- Crime and Accident
Kenyan national found dead in Mumbai hotel
Mumbai: Kenyan national Cyrus Omondi was found dead in his hotel room in Mulund on Thursday, police said. Omondi was in Mumbai with some students from Kenya to participate in a Karate…
- India
Sitharaman to visit Hyd to hold interactive sessions on Budget
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be on a two-day official visit to Hyderabad and Bengaluru on February 16 and 17 to hold interactive sessions with various stakeholders on Union Budget…
- India
Won’t forget sacrifice of Pulwama attack bravehearts: Rajnath
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday paid his tribute to CRPF personnel, who lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on February 14 last year, when their convoy was…
- India
Modi remembers Sushma Swaraj on birth anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on her birth anniversary, describing her as an exceptional colleague and an outstanding minister who epitomised dignity, decency and…
- Health
Coronavirus vaccine may still be a year away: OZ varsity
New Delhi: A scientist involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine at Australia’s University of Queensland has said that it may take about one year before people will actually be able to use…
- Crime and Accident
6 injured in UP caste clash
Kanpur: Six persons were injured and a house was set ablaze in a clash between members of the Dalit and upper caste communities in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat district. The incident took…
- India
NPR will be defeated if states refuse to implement it: PC
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the National Population Register (NPR) will be defeated if the states refuse to implement it. “NPR will…
- India
PM to visit Varanasi on Feb 16, inaugurate various projects
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on February 16 and inaugurate various development projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore. He will also address a…
- Bollywood
Madhuri Dixit: I want my sons to follow their passion
Mumbai: Actress Madhuri Dixit-Nene wants her teenage sons to follow their passion. She adds that if a person converts his passion into his job, then he doesn’t look at it as work…
- Crime and Accident
Man killed over seat brawl in Mumbai-Latur-Bidar Express
Pune: In a shocking incident, a 26-year old man was on Thursday beaten to death by at least 12 persons, including six women, following a huge brawl over a seat in the…
- Health
New class of antibiotics to fight off drug-resistant bacteria
Hamilton: A new category of antibiotics has shown promise for countering the constantly mounting threat of drug-resistant bacteria. The newly-found corbomycin and the lesser-known complestatin have a unique approach for attacking antimicrobial-resistant…
- Health
Critically blocked leg arteries cause veterans’ death: Study
Washington: The number of veterans who were hospitalised in between 2005 and 2014 required amputation or died due to critical blockages in their leg arteries decline, said a recent study. Critical narrowing…
- Bangalore
Rs 9.39 lakh gold seized from passenger at Mangalore Airport
Mangaluru: The Customs officials at Mangalore International Airport have seized gold weighing 233.18 grams worth Rs 9.39 lakh from a passenger on late Wednesday night. The intercepted passenger, Mohammed from Kasargod, arrived…
- Crime and Accident
LPG cylinder blast leaves 13 injured in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Thirteen people were injured in an LPG cylinder blast in a house on Thursday in Rajasthan’s Sikar town. Nine of the injured have serious injuries and were referred to SMS Hospital…
- Business
China smartphone sales may decline 20% in Q1: Counterpoint
Mumbai: In the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak, sales of smartphones in China may decline 20 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to an estimate by Counterpoint…
