Kal Penn (born Kalpen Suresh Modi), one of the most prominent Indian-Americans in US public life, has revealed he is gay. “I discovered my own sexuality relatively late in life compared to many other people,” Penn said in an inte…
"We need to be brutal here. I don't think we were brave enough with the bat or ball. Didn't have much to defend but we weren't brave when we walked out to the field. New Zealand had more intensity," a curt V…
As New Zealand, without any scoreboard pressure chasing 111, cantered along merrily, with Darryl Mitchell (49 off 35; 4x4, 3x6) at times toying with the much-vaunted attack, India's shoulders drooped, the faces went grim and …
Delhi recorded just four deaths from Covid-19 in October, the lowest monthly toll after the first fatalities from the pandemic were recorded in March last year. While deaths in October were one less than the number reported in Se…
New Delhi recorded its cleanest October air this year since the Central Pollution Control Board started measuring the city's AQI or air quality index in 2015. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates …
With operations resuming at Terminal 1 of IGI Airport on Sunday, 133 flights had landed and taken off till 6pm. The airport operator, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), had earlier informed TOI that about 200 flights wou…
While Delhi is the only city in the country to have administered more than 2 crore vaccine doses and nearly half of its adult population is now fully vaccinated, over 19 lakh eligible people are yet to get the shots. A drive has …
The Delhi government has directed hospitals that a third of their beds reserved for Covid-19 patients can now be used for patients suffering from dengue, malaria and Chikungunya. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines &am…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Glasgow on Sunday for the COP26 climate summit and bilateral talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the United Nations (UN) meet. from Times of India https://…
Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee on Sunday withdrew his controversial Mangalsutra ad campaign featuring models in “intimate apparel” following a BJP lawyer’s legal notice and a barrage of criticism, including MP home minister Narott…
While free vaccination is available to everyone aged 18 and above who chooses to avail of it, back-of-the-envelope calculations show that about a fifth of the cost of vaccination or about Rs 5,000 crore has been borne by people o…
In good news ahead of Diwali, India reported less than 1 lakh fresh cases of Covid-19 in the week ending Sunday, the first time since mid-February this year that the weekly numbers had fallen below the six-figure mark. from Tim…
In good news ahead of Diwali, India reported less than 1 lakh fresh cases of Covid-19 in the week ending Sunday, the first time since mid-February this year that the weekly numbers had fallen below the six-figure mark. from Tim…
Covid vaccination rate, that had temporarily slowed down during the four weeks in September-October, has started picking up again, primarily driven by the increasing coverage of the second dose of the jabs. from Times of India …
Over 4 lakh pilgrims have visited the Char Dham shrines in the Garhwal Himalayas between September 18 and October 31, with the maximum footfall of over 2 lakh in Kedarnath, according to the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board.…
India will roll out a mega multi-billion-dollar capital support and production-linked incentive plan to push manufacturing of semiconductors in the country, the move coming at a time when industries across sectors face massive pr…
The share of personal loans in bank credit has for the first time overtaken overall loans to the industry sector during the second quarter of the current financial year. This has happened with loans to industry as of end-Septembe…
The idea of an All India Judicial Service on the lines of central services like IAS and IPS seems to be coming closer to fruition with the Centre building a broader consensus with the higher judiciary on the issue and setting the…
In a bold move, India on Sunday said that achieving its climate goals may be linked to issues like its membership to the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group — held up due to China's opposition — and availability of technology as it soug…
While granting bail to Aachit Kumar, a 22-year-old studying in London and an accused in the cruise liner drug bust case, a special NDPS court has held that merely on the basis of WhatsApp chats, it cannot be gathered that he used…
Three days after an e-rickshaw driver was found dead in a forest area here, police on Sunday arrested his wife and cousin for killing him. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of In…
These are two teams driven to similar states of desperation by defeat to the same opponent, Pakistan. Two teams with no lack of mutual respect, hoping to somehow claw and scratch their way past each other in Sunday's big-bill…
India is the biggest milk producer in the world today but 75 years ago it made a small start on the ‘milky way’ when Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited (KDCMPUL) collected 250 litres of milk from two village…
The good news is that liquor will be available at the new stores soon. The bad news? Prices are likely to go up by up to 9%. Delhi government’s excise department is in the process of fixing the maximum retail prices of brands and…
The capital recorded 37 new Covid-19 cases and zero fatality on Saturday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.06%, according to data shared by health bulletin. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates fr…
