India reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths, while active cases went up by over 2,300 in a 24-hour span, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.The latest updates pushed the country’s overall covid numbers to 4,33,31,645 cases, 5,24,903 deaths and 81,687 active cases, the data released at 8am showed. The […]
The Centre has accorded a Z+ security cover of CRPF commandos to the NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, officials said on Wednesday. BJP president J P Nadda announced the candidature of Murmu, a party leader from Odisha who served as Jharkhand governor, at a press conference on Monday night following a meeting of the party’s […]
A software engineer from Telangana was shot dead by an unidentified person in Maryland state of the US.Nakka Sai Charan (26), who hailed from Nalgonda district of Telangana, was killed when a person said to be a black man opened fire at him on Sunday evening. His friends in the US informed his family about […]
An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 155 people, authorities said.Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6 temblor that struck Paktika province, but it comes as the international community largely has left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country last year amid the chaotic withdrawal of the US military from the […]
The three service chiefs separately met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and briefed him about their plan to implement the Agnipath scheme and related issues against the backdrop of the ongoing protests against the new policy for military recruitment.The scheme announced on June 14 seeks to recruit youngsters in the age bracket of 17-and-a-half […]
The BJP on Tuesday announced to field former Jharkhand Governor and a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, Draupadi Murmu, as NDA candidate for the Presidential poll.BJP National President JP Nadda said discussions were held on 20 names and it was decided to opt for a women candidate from East India belonging to the […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for the fifth day of questioning in the National Herald money-laundering case.Gandhi, 52, along with his security escort, arrived at the ED headquarters on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi at 11.15am. A strong contingent of police and paramilitary personnel was deployed around […]
The CBI has arrested Joint Drugs Controller S Eswara Reddy for allegedly receiving a Rs 4 lakh bribe to waive the Phase 3 clinical trial of the Insulin Aspart injection, a product of Biocon Biologics under development to manage Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, officials said on Tuesday.Biocon Biologics is a subsidiary of the […]
Yoga brings peace to our universe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as he led the main event of the International Day of Yoga in the backdrop of the iconic Mysuru Palace on Tuesday.Thousands of people joined the Prime Minister in the mass Yoga demonstration here. “This whole universe starts from our own body and soul. […]
Eighty-four-year-old Yashwant Sinha may emerge as the opposition’s consensus candidate for the July 18 presidential election with the ex-NDA minister throwing first strong hints that he is ready to run for the highest office of the country.“I am grateful to Mamataji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a […]