For years, tech giants around the world have marked December 1 on their calendars for a visit to the IITs to pick up fresh graduates. But this year, the class of 2021 has received fewer international offers: less than 200 IITians…
For the sixth consecutive day, cases have remained below 50,000 while deaths too have not breached the 1,000 mark for seven days in a row. Wednesday saw 45,951 cases and 734 deaths as the second wave continued to go on a downward…
With north-western part of the country reeling under heat wave conditions due to break in Monsoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said further advance of southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan…
Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday urgently summoned to Delhi to meet the BJP’s central leadership, fuelling speculation in political circles that the state could be headed for early assembly elections…
Three terrorists were killed while two Army soldiers were injured in an encounter at Chimmer village, in South Kashmir’s Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam district, on Wednesday. An official said a joint team of the police, Army’s 9 RR an…
The Delta variant may have been responsible for nearly all Covid infections in Madhya Pradesh in June. That’s the indication from a genome sequencing report where every sample sent from MP last month was found to have been Delta …
The finance ministry on Wednesday imposed spending checks on several departments, ranging from education and home to telecom and power, as part of a cash management exercise due to the “evolving” Covid-19 situation and the Centre…
Delhi Police on Wednesday sent an email to Twitter India asking them to take down all child pornographic content and share details of the Twitter accounts that had circulated such media on the microblogging site. from Times of …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the PM-led National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to quantify within six weeks the ex gratia amount to be paid to the families of nearly four lakh novel coronavirus victims and said …
The average daily vaccination against Covid-19 increased to 40.3 lakh doses in June, driven by a jump since the Centre took over procurement and supplies of 75% of domestically produced jabs since June 21. from Times of India h…
Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday said the right of people to change those in office through elections was no “guarantee against tyranny of the elected” and argued that democracy and its benefits could only be ensure…
Brazil will suspend a $324-million contract for Covaxin from Bharat Biotech that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, the health minister said on Tuesday, even as the Indian drugmaker insisted that…
The government left small savings rates unchanged for the July-September quarter after an uproar over a sharp cut in April had forced it to reverse the decision. This is the fifth straight quarter where rates have been left uncha…
The Calcutta high court has agreed to take on record the reply affidavits filed by Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, law minister Moloy Ghatak and the state government in response to the CBI’s plea to transfer the Narada case outside th…
Bill Cosby was freed from prison and returned home on Wednesday, less than two hours after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying he never should have faced charges after striking a non-…
Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and a one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern US military was soiled by the long and costly Iraq war, has died, his family…
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration Wednesday attached flats, villas and land plots worth Rs 344.23 crore over the non-payment of dues by 32 real estate developers, according to an official order. from Delhi News: Latest Delh…
A delayed monsoon, the scorching heat and a city getting unlocked each passing week has resulted in Delhi’s power demand surging. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https…
In an attempt to give more power to non-promoting shareholders in a company, markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday said that two-thirds of the members of the nomination & remuneration committee (NRC) and the audit committee (AC) …
Taking umbrage at Twitter's decision to block the account of information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Tuesday sought a written explanation from the social media firm in two days on why…
In a first, five Indian pharma majors have joined hands to conduct phase-III clinical trials of investigational anti-viral drug Molnupiravir on mild Covid-19 patients. The companies include Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Cipla …
The nationwide Covid vaccination drive has been halted or severely slowed down in at least three states - Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka - as they have run out of stocks. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3y49cYE via
Artem Dovbyk's header in the 121st minute sent Ukraine through to a Euro 2020 quarter-final clash with England on Saturday as they beat Sweden 2-1 after extra time in Glasgow. Ukraine squeezed through to the last 16 despite t…
Indian pharma major Cipla will “facilitate” the import of Covid vaccines donated by US biotech major Moderna, possibly in the near future, under licence for restricted use by India’s drug regulator DCGI. In parallel, Cipla is als…
American internet giant Facebook has thrown its weight behind India's new IT Rules, and has said that they "make sense" while empowering users and limiting their abuse on social media, India MD Ajit Mohan has told T…
The deal to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin shot has become a headache for Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with alleged irregularities. One health ministry official said he alerted the president ab…
Private hospitals have to place orders for vaccines on CoWin and cannot directly procure it from manufacturers, July 1 onwards. The Centre has also devised a formula to decide the 'maximum monthly limit' of stocks that a …
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said Tuesday he plans to invest up to 30 billion dollars to develop his ambitious Starlink satellite internet service. Starlink plans to deploy thousands of low-orbit satellites to provide high-…
Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane fired England into the Euro 2020 quarter-finals as they sealed a 2-0 win against Germany that ended decades of hurt at the hands of their bitter rivals on Tuesday. In the 55 years since England beat…
The Noida Police on Tuesday said it has arrested 28 people, including 12 women, for alleged prostitution after a raid at a house in the city. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of…
A woman riding a two-wheeler sustained serious injuries allegedly caused by a kite string in northeast Delhi's Seelampur area, police said on Tuesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Del…
A six-foot-long rat snake made its way into the bedroom of a family residing in Inderpuri in Delhi and got trapped inside the compressor of their air conditioner, according to NGO Wildlife SOS. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi New…
