‘PMKVY deceitful’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi [India]: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at the central government for its skill development initiative scheme “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
New Delhi [India]: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at the central government for its skill development initiative scheme “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
New Delhi [India]: India shuttler PV Sindhu has made it clear that she will not be resting on past laurels and is already looking to
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India]: A large number of students who failed in class 12th examination of Jharkhand Academic Council or got fewer marks staged a protest
New Delhi [India]: Rajya Sabha Floor leaders of “like-minded” Opposition parties will meet today at senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge’s
Mogyorod [Hungary]: Charles Leclerc’s hope of scoring big points in the Hungarian Grand Prix came to nought when he was taken out of the race
Georgetown [Guyana]: Dwayne Bravo, the two-time T20I World Champion, on Tuesday announced that today’s match against Pakistan in Guyana will be his last international match
Tokyo [Japan]: Indian grappler Deepak Punia progressed into the quarter-finals of Men’s Freestyle 86kg at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Nigeria’s Ekerekeme Agiomor here at
Tokyo [Japan]: Indian wrestler Anshu Malik lost to Belarus’ Iryna Kurachkina in the Women’s freestyle 57 kg 1/8 Final event here in Tokyo Olympics at
Tokyo [Japan]: Tokyo on Tuesday reported 3,709 new cases of coronavirus amid Olympic 2020 in the city while eighteen more people associated with the Tokyo
Pune (Maharashtra) [India]: Covishield Covid vaccine is unavailable in Pune as the city did not receive its supply for the last four days, said Pune
New Delhi [India]: Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday reached Israel in an official visit on the invitation from his counterpart Major General
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Tuesday alleged that the Central government has used the Pegasus project to topple the previous JD(S)-Congress
Tokyo [Japan]: Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya stormed into the quarter-finals of the men’s freestyle 57kg category after overpowering Colombia’s Oscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano here at
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar called on his Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar on Tuesday to ‘discuss convening an emergency session of
Tokyo [Japan]: Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra progressed for the men’s final here at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday after attaining an automatic qualification in
New Delhi [India]: Karnataka Cabinet expansion will take place on Wednesday, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai adding that if clearance is received by the party’s
Tokyo [Japan]: India’s javelin thrower Shivpal Singh failed to qualify for the men’s final here at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday after an underwhelming show
New Delhi [India]: India on Tuesday placed its top priority on counter-terrorism and on the wider use of technology at the first BRICS (Brazil, Russia,
By Subhro Majumder This year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo will undoubtedly be remembered for the unusual conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic – the
New Delhi [India]: A high-level delegation comprising of Members of Parliament along with Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh met Union Health
Tokyo [Japan]: The Indian men’s hockey team will face Germany in the Bronze medal play-off match on Thursday in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.India’s hopes to
Imphal (Manipur) [India]: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday said that meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day will be a big moment in
Guwahati, Aug 3: Assam Assembly would be adjourned for thirty minutes on Wednesday during the semi-final bout of Lovlina Borgohain in Tokyo Olympics. Lovlina Borgohain
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an extension of six months to the Justice VS Sirpurkar-led inquiry Commission into the 2019
New Delhi [India]: CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said that claims in former Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale’s book about China using its “close
New Delhi [India]: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Tuesday launched the theme song “Kar De Kamaal Tu” for the Indian
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Reeling from a financial crunch, Pakistan Prime Minister’s official residence in Islamabad has been put on the market for rent.After the ruling Tehreek-Pakistan
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to continue providing free Wi-fi facility to the people in the
New Delhi [India]: Underlining that the second wave of COVID-19 is not over yet, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that the Reproduction (R)
Washington [US]: While Apple is gearing up to introduce its upcoming iPhone 13 models later on in September, lately there’s been a lot of buzz
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday once again witnessed protests, and was repeatedly adjourned as Opposition members raised slogans on issues like
Tokyo, Aug 3: Russian wrestler Musa Evloev defeated Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan in the final of the Greco-Roman 97kg weight category and won a gold medal
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India]: Kashmiri ”paper mache” artist Maqbool Jan is making an old map of the Srinagar region, which he wants to be
New Delhi [India]: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched Delhi@2047, an initiative that aims at fostering partnerships with the private sector, CSR initiatives
Mumbai, Aug 3: The Rupee on Tuesday moved up by four paise at 74.30 in the early trade owing to selling of the US Dollar
Bengaluru, Aug 3: By today evening the list of the names of the ministers will be revealed by the BJP’s central leadership, Karnataka Chief Minister
New Delhi [India]: Congress MP Manickam Tagore has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the ‘Pegasus Project’ media report.“I hereby give
Naypyitaw [Myanmar]: Brunei’s second foreign minister Erywan Yusof has emerged as the front-runner for the job of ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to facilitate mediation
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India]: Bringing laurels to Kashmir valley, a 26-year-old Tanveer Ahmad Khan of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district has qualified for the
New Delhi [India]: Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has in a letter to Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged for immediate action on a YouTube
