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- India
Covid vax prevented over 42 lakh deaths in India: Lancet
New Delhi: Vaccines developed to fight Covid-19 helped prevent more than 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, according to a mathematical modelling study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The…
- Elections
Presidential polls: Z category security cover for Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: The Centre has extended a Z category cover of armed CRPF commandos to the opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, officials said on Friday. The squad has taken over the task after…
- India
Maharashtra crisis: Rebels claim support of 40 Shiv Sena MLAs
Mumbai: As the political crisis entered the fourth day, the rebel Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde claimed the support of “40-plus MLAs”, besides around 12 independents and smaller parties, on Friday. Speaking to…
- India
Southwest Monsoon to cover entire India by July 6: IMD
New Delhi: The Southwest Monsoon – crucial for the kharif crop – is likely to cover the entire country by July 6 as against the normal date of July 8, the India…
- India
Mandaviya holds review meet amid COVID-19 surge
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday chaired a meeting with the key experts and officials in view of an upsurge of Covid-19 cases in some states. The meeting discussed the…
- Sports
Savita retained as skipper, Deep Grace as her deputy for Commonwealth Games
Mumbai: The experienced pair of Savia Punia and Deep Grace Ekka will continue to be captain and vice-captain of the Indian women’s hockey team at the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,…
- Offbeat
MP: Groom prefers bulldozer over horse or car for marriage procession
Betul: While bulldozers are more in news these days over their use for razing the properties of rioters in some states, a groom here in Madhya Pradesh chose it, instead of a…
- Business
Pine Labs acquires API fintech startup Setu
New Delhi: Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs on Thursday announced it is acquiring Bengaluru-based application programming interface (API) fintech startup Setu for an undisclosed sum. Setu’s APIs are being used across industry…
- India
NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu meets PM Modi
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday soon after arriving in the national capital. Modi said her candidature for the post of…
- Offbeat
Patna High Court to buy Apple iPhone for all judges
Patna: The Patna High Court has issued a tender inviting suppliers or authorised dealers to provide Apple iPhone 13 Pro for all judges, an official said. A letter in this regard was…
- Opinions
Muslim society in dilemma as demand for dowry, ‘fair and lovely’ girls grow
By Amatur Rahman When looking for a potential spouse, who should disclose the biodata (Ismnavesi/Naam Navesi) first? The boy’s side or the girl’s? If a divorced woman (through khula or talaq) is…
- India
ED issues fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi, asks her to join probe by mid-July
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday was served a fresh notice by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the probe by mid-July in the National Herald case. On Wednesday, she…
- India
Couples opting for surrogacy to buy 3-yr health insurance for surrogate mothers: Govt
New Delhi: Couples who intend to take the surrogacy route to become parents will have to buy a general health insurance coverage in favour of a surrogate mother for a period of…
- India
Now Tata Nexon EV catches fire in Mumbai, probe on
Mumbai/New Delhi: In a first such case involving an electric car in India, a Tata Nexon EV caught fire in Mumbai and the company was investigating the incident. The EV car fire…
- India
Spokesperson leaves open possibility of Biden raising human rights issues with Modi
New York: US President Joe Biden’s spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre has left open the possibility that as a “straight-shooter”, he may raise human rights issues concerning Muslims with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when…