The air quality in Delhi remained poor for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday with stubble burning accounting for 12 per cent of the national capital's PM2.5 pollution, government data showed. According to the Ministry of…
Delhi University’s (DU) executive council was informed on Friday that the two names finalised for naming two upcoming colleges were Veer Savarkar and Sushma Swaraj. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Update…
Delhi high court has issued notice on a plea filed by the headmistress of a school alleging that she was suspended by the administration for not donating money towards construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The woman also cla…
Unlike Aryan Khan, the two other accused who got bail on the same day as him had to stay in jail for another night as they were unable to complete bail formalities despite a frantic effort by their lawyers, families and friends. …
A national risk assessment (NRA) is currently under way in which central agencies, including the Reserve Bank of India, have been tasked with evaluating sectors that are vulnerable to money laundering and terror financing. from…
The RSS said on Saturday that forced religious conversion should stop and those who change their faith should announce it. The Sangh also said it would welcome the passing of any anti-conversion bill. “People who are converted ha…
Observing that people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continue to “face insurmountable hurdles in accessing justice from the stage of filing the complaint to the conclusion of the trial”, the Supreme Court on F…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, where Modi invited the head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit India and the two leaders discussed the future of a post-Covid world and climate change a…
In what shows that employment demand under MGNREGS will be high like last year, belying the government’s expectations and funding, the scheme has already exhausted the budget approved for the current financial year with five more…
Rejecting the bail plea of a person accused of raping his girlfriend along with other accused, the Allahabad high court has said that “having consensual sex with a major girl is not an offence, but is unethical, immoral and again…
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused Congress of “appeasement politics”, claiming that when he visited Uttarakhand earlier during the party’s tenure, “people had permission to block a national highway fornamaz”. fr…
Anantapur in Telugu means “blessed with many things”. It's an ironic name for a place that has come to be known for what it’s not blessed with — rainfall. This district in Andhra Pradesh has seen 18 droughts in the last 20 ye…
Holding it mandatory for a government authority to expeditiously deal with and communicate its decision on a representation made by a person against preventive detention, the Supreme Court on Friday invalidated an order passed by…
An Army officer and a jawan were killed in a mine explosion near a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district late Saturday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3GBJa3T via
Stating that the actor complained of some weakness and was sweating at the time he saw him, Dr. Ramana Rao told the online daily that Puneeth Rajkumar's blood pressure read 150/92 and his heart rate too seemed in control. f…
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has allocated Rs 41.60 lakh for providing various facilities at the city's Chhath ghats, according to a statement issued on Saturday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines…
Asif knew Afghanistan paceman Karim Janat was the weak-link in the Afghanistan attack and he launched a vicious attack as Pakistan needed 24 off 12. Four sixes flew from his bat in the 19th over as Janat looked a fish out of wate…
Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi pleaded for T20 World Cup calm on Friday after thousands of ticketless fans tried to storm the Dubai Stadium for the high-profile clash against neighbours Pakistan. from Times of India https://…
The Bombay high court has granted bail to Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha arrested by the NCB in the drugs-on-cruise case. Follow this blog for all the latest updates on the case. from Times of India https://ift…
The air quality of Delhi marginally deteriorated on Friday but it is likely to worsen on Saturday. The fire counts in the neighbouring states rose from 502 on Thursday to 1,112 on Friday, according to System of Air Quality and W…
An expert committee with officials from the public health department of three civic bodies has confirmed deaths of six Delhi residents due to dengue this season. Their time of death and other details are yet to be verified, said …
Delhi government started preparations on Friday for organising Chhath puja across the city after Delhi Disaster Management Authority issued a detailed order specifying guidelines for the sun festival in the Covid era. No Chhath p…
The festive season has brought some cheer to film exhibitors with the Delhi Disaster Management Authority allowing - for the first time since the Covid outbreak in the city - all cinema halls, multiplexes and theatres to function…
The newly formed strategic fusion & strategic ops (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police’s Special Cell has busted a group duping individuals in the guise of the government's redressal departments. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi Ne…
