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  NEW DELHI : The Delhi Police will file a charge sheet in minimum possible time and will also seek speedy & fast track trial in the court in Shahdara sexual assault case, said Rakesh Asthana, Commissioner of Police, Delhi during a candid interaction at Fever 104 Fm. Terming the Shahdara incident as “unfortunate”, Mr. […]

Thiruvananthapuram: A tweet in Malayalam by Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, soon after his meeting with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the Emirates, has gone viral on social media as several expatriate Malayalis shared it on their virtual platforms. Besides the tweet, […]

  NEW DELHI : Pakistan continues to reel under high inflation. The country’s general inflation measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocked in at 24-month peak of 13 per cent in January as prices of almost all commodities and utilities maintained a growing trend. The sectors that posted double-digit growth in prices when compared to […]

DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting what he termed a “people-friendly and progressive” Budget 2022-2023. After the Budget presentation, Prime Minister Modi said, “Budget this year has come with a new confidence of development amidst the once-in-a-century calamity”. Modi said the budget would create new opportunities […]

DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting what he termed a “people-friendly and progressive” Budget 2022-2023. After the Budget presentation, Prime Minister Modi said, “Budget this year has come with a new confidence of development amidst the once-in-a-century calamity”. Modi said the budget would create new opportunities […]

DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting what he termed a “people-friendly and progressive” Budget 2022-2023. After the Budget presentation, Prime Minister Modi said, “Budget this year has come with a new confidence of development amidst the once-in-a-century calamity”. Modi said the budget would create new opportunities […]

ILS-Bhubaneswar witnesses COVID surge: Omicron variant detection affected NEW DELHI : With scientists and staff getting infected with COVID-19 cases at the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS)- Bhubaneswar, the genome sequencing of samples for Omicron variant detection has virtually come to a grinding halt for more than a week. The State had last reported Omicron […]

Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgement, in which it termed the suspension of 12 BJP MLAs from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as “unconstitutional” and “irrational”. The Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly said the top court’s decision is “another tight slap” on the face of the Maha […]

DELHI : Azad who leads the G23 and is at loggerheads with the Congress leadership extensively toured Jammu and Kashmir recently along with his trusted former legislators without taking into confidence the local party leaders. However, his loyalists and independent observers point out that in his rallies across J&K, Azad criticised the Modi government’s style […]

  NEW DELHI : Japan’s Health Ministry on Friday approved the use of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate children aged between 5 and 11 as the nation continues to grapple with surging numbers of new cases. The vaccine rollout for 8 million eligible children in this age group will start in March, informed sources said […]

  NEW DELHI : Frisking of pedestrians and checking of vehicles has returned as security forces have been put on high alert across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Republic Day. Security has also been tightened at the railway stations, around airports, and other vulnerable points in all 20 districts of J&K. Check posts have been […]

DELHI : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday hit out at the UPA government for the Antrix-Devas deal. Terming the Supreme Court (SC) order as very comprehensive, she hit out at the previous Congress-led government saying that the Antrix-Devas deal was signed during the UPA rule and it was a fraud against India. Addressing a […]

DELHI : Amid the flurry of desertions in Uttar Pradesh BJP, state Ayush Minister Dr Dharam Singh Saini became the third cabinet minister to resign on Thursday, meeting Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav soon after. BJP state spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi confirmed Saini’s resignation. Saini represents the Nakur constituency in Saharanpur district and is a four-time […]

NEW DELHI : Stating that India has noted a sharp surge in Covid-19 cases with active infections crossing 9.5 lakh on Wednesday, the health ministry said the case positivity rate rose from 1.1 per cent on December 30 to 11.05 per cent on January 12. India recorded 1,94,720 fresh Covid-19 cases and 442 deaths in […]

NEW DELHI : Stating that India has noted a sharp surge in Covid-19 cases with active infections crossing 9.5 lakh on Wednesday, the health ministry said the case positivity rate rose from 1.1 per cent on December 30 to 11.05 per cent on January 12. India recorded 1,94,720 fresh Covid-19 cases and 442 deaths in […]

NEW DELHI : The Winter Session of Parliament, which began on November 29 in the shadow of uncertainty with the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs in the previous session, came to an end Wednesday, a day earlier than scheduled, with the passage of 11 bills in both houses. While the government projected it as […]

NEW DELHI : The Trinamool Congress Tuesday registered a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, winning 134 of the 144 wards. The BJP, which had emerged as the main opposition party in the Assembly polls earlier this year, won three seats, while the Left Front and Congress won two each. The Independents, […]

DELHI : Ahead of the Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh next year, the Samajwadi Party Thursday announced an alliance with the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) in a meeting between Akhilesh Yadav and his estranged uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav at the latter’s residence in Lucknow. Meanwhile, Congress MLAs gathered outside the UP Legislative Assembly in Lucknow […]

Fifty years is not a long time in the life of a nation. But when that is the life span itself, a golden jubilee is an appropriate time to look back, to take stock and look to the future. The year was 1971. For over two decades, resentment had been simmering in East Pakistan at […]

NEW DELHI There are no banners at Pratap Park, Srinagar today. No one is holding a seminar on the human rights situation in Srinagar contrary to the practice of the past three decades. Srinagar’s press enclave that used to be abuzz with activities with speakers talking about human rights violations in the Valley is also […]

  SURAT : The Gujarat government has decided to provide financial assistance of up to Rs 1,500 to farmers in the state for purchasing a smartphone, as per a notification issued by the state agriculture department. The scheme is meant to encourage the farmers to buy smartphones which could be used for various purposes towards […]

A smile creeps up on the faces of India’s women’s football team captain Ashalata Devi Loitongbam, and coach Thomas Dennerby, when asked about the prospect of travelling to Brazil. The team has been upbeat ever since they were drawn to play in a four-way tournament against the hosts, Chile and Venezuela. But it’s the opportunity […]

 | New Delhi |  The air quality in the national capital was recorded under the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday, while shallow fog in some areas reduced visibility, affecting the traffic movement. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) said the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was 324 […]

NEW DELHI : After digging its heels for more than a year over the contentious farm bills, the announcement of their withdrawal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday morning is expected to give moral high ground for the BJP and its leaders to leverage ahead of key elections coming up next year. Although the announcement […]