New Covid-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 detected in countries like India: WHO

New Delhi, 7/7:A new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in countries like India and the World Health Organisation is following this, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “On Covid-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Four out of six of the…

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1st anniversary celebrations of Ram Lalla idol consecration ceremony begin in Ayodhya

Ayodhya (UP), 11/1: The first anniversary celebrations of the Ram Lalla idol consecration ceremony in Ayodhya started on Saturday with a large number of devotees reaching the holy city to take part in events.   Religious and cultural programmes will commence in the Ram Temple complex starting Saturday. The anniversary celebrations began with the recitation…

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Karnataka targets expats in new IT policy amid global layoffs, aims to create 90 lakh jobs

Bengaluru, 13/11: Karnataka will launch a programme for Indian tech expats returning home, which is among several initiatives under the new Information Technology (IT) Policy that aims to increase the state’s software exports to Rs 11.5 lakh crore by 2030. Under the IT Policy 2025-30, approved by the Cabinet on Thursday, the government wants to…

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Priyanka Gandhi releases womens manifesto

UP, 1/11: The Congress party, which has promised to give 40 percent tickets to women and smart phones, scooty to girl students in the UP Assembly Election 2022, has prepared a separate ‘Women’s Manifesto’ for women. Congress’s national general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi announced this manifesto early on Monday morning. Priyanka Gandhi…

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Hedge fund Davidson Kempner reviews $250 million Byju’s loan as crisis grows

Washington DC, 29/6: Davidson Kempner Capital Management isn’t fully disbursing a $250 million loan it had extended to the Indian ed-tech firm Byju’s as the US hedge fund reviews the lending decision in light of an escalating crisis at the company, according to people familiar with the matter.   The fund, which manages more than…

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Oppn considering submitting notice for moving resolution to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar as vice president: Sources

New Delhi, 9/12: Dusting off its draft prepared in August, Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc on Monday indicated that it is moving ahead with a resolution to “remove” Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar from office, accusing him of “partisan” behaviour in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Winter Session. The relationship between Dhankhar, who is also Rajya Sabha Chairman,…

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Newly wed couple turn critical as car, truck collide head-on in Odisha’s Sambalpur dist

Kuchinda: A newlywed couple turned critical after their car, in which they were returning to the bride-groom’s house after completion of marriage, met with an accident in Sambalpur district of Odisha today morning. The accident took place in front of the PET College in Kulundi area of the district. The groom has been identified as…

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AM/NS India commissions state-of-the-art Continuous Galvanising Line (CGL), first in India to produce highest strength steel for automotive sector

New facility engineered to manufacture world-class specialised, high-grade steel for automotive applications, with strength levels up to 1180 MPa; to substitute imports • Modern unit part of the company’s ambitious ₹ 60,000-crore expansion project, inaugurated byHon’ble Prime Minister • Matching quality standards of developed nations, indigenously made products to meet both the current and future…

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