Tokyo [Japan]: Grappler Sonam Malik bowed out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after losing to Mongolia’s Bolortuya Khurelkhuu in women’s freestyle 62kg event here at
Brasilia [Brazil]: Brazil recorded 389 more COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 557,223, the health ministry said on
Washington [US]: American tech giant Google is piloting a more affordable premium subscription tier for YouTube that will offer ad-free viewing without YouTube Premium’s other
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: ABB India said on Monday it is partnering with Audi India to provide charging solutions for the newly-launched, fully-electric Audi e-tron and
New Delhi [India]: Congress’ student wing National Students’ Union of India on Monday staged a protest against the Central government on Pegasus row.The students’ organisation
Turin [Italy]: Euro 2020-winning Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini has signed a two-year contract extension at Juventus.As a result, the centre-back will stay with the club
New Delhi [India]: Former India pacer Ashish Nehra feels if opening batsman Rohit Sharma has a good England tour, the chances of India winning the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while slamming Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, claimed that its victory in PoK polls is ‘dubious’ and will
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]: With a view to decongesting the prisons in the wake of COVID-19, the West Bengal government is considering premature releases of
New Delhi [India]: Discussions and negotiations are still not over between the government and US-based COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for procuring their vaccine, said Dr NK
Tokyo [Japan]: Javelin thrower Annu Rani failed to qualify for the women’s final here at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday after an underwhelming show in
Washington [US]: Washington has urged 24 Russian diplomats to leave the US by September 3 due to visa expiration, the Russian ambassador to the US
New Delhi [India]: Amid the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, a discussion on Inland Vessel Bill, 2021 was held in Rajya Sabha in which Congress
New Delhi [India]: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and discussed the implementation of New Education
New Delhi [India]: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill to provide greater private participation in the public sector insurance companies and to enhance
Pyongyang [North Korea]: A major general was killed for reportedly saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s military granaries distribution order was ‘ignorant of reality’.The
Patna, Aug 02: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the option of conducting a caste based census is open, he added that
Istanbul [Turkey]: Turkey has been battling wildfires that erupted in the southern and southwestern coastal resort towns and has lasted six days, officials announced Monday.“We
New Delhi [India]: BJP leader Babul Supriyo on Monday said he will continue to work constitutionally as a Member of Parliament but has withdrawn himself
Nottingham [UK]: India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is “fully prepared” for the first Test against England which gets underway on Wednesday.India and England will lock
By Puneet Tripathi Puneet Tripathi is a sports journalist based at Delhi. He has been associated with NewsX and other reputed Media Houses since last
Nottingham [UK]: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday informed that opening batsman Mayank Agarwal has been ruled of the first
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champions Chennaiyin FC (CFC) on Sunday signed Mirlan Murzaev on a one-year deal.The forward becomes the
Nicosia [Cyprus]: Cyprus’ Health Ministry said it on Monday started a vaccination program for 12- to 15-year-olds.The ministry said that the decision was made after
Washington [US]: The American software company Qualcomm might officially name its next flagship chipset as ‘Snapdragon 898’.As per Mashable India, a famed tipster now claims
New Delhi [India]: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has re-registered a case in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast near Israel Embassy near Jindal House
Pune, Aug 2: The Southwest Monsoon has been active over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram,Tripura, west Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, said the Indian Meteorological
Tokyo [Japan], August 2: Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza and his horse Seigneur Medicott finished 23rd in the individual eventing jumping and missed out on a
New Delhi [India]: Slamming the Opposition parties, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday alleged that they are trying to hijack the proceedings
New Delhi [India]: The US-based pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson is still in talks with the Centre over its COVID-19 vaccine, said sources on Monday.The
New Delhi [India]: Six Punjab leaders out of which five are from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister
Kolkata, Aug 02: India’s leading digital financial services platform Paytm, today announced thatits wholly-owned subsidiary ‘Paytm Money’ launched the annual report: How the young Indian
Tokyo, Aug 2: Cuba’s Mijan Lopez defeated Iakobi Kajaia of Georgia 5-0 to claim the gold medal in wrestling men’s Greco-Roman 130kg category at the
Tokyo, Aug 2: Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics after her early exit in the women’s 200m event at the
New Delhi, Aug 2: The government under its Swadesh Darshan scheme is developing 15 theme-based tourism circuits in the country, Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy
Bhopal, Aug 2: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan heartily felicitated the national women’s hockey team on Monday for cruising into the semifinal at
Mumbai, Aug 2: Actor Farhan Akhtar on Monday lauded the performance of boxer Satish Kumar at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics saying the latter has shown
Srinagar, Aug 2: Reacting sharply to J&K Police move to deny security clearance to those involved in crimes prejudicial to the security of the State,
Puducherry, Aug 2: .Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday accorded approval for Rs.18.53 crore towards grants of various scholarship/financial assistance, stipend, incentives under various schemes
MUMBAI, India, Aug 2: India’s leading digital lender serving underbanked SME businesses, recently released the Social Impact Report 2021, which indicated that the company extended
Hyderabad: Telangana Minister for Minorities Welfare Koppula Eshwar and Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, held a review meeting on Moharram arrangements at DSS Bhavan, Masab
