Washington DC, 26/12: A lethal blizzard paralyzed Buffalo, New York, on Christmas Day, trapping motorists and rescue workers in their vehicles, leaving thousands of homes without power and raising the death toll from storms that have chilled much of the United States for days. At least 30 people have died in US weather-related…
Beijing, 25/12: Beijing is keen to develop stable relations with New Delhi, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday, even as the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s recent incursion bid in Arunachal Pradesh indicated that the communist country was in no mood to pause its belligerence against India. “China and India maintain communication…
Bangalore, 25/12: Just four months to Assembly polls in Karnataka, former BJP leader and controversial mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy on Sunday floated his own party — Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha — and announced that he will contest from the Gangavati constituency in assembly elections next year. With this, he ended months of…
Mumbai, 25/12: A day after actor Tunisha Sharma died by suicide, the BJP assured that the angle of love jihad would be investigated in the case and if necessary, action would be taken. The 20-year-old Tunisha’s co-actor Shazeen Mohammed Khan has been arrested on the charge of abetting her suicide by the police…
New Delhi, 25/12: The latest round of clashes between Indian and Chinese armies in Arunachal Pradesh has once again underlined the gravity of the China challenge faced by India. In fact, India and China have been locked in a border standoff in Ladakh since April 2020. India has mirrored and matched the Chinese deployments in…
Mirpur 25/12: India beat Bangladesh by three wickets in the low-scoring second test to complete a 2-0 series sweep in Mirpur on Sunday. Chasing 145 for victory on a turning track, India overcame a batting collapse to reach the target in the first session on the penultimate day at Mirpur’s Shere Bangla National…
Bengaluru,25/12: Covid preparedness levels in Bengaluru’s private hospitals vary. Those with Covid isolation wards plan to continue with the same while those without these are awaiting directions from the government or demand from patients. While a circular from the health department has asked private hospitals to be prepared in case of a…
Mumbai, 24/12: The CBI will produce ICICI Bank’s former CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar at a Mumbai Special Court Saturday afternoon in connection with alleged cheating and irregularities in loans sanctioned by the bank to Videocon Group companies, officials said. The agency will seek a police remand of both…
Bangalore, 24/12: A recent IISc research has identified a molecule generated by brain cancer cells, which could be targeted to cure Glioblastoma, an advanced type of cancer. The finding has implications in developing new drugs to better treat the cancer arising from the brain’s glial cells. Glioblastoma is the second most common cancer…
New Delhi, 23/12: In a major decision, the government on Friday decided to provide free ration to 81.35 crore poor people under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year. Under NFSA, also called the food law, the government currently provides 5 kilogram of food grains per person per month at Rs…
