Bagalkote (Karnataka): With the Delhi protests painting the Modi government as being anti-farmers, Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Sunday sought to do an image makeover, asserting that doubling farmers' income was the Centre's biggest priority.
Washington: Kamala Harris, who will script history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian US vice president on Wednesday (January 20), will be sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice in the US Supreme Court
Mumbai: Deaths of 836 different birds were reported on January 16 across Maharashtra and samples have been sent for bird flu tests in laboratories in Pune and Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, officials said on Sunday
Coimbatore: About 400 pairs of bulls, on Sunday (January 17), participated in the rekhla race organised in Coimbatore as part of the 104th birth anniversary celebrations of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran, popularly known as MGR
Newdelhi: Ahead of the tenth round of talks scheduled on January 19, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday again urged the protesting farm leaders to give up their "stubborn" stand on the new farm laws and come for a clause by clause discussion....
Legendary Indian classical musician and Padma Vibhushan awardee Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passed away on Sunday (January 17) afternoon at his residence in Mumbai. He was 89.
Khan's daughter-in-law Namrata Gupta Khan told PTI that the veteran breat...
Tamil Nadu is celebrating Maattu Pongal, the first day of Pongal. It is when farmers thank their cattle for helping them reap good harvest. Tractors and motor vehicles have replaced bulls and bullock carts. But for almost five millennia, they have been the primary mode of transport for humans. In contrast, very few bullock carts are seen today. Many would say that the bullock cart has become an artefact of museums. But some others would still argue that there is hope left for it in a few villages of Tamil Nadu. Click here for more.
Coimbatore: About 400 pairs of bulls, on Sunday (January 17), participated in the rekhla race organised in Coimbatore as part of the 104th birth anniversary celebrations of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran, popularly known as MGR
Bagalkote (Karnataka): With the Delhi protests painting the Modi government as being anti-farmers, Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Sunday sought to do an image makeover, asserting that doubling farmers' income was the Centre's biggest priority.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) court has summoned Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and has asked him to appear before it on January 11 in with regard to a disproportionate assets case
New Delhi: A thick blanket of fog reduced visibility to zero meters in the national capital on Saturday, affecting traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. This is the third time this season, after December 8 and January 1, that visibility has dropped to zero meters in the city.
For youngsters growing up in the seventies, a Lambretta scooter was the height of swag. Even to this day, scooter lovers across the country are keen to lay their hands on a Lambretta, which has become a vintage brand.
Bengaluru has raced past many leading European cities to be recognised as having the world’s fastest-growing mature tech ecosystem in the world since 2016, according to latest data released in London on January 14.
Even London, Munich, Berlin...
The Centre is likely to announce revised guidelines for time-bound closure of loss-making central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) and their asset disposal during February 1 Budget presentation, according to reports.
Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya was on Wednesday (January 13) denied permission to appeal against a UK High Court order refusing to dismiss bankruptcy proceedings brought by a consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI), in their pursuit of debt related to his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
Though nomination facility for bank deposits was introduced in 1985 itself, still there are cases like this wherein no nomination details are provided by the account holder. Absence of nomination makes claim settlement difficult for the bank as well as for the claimant.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has expressed concern over the impact of COVID-19 on banks’ balance sheets, especially after regulatory reliefs are taken back.
Newdelhi: India's self-reliance campaign must not by any stretch of imagination be taken as a move "towards isolating itself", but to be a part of the global value chain, it must improve standards, skill levels, consistency and service levels to consumers...
Telecom veterans speak of radio spectrum or airwaves as being the equivalent of cement and iron for the industry, a fundamental ingredient and key essential for a connected society. So the decision by the government to finally hold the sixth round of spectrum auctions from March 1 has been welcomed by all.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj was called a 'brown dog' and 'big monkey' in a series of racist slurs hurled by a group of Australian spectators, who were ejected from the Sydney Cricket Ground during the third Test on Sunday, a BCCI official has alleged. Siraj and his senior teammate Jasprit Bumrah were subjected to racist slurs on Saturday, too, something that the Indian team management officially reported to ICC Match Referee David Boon.
The Centre is conducting the second dry run for the proposed COVID vaccination programme in 737 districts across the country on Friday (January 8). The exercise is aimed at ironing out deficiencies in the process and logistics for the vaccination drive and also to fix glitches, if any, in the CoWIN app that will be used for it.
Brisbane: Debutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur punched above their weight with splendid half-centuries to keep Australia at bay and India bullish after an engrossing third day's play in the series-deciding fourth Test here on Sunday.
London: All-time record scorer for England and Manchester United. A haul of 16 trophies. Wayne Rooney's illustrious playing career is over. The former England and United captain has decided its time to focus on trying to replicate his successes as a striker in management.
Brisbane: Debutants Washington Sundar and Thangarasu Natarajan picked three wickets each as a rookie bowling line-up of India dismissed Australia for 369, bringing a lower-middle-order collapse on the second day of the fourth Test in Brisbane on Saturday (January 16).
The incredible underdog fairytale of Thangarasu Natarajan got better with his twin strikes on debut headlining a commendable effort from an inexperienced Indian bowling attack, which reduced Australia to 274 for 5 despite a stylis...
Masterblaster Sachin Tendulkar’s 21-year-old son Arjun, a promising left-handed fast bowler, made his debut for the senior Mumbai T20 team during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday (January 15). Arjun’s presence in the senior team now qualifies him to play in the coveted Indian Premier League (IPL).
Mumbai, not in great form having lost both of their opening matches, will play Haryana at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai in a Group E ...
Sandiego: President-elect Joe Biden's decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how the issue has long divided Democrats and Republicans, even within their own parties.
At a time when countries across the world are affirming their hopes in vaccines as the only relief from the pandemic, the post-vaccination death of scores of people in Norway has now triggered major concerns over inoculation of the elderly and the terminally-ill patients.
A passenger aircraft belonging to Pakistan’s national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been held back by Malaysian authorities due to a British court case over the...
Women operated for removing breast cancer tumour are usually given radiation radiotherapy to kill any lurking cancer cells after surgery. Usually, radiation therapy lasts for three to five times a week, for about 3 to 5 weeks. A novel, single-shot radiotherapy, that too administered immediately after the surgery, a recent study finds, is as effective as conventional radiotherapy for most women.
An update by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday morning said the number of active cases crossed the million mark and currently stands at 10,09,976. As many as 40,25,079 patients have been discharged.
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
In the midst of the commotion over NEET in Tamil Nadu, the state passed a bill in the Assembly on September 15 providing 7.5 per cent sub-quota in admissions to state-run medical colleges for government school students clearing the all-India exam.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Central Board of Secondary Education on Friday directing it to file an affidavit giving details of the scheme, dates and other details of the compartment exam it plans to hold for class 10 and 12 students by the end of September.
