23:55
Union Minister for Health and Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday reviewed the supply and availability of COVID-19 related essential medicines in the country. During the review, it was noted that sufficient stocks of all the essential medicines are available, a...
23:49
Pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani dies in Srinagar after prolonged illness, say Officials.
22:53
India's sugar export to Afghanistan has almost come to a halt with Indian merchants reporting cancellation of orders in the wake of the current situation there, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The Taliban ousted the government in Afghanistan and took over the control of the...
22:50
All India Congress Committee general secretary Harish Rawat on Wednesday asked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to provide relief to people by reducing power tariffs, one of the major demands of state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu. He also told reporters that power purchase...
22:27
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday debunked the BJP's claim about all is well in Jammu and Kashmir, saying if that is actually the case, why are its activists being killed in militancy violence. Addressing a day-long interactive session with National Conference...
22:15
All India Congress Committee member in-charge of Tripura, Ajay Kumar Wednesday said there is no chance of the party forging any alliance with either Trinamool Congress or Communist Party of India-Marxist in the state assembly election due in early 2023. ...
21:56
Mumbai reported 416 new COVID-19 cases, the highest since July 21, and four deaths on Wednesday, a senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official said. The tally of COVID-19 cases in the financial capital of the country thus rose to 7,44,571 and death...
21:41
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday launched a mobile application and web portal of the Chhattisgarh Quantifiable Data Commission to record the population of the Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections in the state, an official said. ...
21:32
COVID-19 RT-PCR test is made mandatory for travellers arriving at the international airport in Mumbai from select countries such as the United Kingdom, Middle East, Brazil and China, from September 3, the Mumbai civic body said on Wednesday. ...
21:10
Here's the data of fully vaccinated persons in states.
21:02
The Aam Aadmi Party will contest elections on all 403 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh during polls next year and not enter into an alliance with any outfit, party leader Sanjay Singh said on Wednesday. His clarification came at a press conference in Noida amid speculations that the...
20:42
The Haryana government on Wednesday transferred 19 IAS officers, including Karnal SDM Ayush Sinha, who was recently caught on tape allegedly telling policemen dealing with a farmers' protest to break their heads. Sinha will now be the additional secretary of the Citizen...
19:59
The Bharatiya Janata Party ally Janata Dal-United demanded on Wednesday that the government roll back the hike in cooking gas cylinder prices and step in to check the rising fuel prices as these have affected common households. JD-U spokesperson K C Tyagi said the repeated hike in the LPG...
19:44
A day after India officially talked to the Taliban, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked the Union government to clarify whether or not it considered the outfit a terror organisation. Either Taliban is a terror organisation or it is not. Please...
19:43
Cases of anxiety, depression and social media addiction have been on the rise among the youth during the Covid pandemic, a private hospital said on Wednesday. Doctors at Apollo Hospital said curbs on outdoor activity since the outbreak of the pandemic have led to issues of...
19:21
Foreign nationals staying in Goa can now take COVID-19 vaccines after showing the passport, a state government official said on Wednesday. Goa Vaccination Nodal Officer Dr Anup Netravalkar told reporters that foreign nationals can...
19:07
Amid allegations the government was glamourising the Jallianwala Bagh complex, the culture ministry Wednesday said it has been restored by the Archaeological Survey of India, the agency that has restored World Heritage sites in the country, to conserve it for posterity. It also said a...
18:48
Kerala on Wednesday reported 32,803 new COVID-19 cases and 173 deaths which pushed the total infection count to 40,90,036 and the fatalities to 20,961. The test positivity rate was found to be 18.76 per cent after testing of 1,74,854 samples in the last 24 hours, according to a state...
18:30
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his British counterpart Dominic Raab on Wednesday on the situation in Afghanistan, their second such conversation in a week. India has been in constant touch with all major countries on the fast-paced developments in Afghanistan,...
18:24
A Mumbai court on Wednesday sent Bollywood actor Armaan Kohli, arrested in a drugs case, to 14-day judicial remand at the end of his Narcotics Control Bureau custody. Kohli, soon after being remanded to judicial custody, moved a bail plea before the court.The actor was placed under...
18:04
Vietnam PM Pham Minh Chinh
Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will visit India at the end of 2021 to discuss with PM Narendra Modi measures to advance bilateral comprehensive and strategic partnership, the country's ambassador, Pham Sanh Chau, said here on Wednesday. This will be his first visit to India since...
17:50
Arun Ferreira, one of the Elgar Parishad accused
The Maharashtra government as well as the National Investigation Agency on Wednesday opposed applications for `default' bail filed by some of the accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case before the Bombay high court. After both sides concluded arguments, the court reserved its...
17:29
Signalling accelerating economic activity, GST collection topped the Rs 1-lakh-crore mark for the second straight month in August at Rs 1.12 lakh crore.
