Beijing, 18/4: Twenty-one people were killed after a fire broke out in the east wing of the inpatient department of a hospital in China’s capital Beijing, the Beijing Daily reported on Tuesday. The fire broke out at around 12:57 p.m.(0457 GMT) and was extinguished at around 13:33 p.m. after an emergency team rushed…
Bhubaneswar, 18/4: As many as 32 officers today joined the Handloom, Textiles and Handicrafts Department. While 26 of them joined as Inspectors of textile, 6 have been recruited as auditors. An orientation was organized at the Lok Seva Bhawan Convention Centre for the new recruits. Joining the program on virtual platform Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik…
Mumbai, 18/4: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower for a second day on Tuesday as investors remained cautious amid disappointing earnings from IT majors TCS and Infosys. Fall in index major Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank and fresh foreign fund outflows also dented sentiment. Reversing its early gains,…
New Delhi, 18/4: German carmaker Volkswagen plans to bring its first electric vehicle in India next year with the launch of premium electric SUV ID.4 to tap the opportunity in the fast growing electric mobility space in the country, a senior company official said on Tuesday. By 2030, Volkswagen expects 25-30 per cent of its…
Bangalore, 18/4: Star Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli has been fined 10 percent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, here. “” Attacking fifties from Devon Conway (83 off 45) and Shivam Dube (52 off 27)…
Kolkata, 18/4: The family members of senior TMC leader Mukul Roy have claimed he is “untraceable” since late Monday evening. The former railway minister’s son Subhragshu told PTI that his father was “untraceable” and “missing” since late Monday evening. “Till now I am unable to contact my father. He is untraceable,” Subhragshu,…
New Delhi, 17/4: Heatwave conditions are predicted in parts of east India over the next four days and the northwest region of the country over the next two days, the Met office said on Monday. The Gangetic West Bengal and Bihar may see heatwave conditions for four days on the trot. Sikkim, Odisha…
Bangalore, 17/4: In a huge setback for BJP, former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday joined the Congress at the KPCC headquarters in Bengaluru. This comes a day after Shettar tendered his resignation as MLA after the BJP leadership made it clear that he would not be fielded from the Hubballi Dharwad Central segment…
Chennai, 17/4: The Tamil Nadu government and Hockey India on Monday announced that the coveted Men’s Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2023 will be held in Chennai from August 3 to August 12, which will serve as a precursor to the Hangzhou Asian Games in September. As many as 16 teams from Asian countries will participate…
UP, 17/4: The Uttar Pradesh Police has formed a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj, a senior official said on Monday. Citing a statement issued by Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police R K Vishwakarma, Special Director General of Police…
