News from India

New Delhi: Iron Man may have died while saving the world in ‘Avengers: Endgame’, but he comes alive in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’. How? Through his persona, legacy and technological inventions, like one aptly named ‘EDITH’ — an acronym for “Even Dead I’m The Hero”. If you haven’t watched the film, here’s a spoiler alert. […]

New Delhi: A monetary grant of Rs 75,000 per month would be given by a leading national daily to applicants doing research in Hindi, the media house announced on Thursday. The second edition of ‘Gyanvritti’, which comes under Dainik Jagran’s ‘Hindi Hai Hum’ initiative, is launched to promote the usage of Hindi language in fundamental […]

New Delhi: In India, there is one doctor for every 1,457 people as per the country’s current population estimate of 1.35 billion, which is lower than the World Health Organisation norm of 1:1000, the government has informed Parliament. A little over 11.57 lakh allopathic doctors are registered with the state medical councils and the Medical […]

New Delhi: A mini-stimulus to take the economy out of five-year low alongside giving some tax relief to common man may be on the cards, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman does a tightrope walk balancing the needs of the economy and fiscal constraints in her maiden Budget. The Budget to be presented on Friday is […]

Kolkata: Members of the Birla family bade an emotional adieu to its patriarch B K Birla as his last rites were performed in the city on Thursday, on the auspicious day of Rath Yatra. His mortal remains were consigned to flames on a traditional wooden pyre at the Keoratala crematorium in south Kolkata. Earlier, the […]

Mumbai: Congress MLA Nitesh Rane was taken into custody by the Maharashtra police for `assaulting’ a deputy engineer Thursday, officials said. Nitesh Rane, the son of former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane, was this morning caught on camera pouring mud on a deputy engineer to protest the poor condition of the Mumbai-Goa highway. The incident, […]

Hyderabad: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu Thursday admitted that her season so far has not been “great” but expressed hope of turning the tide in the upcoming events, beginning with Indonesia Open from July 16. Sindhu has played in six tournaments so far this year without reaching a final. She reached the semifinals in […]

Guwahati: Forty-five people have died till July 3 since the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in Assam, the National Health Mission said Thursday. Most of upper Assam districts, including Jorhat, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, and the lower Assam district of Kamrup have been affected by the mosquito-borne disease. “Assam is undergoing the transmission season for Japanese Encephalitis […]

Mumbai: The Indian rupee Thursday furthered its gains by another 39 paise to 68.50 a US dollar, tracking firmer emerging market currencies, lower crude oil prices, even as participants keenly awaited the Union Budget to be unveiled on Friday. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 68.86 per dollar and advanced to […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked President Vladimir Putin for Russia’s help and support in India’s fight against COVID-19 as the two leaders agreed to establish a…

Cuttack: With veteran director Basant Sahoo’s ‘Selfish Dil’ hit theatres today, audiences have given the thumbs-up to the movie’s songs released under Tarang Music banner. The movie was premiered at Cuttack’s Samrat Cinema Hall. Produced by Panchabati Productions, the Odia flick stars Suryamayee and debutant actor Shreyan in lead characters. The film also has veteran […]

New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Abhay was on Thursday appointed as Director of Hyderabad-based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, a premier training institute of the country for the Indian Police Service officers, according to an official order. Abhay, a 1986 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre, is at present Director General of Narcotics Control […]

Poznan: In her first competitive 200 metre race of the year, star sprinter Hima Das bagged gold while national record holder shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor won the bronze at the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix here. World junior champion Hima clocked 23.65 seconds on her way to the 200m gold. She has a personal […]

Leeds: Afghanistan once again remained on the verge of their single victory in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 as they lost their last and final group game against West Indies by a meagre 23 runs at the Headingly Cricket Ground here on Thursday. Chasing a challenging 312-run target, opener Rahmat Shah (62 off […]

Los Angeles: An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted the US state of California on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre, with a depth of 8.68 km, was initially determined to be at 35.70 degrees north latitude and 117.51 degrees west longitude, Xinhua reported. The quake was felt across the […]