17:00
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holds a press conference. Highlights...In the last seven years, we have seen a new economic paradigm. Demonetisation on one side, and monetisation on the other side. -- First Modi ji said that he is undertaking demonetisation and Finance Minister says that she is...
16:42
Mahindra & Mahindra dropped by 2.89 percent.
16:39
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday took a potshot at the Centre by highlighting the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines and said that the state requires 10 crore more vaccine doses as it has administered 4 crore doses till yesterday with zero wastage.She stated that in accordance...
16:33
Papad, by whatever name known, is exempt from the GST and the tax rate does not vary based on its shape, the CBIC has clarified. The clarification by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) came after industrialist Harsh Goenka tweeted that round shaped papad is exempt from...
16:10
Infosys was among the major losers
Equity benchmark Sensex dropped 214 points on Wednesday, led by losses in index majors Infosys, HDFC and TCS as investors booked profits at record levels despite a positive trend in global markets. After touching a lifetime high of 57,918.71 during the session, the 30-share index pared...
16:08
NDRF rescues a baby in Kolhapur
Maharashtra's Raigad district has recorded over 2,900 mm rains since June 1, which is 93.06 per cent of its average annual rainfall, an official said on Wednesday. The district recorded 83.43 mm rains in 24 hours ending 8.30 am, with Panvel taluka receiving the highest 181.40 mm showers...
16:00
Filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan Kunder has tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated.On Wednesday, the 'Main Hoon Na' director took to her Instagram Story and revealed that she has contracted the virus somehow, even though she was working with mostly double vaxxed...
15:39
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a meeting with West Bengal Chief Secretary on Wednesday via video conferencing.The discussion will be on conducting by-polls that is pending for seven seats in Bengal, informed the officials to ANI today. The seven vacant constituency seats are...
15:36
Covid cases are going up in Kerala.
15:30
Afghan protestors at the UNHRC in Delhi
The Delhi High Court Wednesday expressed concern over a large gathering of Afghan nationals protesting outside UNHCR office and seeking refugee status, saying it could act as a super spreader of coronavirus as there is lack of adherence to COVID-19 appropriate norms. The high court...
15:11
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said banks in the state would start functioning full time from Thursday. Banking hours were revised several times in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in Bengal during the course of the second wave. Banks need to operate full...
15:00
The prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cooking gas cylinders across all categories including subsidised gas on Wednesday were hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder -- the third straight increase in rates in less than two months. Subsidised as well as non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 884.50 per...
14:54
A record number of 23.5 lakh people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in a single day in Bihar, the state health department said on Wednesday. The feat was achieved with several districts like Patna, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Gaya and East Champaran reporting inoculation of more than one lakh...
14:50
The Allahabad High Court has sought details from the Uttar Pradesh government on funding of religious institutions like madrasas recognised and aided by it, and asked whether the policy to provide financial aid to such institutions is consistent with the secular scheme of the...
14:47
President Ram Nath Kovind prorogued Rajya Sabha on August 31, according to an official statement. The Rajya Sabha which adjourned sine die on August 11, 2021 has been prorogued by the President on August 31, 2021, the Rajya Sabha secretariat said in the statement. The Monsoon session of...
14:18
The Taliban at the Presidential Palace in Kabul
A few hours after the last US troop left Kabul, Al Qaeda's senior leadership released a congratulatory statement on Tuesday on the occasion of the Taliban's victory in the war-ravaged country.Al Qaeda's leaders said it soothed their hearts to hear verses from the Quran recited in the Presidential...
13:56
Kashmir Police on Wednesday refuted reports claiming that 60 youths have gone missing from different parts of the Valley amid Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.Some #SocialMedia platforms are running that 60 youth have gone #missing from different parts of the #Kashmir Valley amid the Taliban...
13:54
Saira Banu with Dilip Kumar
Actor Saira Banu, wife of late veteran actor Dilip Kumar, was admitted to Hinduja Hospital in Khar, Mumbai after she complained of issues related to blood pressure three days ago. She has been shifted to the ICU ward today.
13:36
Justice Akil Kureshi's absence in the present list of nine new appointees to the Supreme Court has become a raging point of discussion. Read more here.
13:35
India's manufacturing sector activities moderated in August, as business orders and production rose at softer rates due to the pandemic and rising input costs, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) stood at...
13:32
Congress leader Harish Rawat today apologised for his controversial comments comparing Navjot Sidhu and team to Punj Pyare, a term of reverence for Sikhs. He also promised to atone for the blunder by volunteering his services at a gurdwara.I used that word (Panj Pyare) as a reference for a...
13:16
It is important to first ask ourselves what does speaking truth to power even mean? Defined in ancient Greek tradition as parrhesia, it refers to an an act by a speaker to use truth to criticize someone more powerful than them. In India, it would be akin to Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy...
