23:34
Phone numbers of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Muftis family, Kashmiri politicians, separatist leaders and journalists were selected as possible targets for phone surveillance between 2017 and 2019, online news portal The Wire said on Friday.The Wire, part of a 17-member global...
23:09
With heavy rains wreaking havoc in Maharashtra, the Indian Army has mobilised its teams to assist the local administration in flood-affected areas, it said on Friday. A total of 15 relief and rescue teams comprising troops from the Aundh Military Station and Bombay Engineer Group based at...
22:41
The Trinamool Congress and the Congress, the two bitter political rivals in West Bengal, seem to be coming closer, and ironically its the Pegasus snooping scandal that is doing the trick.The two parties have their leaders names in the list of potential Pegasus targets -- Abhishek Banerjee from...
22:23
The Trinamool Congress on Friday condemned the suspension of its Rajya Sabha member Santanu Sen, alleging that the order was malicious and arbitrary. Sen was on Friday suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the remaining period of the Monsoon session for snatching and tearing the statement...
22:01
Bharat Biotech said it terminated the Memorandum of Understanding entered with Precisa Medicamentos and Envixia Pharmaceuticals LLC for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for the Brazilian market.The termination of the MoU came after the deal with the Brazilian government for supply of 20 million doses...
21:41
Actor Shilpa Shetty got trolled over social media after she urged her fans and followers to watch her comedy-drama 'Hungama 2' amid her husband Raj Kundra's arrest in porn films case.Shilpa's much-awaited comeback movie 'Hungama 2', released on Disney+ Hotstar on Friday amid the ongoing arrest of...
21:27
Inspired by the sun, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron is designed to be better for the planet. The flame at Tokyo's National Stadium and another cauldron burning along the waterfront near Tokyo Bay throughout the games will be sustained in part by hydrogen, the first time the fuel source will be...
21:00
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday informed that India's cumulative COVID vaccination coverage has exceeded 42.75 crores (42,75,00,272).As per the 7 pm provisional report, nearly 39 lakh (38,87,028) vaccine doses have been administered today, as per 7 pm provisional report....
20:45
The Maharashtra government on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh each to the kin of people who have died in landslides triggered by heavy rains in different parts of the state. A statement from the Chief Minister's Office said, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who announced...
20:18
Here's a snapshot of the distribution of rainfall in India from June 1 to date.
20:03
After arresting her husband and businessman Raj Kundra in a case of alleged production and distribution of pornographic films through apps, Mumbai Police on Friday recorded the statement of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, an official said. Shetty's statement was recorded at her house in...
19:35
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be on a two-day visit to India from July 27 to 28, according to sources.Sources familiar with the visit details said that Blinken is also likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.It is learnt...
19:18
The European Medicines Agency has recommended approving Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, the first time the shot has been authorised for people under 18. In a decision on Friday, the EU drug regulator said research in more than 3,700 children aged 12 to 17 showed...
19:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga for the Olympics which got underway in Tokyo and said we look forward to a season of incredible performances by the world's best sportspersons.The Olympics, postponed for a year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
18:37
People will be able to visit Rashtrapati Bhavan and Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex, which have been closed since mid-April due to COVID-19 outbreak, from August 1, according to an official statement issued on Friday. The tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan will be available on Saturday and...
18:11
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Friday said the schools in the areas where the Covid positivity rate is low can be reopened. He suggested graded reopening of schools can be done with proper monitoring of the areas where the positivity rate is low.I...
17:40
Businessman Raj Kundra on Friday challenged before the Bombay High Court his arrest in a case of alleged production and distribution of pornographic films through apps, saying these videos might be described as lascivious but do not show explicit sexual acts.Kundra (45), the husband of actor...
17:35
Equity benchmark Sensex rose 139 points on Friday following gains in ICICI Bank, ITC and SBI amid a largely positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended 138.59 points or 0.26 per cent higher at 52,975.80, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 32 points or 0.20 per cent to...
17:32
Gates of Votehole dam in Belur taluka of Hassan have been opened to release water following heavy rains across Malnad and Hassan districts.
17:13
The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the notice issued to Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari by Uttar Pradesh police, seeking his personal appearance as part of its probe into a communally sensitive video uploaded by a user on Twitter platform, saying it was issued by...
17:06
The COVID 19-hit 32nd Olympic Games formally began on Friday with a glittering opening ceremony, which sought to take the spotlight away from the gloom of a raging pandemic and put it firmly on the sporting excellence that the event promises to unleash.'United by Emotion' was the theme of the...
16:57
At least 10 persons are feared trapped in a landslide in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, a senior official said on Friday. In a separate incident, the body of a man was recovered in Chiplun city after the flood water receded to some extent, he said. Parts of Ratnagiri...
16:54
Online bus ticketing platform redBus on Friday announced the launch of 'vaccinated bus' service across 600 major routes in the country that guarantees passengers to travel with vaccinated co-passengers and crew.Booking a ticket on this service requires the travellers to have received at least the...
16:33
Floodwaters in Ratnagiri
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a red alert for six districts of Maharashtra which have been already pounded by heavy rains, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall and recommending preventive actions. The alert was issued for the next 24 hours for the districts of...
16:25
People queue up to get vaccinated in Patna
Around 11 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases in the country have been reported in persons aged less than 20, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar told the Lok Sabha on Friday. The minister was responding to a question on the number of children up to 18 years of age who have...
