India

TMC's Derek O'Brien and Mahua Moitra write to EC alleging EVM rigging | details

TMC's two prominent leaders write to Election Commission complaining that BJP workers attempted to take control of EVMs

Apr 1, 2021

Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Army Western Command Chief

Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh on Thursday took over as the Chief of Staff of Western Command, who later paid homage to the martyrs.

Apr 1, 2021

West Bengal phase 2 polling: 15.72% voting in 3 hours

Voter turnout for the second phase of polling in West Bengal notched as much as 15.72 per cent in about three hours as over 75 lakh electorate began voting in 30 Assembly seats on Thursday.

Apr 1, 2021

Finance Ministry's April Fool's Day gaffe: PPF rate cut order withdrawn after criticism

The step sparked outrage and may have put the ruling BJP in jeopardy in the ongoing assembly elections, prompting the government to act quickly to mitigate the damage.

Apr 1, 2021

France gears up for 3rd national lockdown as Coronavirus cases escalate | details

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a third national lockdown amid rising Covid-19 cases

Apr 1, 2021

Black box of crashed Indonesian plane recovered

The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the Indonesian plane that crashed in January killing all the 62 people on board, has been recovered, which will significantly help investigators find out the cause of the accident, an official said.

Apr 1, 2021

NTR to host Telugu version of KBC; gets tepid response [how to participate]

Junior NTR as the host, the fifth season of the Telugu version of Kaun Banega Crorepati, 'Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu' is all set to be aired soon. This reality game show is to be aired on Telugu's most popular Television channel- Gemini TV.

Mar 31, 2021

Aliens demolished India's Chandrayaan 2; new findings shock ISRO

The study report suggests that aliens living in the moon are highly advanced, and they could turn hostile if human interference happens on the lunar surface

Mar 31, 2021

India records 53,480 new Covid cases in one day

India recorded 53,480 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, 4.8 per cent lower than the day before, taking the total tally to 1,21,49,335 on Wednesday.

Mar 31, 2021

Arms recovered in Kokrajhar area of Assam ahead of PM's visit

Days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, a huge cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered at Kokrajhar's Gossaigaon area in Assam, the police said on Tuesday.

Mar 31, 2021

Sharad Pawar undergoes successful gall-bladder surgery

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar has undergone a successful surgery for extricating a gall-bladder stone early on Wednesday, his family said.

Mar 31, 2021

SpiceJet, Avenue Capital Group enter into MoU for aircraft acquisition

Budget airline SpiceJet has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Avenue Capital Group, New York for financing, acquisition and sale and lease-back of new planes.

Mar 31, 2021

Andhra Pradesh CM lays foundation stone for 1.5 km wall

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday laid the foundation stone to construct a retaining wall on the left bank of Krishna river to protect thousands of houses from flooding during the monsoon season.

Mar 31, 2021

8 lawyers suspended for attack on judge

The Unnao Bar Association has suspended the membership of eight lawyers on the directives of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh that is probing the alleged attack on additional district judge Prahlad Tandon.

Mar 31, 2021