Bengaluru, Aug 2: Following his second visit to Delhi for forming a new ministry in the state, the political pundits and BJP insiders are speculating
New Delhi [India]: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday gave adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the ‘Pegasus Project’ issue.Tewari in its notice
Tokyo, Aug 2: Puerto Rican hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn continued her top form at Tokyo 2020 by winning the women’s 100m hurdles final here on Monday.
Tokyo, Aug 2: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has not registered any positive doping tests among Russian athletes at the Tokyo Games, IOC Spokesman Mark
Washington [US]: US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Sunday said that “things are going to get worse” in the United States as the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: As India assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August, Pakistan’s envoy to the UN
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Former promoter of the Videocon Group Venugopal Dhoot on Sunday moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the Tribunal’s June
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Temporary store closures, restricted mobility and curtailed discretionary spending due to the second wave of Covid-19 infections are set to pull down
Tokyo [Japan]: Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel lost his second-place finish after being disqualified from the results of the Hungarian Grand Prix as race officials were
Melbourne [Australia]: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell reckons that the T20 format is enough to take the sport into the Olympics and the newest addition
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Afghan government has deployed additional security forces in the western city of Herat after the Taliban moved closer to the city and
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India]: Saturn and Earth will be closest to each other in a year on August 2 at 11.30 am, said Dr Suvendu Pattnaik,
New Delhi [India]: India Meteorological Department on Sunday predicted thunderstorms with moderate to heavy intensity rain in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram, among other places, and
New York [US]: As India assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Ambassador of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti
Washington [US]: The United States is confident that Iran is responsible for the attack on the Mercer Street oil tanker, US Secretary of State Antony
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Gujarat on Tuesday.As per
New York [US]: The world is going through an education crisis as millions of children remain out of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
New Delhi [India]: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said he has directed state police to withdraw FIR against Rajya Sabha MP K
New Delhi [India]: After shuttler PV Sindhu and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won medals for India at Tokyo Olympics, Nisith Pramanik, Union Minister of State for
Tokyo [Japan], August: Emma McKeon created Olympic history on Sunday after Australia upset two-time defending champions, the United States, to secure the women’s 4x100m relay
New Delhi, Aug 1: India recorded 41,831 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours pushing the case tally to 3,16,55,824, while the death
The West Bengal government may not completely lift the coronavirus-related restrictions that have been imposed in the state till July 15, a senior official said
Scores of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Monday protested against the Delhi government over the water crisis. The BJP workers were protesting outside the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate a newly-built five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station on Friday at 4 pm. The redevelopment of
Nearly three in four Indian enterprises (74 per cent) feel that the lack of skills impedes overall innovation and about 30 per cent of organisations
Food delivery platform Zomato’s Rs 9,375 crore initial public offering (IPO) – India’s biggest this year – will open on Wednesday amid the buzz of
Roger Federer will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, writing on social media Tuesday that he “experienced a setback” with his knee during the grass-court
Five players from European champion Italy and no Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe nor Robert Lewandowski were picked in UEFA’s official team of the tournament announced on
New Delhi: Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Adam Bobrow, who is known as ‘The Voice of Table Tennis’ has listed the Top-10 paddlers to watch
Harare: Zimbabwe hit a new record in COVID-19 cases on Monday, registering 2,661 cases in the past 24 hours as the third wave of the
Jakarta: Indonesia on Tuesday recorded 47,899 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike and bringing the total tally
Washington: A group of US-based activists started a 1,300-mile rally from the city of Miami to the nation’s capital in order to call on authorities
Geneva: The World Health Organisation’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has advised people against mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines, saying that it may be more dangerous.In
Aurangabad/Mumbai: Maharashtra Industry Minister Subhash Desai on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s largest electric vehicle charging station at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai. Due to skyrocketing fuel
Mumbai: Snapping a losing streak of last three sessions, the BSE Sensex on Tuesday bounced back by 397.94 points to close at 52,769.73 following gains
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday voiced India’s readiness to provide clean technologies to Africa in its transition to a greener economy
New Delhi: India’s cricket fraternity mourned the death of 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma, who passed away on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac
Washington: NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) agreed to combine Earth observation data from multiple satellites into a single open-source format available to scientists,
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said the third wave of COVID-19 can be seen in some parts of the world and warned of a
Hyderabad, Jul 13: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Tuesday announced to set up an Ethanol production plant in Telangana with an investment of Rs
The Adani Group has taken over the management control of Mumbai airport. he Adani Group has taken over the management control of Mumbai airport agencies
New Delhi, Jul 13: India will host the World Badminton Championships in 2026, the sport’s global governing body, Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed on Tuesday.
