India

Karnataka disaster alert: Landslides, flood-like situation in few districts; govt releases Rs 50 cr

A high alert was issued in parts of Karnataka by the IMD, now the approaching disaster situation is looking more like a reality.

Aug 6, 2020

Irrespective of COVID, Karnataka pvt hospitals can't turn away patients

No private hospital in Karnataka can turn away a patient without attending to him or her, irrespective of the Coronavirus status, an official has said.

Aug 6, 2020

IISc develops India's first mobile COVID testing lab in Bengaluru | Details

In a new breakthrough, the Indian Institute of Science has developed India's first mobile COVID-19 testing lab to be deployed in hospitals. The lab was inaugurated on Wedenesday.

Aug 6, 2020

RBI Monetary Policy: MPC maintains status quo, repo rate intact at 4%

Accordingly, the repo rate or short-term lending rate for commercial banks and reverse repo rate remain unchanged at 4 per cent and 3.3 per cent, respectively.

Aug 6, 2020

BJP sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir's Qazigund; 2nd attack in two days

BJP sarpanch Sajad Ahmad Khanday was shot dead by terrorists near his residence at Vessu village in Qazigund block of south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday, August 6.

Aug 6, 2020

Novavax signs COVID vaccine supply deal with India's Serum Institute

Novavax Inc said on Wednesday it has entered a supply and license agreement with the Serum Institute of India for the development and commercialization of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Aug 6, 2020

Manoj Sinha appointed new J&K Lieutenant Governor as GC Murmu resigns from post

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manoj Sinha was on Thursday appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, a day after G.C. Murmu in a surprise development resigned from the post exactly a year after the nullification of Article 370.

Aug 6, 2020

Breaking: 8 COVID patients dead as major fire breaks out at Ahmedabad hospital

A major fire broke out in Ahmedabad's Shrey hospital in the wee hours of Thursday. As many as eight COVID patients, including five men and three women, died in the incident.

Aug 6, 2020

J&K Lt. governor GC Murmu resigns: Report

GC Murmu had worked with PM Narendra Modi when he was the CM of Gujarat. He was also the first L-G of Jammu and Kashmir after the bifurcation.

Aug 6, 2020

Mahatma Gandhi will now be on British Currency notes | Details

Reports confirmed that efforts are on from the Royal Mint advisory to mint a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi.

Aug 5, 2020

Sacred soil from Sharada Peeth in PoK arrived for Ayodhya Ram Mandir

While the chants of Jai Shri Ram echoed all over the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the 'Bhumi Pujan' of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday, August 5.

Aug 5, 2020

Uber starts hiring again, to recruit 140 engineers in India

The engineers will build products in areas such as rider and driver growth, delivery, marketplace, customer service, digital payments, risk and compliance, safety, and finance technology, Uber said in a statement.

Aug 5, 2020

KIA employees demand more tests after Covid cases at Bengaluru airport wing

Nearly 10 cases have been reported there so far, including four Customs officials.

Aug 5, 2020

Bharti Airtel partners with Amazon to grow cloud business

Bharti Airtel Ltd and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will join forces to develop the Indian telecoms firm's cloud business, allowing it to offer a wider range of products to its enterprise clients, the two companies said on Wednesday.

Aug 5, 2020