India
- India
MEA Jaishankar tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19 and urged all those who have been in recent contact with him to take suitable precautions. “Have tested Covid positive.…
- Health
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 gradually increasing in India: Centre
New Delhi: The prevalence of Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 is gradually increasing in India, said Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), here on Thursday. Addressing a Health Ministry press…
- Hyderabad
Four girls of MS Academy elected to UNESCO World Teen Parliament
Hyderabad: Four students of MS Creative School have been elected as members of the World Teen Parliament (WTP) – a UNESCO-supported body for teenagers. The four students from MS Creative School are…
- India
Indian govt asked Twitter for data on 2.2K accounts in 1st half of 2021
New Delhi: The Indian government asked Twitter for data on 2,200 user accounts in the January-June 2021 period and the micro-blogging platform complied with just 2 percent of the requests. There were…
- Technology
Now save, share home address with Plus Codes on Google Maps in India
New Delhi: Google on Thursday announced a new India-first feature on Maps where users can access their current location to find the Plus Codes address for their home. Plus Codes are free,…
- India
Heera group CEO Nowhera Shaik to contest UP elections 2022
The Founder of All India Mahila Empowerment Party (MEP) and Managing Director, CEO, of The Heera Gold Group, Nowhera Shaik is set to contest the Uttar Pradesh elections. The party, in a…
- India
Former VP Ansari, US lawmakers raise concerns over India’s growing intolerance
Washington: Former vice-president Hamid Ansari and four US lawmakers have expressed concern over the current human rights situation in India. They were speaking at a virtual panel discussion organised by the Indian…
- India
Rahul Gandhi accuses Twitter of ‘suppressing’ his account followers
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said its leader Rahul Gandhi’s stand that democracy and social media platforms cannot be suppressed or subjugated by the ruling government and allowed to become a…
- India
Chinese PLA hands over missing Arunachal youth to India: Rijiju
Itanagar: Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has handed over the Arunachal Pradesh teenager Miram Taron to the Indian Army nine days…
- India
Battle for UP: Azam Khan’s nomination from jail filed by lawyer
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur, Mohd Azam Khan, who is lodged in Sitapur Jail, has completed his nomination process from inside the prison and his nomination papers were filed in Rampur by…
- India
Regular market approval granted for Covishield, Covaxin for use in adult population
New Delhi: India’s drug regulator on Thursday granted regular market approval for COVID-19 vaccines Covishield and Covaxin for use in the adult population subject to certain conditions, official sources said. The approval…
- India
20-year-old alleged gang-rape victim paraded on streets in Delhi
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly attacked by a group of people, including women, who chopped off her hair, tore her clothes, blackened her face, and then paraded…
- India
Students unions call Bihar Bandh on Jan 28 over discrepancies in NTPC exam
Patna: Terming the committee formed by the Union Railway Ministry to look into the concerns raised by the aspirants of alleged irregularities in Railway Recruitment Board’s NTPC stage 1 exam results as…
- Telangana
Need to struggle to preserve democracy in country: JUH Bodhan
Hyderabad: “Our country is the largest democracy in the world, ” said Mufti Sheik Jabar, President of Jamiat Ulama Hind Bodhan, at a flag hoisting ceremony on the Republic Day on Wednesday.…
- Elections
Amit Shah meets Jat leaders ahead of UP polls
New Delhi: In a bid to woo voters from the Jat community ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met Jat leaders and said that…