Cyberabad, Jul 13: To create awareness among the public regarding Cyber Crimes, Cyberabad Cyber Crimes Police on Tuesday conducted an awareness programme on Cybercrimes at
Thiruvananthapuram: The World Gold Council and the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) have signed an agreement to promote gold jewellery in India in
Bengaluru: Atal Incubation Centre (AIC), an STPI Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Bengaluru was virtually inaugurated by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Director General,
Karnal: A public sector oil company, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), will introduce total automation at all its petrol pumps in Delhi and Haryana soon to
Thane, Jul 12 (UNI) Tempers run high among the lakhs of villagers in Panvel over the demand for naming the new Airport after their revered
New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) and the University of Delhi have started a new phase in their shared cultural collaboration by establishing a
Agartala: Continuing the export efforts of the Tripura government, the horticulture department has dispatched a consignment of 1000 kilograms of Kew variety pineapples and 1,800
Chandigarh: Haryana government has decided to organize ‘Khelo India Youth Games, 2021’ in February 2022 in view of the possible third wave of the COVID-19
Washington, Jul 13: Russia and the United States must do everything to prevent armed conflicts between the two countries, as they could potentially escalate to
New Delhi/Dushanbe: Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) began arriving in the Tajik capital Dushanbe for meetings that would focus on the situation
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Traffic police facilitated the transportation of the Live organs (Lungs & Heart) by providing a green channel to the ambulance carrying them. On
Mangaluru: The maiden run of two Vistadome coaches attached to Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express Special–the first of its kind service in South India–was flagged off
Chandigarh: Haryana is continuously providing 1049 cusecs of water at Munak through its canal system to Delhi the quantity of which is 950 cusecs of
Maruti Suzuki price hike: The price change for Swift and all CNG variants is owing to an increase in various input costs. The country’s largest
Chennai: From tomorrow, Chennai Metro Rail Limited will operate train services from 5.30 AM to 10 PM on weekdays. A CMRL press release said this
Washington: Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal will debut in a major Washington, DC competition later this summer, Citi Open chairman Mark Ein said on Thursday.“We
Starved for competitive exposure in the build-up to the Olympics, star India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has found a unique way to ensure that his
New Delhi, Jul 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Indian athletes’ contingent bound for Tokyo Olympics on July 13 at 1700 hrs
Moscow, Jul 12: The goalkeeper of the Italian national team, Gianluigi Donnarumma, was declared Player of the Tournament at the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship.
Mexico City, Jul 12: One of the alleged masterminds behind the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been arrested, Police Director Leon Charles said.