Around a hundred applications have been received for open air dining licences, the most from Dwarka and other areas in south zone and Aerocity in Najafgarh zone, both of which fall under South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC)…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had conducted an internal survey that gave the latter 40-50 out of the 272 seats in the next municipal elections in 2022 from Delhi News: Latest Delhi Ne…
The full court of HC, while reviewing the current system of hearings before Delhi High Court and the district courts in Delhi, stressed that despite decline in Covid-19 cases “utmost precaution needs to be taken in view of the pr…
Two men have been arrested in Patna for allegedly duping BJP parliamentarian Sakshi Maharaj of Rs 97,500 by forging his signature on bank cheques. Delhi Police has found that they have cheated several people using the same method…
The state education department has allowed universities to conduct college exams in July in the pen-and-paper mode for final semester undergraduate and postgraduate students. from Latest Education news - Board Exam Results, Adm…
At Gyandeep Vidya Mandir, which closed on April 1, a notice said, “The school management is compelled to take this decision as the students are not paying fees for over a year and teachers are also not cooperating.” A solitary gu…
Three people have been apprehended for killing a 25-year-old woman after a fight broke out between them over money. The accused were on their way to dump the body when they were nabbed in outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar. from Delhi Ne…
All the patients from the vicinity were evacuated and rescued from the affected areas as a preventive measure. The casualty area was shut for a few hours. Some of the patients were moved to Safdarjung while some were adjusted at …
In view of the massive decline in Covid-19 cases, Delhi government has ordered de-escalation of the number of Covid-19 beds in hospitals and Covid health centres. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates …
A 23-year-old man from Amritsar was arrested for his involvement in the Red Fort violence that happened on January 26 this year. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https…
The state government has empanelled four expert agencies for the task. These agencies will assist construction companies and others in ‘safe’ tree transplantation that assures a high survival rate of the trees. Some projects requ…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a Delhi high court order that allows private unaided schools to collect annual charges and development fees even during the period when campuses are closed due to the pandemic. from D…
The capital recorded 59 Covid-19 cases on Monday, the lowest this year, with the positivity rate dipping to 0.10%. The city also reported two deaths, the lowest number of fatalities in a day since March 21 when one person had su…
When it comes to mortality among hospitalised patients, data collated by a private hospital chain reveals that the second wave was far more fatal than the first wave. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Upda…
New Delhi Municipal Council opened the first toilet complex in the city for the third gender opposite Shastri Bhawan on Monday and plans to build more such complexes. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Upd…
Two men have been arrested at Indira Gandhi International airport for trying to smuggle 18 kg of heroin worth Rs 126 crore in the international market. The two men were caught by the customs department after a “white-coloured” su…
The national capital reported 59 cases of Covid-19 on Monday, the lowest this year so far, as the positivity rate dipped to 0.10%, according to data shared by the health department here. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headl…
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced that it will develop a new mobile application for the Madrasa Board for teaching and other activities related to the madrasas in the state. from Latest Education news - Board Exam Resu…
After a meeting with chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Progressive Recognised Teachers’ Union Telangana State (PRTUTS) members have claimed the CM assured not to start physical classes from July 1. However, there was no officia…
Publishing the job vacancies on several platforms is being encouraged by the commission to help the candidates with limited internet access. from Latest Education news - Board Exam Results, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis and …
The recent creation of a seven-acre pond in Dwarka by Delhi government using treated water from Pappankalan sewage treatment plant (STP) may have paved the way for constructing four more waterbodies, which are planned to be compl…
The kingpin of a Nalanda-based syndicate of cyber crooks has been arrested by Crime Branch. The accused, identified as Chhotu Chaudhary, was nabbed from Bihar. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates fro…
Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested a man from Punjab in connection with the Red Fort flag hoisting case, officials said on Monday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of …
Gyms in the national capital opened with 50 per cent capacity from Monday onwards as the city slowly recovers from the impact of the second Covid-19 wave. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from De…
The UP government has allowed restaurants to open for dine-in, but the battle to stay afloat is far from over. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vYEUVB …
The GMDA has almost finished its work to revive Sikanderpur waterbody, nearly two years after the project was launched. The area has been cleared of encroachments and it will take a few months before the place is opened for the p…
Three members of a family were shot dead and one critically injured in an attack allegedly by miscreants in Loni district late on Sunday night, police said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from D…
On Monday, gyms and yoga institutes will reopen with 50% capacity — exactly 69 days after these facilities were closed to curb the spread of Covid-19. The ban on weddings in public places will be relaxed too. However, though the …
A minor fire broke out in the storeroom of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi at 5am on Monday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dfHH…
The national capital saw 89 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the second day in a row that the figure remained below 90, with a positivity rate of 0.12%. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi …
The onset of monsoon in Delhi is unlikely till July 2, says India Meteorological Department (IMD). The arrival of monsoon is already late in the capital as the normal meteorological date is June 27. from Delhi News: Latest Delh…
The groundwater near the city’s three landfill sites at Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla is highly contaminated with the level of total dissolved solid (TDS), chlorine and hardness being higher than the desired drinking water limit. …
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