Presidential poll today; 10,86,471 select voters to reach at Sansad Bhavan and State Assemblies
New Delhi: NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu looks all set for a comfortable victory against her rival and Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha for the Presidential polls on Monday.
More than 4800 MPs and MLAs will choose the next President of…
UK dance school removes Russian ballet from audition list
London: Ballet has been excluded from the compulsory entry auditions list to a leading UK dance school that claimed that "it is based on the principles elaborated by white Europeans," the Telegraph reported.
According to the newspaper, the…
ED summons Kerala FinMin. Thomas Isaac on KIIFB case
Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a notice to former Kerala finance minister and CPI(M) leader Thomas Isaac directing him to appear before it in connection with the alleged violation of FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management…
Russian TV journalist Ovsyannikova detained
Moscow: The former employee of Russian broadcaster Channel One Marina Ovsyannikova has been detained; her lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov told Sputnik on Sunday.
"She was detained at home; we do not know yet where she was taken. I suppose that…
British PM race turns racist, thanks to outgoing PM Johnson
London: Although Finance Secretary Rishi Sunak seems to be the favorite in the British prime ministerial race, he couldn't manage to get the right recognition from Boris Johnson. In fact, Johnson, who was forced to resign, asked those…
Musk files suit against Twitter’s bid to fast-track trial
Washington: Tesla CEO Tesla Musk has formally responded to Twitter's lawsuit and urged the court to reject the social media firm's request for a short trial in the next two months.
The Washington Post quoted Musk as arguing on Friday that…
Cargo plane crashes in Greece
Athens: A cargo plane has crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece, BBC reported on Sunday.
The Antonov-12 plane which was operated by a Ukraine-based company was flying from Serbia to Jordan when it went down on Saturday.
It…
Jeddah Summit: Leaders affirm their joint vision towards a prosperous region
Riyadh: At the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, leaders affirmed a joint vision towards a peaceful and prosperous region, Khaleej Times reported on Saturday.
In a joint statement following the summit, which was attended by the Gulf…
World PR Day musings: ‘Intolerance runs high in current public discourse’
New Delhi: The book launch event of the latest offering by senior journalist Rashid Kidwai held on Saturday saw a freewheeling discussion on the current state of public communication in the spheres of news media, social media and politics…
Rain cools Delhiites, brings water-logging as Cashback
New Delhi: Light to moderate rainfall in various parts of Delhi on Saturday brought relief for Delhiites from the sultry weather, and the maximum temperature settled at 36.5 degrees Celsius.
The downpour led to waterlogging in several…
Jagdeep Dhankar to be NDA’s Vice-Presidential candidate
New Delhi: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has been finalized as the ruling NDA's candidate for the position of Vice President of India, BJP President JP Nadda announced on Saturday.
The decision was taken in a meeting of BJP's…
Prez. candidate Sinha appeals to MPs, MLAs to vote as per their conscience
New Delhi: Two days ahead of the Presidential polls, Opposition's Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha appealed to all in the electorate college to vote as per their conscience.
Ahead of the Presidential polls where numbers are staked…
Singapore Open: Sindhu prevails, Prannoy falls
Kallang (Singapore): Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu won a thriller against Chinese player Han Yue to enter the semifinal of the Singapore Open Super 500 tournament while H S Prannoy crashed out in quarterfinals here here on Friday.
Sindhu…
CBI arrests NHAI official for corruption
New Delhi: Federal investigating agency CBI on Friday said that it has arrested an official of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and a private executive associated with a Mumbai-based firm for alleged connivance in clearing bills…
Covaxin can help in controlling virus load of SARS-CoV-2 & its variants
Kolkata: Scientists have found that Covaxin, which is an inactivated whole-virion vaccine, induces robust immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern that persist for at least 6 months after vaccination and induces memory T cells…
EU to ban Russian gold imports in new sanctions list
Brussels: The European Commission on Friday adopted a proposal for a seventh package of measures that will ban the importation of Russian gold.
The proposal is part of a new set of measures that are intended to improve the implementation…
Federal Bank Q1 consolidated net rises by 77.77 pc
Mumbai: Private Sector lender, Federal Bank has reported a rise of 77.77 percent to Rs 634.22 crores for quarter ended June 30, 2022 as against net profit of Rs 356.76 crores for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
Total income for the…
Reliance Ins. to cover Monkeypox disease under basic health insurance policy
Hyderabad: In the wake of the first monkeypox case reported in Kerala on Thursday, Reliance General Insurance (RGI) on Friday said all the infectious diseases, including the monkeypox, will be covered under basic Health Insurance Policy.…
Anil Agarwal elected as President of FTCCI
Hyderabad: The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI), at its 105th Annual General Meeting held on Friday unanimously elected Anil Agarwal as President and Meela Jayadev as Senior Vice President for the year…
Italy records extreme heat wave in early ’22
Rome The Italian farmers' association Coldiretti says the past six months have been the hottest on record, with extreme heat destroying billions of euros worth of crops.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday…
