Mumbai: At least seven persons were killed and 16 others injured in a major fire that broke out on the 18th floor of a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai Saturday morning, an official said. The blaze erupted around 7 am in Kamla...
New Delhi: Cyber-criminals have allegedly stolen data of thousands of people in India, including health workers, from a government server (that has even been indexed in Google Search), which includes name, mobile number, address and Covid test results. The data of over 20,000 Indians are...
Dubai: India will take on Pakistan in the opening Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 with the blockbuster game scheduled to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) October 23. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the fixtures...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday said it has carried out search operations at the various premises of a Cuttck based businessman Pawan Kumar Jajodia in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case. The official said that during the searches, various incriminating documents...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Central government to provide 27 per cent reservation for OBC and 10 per cent to economically weaker sections (EWS) in All India quota (AIQ) seats in medical courses, saying that reservation is not at odds with the merit,...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday told the state governments to reach out to the families who lost their loved ones to Covid-19, and emphasised, the governments should not wait for them to file applications to claim compensation. A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and...
Bhubaneswar: As Covid-19 situation continues to prevail in Odisha, the State Election Commission (SEC) has announced Rs 30 lakh ex-gratia for Covid-19 death of any person engaged in Panchayat election duty in the state. In an order, the SEC said the ex-gratia will be applicable...
New Delhi: Virtually delivering the 'State of the World' special address to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Davos Agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday underlined the role played by India in handling the Covid-triggered crisis and managing the vaccination drive, while touching upon the need...
New Delhi: The living legend of Kathak, Birju Maharaj, who had been diagnosed with kidney disease a few days ago and put on dialysis, died at his home here late Sunday. He was 83. Maharaj ji, as he was popularly known, was said to be...
The countrywide vaccination drive against COVID-19 Sunday completed one year, during which over 156.76 crore vaccine doses were administered. According to health ministry officials, over 92 per cent of the adult population have received at least one dose while over 68 per cent have been...
The Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Shatrujeet Kapur’s remark on 22 October that Indian and Chinese forces are...
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By Aakar Patel Next week, on 3 November, America will have its midterm election. It is so called because it...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s second visit to India has ruffled quite a few feathers in New Delhi....
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