16:13
Submerged homes in Ratnagiri
Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday spoke to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on the worsening flood situation in the state. Singh assured the help of defense forces in the rescue and relief operations, a statement by Pawar's office said. Army and Navy teams have already...
15:37
It may be premature to conclude that complications like lung fibrosis and increased thrombotic events due to COVID-19 are on the rise. However, a larger number of cases of fungal infections have been found linked with the coronavirus infection during the recent surge, the government informed...
15:03
A four-member delegation of the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), an ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has met Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi demanding a separate Tipraland carved out of the present Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), which...
14:33
A Mumbai Court on Friday sent actor Shilpa Shetty's husband and businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe to police custody till July 27 in connection with a case related to the production of pornographic films.Mumbai Police on Friday produced actor Shilpa Shetty's husband and...
14:28
Bengal's Telegraph today on Pegasus spyware and the raids on Dainik Bhaskar.
14:07
The ST bus stand at Chiplun
Maharashtra rain fury: 30 people die after landslide near village in coastal Raigad district, say police. Incessant rain over the last 24 hours has led to devastating floods in parts of Maharashtra, with three districts flooded and two districts facing a flood-like situation. This is the...
13:47
ICSE (Class 10th) and ISC (Class 12th) result to be declared tomorrow at 3 pm. The results will be made available on the website of the Council, cisce.org and results.cisce.org, and can also be accessed through the Careers portal of the Council and SMS, it said.
13:22
A total of 135 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine are expected to be available between August 2021 to December 2021, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, MoS (Health) tells the Lok Sabha. A total of Rs 9725.15 crore has been spent so far on the COVID-19 vaccination programme including procurement of vaccines...
13:06
The counsel of late jesuit priest Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case who died earlier this month, urged the Bombay High Court on Friday to monitor the magisterial inquiry into his death by invoking its parens-patriae jurisdiction. Senior counsel Mihir Desai,...
12:34
The health condition of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh is critical and he is on life support, the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) said on Friday. He is under close monitoring of senior doctors of critical care medicine (CCM), cardiology,...
12:28
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Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday, 26th July amid uproar and protests in the House over 'Pegasus Project' media report and other issues.
12:26
Leader of House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal has called an opposition party meet this afternoon over the incident where TMC MP Santanu Sen snatched papers from hands of IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and tore them in the House yesterday. Sen has been suspended from the House for the entire session.
12:04
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah used the Pegasus spyware against India and its institutions, and the only word for this is treason, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Friday. Gandhi demanded a Supreme Court monitored probe into the matter. Addressing...
11:49
Shares of Zomato on Friday zoomed nearly 53 per cent in its debut trade against its issue price of Rs 76. The stock made its debut at Rs 115, reflecting a huge gain of 51.31 per cent against the issue price on the BSE. It then hit a high of Rs 138, a jump of 81.57 per cent.
11:40
TMC MP Shantanu Sen suspended from Rajya Sabha for remaining part of monsoon session after motion passed in the House. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said, I'm deeply distressed by the course of events in House. Unfortunately, proceedings of the House hit a new low with papers being...
11:35
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will begin his two-day visit to Meghalaya on Saturday.He will be accompanied by Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, and G Kishan Reddy, Minister of Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India....
11:18
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and CM Captain Amarinder Singh have arrived at Punjab Bhawan separately. The CM has invited Congress MLAs, MPs and senior functionaries from the state for tea. They'll go to Punjab Congress Bhawan for the formal appointment ceremony of the new Punjab...
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At least seven people died and three were injured on Friday after a building collapsed in Mumbai's Govandi area. Seven people died, three injured after a building collapsed in the Govandi area of Mumbai, the Mumbai Police said. Further details are awaited. -- ANI
10:34
Based on a request received from Maharashtra Govt, the Western Naval Command, Mumbai mobilised flood rescue teams and helicopters to provide assistance to the state administration. Seven naval rescue teams went by road for deployment to Ratnagiri and Raigad districts on 22 July from Mumbai....
10:05
Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 100 points in early trade on Friday, tracking losses in index majors HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and L&T amid sustained foreign fund outflow. After opening over 150 points higher, the 30-share BSE index pared all gains to trade 141.67 points or 0.27 per cent...
09:34
India reports 35,342 new COVID-19 cases, 38,740 recoveries, and 483 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union health ministry.Total cases: 3,12,93,062Total recoveries: 3,04,68,079Active cases: 4,05,513Death toll: 4,19,470Total vaccination: 42,34,17,030IMAGE: A BMC health worker collects swab...
09:19
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Nyingchi, a strategically located Tibetan border town close to Arunachal Pradesh, the official media reported on Friday.Xi arrived at the Nyingchi Mainling Airport on Wednesday and was warmly welcomed by local people and officials of various...
08:43
A drone has been shot down in the Kanachak area of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.The police have also recovered explosive material from the drone.A drone was shot down in Kanachak area and explosive material was recovered. Details are awaited, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said.Further details are...
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The train traffic between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai and Karjat as well as that between CSMT and Kasara has been restored after nearly 21 hours, the Central Railway said on Thursday night.The train traffic on the Ambernath- Lonavala section was suspended on...
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Inundated Chiplun bus stand
Incessant showers in the hilly regions of Ratnagiri district, illegal constructions near the Vashisthi river bed and discharge of water from the Kolkewadi dam have all combined to cause havoc in the coastal town of Chiplun, officials said on Thursday as the administration sought help from...
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