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India reports nearly 16,000 new COVID-19 cases, 68 deaths
New Delhi: India reported nearly 16,000 new COVID-19 cases and 68 fatalities, including 24 reconciled by Kerala, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The 8-am data also showed…
- Sports
Meet the twins from Kashmir who won medals for India at International Wushu Championship
Srinagar: Twin sisters Ayra and Ansa Chisti have made Jammu and Kashmir and the country proud by clinching gold and silver medals respectively in the women’s 56 kg category at the International…
- India
‘Every 8 minutes, a woman succumbs to breast cancer in India’
Hyderabad: Every eight minutes a woman succumbs to breast cancer in India and with 165,000 new cases being annually reported, breast cancer has overtaken cervical cancer to become the commonest cancer affecting…
- India
Manhunt launched for TN industrialist who raped techie in Bangalore
Bengaluru: Karnataka police have launched a manhunt for a Tamil Nadu industrialist who allegedly raped a software engineer at a luxury hotel room here on the pretext of a business meeting, police sources…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: CM Bommai, Health Min to pledge to donate organs
Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K. Sudhakar on Friday appealed to people to, amid this Azadi Ki Amrit Mahotsav, pledge to donate their organs which could be the “amrit” of someone’s life. “Chief…
- Pakistan
Decision to not arrest ex-BJP spokesperson shows India’s hatred towards Islam: Bilawal Bhutto
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday condemned India’s Supreme Court’s decision to provide former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma protection from getting arrested in the Prophet Muhammad case,…
- Delhi
Man stabbed to death in full public view in Delhi
New Delhi: A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in full public view in the national capital, the police said on Friday. The deceased, identified as Mayank Panwar, was a hotel management…
- India
Himachal Assembly: Govt introduces more stringent version of state’s anti-conversion law
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday introduced a bill in the state assembly to enhance the punishment and add a specific mention of mass conversion in an existing law that forbids…
- World
Taiwan: India calls for avoiding unilateral actions to change status quo
New Delhi: India on Friday said it was concerned over the developments around Taiwan and called for avoiding “unilateral actions” to change the status quo in the region, days after China held…
- Business
India’s seafood exports rise 15pc to USD 1.99 billion in June quarter: Official
Kolkata: India’s seafood exports rose 15 per cent on-year to USD 1.99 billion in the first quarter ended June 2022, a senior official said on Friday. “In 2021-22, total exports were 7.76…
- Business
Exports up 2.14pc to USD 36.27 bn in July; trade deficit at record USD 30 bn
New Delhi: India’s exports rose by 2.14 per cent to USD 36.27 billion in July while the trade deficit almost tripled to USD 30 billion during the month due to over 70…
- India
24 Pakistani Hindus get Indian citizenship
Rajkot: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi on Friday handed over citizenship certificates to 24 Pakistani Hindus who were living in India on a long-term visas in Rajkot and had…
- Technology
Explained: Why and how BGMI was blocked in India
New Delhi: After blocking several Chinese apps two years back, including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) over national security concerns, the Indian government has now blocked the PUBG-like battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India…
- India
NIA makes ninth arrest in Kanhaiya Lal murder case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has arrested Muslim Khan, an alleged conspirator in the brutal killing of a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, making it the ninth arrest by the central agency…
- India
Muharram stabbing case: Entry of Sri Rama Sena chief banned in Gadag
Gadag: Authorities on Friday banned Sri Rama Sena chief Pramod Muthalik’s entry to Karnataka‘s Gadag district saying his visit might disturb the peace in the area. Muthalik was planning to meet Somu…