News from India

Washington: The double mutant Covid variant — identified as B1617 — that was first detected in India, has spread to ‘at least 17 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has…

Khurda: Two unidentified bike-borne miscreants allegedly looted Rs 1.89 lakh from a woman, an employee of a private finance company, at gunpoint near Badasankha under Banpur Police limits in Khurda district on Sunday. According to reports, the two miscreants followed the employee, Babita Patra, while she was returning to Balugaon from Kumaranga village after collecting […]

New Delhi: A local BJP leader and his wife were booked by police for allegedly molesting, assaulting and threatening a woman radiologist in south Delhi, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Thursday in Duggal Colony when the accused Chandan Chaoudhary along with his wife Neera Chaoudhary, his driver, Sanjay and five other hired […]

Ahmedabad: India squandered a 2-0 first half lead to lose 2-4 against Tajikistan in the opening match of the four-nation Intercontinental Cup here on Sunday. In what was a game of two halves, Sunil Chhetri’s brace put India in the driver’s seat in the first half before Tajikistan scored four goals after the breather to […]

Rio de Janeiro: Everton and Gabriel Jesus struck first-half goals before Richarlison converted a late penalty as hosts Brazil defeated Peru 3-1 in the Copa America final here on Sunday. Gremio forward Everton opened the scoring at the Maracana. Peru captain Paolo Guerrero netted from the penalty spot in the 44th minute, Xinhua reported. Jesus […]

Amaravati: Amid the spiralling second Covid wave, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, on Wednesday, insisted that the state will conduct tenth standard and intermediate (class 12) board exams…

Lakhs of students appear for different entrance examinations every year for various degree programs in order to get admission into the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) but a few of them only make it to the premier institution. In order to give the experience of IIT culture to students who could not make it to […]

Agra: At least 29 people were killed on Monday when a passenger bus fell into a gorge on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway. The bus, after hitting the divider, fell into the 40-feet-deep gap between two flyovers on the Yamuna Expressway near Milestone 161 (Jharna nallah) under Etmadpur police jurisdiction of Agra district at around 4.15 a.m. […]

Mumbai: Actor Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput Kapoor have completed four years as husband and wife, and she still can’t stop gushing about the “Kabir Singh” star. Sharing a photo from their wedding in July 2015 on Instagram on Sunday, Mira wrote: “You make my world and me go round, #happy4.” Shahid took to Twitter […]

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex cracked over 400 points in early trade Monday dragged by losses in HDFC twins, L&T and RIL stocks, amid heavy selloff in global equities. The 30-share index was trading 405.67 points, or 1.03 per cent, lower at 39,107.72 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader Nifty sank 128 points, or […]

Birmingham: Left-handed Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing World Cup with a hamstring injury. Head coach Justin Langar on Sunday confirmed that Khawaja will miss Australia’s semifinal clash against England to be played on Thursday and will be out of action for at least three to four […]

In today’s world, ATM-cum-debit cards and credit cards have made life easy. Because of wide acceptability of these cards for high volume transactions, people use them at petrol pumps, shopping merchants and online shopping. These cards provide convenience to many. Even those who are less tech-savvy can use the ATM-cum-debit cards and credit cards for […]

Mumbai: In less than a month after the Mumbai Police filed a closure report in the alleged #MeToo sexual harassment case lodged by Tanushree Dutta against actor Nana Patekar, the actress will now file protest petition against the actor’s clean chit in the case. Tanushree has opposed the B-Summary report filed by the Oshiwara police […]

Khurda: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch detained a kingpin of stone mining mafia from Bolagarh area late last night. Later, the accused, Nitu Mansingh, was handed over to Khurda police for further investigation. Acting on a tip-off, the STF intercepted a vehicle in Bolagarh area and caught hold of Mansingh against […]

ONGC Petro additions Limited (OPAL) has released a recruitment notification for the positions of Executive. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions before the deadline. “Company is looking for competent personnel at Executive cadre having proven track record in Petrochemicals or related industry for various roles across Technical and Support functions,” the notification […]