India
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itel unveils Vision 3, India’s first smartphone with 18W fast charging in below 8K
New Delhi: itel, India’s most trusted brand and a dominant leader in the sub 7K, on Thursday launched its game-changer smartphone, the itel Vision 3, under its flagship Vision series that comes…
- India
After LPG, CNG and piped cooking gas price hiked
New Delhi: After hike in rates of petrol, diesel and LPG, the prices of CNG and cooking gas piped to household kitchens (PNG) in the national capital were hiked on Thursday by…
- Technology
Bolt installs 10k EV charging points in India
New Delhi: EV infrastructure provider Bolt on Thursday announced that it has installed 10,000 EV charging stations in India in six months. Bolt is on track to deploy 1,00,000 charging points in…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 475.4 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 475.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.10 million and vaccinations to over 10.83 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its…
- India
Hijab Ban: SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to give any specific date to hear a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which dismissed all petitions seeking direction for permission to wear…
- Middle East
India, Oman discuss cooperation in energy, defence, space
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his Oman counterpart Sayyid Badr Hamad Hamood Al Busaidi and discussed growing cooperation in various fields including defence, energy, space and science…
- India
IAF officer probing accidental missile firing incident
New Delhi: An Air Vice Marshal from the Air Force headquarters is carrying out a detailed investigation into the accidental firing of the tactical BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which landed in Pakistan…
- India
Why did Nehru internationalise Kashmir issue by taking it to UN: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday accused the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru of internationalising the Kashmir issue by taking it to the United Nations and said India’s neighbour was…
- India
China has no locus standi to comment on J&K: India
New Delhi: India on Wednesday rejected Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks on J&K, terming them “uncalled” and stressing other countries have no “locus standi” to comment on its internal matters. In a…
- India
Govt likely to table Constitution Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: The Centre is likely to table ‘The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022’ in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The Upper House is also likely to conclude…
- India
India abstains for 5th time on UN Ukraine resolution
United Nations: India has abstained for the fifth time on a UN resolution on Ukraine, but this time it was on a Russia-sponsored resolution in the Security Council and New Delhi was…
- Health
Significant rise in young TB patients in India after Covid: Experts
New Delhi: Covid has significantly reversed the gains made in tuberculosis (TB) control and has led to an increase of about 25-30 percent patients, particularly young adults, said experts on Wednesday ahead…
- Sports
‘Not too long to go now’: Virat Kohli starts countdown for IPL 2022
Mumbai: Ahead of the start of the much-awaited season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli on Wednesday shared a throwback picture relishing his stylish knock…
- India
Jharkhand: Muslim boy beaten up for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’
A ninth-class Muslim student alleged that he was beaten by his Hindu mates and some others after he refused to raise a religious slogan in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Altamsh Hussain, the teenager and…
- India
Karnataka education minister justifies boycott of Muslim traders
Karnataka Secondary and Higher Education minister BC Nagesh on Wednesday justified the anti-Muslim posters put up in Shivamogga. The posters encouraged the prohibition of Muslim traders from setting up shops at an…