheduled daily service on the route from January 16. The…
- Hyderabad
New criminal bills threat to Muslims, Dalits & Adivasis: Owaisi
New Delhi: Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the new criminal bills are a threat to the civil liberty and rights of the people as they give…
- India
HC unhappy over SOP non-compliance in evidence collection in sexual offence cases
Mumbai: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has expressed displeasure over non-compliance with the SOP laid down for the collection and preservation of evidence, both biological and non-biological, in serious…
- India
Kejriwal leaves for 10-day Vipassana session; to skip ED questioning
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, summoned by the ED for questioning on December 21, left for an undisclosed location for a 10-day Vipassana meditation course on Wednesday, officials said. The…
- India
Gangster Amritpal Singh killed in police encounter in Amritsar
An arrested gangster was killed in an exchange of fire with the Punjab Police while he was trying to flee in Amritsar’s Jandiala Guru area on Wednesday morning, officials said. Amritpal Singh…
- India
Air India borrows USD 120 mn from Japan’s SMBC to buy Airbus plane
Mumbai: Japanese lender SMBC on Wednesday said the Tata Group-owned Air India has borrowed USD 120 million from it for purchasing a wide-body aircraft from Airbus. The transaction has partly financed Air…
- India
Will not tolerate any insult to post of vice president: Dhankhar on mimicry row
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar Wednesday said he will not tolerate any insult to Parliament and the post of vice president while expressing deep anguish over a TMC MP mimicking…
- India
India logs 614 new coronavirus cases, highest since May 21
New Delhi: India recorded 614 new coronavirus infections, the highest since May 21, while the active cases have increased to 2,311, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The…
