India

30 Jul 2021, 11:20

District administration begins evacuating people living near Yamuna as water level reaches 'danger mark'

The Delhi administration on Friday sounded an "alert" as the water level of the Yamuna in the capital rose to 205.22 metres, precariously close ...

29 Jul 2021, 23:46

Punjab to bring Bill to earmark welfare budget for SCs in proportionate to their population

Chandigarh, Jul 29 () Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday gave the nod for putting before the state cabinet a ...

29 Jul 2021, 14:42

Enforcement Directorate arrests the owner of Gurgaon's Ambience Mall in J&K bank fraud case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said that it has arrested Raj Singh Gehlot, owner of Ambience Mall in a bank fr...

29 Jul 2021, 12:48

After Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan has the highest number of people with COVID-19 antibodies, reveals sero survey report by ICMR

In the midst of fears of a third Covid wave by September/October, there is good news for Rajasthan as 76 per ...

28 Jul 2021, 10:25

COVID-19: India clocked 43,654 new cases and 640 fatalities in a single day

India on Wednesday recorded 43,654 fresh cases of Covid-19 with 640 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data s...

27 Jul 2021, 19:42

IMF cuts India growth projection to 9.5% on 'severe second COVID wave'

The Delta variant-spurred Covid-19 second wave has shaved off 3 per cent from the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) previo...

26 Jul 2021, 18:06

Odisha’s temple town Puri becomes first Indian city with drinkable tap water available throughout the day

Now, people in Odisha's temple town Puri can drink water directly from the tap and there is no need to store or filter the w...

26 Jul 2021, 09:33

An Indian skin care products startup gets a $750 million valuation with $50 million cheque for new acquisitions

The funding round has also provided partial exits to some of Mamaearth’s early investors. Mamaearth will also...

25 Jul 2021, 19:04

Delhi could get up to 5 high-mast Tricolors by Aug 15 announced under AAP govt's 'Deshbhakti budget'

New Delhi, Jul 25 () The Delhi government has started implementing the schemes announced under its 'Deshbhakti budget', with...

21 Jul 2021, 17:45

Farmers get Delhi Police's permission to hold protests at Jantar Mantar on July 22

The Delhi Police on Wednesday gave permission to farmers to stage demonstrations at Jantar Mantar demanding scrapping of the...

21 Jul 2021, 16:01

Karnataka becomes the first state in India to provide reservation for transgenders in all government services

Karnataka has become the first state in the country to provide one per cent reservation for the 'transgender'...

21 Jul 2021, 12:42

Maharashtra's death toll surges by 3,509 after revising its data, say officials

A reconciliation of earlier data resulted in Maharashtra's Covid-19 cumulative death toll shooting up by a staggering 3,509 with the day's fatalities standing at 147, though recoveries crossed 6 million, health officials said here on Tuesday.

20 Jul 2021, 12:35

Bakrid (Eid al-Adha) 2021 -- Here is a list of warm wishes and messages

Bakrid or Eid al-Adha is a very important occasion for all, which is celebrated on the tenth day in the month of Zu al-Hijja...

20 Jul 2021, 10:21

India registers 374 new COVID-19 fatalities in a single day, lowest in 4 months

India on Tuesday recorded 30,093 new Covid-19 cases and 374 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family W...

19 Jul 2021, 21:42

AIUDF MLA's controversial remark on Assam budget triggers row

Guwahati, Jul 19 () The Assam assembly on Monday witnessed noisy scenes over a comment on the state budget by Opposition AIUDF member Aminul Islam, w...

18 Jul 2021, 11:34

Over 18 killed in Mumbai rain-related incidents , say officials

At least 18 persons were killed in several rain-induced tragedies as Mumbai and the surroundings were clobbered with heavy downpours early on Sunday, officials said.

17 Jul 2021, 20:00

BJP welcomes Assam budget for setting up roadmap for 'accelerated growth'

Guwahati, Jul 17 () The BJP on Saturday lauded the state budget for setting up a roadmap for "accelerated growth and buildin...

17 Jul 2021, 14:57

HDFC Bank's net profit rises over 14% in the first quarter, recommends a dividend of ₹6.50 per share

The country's largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a 14.36 per cent growth in its consolidated net p...

16 Jul 2021, 21:32

Himanta govt's first budget proposes one lakh jobs, no new tax

(Eds: Adding details, collating stories) Guwahati, Jul 16 () The Himanta Biswa Sarma government of Assam on Friday presented a Rs 566 crore deficit b...

16 Jul 2021, 20:24

Assam CM welcomes 'people-centric' budget

Guwahati, Jul 16 () Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday welcomed the budget tabled in the assembly and said that it did not include an...

16 Jul 2021, 17:26

Assam govt tables Rs 566 crore deficit budget, proposes no new tax

Guwahati, Jul 16 () The Assam government on Friday presented a Rs 566 crore deficit budget for 2021-22 in the assembly, without proposing any new tax...

16 Jul 2021, 14:16

Supreme Court asks UP government to reconsider its stand to hold symbolic Kanwar Yatra

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to apprise it by July 19 on whether it would reconsider its d...

16 Jul 2021, 13:49

T-Series Bhushan Kumar booked for allegedly raping a woman

Mumbai police have registered a case against T-Series company's managing director Bhushan Kumar, son of music baron late Gulshan Kumar, for allegedly...