Bypolls to three Lok Sabha seats & 30 Assembly constituencies across 14 states to begin shortly. Counting of votes to begin on November 2. Stay here for live updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nAqrNC via
India reported 14,348 Covid-19 new cases in the last 24 hours preceding Friday, the ministry of health and family welfare said. With this India's active caseload stood at 1,61,334. Active cases now account for less than 1% of…
Skipper Babar Azam hit a composed 51 while Asif Ali hit four sixes in the penultimate over as Pakistan completed a hat-trick of victories in the T20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan in a Super 12 Group 2 match on…
Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan on Friday became the fastest bowler to take 100 T20Is wickets. Rashid achieved the feat during the match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nD…
A career bureaucrat, Das was first appointed in 2018, after his predecessor Urjit Patel quit amid worries the government was encroaching on the central bank’s turf. Under Das, 64, the central bank endeavored to support growth and…
The Bombay high court on Thursday granted bail to 23-year-old Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, his friend Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, a model from Madhya Pradesh, in the case of alleged seizure of drugs from a cr…
Thanks to a back injury that required a major surgery, Hardik Pandya hasn't bowled during the last two Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons. In between, he enjoyed a great white-ball tour of Australia and bowled well in all th…
With the air quality likely to deteriorate, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Thursday enforced certain “very poor” measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect in Delhi-NCR. from Delhi News…
An Amrapali Sapphire resident and his friend were thrashed with sticks by the housing society's guards in front of its main gate on Wednesday night after an argument over which gate their car should enter from. from Delhi …
The sixth serological survey in the capital has revealed that as much as 97% of Delhi's population has Covid-19 antibodies, a substantial increase from the 56.1% reported in the previous survey carried out in January, prior …
People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can still readily pass on the infection in household settings. This has been confirmed by a study conducted in the UK. The study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, looke…
The national capital has seen the sex ratio go up from 920 females per 1,000 males in 2019 to 933 females per 1,000 males in 2020, Delhi government said on Thursday. The government also said in a statement that the infant mortali…
The Bombay high court on Thursday granted bail to 23-year-old Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, his friend Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, a model from Madhya Pradesh, in the case of alleged seizure of drugs from a cr…
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3blCs3G …
The Delhi Police on Thursday began removing barricades put up at the Tikri border where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre's three agri laws, a senior officer said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Hea…
More than 90% of those covered under the sixth serological survey in Delhi have developed antibodies against coronavirus, according to a report submitted to the government on Wednesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headli…
Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday allowed Chhath Puja celebrations at designated sites with strict protocols amid a significant improvement in the Covid-19 situation. On September 30, DDMA had prohibited pub…
An elderly couple ended their life on Wednesday by allegedly hanging themselves in their house in Kalkaji Extension in southeast Delhi. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India…
Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of Delhi Police and the Centre on a PIL seeking removal of “unnecessary and hazardous” iron barricades from several roads across the national capital. Chained barricades on the roads…
Hundreds of Bangladeshi Hindus joined Indian-origin Bengali Hindus at a protest outside the UK Houses of Parliament on Wednesday demanding the British government put pressure on Bangladesh to take action over the recent anti-Hind…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a probe into the Pegasus snooping controversy by a three-member expert committee under the supervision of former SC judge R V Raveendran, holding that a "prima facie case" is made…
Fed up with being confined to bed most of the time due to ill-health, a Delhi University professor couple allegedly hanged themselves to death in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area on Wednesday afternoon, police said. from D…
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 13-year-old boy here, police said on Wednesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vRWeNy via
The Delhi Police detained two people after an altercation broke out between two groups over pigeon flying in north east Delhi's Seelampur on Wednesday in which a person was injured, officials said. from Delhi News: Latest D…
Pakistan PM Imran Khan notified on Tuesday the appointment of Lt General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum as the new chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), paving the way for the implementation of the early decision taken by the country…
