Lucknow: Was there any role of the Pakistan intelligence agencies in the demolition of Babri Masjid in UP's Ayodhya on December 6, 1992? An "important" secret information suggests so, but the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) did not probe that angle, a special court has said.
A man travelling from the UAE was caught at Kozhikode international airport on Tuesday while trying to sneak in 40 grams of gold, hiding it behind the N-95 mask that he was wearing.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) received over 13,000 complaints of crimes against women during lockdown, as per data compiled by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, which was presented in the Lok Sabha.
The Supreme Court has nullified the Gujarat government’s April order which permitted factories to extend work shifts to up to 12 hours from eight hours and cut overtime pay by 50% in the wake of Covid-19 crisis.
Mumbai: As the number of coronavirus cases keep rising in India, insurance companies have seen a surge in claims being made for the disease, with some industry officials suggesting that this could have contributed to the incurred ratio of general insurance f...
Maharashtra will allow hotels, restaurants and bars to operate from October 5 with capacity not exceeding 50% of the total staff. With corona cases still on the rise, the state government on Wednesday extended the lockdown till October 31 with certain relaxations outside containment zones.
Srinagar: Two Indian soldiers were killed and four others got injured when Pakistan violated ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara along the Line of Control (LOC) on Thursday (October 1).
The Indian Army said it was giving a “befitting” reply to the unpr...
New Delhi: Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram took a dig at prime minister Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump made remarks against India during his presidential debate with rival Joe Biden.
Can a Tamil novel be written in Malayalam? Sounds baffling but seems possible, if a great translator can give the readers a work beyond the language in which it was written and yet retain the original essence. KV Jeyasri has won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 for her translation of the Malayalam novel Nilam Poothu Malarnna Naal (The day the land bloomed and blossomed) into Tamil as Nilam Poothu Malarntha Naal. She believes that being a translator, the biggest responsibility and challenge is to retain the essence of the original work. Click here to know more.
Chennai: On September 28, the Tamil Nadu government admitted in the Madras High Court that it has not conducted a single SC/ST vigilance and monitoring committee meeting for seven years. It is mandatory for the committee headed by the chief minister to meet twice a year to ensure the SC/ST Act is implemented properly in the state.
Kochi: Suspended senior IAS officer M Sivasankar on Thursday appeared before the National Investigation Agency probing the gold smuggling case in Kerala, two months after he was quizzed by the agency in connection with the sensational case, sources said.
Bengaluru: In a stinging attack on media freedom, the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka has forced shut a TV channel for airing news on corruption allegations against the chief minister and his family members.
At a time when religious identity has become a potential political weapon, a major controversy has broken out in Andhra Pradesh over an age-old convention regarding the entry of non-Hindus into the Tirumala temple, the country’s richest shrine.
New Delhi: The Delhi government has so far collected around ₹2.53 crore in fine by issuing over 51,600 challans from violators for flouting COVID-19 safety rules since June 13, said officials on Monday (September 29). Of this, nearly half, ₹1.19 crore, was collected from September 20 to 27.
Rosneft and Saudi Aramco are unlikely to bid in the privatization of Indian refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp, sources have told Reuters. Low oil prices and weak demand have restrained their investment plans, it added.
Ambani-led Reliance Industries said on Wednesday (September 30) that US-based General Atlantic will invest ₹ 3,675 crore for a 0.84 per cent stake in its retail arm, Reliance Retail Ventures.
The deal gives Reliance Retail a pre-money valuati...
Last week, US-based tech company Apple Inc rolled out its online store for Indian customers. The launch largely went unnoticed except for a few reports which referred to one of the Macs being hawked at the website for a whopping ₹27 lakh.
Walmart Corporation is in talks with Tata Group for an investment of up to $25 billion in the salt-to-software conglomerate's new "super app", according to news reports.
Chennai: It is turning out to be the biggest high-voltage divorce in the annals of Indian corporate history. The Shapoorji Pallonji Group, a relatively small but longtime partner of Indian oldest industrial conglomerate, the Tatas, brought the simmering four-year conflict to a turning point on September 22 by initiating proceedings to break the ties.
The daily average surplus posted by the Indian Railways (IR) nearly doubled to Rs 10 crore in 2018-19, from less than Rs 5 crore in the previous fiscal. Ideally, this should have been a rare piece of good news from the national transporter, which subsidises passenger travel through freight earnings and loses money in transporting each passenger, every day. But India’s federal auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), has laid bare an accounting practice followed by the railways which allowed it to show a surplus when indeed, in 2018-19, it should have shown a deficit instead.
Flipkart and Amazon's recent announcement to open offices in newer locations and warehouses a.k.a. fulfilment centres across the country give an indication of the opportunities that the pandemic has brought in for the two big giants of the e-commerce industry.
Abu Dhabi: Opener Jonny Bairstow's sublime fifty was complemented by a stellar bowling effort from Rashid Khan as Sunrisers Hyderabad outplayed Delhi Capitals by 15 runs to open their account in the 13th IPL here on Tuesday
Mumbai Indians’ man for all seasons" Kieron Pollard’s scintillating strokeplay found its match in maverick Ishan Kishan as they nearly pulled off a Houdini Act before Navdeep Saini’s spectacular Super Over saw Royal Challengers Bangalore win an IPL humdinger on Monday (September 28).
Sharjah: Rahul Tewatia struck five sixes in an over at the fag end of the match as Rajasthan Royals recorded the highest runchase in IPL history, beating Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in a high-scoring encounter here on Sunday (September 27).
A Young Shubman Gill drove, pulled and cut with authority in an unbeaten 62-ball 70 as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) overwhelmed Sunrsiers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Saturday.
If the opinions by respected pundits are anything to go by, Americans and the rest of the world could have done something better for ninety minutes rather than watch a virtual shouting match with incumbent President Donald Trump trying to bully his way through, first attacking Joseph Biden, and when all things failed, going after moderator Chris Wallace from his favorite network Fox News.
US President Donald Trump has said he “paid millions of dollars in taxes” in a face-off with Democratic challenger Joe Biden at the first Presidential debate in Cleveland.
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (September 29) questioned the credibility of India’s data on COVID-19 deaths, lumping in the US partner with China and Russia during a heated p...
In their first-ever televised debate in Cleveland, Democratic challenger Joe Biden called US President Donald Trump a liar, asking the latter to “shut up” when he interrupted him, ...
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.
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.
Kolkata: The University of Calcutta has decided to conduct online the final semester exams for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in October. The exams will be conducted from October 1-8 with the help of WhatsApp and email, university vice-chancellor Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee said.
New Delhi: The top education body University Grants Commission (UGC) has listed out precautions required to be taken by the students before enrolling in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes.
