At least 22 members of Indian security forces were killed in a central Indian state by Maoist fighters, in one of the bloodiest attacks by the extreme left-wing insurgent group this year, officials said on Sunday. Security personnel belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force’s elite CoBRA unit, […]
New Delhi, Apr 4:Telecom regulator TRAI is planning to conduct a consumer-facing survey to assess if tariff plans offered by operators are meeting actual requirements of varied categories of users, a top official said. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) may rope in an agency to conduct the […]
India’s biggest cities braced for stricter lockdowns and other COVID-19 curbs on Saturday asinfections hit a six-month high, as a month-long surge continued in the country third-worst hit by the pandemic. India’s richest state, Maharashtra, accounted for more than half of the 89,129 new cases reported by the […]
Chandigarh, Apr 3:Â Farmers on Saturday held a protest against Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Rohtak district. After they came to know about the CM’s visit, farmers including women gathered outside a private university where Khattar’s chopper was to land. Khattar was to attend a condolence meet […]
Coimbatore, Apr 3: A total of 14 workers of two political parties were arrested for allegedly distributing cash to voters in two areas here on Saturday, police said. Based on information, the police went to an area in Coimbatore south constituency where they caught 12 BJP workers distributing […]
India has reversed its decision to lower interest rates by up to 1.1% on its state-backed small savings programme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, adding that orders to cut rates to a near five-decade low were issued because of an oversight. Small savings are the lifeblood […]
India batting great Sachin Tendulkar said on Friday he has been admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure after contracting the novel coronavirus last week. Tendulkar, who will turn 48 later this month, was previously quarantining at home after testing positive following mild symptoms. read more “As a matter […]
New Delhi, Apr 2:Â Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the pace of highways construction in the country has touched a record 37 km per day in financial year 2020-21. He said the achievement was remarkable as it was achieved despite constraints posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
Madurai (TN), Apr 2: Â Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched yet another blistering attack on the DMK and Congress, charging that their leaders “keep insulting women”, while pointing out that the NDA schemes are aimed at empowering women. Addressing an election rally here seeking votes for NDA […]
New Delhi, Apr 2:Â More than 36.7 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day coverage till now, the Union Health ministry said on Friday. Of the 36,71,242 vaccine doses, 33,65,597 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 51,215 sessions for the first dose and 3,05,645 […]
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