The test positivity rate of Covid-19 in Delhi touched 0.08% on Tuesday, the highest in 22 days. The daily cases also rose to 41. This is the maximum daily cases recorded in the national capital since October 7, when 44 people tes…
A west Delhi-based plywood businessman was abducted by a woman and taken to a house where he was stripped and thrashed by her gang members before being robbed. Later, a ransom of Rs 7 lakh was demanded for his release. The Dwark…
An analysis of data from the Union earth science’s forecasting body System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) determined that the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s PM2.5 is highest between October 29 an…
Soon, senior citizens will be able to visit Ayodhya and offer prayers at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir on a pilgrimage funded by Delhi government. This was announced by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who offered prayers at Shri R…
A proposal to cap the number of people to be interviewed for the post of assistant professors at Delhi University (DU) came under severe criticism from a large section of teachers on Tuesday following which certain clauses were e…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned UP Police on why there were only 23 eyewitnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case when hundreds of people were present at the rally and also directed the UP government to provide protec…
Students coming from outside Karnataka can't be compelled to learn Kannada language, be it classical or functional, the high court on Tuesday orally observed, granting time to the state government to reconsider the issue. f…
Come November 8 and foreign travellers who are fully vaccinated with WHO-approved jabs and have a negative Covid report from a test taken within 72 hours of departure can enter the US. For travellers from India, it means the lift…
In a move to ramp up coverage of Covid vaccines, particularly the second dose among those who are overdue, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called a meeting with health ministers of states and Union territories on Wedn…
Arguing for actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s bail plea in the drug seizure case, former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi told the Bombay high court on Tuesday that Aryan was not in “conscious possession” of the contraband al…
A serving naval officer and two retired ones, along with two "private persons", have been arrested by the CBI in connection with the alleged leaking of confidential information about the modernisation of the Russian-ori…
Six people, including three toddlers, were safely rescued from an apartment in Palam village after a fire broke out there, police said on Tuesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Tim…
Pacer Haris Rauf led a clinical bowling display with an excellent four-wicket haul before Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali's onslaught as Pakistan took 'revenge' on New Zealand for a recent off-field snub with a five-wicket …
This could be the last expansion of services by state-owned Air India before it transits to the Tata Group and the big bang expansion then. The Maharaja will be adding its highly popular US nonstops from next month as Uncle Sam r…
In view of the Diwali season, Delhi High Court asked the Aam Aadmi Party government and police on Monday to “scrupulously” enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour and crowd control, especially in market places. from Delhi News: La…
It is not just the severely obese people who have uncontrolled diabetes. Even those with mild obesity- BMI ranging between 30 kg/m2 to 34.9 kg/m2 - and uncontrolled diabetes can benefit from weight loss surgery. from Delhi News…
Marriage is recognised only between "a biological man and a biological woman" under the Indian law, the Centre told the Delhi HC, reiterating its stand. "Personal laws are settled, and marriage, which is contemplat…
Bharti Airtel on Monday said it will opt for four-year payments moratorium - on AGR and spectrum dues - being offered by the Union government as part of a relief package for the telecom sector. from Times of India https://ift.t…
Aiming to drive a major push to healthcare capacities in the country, PM Narendra Modi on Monday launched the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PMABHIM) from his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi with an outl…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea against Covid-19 vaccination and said the doubt should not be created about efficacy of the vaccines without any proof as it is the only way to protect people from the deadl…
With hardly any success in bringing down the prices of edible oils despite the recent major cut in import duty and agricultural cess, the government is now pinning its hopes on states and Union territories to fix the stock limits…
As only SBI and UCO bank finalised proposal to invest Rs 450 cr in Amrapali projects Supreme Court on Monday directed other banks to take a final decision within two weeks even as the court was informed that 300 buyers will be gi…
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award on Tamil superstar Rajinikanth and honoured a galaxy of personalities related to cinema, including Dhanush, Priyadarshan, Resul Pookutty, …
Home minister Amit Shah on Monday said as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mission for all-round development of Jammu & Kashmir is realised, peace and normalcy will be established in the Union territory and "this shall…
India's infant mortality rate has dropped to 30, but the decline has slowed down in the last five years in most states, just released data from the sample registration system (SRS) shows. It also reveals the enormous differen…
