Two years down the line, the saffron party however seems to have sailed into rough, choppy weather. Not only do they have to contend with the bitter and stinging defeat in West Bengal, and a sobering loss in south India, they are scrambling to hold on to power in the states they currently rule as well. In some states like West Bengal where they did increase their vote share, they are finding it tough to keep their flock of "turncoats" together.
Last month the Hyderabad-based company submitted 90 per cent of the documentation needed for WHO’s emergency use listing. It said that the rest of the documents would be submitted this month
A COVID vaccine scam has surfaced in Mumbai following the arrest of four persons in the city after discrepancies were detected in the vaccination certificate, hospital’s name and vaccination dates. Questions are now being raised about whether the ori...
Air India Express operated India’s first fully vaccinated crew on Friday. The low-cost arm of Air India’s Flight IX, 191 took off from Delhi for Dubai on Friday morning.
"Air India Express, India's leading budget carrier, operated the first intern...
Kanta Prasad, the owner of the famous 'Baba Ka Dhaba' roadside eatery in Delhi, was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital after he allegedly attempted suicide.
The Delhi High Court on Friday (June 18) expressed its concern over violation of COVID-19 protocol in the markets of the national capital and warned that it will only hasten the third wave of coronavirus. “Such breach will only hasten the third wave,...
According to UNICEF, India has 2.6 million children who are orphaned or abandoned. According to a study done by the Ministry of Women and Child welfare in 2018, the number of ‘adoptable children’ in India was less than 50,000. These children largely remain on the streets or child care institutions (CCI)—registered or unregistered—and a majority of them never get an opportunity to have a family, parents, siblings, relatives or a better life. Several studies have corroborated the huge gap between the children abandoned and orphaned and those adopted. Click here.
The Kerala High Court on Thursday reserved orders in the anticipatory bail application filed by Lakshadweep filmmaker Ayesha Sultana, who was booked on sedition charges in Lakshadweep, but granted relief to the filmmaker by directing police to grant interim bail in the event of her arrest after interrogation. The court also directed her to appear before the Kavaratti police for interrogation on June 20. In the event of arrest after interrogation, she should be granted interim bail, Justice Ashok Menon said.
DA cases are registered by taking suo moto cognisance by officials based on tip-offs or official inquiries on corrupt public servants, while trap cases are based on complaints from the public
The economic growth of the country has contracted to 7.3% in 2020-21 and many people have either lost their jobs or have seen cuts in salary. But all this has not prevented Indians and Indian firms from parking their money in Swiss banks.
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The massive ongoing automation across industries, especially in the technology space, may lead to domestic software firms that employ over 16 million people slashing headcounts by a massive 3 million by 2022. This would enable companies to save ...
The Indian economy continues to wrestle with COVID’s second wave, though cautious optimism is returning, the RBI has said in its monthly bulletin for June 2021, stressing that by current assessment, the second wave has hit domestic demand.
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Transport connectivity and industrial development at the Chennai–Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) is getting a $484-million booster soon with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) sanctioning a loan for this purpose at concessional terms. An agreement to this effect was signed on Wednesday by the Union Government and the ADB.
Apna, a Bengaluru-based start-up app, which has gained popularity for helping people find blue-collar jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has raised $70 million dollars (₹513 crore) from Tiger Global and Insight Partners at a valuation of $570 mill...
With the New York area continuing to reopen, the US Open tennis tournament is set to allow 100 per cent spectator capacity throughout its two-week schedule beginning late August. Last year spectators were not allowed to attend the...
Had this match been played anywhere else —other than New Zealand — Virat Kohli’s men would have begun strong favourites to end their eight-year barren run in global competitions.
Portuguese football great Cristiano Ronaldo proved celebrities can make or mar a brand when his small act of pushing aside Coca Cola bottles during a Euro 2020 press conference on Tuesday (June 15) hit the cola giant’s market value badly.
This was not the only record Ronaldo broke. He also became the first player ever to score at five different European Championships: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020
US President Joe Biden’s summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin began with a few minutes of unusually fierce shoving and shouting among journalists from both sides and the Russian security forces.
India has yet again backed freedom of navigation, over flight, and unimpeded commerce in the South China Sea (SCS) following Beijing’s increased military activities and disrupt...
We saw it coming and yet we decided to ignore it. A latest global study indicates that Indians have suffered maximum damage to vision because of increased screen time, courtesy COVID-induced lockdowns.
In a tweet the embassy said it was aware of the high demand for student visa appointments. “Please remember, do not refresh too often, as you may be locked out of your account. Appointments remain available at all posts, and we will continue to add appointments as conditions allow,” it said.
A worsening economic condition, the need for online classes and the lack of supply of mid-day meals are forcing students to drop out from Karnataka schools
Following the Centre’s decision, more states called off their board exams, a few others said they will take a call soon. Rajasthan, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha and Uttarakhand have also cancelled the Class XII board exams
