India

Covid Surge: More than half of Supreme Court staffers test positive | details

Over 50 percent of staff in the supreme court have been infected with the coronavirus. Using video conference from home, all Supreme Court judges set to hear the cases

Apr 12, 2021

Coronavirus update: India reports 1.68 lakh fresh COVID cases, 904 deaths

India reported 1,68,912 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, setting another grim one-day record as the overall tally reached 1,35,27,717 so far.

Apr 12, 2021

Burqa clad women group upset with Fashion Show in Srinagar

Kashmir is gradually limping to normalcy, but the conflict entrepreneurs can't keep calm and protested against a fashion show. Which was held to encourage local talent and promote it among the rest of the nation.

Apr 12, 2021

Chennai beaches to stay shut on weekends till further notice

In wake of the surging Covid cases, the Tamil Nadu government said that beaches of Chennai, Chengalpattu and Kanchipuram will be out of bounds for public on all weekends from Sunday onwards, as well as on government holidays.

Apr 12, 2021

PSPK27- Pawan Kalyan's upcoming movie title Hara Hara Veera Mallu

Post-Vakeel Saab release, Pawan Kalyan goes into self-quarantine, isolates himself as security guards test Covid positive

A couple of days after Pawan Kalyan's Vakeel Saab hit the screens, most of his personal management and security personnel test positive for the Coronavirus. The actor self-isolates and releases a press note on the same.

Apr 11, 2021

PM Modi tells Karnataka to focus on micro containment zones

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday advised Karnataka to focus on micro containment zones to check the virus spread in the state, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said.

Apr 11, 2021

Helicopter carrying Lulu Group chief makes emergency landing, passengers safe

Due to a technical problem, the Lulu Group chopper was forced to land in the marshy area at about 8:30 a.m. within the Panangad Police Station limits in Kerala.

Apr 11, 2021

Fire at scrapyard leads to panic in Andhra SEZ

A massive fire broke out in a scrapyard situated at the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Duvvada, near here, on Sunday.

Apr 11, 2021

21 Miners Trapped After Coal Mine Accident In China: Report

The accident occurred on Saturday evening when 29 miners were working at the mine in Hutubi county, in the Changji Hui autonomous prefecture, the report said.

Apr 11, 2021

UAE Selects First Arab Woman For Space Programme

Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi's National Petroleum Construction Company, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States.

Apr 11, 2021

South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, says Israeli study

The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can "break through" Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found.

Apr 11, 2021

Maskless MP minister Usha Thakur performs 'puja' to ward off coronavirus

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Minister Usha Thakur, who has refused to wear a mask on several occasions in the past, has now sought divine intervention to get rid of the infection.

Apr 11, 2021

Covid Impact: CEOs prefer strict safety norms over partial lockdowns, shows CII Survey

Amid rising Covid cases and possibility of lockdowns, most of the CEOs in India believe that along with the ongoing vaccination drive, stringent implementation of safety norms should be adopted instead of going for partial lockdowns, according to a CII survey.

Apr 11, 2021

Social media FOMO actively hurts job performance: Study

Mobile-based banking now threatened by sophisticated malware

Cybercriminals are now using new and advanced techniques to attack mobile-based banking and the geography of attacks has become more diversified and extensive -- especially from a mobile financial malware perspective, a new report said on Sunday.

Apr 11, 2021

CSK skipper Dhoni fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was on Sunday fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate in the match against Delhi Capital (DC), which the three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions lost by seven wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.

Apr 11, 2021