New Delhi: As many as 16,488 new cases of COVID-19 and 113 related fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours in the country, according to the Union health ministry's updated data.
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India and China have been involved in a high-stakes battle over the past few months along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, with thousands of troops until recently eyeballing each other. But over the same period the two countries have quietly waged another battle – no less important – away from the headlines, one that New Delhi seems to be winning decisively: to gain political influence across the developing world by supplying countries with free COVID-19 vaccines.
In a decision criticised by the Opposition, Karnataka’s BJP government has approved new Innova cars, priced at ₹ 13.8 crore, for its 32 ministers and 28 MPs, media reports said
World’s richest man, Elon Musk, could be betting high on Bitcoin, but the third richest – Bill Gates – doesn’t share his enthusiasm about cryptocurrencies.
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress has formed a 12-member election committee led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to look into the selection of candidates for the eight-phase assembly polls in West Bengal, dates for which were announced by the Election Commission on Friday.
India’s handling of farmers’ protest so far has drawn criticism from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who on Friday (February 26), questioned India for slapping sedition charges on journalists and activists for reporting or commenting on farm laws and the subsequent opposition.
Washington: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, according to a US intelligence report submitted to Congress.
Fifty-nine-year-old Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi journalist who li...
London: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has slammed the BCCI for producing pitches that are not deemed good enough for Test cricket and said the more India is allowed to "get away with whatever they wish", the more "toothless" the ICC will look.
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A common joke in Mizoram is that football is the only functional industry in the state. In the jest lies an incredible story of a tiny hill state becoming the country’s top churner of footballers. Mizoram’s domination in Indian football today can be gauged from the fact that Mizo footballers earn about 5% of the ISL's money for players. What is more spectacular is that it took only a few years for Mizoram to transform into the country’s footballing powerhouse from a minnow. Click here for more.
Coimbatore: Prime minister Narendra Modi called the opposition alliance of Congress and DMK in Tamil Nadu are keen on capturing power in the state “only to fill their pockets”. Addressing a public meeting in Coimbatore, he said the nation is today seeing two distinct styles of politics — the Opposition's mis-governance and corruption, and the NDA's governance with compassion. "They want to capture power to fill their pockets," he said.
The ruling Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) victory in the local body elections in Kerala last December left political observers wondering if the LDF could achieve the unthinkable: retain power in a state that never gives a second chance to the incumbent. Historically power in Kerala has alternated between the LDF and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). This year, however, the indicators point towards an LDF victory
In a decision criticised by the Opposition, Karnataka’s BJP government has approved new Innova cars, priced at ₹ 13.8 crore, for its 32 ministers and 28 MPs, media reports said
An incentive policy that was introduced by the Chandrababu Naidu government two decades ago, apparently to gain an indirect political advantage at the grassroots level, seems to have backfired now for his Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh
As many as 72 people, whose nationality remains a mystery, managed to obtain Indian passports on one residential address, located in Bodhan town of Nizamabad district in Telangana. Records show that 32 of them went to different countries and 15 have returned to India, but are not traceable yet. A total of 17 others are still abroad, possibly in the Gulf, Malaysia and Singapore. Forty others have not left India so far.
The Arvind Kejriwal government passed an order, on Thursday (February 25), announcing that all petrol, diesel, and CNG vehicles of the Delhi government will be replaced with electric ones within six months
World’s richest man, Elon Musk, could be betting high on Bitcoin, but the third richest – Bill Gates – doesn’t share his enthusiasm about cryptocurrencies.
The aviation industry is likely to remain cash negative throughout 2021 due to the fall in the travel demand amid restrictions imposed by nations on the account of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
An economy battered by COVID pandemic is showing signs of recovery, as was evident on Friday (February 26) when Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the October-December quarter (Q3) grew by 0.4 per cent, while the GDP for the entire financial year 2020-21 (FY21) is still in the negative with a -8 percent contraction.
The equity benchmarks witnessed selling pressure, mirroring losses in other global markets, as a rout in global bond markets sent yields flying and worried investors
Newdelhi: IIFL Finance on Friday said it will launch a public issue of bonds next week to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore to augment its capital base.
Backed by Fairfax and CDC Group, IIFL Finance will issue unsecured redeemable non-convertible debentures (...
Hyderabad: Edible oil prices have been constantly rising in India over the past 10 months and have registered an average 60 per cent difference since April 2020. Oil companies anticipate a further increase of up to ₹30 in the next two to three months.
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The National Stock Exchange (NSE) halted trading around 11.40am on Wednesday following a technical hitch, resulting in cancellation of equity open orders, futures and option and currency futures.
One sector that is all set to benefit from the easing of tensions between India and China over border issues will most likely be India's automobile industry, which has been in the doldrums after the COVID-19 outbreak. As India and China entered into “candid, in-depth discussions” to resolve their differences over their borders, the Indian government is likely to give the green signal to 45 investment proposals from China.
India on Monday (February 15) opened up regulations on geospatial data, allowing private companies to conduct surveying and mapping without prior government approvals and sharing the data for various applications -- from logistics and transport to road safety and e-commerce
London: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has slammed the BCCI for producing pitches that are not deemed good enough for Test cricket and said the more India is allowed to "get away with whatever they wish", the more "toothless" the ...
India registered only their second Test victory inside two days, overhauling a meagre target of 49 against England in the day-night third game to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match series here on Thursday. The last time India won inside two days in a Test was in 2018, beating Afghanistan in Bengaluru. England's previous Test loss inside two days came way back in 1921 against Australia.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin entered the pantheons of Indian bowling greats as he claimed his 400 scalp on Thursday during the third Test match between India and England
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the revamped Motera cricket stadium, which has been renamed to Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad, on Wednesday (February 24)
Golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured when his SUV crashed into a median, rolled over and ended up on its side near a steep road in suburban Los Angeles known for wrecks, authorities said. The golf superstar had to be pulled out through the windshield, and his agent said he underwent leg surgery.
Baghdad/Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday said that the US airstrikes targetting facilities belonging to Iranian-backed Iraqi armed in Syria, must be seen as a warning for consequences they...
Washington: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, according to a US intelligence report submitted to Congress....
Singapore: Singapore's economy will need another 1.2 million digitally skilled workers by 2025 and this would be a 55 per cent jump from the present 2.2 million, according to a survey.
China has achieved another “human miracle” by eradicating absolute poverty in the country, by lifting over 770 million people out of it in the last four decades, declared President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
France has moved forward with its first medical marijuana experiment after identifying the companies that will supply products to 3,000 patients for two years, starting in March. Advocates hope the move will lead to the drug's legalisation for medicinal purposes.
The Narendra Modi government has spent over ₹11,300 crore till date to revamp medical infrastructure in the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the biggest share of the amount allocated to states was bagged by the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Azim Premji University (APU) released a study, on Wednesday (February 10), which found that prolonged closure of schools since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse effect on learning among younger children
Private school managements in Bengaluru are up in arms against the Karnataka government’s order on Friday to all schools, to slash 30% of their tuition fees for the academic year 2020-21. A few associations are also strongly contemplating knocking at the doors of the judiciary for a solution to their problems
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal went live on Twitter, on Tuesday (December 22) at 4 pm, to answer questions from teachers on board exams in 2021, paper pattern, syllabus reduction, and the mode of conduction of the exams