London, Jul 12: Following a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes and extra time at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday night, Italy won the 2020 UEFA
According to Uttar Pradesh Police, the terrorists were planning to execute serial blasts in Lucknow and other densely-populated cities ahead of Independence Day. The terrorists
British billionaire Richard Branson flew into space Sunday aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel, a voyage he described as the “experience of a lifetime” — and
After a long gap, Maharashtra is expected to receive good rainfall for the next 4 to 5 days as the southwest monsoon has become active
Describing it as the largest single-day swoop-down operation in the history of Bengaluru policing, Bengaluru City Police commissioner Kamal Pant on Saturday said police across
Auditoriums and assembly halls in Delhi schools will be allowed to be used for training and meeting purposes but physical teaching and learning will continue
At least 37 people were arrested in the early hours of Sunday from a five-star hotel in Kolkata for partying, defying the COVID-related restrictions, police
New Delhi [India]: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at the central government for its skill development initiative scheme “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
New Delhi [India]: India shuttler PV Sindhu has made it clear that she will not be resting on past laurels and is already looking to
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India]: A large number of students who failed in class 12th examination of Jharkhand Academic Council or got fewer marks staged a protest
New Delhi [India]: Rajya Sabha Floor leaders of “like-minded” Opposition parties will meet today at senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge’s
Mogyorod [Hungary]: Charles Leclerc’s hope of scoring big points in the Hungarian Grand Prix came to nought when he was taken out of the race
Georgetown [Guyana]: Dwayne Bravo, the two-time T20I World Champion, on Tuesday announced that today’s match against Pakistan in Guyana will be his last international match
Tokyo [Japan]: Indian grappler Deepak Punia progressed into the quarter-finals of Men’s Freestyle 86kg at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Nigeria’s Ekerekeme Agiomor here at
Tokyo [Japan]: Indian wrestler Anshu Malik lost to Belarus’ Iryna Kurachkina in the Women’s freestyle 57 kg 1/8 Final event here in Tokyo Olympics at
Tokyo [Japan]: Tokyo on Tuesday reported 3,709 new cases of coronavirus amid Olympic 2020 in the city while eighteen more people associated with the Tokyo
Pune (Maharashtra) [India]: Covishield Covid vaccine is unavailable in Pune as the city did not receive its supply for the last four days, said Pune
New Delhi [India]: Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday reached Israel in an official visit on the invitation from his counterpart Major General
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Tuesday alleged that the Central government has used the Pegasus project to topple the previous JD(S)-Congress
Tokyo [Japan]: Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya stormed into the quarter-finals of the men’s freestyle 57kg category after overpowering Colombia’s Oscar Eduardo Tigreros Urbano here at
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar called on his Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar on Tuesday to ‘discuss convening an emergency session of
Tokyo [Japan]: Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra progressed for the men’s final here at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday after attaining an automatic qualification in
New Delhi [India]: Karnataka Cabinet expansion will take place on Wednesday, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai adding that if clearance is received by the party’s
Tokyo [Japan]: India’s javelin thrower Shivpal Singh failed to qualify for the men’s final here at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday after an underwhelming show
New Delhi [India]: India on Tuesday placed its top priority on counter-terrorism and on the wider use of technology at the first BRICS (Brazil, Russia,
By Subhro Majumder This year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo will undoubtedly be remembered for the unusual conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic – the
New Delhi [India]: A high-level delegation comprising of Members of Parliament along with Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh met Union Health
Tokyo [Japan]: The Indian men’s hockey team will face Germany in the Bronze medal play-off match on Thursday in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.India’s hopes to
Imphal (Manipur) [India]: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday said that meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day will be a big moment in
Guwahati, Aug 3: Assam Assembly would be adjourned for thirty minutes on Wednesday during the semi-final bout of Lovlina Borgohain in Tokyo Olympics. Lovlina Borgohain
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an extension of six months to the Justice VS Sirpurkar-led inquiry Commission into the 2019
New Delhi [India]: CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said that claims in former Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale’s book about China using its “close
New Delhi [India]: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Tuesday launched the theme song “Kar De Kamaal Tu” for the Indian
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Reeling from a financial crunch, Pakistan Prime Minister’s official residence in Islamabad has been put on the market for rent.After the ruling Tehreek-Pakistan
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to continue providing free Wi-fi facility to the people in the
New Delhi [India]: Underlining that the second wave of COVID-19 is not over yet, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that the Reproduction (R)
Washington [US]: While Apple is gearing up to introduce its upcoming iPhone 13 models later on in September, lately there’s been a lot of buzz
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday once again witnessed protests, and was repeatedly adjourned as Opposition members raised slogans on issues like
Tokyo, Aug 3: Russian wrestler Musa Evloev defeated Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan in the final of the Greco-Roman 97kg weight category and won a gold medal
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India]: Kashmiri ”paper mache” artist Maqbool Jan is making an old map of the Srinagar region, which he wants to be
New Delhi [India]: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched Delhi@2047, an initiative that aims at fostering partnerships with the private sector, CSR initiatives
Mumbai, Aug 3: The Rupee on Tuesday moved up by four paise at 74.30 in the early trade owing to selling of the US Dollar
Bengaluru, Aug 3: By today evening the list of the names of the ministers will be revealed by the BJP’s central leadership, Karnataka Chief Minister
New Delhi [India]: Congress MP Manickam Tagore has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the ‘Pegasus Project’ media report.“I hereby give