On a day women pray for the well-being of their husbands on 'Karwa Chauth', 34-year-old Shilpi called the police on Sunday and asked them to take away her spouse who had come home and was named in a murder case, officials…
The Delhi Police on Monday raided 37 locations in Haryana, Rajasthan and the national capital, days after the Supreme Court directed a probe into the alleged collusion of Tihar Jail officials with Unitech's imprisoned ex-prom…
Pakistan recorded their biggest T20 International win, hammering India by 10 wickets in their opening T20 World Cup match, which was also their first against the neighbours in 13 attempts at the ICC World Cup in either of the two…
The 10-wicket win, Pakistan's first in this format and their first victory against India in World Cup in 13 attempts, was engineered with such consummate ease, driven to fruition with such complete mastery, that it has lifted…
The capital recorded zero deaths due to Covid-19 and 37 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.06% on Sunday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3GiEDU0 …
Two tourists died and four, including three students from Congo, were injured after a Honda Civic cruising at 110kmph crashed into a mini bus parked off the Yamuna Expressway on Sunday morning. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi New…
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been working on a war-footing to complete the 12.5km Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor of its Phase-IV project by 2022. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from De…
Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana has directed the DCPs of the 15 districts to launch a special drive against criminals living in their jurisdiction and open their history sheets. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headl…
Delhi High Court rejected the bail plea of a woman booked under the stringent anti-drug law, while observing that a “clean and tidy track record” would not absolve an accused. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & …
Asserting that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China are "sacred and inviolable", the country's national legislature has adopted a new law on the protection and exploitation of the land border areas, wh…
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the “time of injustice to residents of Jammu is over now”, while pointing out that the region has borne the “brunt of discrimination” for years together. Addressing his maiden public r…
The seizure of contraband from a cruise liner on October 2 night leading to the arrest of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan has become murkier with the personal bodyguard of a witness filing an affidavit levelling serious…
Executive hiring is back with a bang. And this is coming not only on the back of pent-up demand but also new opportunities opening up across sectors like green & renewable energy, electric vehicles, education, foodtech, aeros…
RJD president Lalu Prasad on Sunday questioned the utility of Congress as an ally in assembly election and drew sharp reaction from the grand old party as well as the NDA leaders for calling AICC in-charge for Bihar, Bhakta Chara…
Lauding the rise in the number of women in police and central armed forces, which has more than doubled in the past six years, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Army and police are no longer meant only for men, and express…
With Amarinder Singh finally announcing that he will launch a party and ally with BJP, Congress is convinced that he is angling to wean away Hindu voters in urban constituencies to dent the party in the Punjab assembly elections …
A comprehensive priority list of children with comorbidities is being worked out for the combined launch of ZyCoV-D and Covaxin in India, according to a senior official from the Centre’s Covid-19 working group of the National Tec…
The social justice and empowerment ministry has suggested that the existing definition of the word ‘addict’ may be removed and instead such a person be referred to as a ‘user’ and ‘substance dependent’, in an effort to improve th…
Delhi on Sunday recorded zero Covid-19 death and 37 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent, data shared by the city's health department showed. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates fr…
A supremely stylish Babar Azam broke a 29-year-old jinx by guiding Pakistan to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over India in the ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday, their first in 13 attempts against the bitter arch-rivals at a global eve…
Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni and the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, has been hospitalised and his sample was sent to a laboratory for confirmation of dengue, officials said on Saturday…
Virat Kohli has let the cat out of the bag: Hardik Pandya is not fit to bowl even as India begin their World T20 campaign. Out of form with the bat too during the IPL, Pandya, however, may not be in immediate danger of losing his…
An aromatherapy spray, manufactured in India and being sold in the US, has been found to contain a bacteria that sickened four people earlier this year, of which two persons died, America's public health agency has said. fr…
The price of petrol was hiked once again by 35 paise on Friday and was retailing at Rs 107.59 per litre at the city pumps. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift…
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