The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the High Court that Bidar’s Shaheen school students were only counselled and not interrogated by the police.
Guwahati: Northeast India, known for its football talents, is overjoyed after Guwahati was confirmed as one of the host venues for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World India 2020. Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium is scheduled to also host the inaugural match of the tournament on November 2 later this year, including six other games.
Protesters at Chennai Washermanpet have been staging a sit-in at the spot against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) since February 14.
Nripendra Misra, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will head the temple construction committee of the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust.
The appointment was made on Wednesday (February 19) and Misra’s mandate would be to head the com...
Setting a new precedent on how to inspire staff in corporate offices, Welspun India's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dipali Goenka was found shaking a leg with her subordinates at the workplace.
The moves that were captured on video camera went vir...
Lucknow: The police on Wednesday (February 19) filed a rape case against a BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh and six members of his family.
The woman, 40, had first filed a complaint against Bhadohi MLA Ravindra Nath Tripathi's nephew. She said he had promised he...
Lucknow: Referring to the protests against CAA at Lucknow, Kanpur and Prayagraj, Adityanath asserted that no troublemaker died due to police bullet and claimed that they died in firing among themselves
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The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the High Court that Bidar’s Shaheen school students were only counselled and not interrogated by the police.
Amaravati: It’s Kabhi Haan, Kabhi Naa (sometimes yes, sometimes no) in Andhra politics with both the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) being caught in a dilemma over their future relationship.
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has decided to pass a resolution in the assembly against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, joining the ranks of anti-CAA states.
Coimbatore: India is expected to be a preferred market for sourcing of apparel products for buyersfrom the US, UK Europe and Canada as trade with China had been affected due to the novel coronavirus epidemic, Apparel Export Promotion Council Chairman A.Shakivel said on Wednesday (February 19).
New Delhi: India will switch to the worlds cleanest petrol and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV grades now - a feat achieved in just three years and not seen in any of the large economies around ...
New Delhi: Full service carrier Vistara plans to offer in-flight broadband service on certain international routes by March-end after inducting Dreamliners and Airbus 321 planes, a senior airline official said on Wednesday (February 19).
New Delhi: Prices of televisions, air-conditioners, refrigerators and some smartphone models are set to go up later this month as manufacturers grapple with a shortage of components and finished products imported from coronavirus-hit China.
San Francisco: Apple is to miss its revenue forecast for the March quarter due to the coronavirus epidemic, the US tech giant said on Monday, warning that iPhone supplies worldwide would also be impacted, underlining the economic cost of the health crisis.
New Delhi: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday (February 17) said that on the back of countercyclical measures undertaken by the government, structural reforms need to be continued to revive demand and support the economy.
Also, green shoots...
New Delhi: Despite the growing economic slump and drop in the export, the domestic air passenger traffic in January increased by 2.2 per cent to 1.27 crore compared to the same month in 2019.
According to data released by aviation regulator DGCA on Mond...
New Delhi: As Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices struggle to cough up thousands of crores of revenue share dues to the Department of Telecom, an industry insider rued the day when telcos had agreed to a switch over from an the earlier license fee regime to the present revenue sharing model.
Guwahati: Northeast India, known for its football talents, is overjoyed after Guwahati was confirmed as one of the host venues for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World India 2020. Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium is scheduled to also host the inaugural match of the tournament on November 2 later this year, including six other games.
New Delhi: Chinese and North Korean wrestlers have pulled out of the Asian Wrestling Championships being held in Delhi, apparently out of fear of Covid-19, the deadly virus that has claimed the lives of over 1,800 people.
At least 40 Chines...
Brisbane: In India's run-up to clinch the ICC women's T20 World Cup, the squad on Tuesday claimed a thrilling two-run win over the West Indies in a low-scoring warm-up match in Brisbane.
Wellington: Fit-again New Zealand pace spearhead Trent Boult plans to do nothing less than taking the wicket of Indian skipper Virat Kohli on his return to international cricket during the two-Test series starting in Wellington on Friday.
London: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Wednesday (February 19) unveiled a new points-based visa system to attract the "brightest and the best" from the world, including from India, and to reduce the number of cheap and low-skilled workers coming to the country.
Ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with him on Tuesday (February 25) to deepen cooperation in a range of key sectors ...
Yokohama: Relieved passengers began leaving a coronavirus-wracked cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday after testing negative for the disease that has now claimed more than 2,000 lives in China.
Beijing: Wang Feng, a resident house-bound by China's virus outbreak, counts on the parka-clad delivery drivers of e-commerce giant JD.com to keep her kitchen stocked.
Yokohama: Relieved passengers began leaving a coronavirus-wracked cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday after testing negative for the disease that has now claimed more than 2,000 lives in China.
Beijing: Wang Feng, a resident house-bound by China's virus outbreak, counts on the parka-clad delivery drivers of e-commerce giant JD.com to keep her kitchen stocked.
Hyderabad: The Indian pharma industry has expressed deep concern on the situation of its stocks in the wake of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China. The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) has stated the industry here has enough stocks of active pharmaceutical ingredients for two to three months only.
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said there are no reports of shortage of medicines or medical equipment in the country, adding the government will soon announce measures to deal with the impact of coronavirus outbreak on the domestic industry.
New Delhi: Production of several commonly used medicines such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, some antibiotics, and diabetes drugs may be adversely hit if the supply disruption caused by the outbreak of coronavirus in China lasts beyond two months, lobby group Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry has said.
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (February 5) gave its approval to confer the status of Institution of National Importance (INI) to five Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs).
From steps to attract external commercial borrowing, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the education sector to online education programmes, the education section of the budget has set a few ambitious targets.
Vadodara: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has been undertaking efforts to make higher education relevant to the societal and national needs, its chairman DP Singh said on Wednesday (January 29).