Naypyitaw [Myanmar]: Brunei’s second foreign minister Erywan Yusof has emerged as the front-runner for the job of ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to facilitate mediation
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India]: Bringing laurels to Kashmir valley, a 26-year-old Tanveer Ahmad Khan of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district has qualified for the
New Delhi [India]: Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has in a letter to Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged for immediate action on a YouTube
Tokyo [Japan]: Grappler Sonam Malik bowed out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after losing to Mongolia’s Bolortuya Khurelkhuu in women’s freestyle 62kg event here at
Brasilia [Brazil]: Brazil recorded 389 more COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 557,223, the health ministry said on
Washington [US]: American tech giant Google is piloting a more affordable premium subscription tier for YouTube that will offer ad-free viewing without YouTube Premium’s other
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: ABB India said on Monday it is partnering with Audi India to provide charging solutions for the newly-launched, fully-electric Audi e-tron and
New Delhi [India]: Congress’ student wing National Students’ Union of India on Monday staged a protest against the Central government on Pegasus row.The students’ organisation
Turin [Italy]: Euro 2020-winning Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini has signed a two-year contract extension at Juventus.As a result, the centre-back will stay with the club
New Delhi [India]: Former India pacer Ashish Nehra feels if opening batsman Rohit Sharma has a good England tour, the chances of India winning the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while slamming Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, claimed that its victory in PoK polls is ‘dubious’ and will
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]: With a view to decongesting the prisons in the wake of COVID-19, the West Bengal government is considering premature releases of
New Delhi [India]: Discussions and negotiations are still not over between the government and US-based COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for procuring their vaccine, said Dr NK
Tokyo [Japan]: Javelin thrower Annu Rani failed to qualify for the women’s final here at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday after an underwhelming show in
Washington [US]: Washington has urged 24 Russian diplomats to leave the US by September 3 due to visa expiration, the Russian ambassador to the US
New Delhi [India]: Amid the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, a discussion on Inland Vessel Bill, 2021 was held in Rajya Sabha in which Congress
New Delhi [India]: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and discussed the implementation of New Education
New Delhi [India]: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill to provide greater private participation in the public sector insurance companies and to enhance
Pyongyang [North Korea]: A major general was killed for reportedly saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s military granaries distribution order was ‘ignorant of reality’.The
Patna, Aug 02: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the option of conducting a caste based census is open, he added that
Istanbul [Turkey]: Turkey has been battling wildfires that erupted in the southern and southwestern coastal resort towns and has lasted six days, officials announced Monday.“We
New Delhi [India]: BJP leader Babul Supriyo on Monday said he will continue to work constitutionally as a Member of Parliament but has withdrawn himself
Nottingham [UK]: India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is “fully prepared” for the first Test against England which gets underway on Wednesday.India and England will lock
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Nottingham [UK]: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday informed that opening batsman Mayank Agarwal has been ruled of the first
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champions Chennaiyin FC (CFC) on Sunday signed Mirlan Murzaev on a one-year deal.The forward becomes the
Nicosia [Cyprus]: Cyprus’ Health Ministry said it on Monday started a vaccination program for 12- to 15-year-olds.The ministry said that the decision was made after
Washington [US]: The American software company Qualcomm might officially name its next flagship chipset as ‘Snapdragon 898’.As per Mashable India, a famed tipster now claims
New Delhi [India]: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has re-registered a case in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast near Israel Embassy near Jindal House
Pune, Aug 2: The Southwest Monsoon has been active over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram,Tripura, west Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, said the Indian Meteorological
Tokyo [Japan], August 2: Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza and his horse Seigneur Medicott finished 23rd in the individual eventing jumping and missed out on a
New Delhi [India]: Slamming the Opposition parties, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday alleged that they are trying to hijack the proceedings
New Delhi [India]: The US-based pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson is still in talks with the Centre over its COVID-19 vaccine, said sources on Monday.The
New Delhi [India]: Six Punjab leaders out of which five are from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister
Kolkata, Aug 02: India’s leading digital financial services platform Paytm, today announced thatits wholly-owned subsidiary ‘Paytm Money’ launched the annual report: How the young Indian
Tokyo, Aug 2: Cuba’s Mijan Lopez defeated Iakobi Kajaia of Georgia 5-0 to claim the gold medal in wrestling men’s Greco-Roman 130kg category at the
Tokyo, Aug 2: Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics after her early exit in the women’s 200m event at the
New Delhi, Aug 2: The government under its Swadesh Darshan scheme is developing 15 theme-based tourism circuits in the country, Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy
Bhopal, Aug 2: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan heartily felicitated the national women’s hockey team on Monday for cruising into the semifinal at
Mumbai, Aug 2: Actor Farhan Akhtar on Monday lauded the performance of boxer Satish Kumar at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics saying the latter has shown
Srinagar, Aug 2: Reacting sharply to J&K Police move to deny security clearance to those involved in crimes prejudicial to the security of the State,
Puducherry, Aug 2: .Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday accorded approval for Rs.18.53 crore towards grants of various scholarship/financial assistance, stipend, incentives under various schemes
MUMBAI, India, Aug 2: India’s leading digital lender serving underbanked SME businesses, recently released the Social Impact Report 2021, which indicated that the company extended