13:11
Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai
Also from Karnataka, comes news that a high alert has been issued in the coastal areas of the state following an intelligence input received about terrorist activities in coastal Kerala, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday.Interacting with media at the Hubli Airport before...
13:02
The case for keeping educational institutions closed. At least 32 students have tested positive for COVID-19 in a college in Kolar. All of them are Kerala returnees. I'll visit the college and take action against the management, says Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar.
12:52
A mega traffic snarl caused by waterlogging at ITO due to heavy rainfall in the national capital today. Thunderstorms with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur in Delhi and its adjoining areas during the next two hours, the India Meteorological Department alerted on Wednesday.
12:49
Waterlogging in Gurugram today
The country received 24 per cent less rainfall than normal in August, belying the IMD's predictions for the month, but rainfall is expected to be above normal in September. Above normal rainfall to normal rainfall is likely over many parts of central India in September, India Meteorological...
12:33
This is how New Yorkers are watching movies amid the ongoing pandemic. Max Guliani tweets, MovieNight at Bryant Park #NYC.
12:09
Western India has received deficient rains this year.
12:07
Cars float on a waterlogged road in Guruguram
Severe waterlogging is being seen in several parts of Gurugram following heavy rainfall. As per the IMD, the city received 64.2 mm of rain in the last 24 hours.Generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers' is likely in Gurugram for the 3 three days, IMD says.A fresh...
11:59
Video footage has surfaced on social media that shows a US-made Black Hawk helicopter flying over Afghanistan's Kandahar province, with a' person seen hanging below from a rope. Early reports said the person was an Afghan interpreter working for the US in Kabul and was being executed by the...
11:33
The 10 Best Thriller Web series streaming now... take a look.
11:05
How the Rupee fared against the USD last month.
11:03
Here's how the markets performed last month...
11:03
No case of new COVID-19 variant C.1.2 has been reported in India so far, government sources said on Wednesday.The scientists from National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) in South Africa have said that new...
10:45
AIADMK top leader and former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's wife Vijayalakshmi died here on Wednesday at a hospital following illness. She was 63 and was admitted to a private hospital here for treatment, party sources said. AIADMK co-coordinator and former Chief Minister K Palaniswami and...
10:41
Suchitra Vijayan's Midnight's Borders follows the lives of people in the borderlands facing displacement and state-sanctioned violence. Read more
10:29
Shooter Avani Lekhara, who became India's first female gold medallist in Paralympic Games two days ago, failed to replicate her success as she crashed out in the qualification round of the mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event in Tokyo on Wednesday. The SH1 (Rifle) allows individuals with no...
10:15
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points to scale a fresh record in early trade on Wednesday, following strong GDP data and heavy foreign fund inflow. The broader NSE Nifty too surged to its lifetime high of 17,194.35. After touching a record high of 57,783.34, the 30-share...
10:10
The US Department of Defense tweeted this image last night of the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan. His name is Major General Chris Donahue, commanding general of the 82ndABNDiv. He boarded an US airforce C-17 on August 30th, 2021, ending the U.S. mission in Kabul.
09:56
India reports 41,965 new Covid-19 cases, 33,964 recoveries and 460 deaths in last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry. Total cases: 3,28,10,845 Active cases: 3,78,181 Total recoveries: 3,19,93,644 Death toll: 4,39,020 Total vaccination: 65,41,13,508 (1,33,18,718 in last...
09:35
Wearing masks and carrying umbrellas as heavy rains lashed Delhi, students of classes 9-12 returned to schools after they reopened on Wednesday following a long hiatus due to COVID-19. Some institutions, however, chose to adopt a wait-and-watch approach and have decided to call...
09:30
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said it is too premature to congratulate ourselves over the UN Security Council adopting a resolution on Afghanistan, and cautioned that the possible axis of China, Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is a cause for worry. His...
09:15
Representational pic
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday registered an FIR after a communally sensitive video went viral on social media, officials said.A few people were detained for allegedly sharing the video, they said, adding that the clip showed the skin of a bovine.Considering that the clip could disturb...
08:37
Swami Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati/Facebook
The Masuri Police in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh have lodged an FIR against Dasna Devi temple priest Swami Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Hindu women, a senior official said on Tuesday.A purported video clip of the priest circulating on social...
08:28
A prominent American State Senator has strongly condemned hosting of the Dismantling Global Hindutva conference and described it as an anti-Hindu gathering as several universities asked the organisers to remove their logos from the site of the event which has generated outrage among Hindu...
07:56
United States President Joe Biden said withdrawing the troops from Afghanistan to end the 20-year war was the best and the right decision for America.He said there was no reason to continue in a war that was no longer in the service of the vital national interest of the American people.I give you...
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