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- India
Youth kidnapped for cryptocurrency in Jodhpur
Jodhpur: A youth was kidnapped by two of his friends here after he jokingly claimed to be in possession of cryptocurrency, police said on Thursday. B.A Final year student Hiren Sharma was abducted…
- Elections
Battle for UP: Yogi’s video message for voters on polling day
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has released a video message for the first phase of polling in the state’s Assembly election. In his six-minute-long video addressed to his ‘voting brothers and…
- India
India reports 67,084 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: India has reported 67,084 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,241 fresh deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. With this, the…
- India
‘India’s democracy score declined significantly in recent years’
London: The Indian government’s failure to crack down on the persecution of religious and other minorities by Hindu nationalists continues to weigh on the country’s democracy score, which has declined significantly in…
- Elections
UP polls: 7.95 pc voter turnout recorded till 9:30 am
Noida: Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 7.95 per cent till 9:30 am in the first phase of Assembly elections on Thursday. According to the Election Commission, the Mathura assembly seat…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 402.8 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 402.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.77 million and vaccinations to over 10.11 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- Elections
Come out and vote for freedom from fear: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: As Uttar Pradesh is voting for the first phase on 58 seats on Thursday, the leaders are appealing to people to come out and vote. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also made…
- India
Hijab row: RSS Muslim wing supports Karnataka girl
Ayodhya: In a significant move, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has come out in support of the Karnataka student, Bibi Muskan Khan, who shot to prominence during hijab protests, and said that hijab…
- India
Hijab row: Protest at Shaheen Bagh in solidarity with Karnataka Muslim girls
Muslims of Shaheen Bagh took to the streets on Wednesday in a protest against the hijab diktat in government pre-university colleges in Karnataka. In the peaceful protest on the streets of Delhi,…
- Automobile
Worker compensation talks at Ford India inconclusive
Chennai: The talks between the Ford India Pvt Ltd management and the worker representatives on the manner in which the compensation to be paid when the factory near here is closed is…
- Sports
NZ vs Ind: Last few overs didn’t go in our favour, says Harmanpreet Kaur
Queenstown: Team India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur expressed disappointment after her side lost in the one-off T20I against New Zealand at the John Davies Oval on Wednesday. Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine’s good…
- Technology
Homegrown brands capture 75% of India smartwatch market in 2021: Counterpoint
New Delhi: India’s smartwatch market saw a record shipment growth of over 274 per cent (on-year) in 2021, and domestic brands led by Noise captured the market with over 75 per cent…
- India
‘Hijab issue has become jihad’, says Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader
Adding to the hijab row in Karnataka, joint secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Dr Surendra Jain has issued a video statement in which he argued that the row is no more a…
- India
Yogi Adityanath knows who fired at me in UP: Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday took a dig at Uttar Prradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and said that chief minister knew who fired at him (Owaisi) a few…
- India
Raje questions BJP’s silence when her son’s office was attacked
Jaipur: As Rajasthan BJP has intensified its protest against the attack on BJP state president Satish Poonia, former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has questioned the party’s silence when her son and Rajasthan MP…