Hyderabad: Telangana Minister for Minorities Welfare Koppula Eshwar and Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, held a review meeting on Moharram arrangements at DSS Bhavan, Masab
Bengaluru, Aug 2: Following his second visit to Delhi for forming a new ministry in the state, the political pundits and BJP insiders are speculating
New Delhi [India]: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday gave adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the ‘Pegasus Project’ issue.Tewari in its notice
Tokyo, Aug 2: Puerto Rican hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn continued her top form at Tokyo 2020 by winning the women’s 100m hurdles final here on Monday.
Tokyo, Aug 2: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has not registered any positive doping tests among Russian athletes at the Tokyo Games, IOC Spokesman Mark
Washington [US]: US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci on Sunday said that “things are going to get worse” in the United States as the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: As India assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August, Pakistan’s envoy to the UN
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Former promoter of the Videocon Group Venugopal Dhoot on Sunday moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the Tribunal’s June
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Temporary store closures, restricted mobility and curtailed discretionary spending due to the second wave of Covid-19 infections are set to pull down
Tokyo [Japan]: Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel lost his second-place finish after being disqualified from the results of the Hungarian Grand Prix as race officials were
Melbourne [Australia]: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell reckons that the T20 format is enough to take the sport into the Olympics and the newest addition
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Afghan government has deployed additional security forces in the western city of Herat after the Taliban moved closer to the city and
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India]: Saturn and Earth will be closest to each other in a year on August 2 at 11.30 am, said Dr Suvendu Pattnaik,
New Delhi [India]: India Meteorological Department on Sunday predicted thunderstorms with moderate to heavy intensity rain in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram, among other places, and
New York [US]: As India assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Ambassador of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti
Washington [US]: The United States is confident that Iran is responsible for the attack on the Mercer Street oil tanker, US Secretary of State Antony
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Gujarat on Tuesday.As per
New York [US]: The world is going through an education crisis as millions of children remain out of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
New Delhi [India]: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said he has directed state police to withdraw FIR against Rajya Sabha MP K
New Delhi [India]: After shuttler PV Sindhu and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won medals for India at Tokyo Olympics, Nisith Pramanik, Union Minister of State for
Tokyo [Japan], August: Emma McKeon created Olympic history on Sunday after Australia upset two-time defending champions, the United States, to secure the women’s 4x100m relay
New Delhi, Aug 1: India recorded 41,831 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours pushing the case tally to 3,16,55,824, while the death
The West Bengal government may not completely lift the coronavirus-related restrictions that have been imposed in the state till July 15, a senior official said
Scores of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Monday protested against the Delhi government over the water crisis. The BJP workers were protesting outside the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate a newly-built five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station on Friday at 4 pm. The redevelopment of
Nearly three in four Indian enterprises (74 per cent) feel that the lack of skills impedes overall innovation and about 30 per cent of organisations
Food delivery platform Zomato’s Rs 9,375 crore initial public offering (IPO) – India’s biggest this year – will open on Wednesday amid the buzz of
Roger Federer will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, writing on social media Tuesday that he “experienced a setback” with his knee during the grass-court
Five players from European champion Italy and no Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe nor Robert Lewandowski were picked in UEFA’s official team of the tournament announced on
New Delhi: Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Adam Bobrow, who is known as ‘The Voice of Table Tennis’ has listed the Top-10 paddlers to watch
Harare: Zimbabwe hit a new record in COVID-19 cases on Monday, registering 2,661 cases in the past 24 hours as the third wave of the
Jakarta: Indonesia on Tuesday recorded 47,899 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike and bringing the total tally
Washington: A group of US-based activists started a 1,300-mile rally from the city of Miami to the nation’s capital in order to call on authorities
Geneva: The World Health Organisation’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has advised people against mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines, saying that it may be more dangerous.In
Aurangabad/Mumbai: Maharashtra Industry Minister Subhash Desai on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s largest electric vehicle charging station at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai. Due to skyrocketing fuel
Mumbai: Snapping a losing streak of last three sessions, the BSE Sensex on Tuesday bounced back by 397.94 points to close at 52,769.73 following gains
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday voiced India’s readiness to provide clean technologies to Africa in its transition to a greener economy
New Delhi: India’s cricket fraternity mourned the death of 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma, who passed away on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac
Washington: NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) agreed to combine Earth observation data from multiple satellites into a single open-source format available to scientists,
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said the third wave of COVID-19 can be seen in some parts of the world and warned of a
Hyderabad, Jul 13: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Tuesday announced to set up an Ethanol production plant in Telangana with an investment of Rs
The Adani Group has taken over the management control of Mumbai airport. he Adani Group has taken over the management control of Mumbai airport agencies
New Delhi, Jul 13: India will host the World Badminton Championships in 2026, the sport’s global governing body, Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed on Tuesday.
