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Active Covid caseload in India crosses 1L-mark after 4 months
New Delhi: India reported 18,819 new Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a considerable rise from the previous day’s count of 14,506, taking the caseload to over one…
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Leaked documents show China’s plan of Uyghur repression
Beijing: The leaked document, known as Xinjiang Police Files, from the internment camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), shows the Chinese government’s plan of genocide and crimes against Uyghurs. The…
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Udaipur Killing: Muslim Rashtriya Manch demands capital punishment for killers
New Delhi: The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) on Wednesday demanded capital punishment for those who brutally killed a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, calling them “terrorists and devils”. In a statement, the RSS-linked…
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Telangana school students will have to practice yoga, meditation daily
Hyderabad: Students of all schools in Telangana will have to practise yoga and meditation for five minutes daily. They can practice it either in the school assembly or later in the classroom,…
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Check incoming international travellers amid rising COVID cases, states told
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday directed states and UTs to carry surveillance of incoming international travellers as a part of revised surveillance strategy amid the surge in Covid cases. All international…
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COVID cases on rise in 110 countries, driven by 2 Omicron sub-variants: WHO
United Nations: The COVID-19 pandemic is changing but it is not over, head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, cautioning that the cases are on the rise in 110 countries…
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Saudi Arabia announces Eid Al Adha on July 9; Zul Hijjah moon sighted
Riyadh: The moon sighting committee of the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia announced on Wednesday that Thursday, June 29, will be the first day of Islamic month of Zul Hijjah 1443 AH (Anno…
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Uddhav Thackeray quits as Maharashtra CM
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he is quitting the post. “I am also quitting as member of Legislative Council,” Thackeray said in a webcast. Also ReadMaha crisis: Uddhav…
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Hyderabad: Section 144 imposed ahead of BJP national meet
Hyderabad: Cyberabad Commissioner of police on Wednesday imposed section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in the Cyberabad commissionerate ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s national executive meet that will be held…
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People of Seemanchal will not forgive 4 rebel MLAs: Bihar AIMIM leader
Patna: After four rebel AIMIM legislators joined Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar, Akhtarul Imam, the state president of the party said that they have cheated the people of Seemanchal and the…
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Need ‘thinking and speaking’ President, not ‘rubber stamp’: Yashwant Sinha
Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, who arrived in the Kerala capital to begin his electoral campaign, on Wednesday said that the country needs “a thinking and speaking President” in the Rashtrapati…
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Twitter account that alerted police about Zubair’s tweet ‘vanishes’
New Delhi: The Twitter account that alerted Delhi Police regarding Alt news co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s ‘objectionable’ post no longer exists on the social media platform. As per the FIR copy of the…
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People of Telangana unhappy, dejected with KCR govt: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: Ahead of a key BJP meeting in Hyderabad, Union minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday that people of Telangana are unhappy and dejected with the TRS government there and expressed…
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EC announces Vice Presidential election on August 6
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the Vice Presidential election to be held on August 6 (Saturday). The date on which counting, if required, shall be taken on the same…
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Four out of five AIMIM MLAs in Bihar join RJD
Patna: The opposition RJD in Bihar on Wednesday reclaimed its status as the single largest party by weaning away all but one of the five MLAs of the AIMIM. Leader of the…