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- India
India may see rise in deaths, economic disruption in ‘near future’: UN report
United Nations: A United Nations report said on Thursday that the deadly wave of COVID-19 Delta variant stole 240,000 lives in India between April and June in 2021 and disrupted economic recovery,…
- India
BJP, Nishad Party and Apna Dal finalize seat sharing formula
New Delhi: Seat sharing formula between BJP and its alliance partners, Nishad Party and Apna Dal has been finalized. Both the Apna Dal and Nishad parties are likely to contest a dozen seats…
- India
Pondicherry University debars 11 students for protesting fee hike
11 students from Pondicherry University who partook in a movement against fee hike in 2020 have been debarred. Currently, they aren’t allowed to enroll in any course offered by the University and…
- Hyderabad
Chicken most ordered meat in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Chicken was the most ordered food item in the city followed by Basa or Pangas, goat, and chicken eggs during 2021. According to a report by FreshToHome, among the most ordered…
- Offbeat
This 77-year-old man enrols for class 12 exam after passing 10th in 56th attempt
Jaipur: Proving the adage that age is just a number, one Hukumdas Vaishnav, a 77-year-old retired government employee from Jalore, who flunked class X exams 55 times, has now got enrolled for…
- Automobile
Musk shares update on Tesla launch in India, says facing challenges
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday informed that the EV-maker is facing a “lot of challenges” for its car launch in India. “Still working through a lot of challenges with the…
- India
Leader of Opposition in RS , Mallikarjun Kharge tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19.The Congress leader is currently asymptomatic and is under home isolation.“He is asymptomatic and is under home…
- India
NCB makes huge drug haul from UP-Nepal border
Lucknow: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Lucknow zone, has seized a huge cache of psychotropic drugs and arrested six people for their involvement in drugs smuggling from across the India-Nepal border. The arrests…
- India
India logs 2 lakh new Covid cases, active infection tally tops 11 lakh
New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India registered 2,47,417 new Covid-19 cases, a significant spike of over 50,000 since the previous day, taking the active infection tally to more than 11 lakh,…
- India
India, China hold 12-hr long talks on border point disengagement
New Delhi: India and China military delegates deliberated for over 12 hours focusing on disengagement at Patrolling Point 15, Hot Springs.The Wednesday meeting between the military commanders of the two countries at Moldo…
- India
PM’s security breach: Assam CM demands Punjab CM’s arrest
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday demanded that his Punjab counterpart Charanjit Singh Channi be arrested for his alleged “conspiracy” in the breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modis security on…
- India
nine-year-old boy killed by father for failing to find mobile phone
Mainpuri: A 9-year-old boy was allegedly strangled by his inebriated father after he failed to locate the latter’s mobile phone.The incident took place in Alawalpur Madaiya village and the father has been arrested…
- Education and Career
Common single application for all scientific fellowships, grants & scholarships mooted
New Delhi: Presiding over a high-level meeting of all Secretaries of the Science Ministries and Departments, Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Atomic Energy and Space,…
- India
Arrest warrant issued against Dalit leader SP Maurya day after quitting BJP
Lucknow: A day after UP state cabinet minister and Dalit leader Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from the Yogi led BJP government, a warrant for arresting him for a “hate speech” has been…
- India
Editors Guild condemns online abuse of female journalists
The Editors Guild of India (EGI) condemned the online harassment directed towards well-known female journalists using an application by the name of “Tek Fog” and asked the government and the Supreme Court…
