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Global Covid caseload reaches 480 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 480 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.12 million and vaccinations to over 10.86 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its…
- India
Digvijaya Singh sentenced to one year jail in decade-old case, gets bail
Bhopal: The district court in Indore on Saturday convicted veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh and six others in an 11-year-old case, and sentenced them to one-year imprisonment. The court…
- India
BJP doing politics, no rehabilitation under their rule: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Since the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has ruled for eight years at the Centre, but there has not been a single rehabilitation under their government, said…
- India
India allows over 3200 international flights per week from Sunday
New Delhi: Over 3,200 departures per week will be operated from India per week during this year’s summer schedule which commence from Sunday. According to aviation regulator DGCA, 1,466 departures per week…
- India
Let them live as they want to live, says Miss Universe on hijab ban
Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu refues to add fuel to the fire on the hijab ban in Karnataka. In the video that now surfaced on Twitter, Kaur, responding to a question,…
- India
Nepalese PM Deuba to visit India from April 1-3
New Delhi: Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will pay a three-day visit to India from April 1 with an aim to further strengthen bilateral ties, people familiar with the development said…
- India
Participation of women in Parliament much less than desired: CEC
New Delhi: Stating that the first Lok Sabha had 15 women MPs while the 17th Lok Sabha had 78, Chief Election Commissioner, Sushil Chandra on Saturday rued the fact that the participation of…
- India
Anthropologist from UK denied entry into India, sent back
Thiruvananthapuram: Filippo Osella, an anthropologist and academician from the UK currently involved in research on traditional fishing in Kerala, was deported to his country by India soon after his arrival at the…
- India
Hate speech: No criminality if said with smile, says HC over case on BJP leaders
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Friday questioned CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat over her plea seeking a First Information Report (FIR) on Bharatiya Janata Party over their hate speeches in relation…
- NRIs Corner
Indian-American doctor jailed for 96 months in healthcare fraud
New York: An Indian-American ophthalmologist in New York has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for a healthcare fraud scheme, along with fraudulently obtaining government loans meant for Covid-hit small businesses. Ameet…
- India
Fake call centre duping US, Canada citizens busted in Gurugram
Gurugram: A team from the chief minister’s flying squad, DLF Phase-2 police station and cyber crime police busted a fake call centre and arrested 24 people, including 10 women and the owner, during…
- Telangana
South Central Railway introduces MEMU trains around Secunderabad
Hyderabad: South Central Railway has introduced MEMU train services from Secundrabad-Umdanagar-Secunderabad and Umdanagar-Medchal-Umdanagar. The train between Secunderabad-Umdanagar-Secundrabad stops at Sitafalmandi, Arts College, Jamai Osmania, Vidyanagar, Kacheguda, Malakpet, Dabirpura, Yakutpura, Huppuguda, Falaknuma, NPA…
- World
Lankan newspapers run out of newsprint due to forex crisis; suspend publication
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s two major newspapers on Saturday suspended their publication over newsprint shortage and price escalation caused by the country’s all-time worst foreign exchange crisis. The Island, an English daily along…
- India
Indian airline operators expected to add 120 new aircraft/year: Scindia
Hyderabad: Expressing optimism about the civil aviation sector bouncing back following a difficult phase due to COVID-19 pandemic, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said Indian airline operators are expected…
- India
Minorities Commission urges Centre to clear salary dues of Madrasa teachers in three states
New Delhi: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) will write to the Central government to clear salary dues of Madrasa teachers in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and Jharkhand. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Syed…