India
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Man torches Dalit partner to death in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In a shocking development, a man has allegedly torched his partner belonging to the Dalit community, to death in Bengaluru, police said on Friday. The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old…
- India
Centre advises States, UTs to continue focus on five-fold strategy as COVID cases resurge in several countries
New Delhi: With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia and some European countries, the Centre has advised States and Union Territories to continue focusing on the five-fold strategy that is…
- India
India reports 2,528 new Covid cases, 149 deaths
New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India reported 2,528 new Covid-19 cases and 149 deaths, the Union Health Ministry announced on Friday. The new fatalities increased the nationwide death toll to 5,16,281.…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 465.3 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 465.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.06 million and vaccinations to over 10.75 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- India
Sex workers in Kolkata’s Sonagachi celebrate Holi after two years
Kolkata: Followed by a gap of two years during which the COVID-19 pandemic marred festive celebrations, the Durbar Mahila Coordination Committee, the largest organization of sex workers in West Bengal celebrated Holi…
- India
No patient in Delhi’s dedicated Covid hospital for first time since March 2020
New Delhi: For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, Delhi’s dedicated Covid Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital does not have even a single patient of coronavirus, it…
- India
Bhagavad Gita to be part of school syllabus in Gujarat, says Govt
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Thursday announced in the Assembly that the Bhagavad Gita will be a part of the school syllabus for Classes 6 to 12 across the state from the…
- Technology
Samsung introduces premium laptop line-up in India
New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday launched its flagship PC line-up of Galaxy Book2 series and Galaxy Book2 Business powered by 12th Generation Intel Core processor along with Galaxy Book Go powered by…
- Technology
India awaits tech as global 5G smartphone sales surpass 4G for 1st time
New Delhi: While India still awaits to experience the 5G technology, the sales penetration of 5G-capable smartphones reached 51 per cent globally in January this year, surpassing the penetration of 4G smartphones…
- India
Gandhis reach out to dissenters, Rahul meets Hooda
New Delhi: Former Haryana Chief Minister and one of the dissidents, Bhupinder Singh Hooda met Rahul Gandhi on Thursday at Tughlak lane. The meeting lasted for about 40 minutes and is seen as…
- India
Moody’s slashes 2022 India growth estimate to 9.1 pc on lower capex
New Delhi: Moody’s on Thursday slashed India’s growth estimate for the current year to 9.1 per cent, from 9.5 per cent earlier, saying high fuel and fertilizer import bill could limit the…
- Opinions
Indo-Pak dialogue is a necessity, but whom to talk to? Islamabad is leaderless
Arun Joshi New Delhi: In the backdrop of the missile crisis between India and Pakistan, there is an urgent need for the two countries to resolve it before it becomes another mountainous…
- India
Congress ‘dissenters’ say collective, inclusive leadership the way forward
New Delhi: Congress dissenters, or the ‘G-23’ group seeking a sweeping overhaul in the party’s functioning, met at senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence and over Kashmiri food, discussed their strategy to…
- India
Why not ‘Lakhimpur Files’ now? asks Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav that said if a film like ‘The Kashmir Files’ could be made, then there should also be one on the October 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Akhilesh’s…
- India
Celebrating the birth anniversary of the Nawab of Pataudi; A man of fair play
Before embarking on the tour of Australia in 1932-33, the captain of England’s cricket team, Douglas Jardine, had already formed a plan about how to tackle the Australian batsmen, in particular Don…