Cyberabad, Jul 13: To create awareness among the public regarding Cyber Crimes, Cyberabad Cyber Crimes Police on Tuesday conducted an awareness programme on Cybercrimes at
Thiruvananthapuram: The World Gold Council and the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) have signed an agreement to promote gold jewellery in India in
Bengaluru: Atal Incubation Centre (AIC), an STPI Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Bengaluru was virtually inaugurated by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Director General,
Karnal: A public sector oil company, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), will introduce total automation at all its petrol pumps in Delhi and Haryana soon to
Thane, Jul 12 (UNI) Tempers run high among the lakhs of villagers in Panvel over the demand for naming the new Airport after their revered
New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) and the University of Delhi have started a new phase in their shared cultural collaboration by establishing a
Agartala: Continuing the export efforts of the Tripura government, the horticulture department has dispatched a consignment of 1000 kilograms of Kew variety pineapples and 1,800
Chandigarh: Haryana government has decided to organize ‘Khelo India Youth Games, 2021’ in February 2022 in view of the possible third wave of the COVID-19
Washington, Jul 13: Russia and the United States must do everything to prevent armed conflicts between the two countries, as they could potentially escalate to
New Delhi/Dushanbe: Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) began arriving in the Tajik capital Dushanbe for meetings that would focus on the situation
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Traffic police facilitated the transportation of the Live organs (Lungs & Heart) by providing a green channel to the ambulance carrying them. On
Mangaluru: The maiden run of two Vistadome coaches attached to Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express Special–the first of its kind service in South India–was flagged off
Chandigarh: Haryana is continuously providing 1049 cusecs of water at Munak through its canal system to Delhi the quantity of which is 950 cusecs of
Maruti Suzuki price hike: The price change for Swift and all CNG variants is owing to an increase in various input costs. The country’s largest
Chennai: From tomorrow, Chennai Metro Rail Limited will operate train services from 5.30 AM to 10 PM on weekdays. A CMRL press release said this
Washington: Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal will debut in a major Washington, DC competition later this summer, Citi Open chairman Mark Ein said on Thursday.“We
Starved for competitive exposure in the build-up to the Olympics, star India javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has found a unique way to ensure that his
New Delhi, Jul 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Indian athletes’ contingent bound for Tokyo Olympics on July 13 at 1700 hrs
Moscow, Jul 12: The goalkeeper of the Italian national team, Gianluigi Donnarumma, was declared Player of the Tournament at the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship.
Mexico City, Jul 12: One of the alleged masterminds behind the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been arrested, Police Director Leon Charles said.
London, Jul 12: Following a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes and extra time at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday night, Italy won the 2020 UEFA
According to Uttar Pradesh Police, the terrorists were planning to execute serial blasts in Lucknow and other densely-populated cities ahead of Independence Day. The terrorists
British billionaire Richard Branson flew into space Sunday aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel, a voyage he described as the “experience of a lifetime” — and
After a long gap, Maharashtra is expected to receive good rainfall for the next 4 to 5 days as the southwest monsoon has become active
Describing it as the largest single-day swoop-down operation in the history of Bengaluru policing, Bengaluru City Police commissioner Kamal Pant on Saturday said police across
Auditoriums and assembly halls in Delhi schools will be allowed to be used for training and meeting purposes but physical teaching and learning will continue
At least 37 people were arrested in the early hours of Sunday from a five-star hotel in Kolkata for partying, defying the COVID-related restrictions, police