- Wednesday, April 09, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday is holding consultations with chief ministers of around 10 states on the coronavirus situation. Chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh have been invited for the virtual meet. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is…
Aahana Kumra needs no introduction. She is one of the most sought-after actresses, especially in the domain of OTT platforms. Having worked on such notable web-series as Inside Edge (2017), Rangbaaz (2018), and Betaal (2020), she is also glad to have carved out a niche for herself on OTT platforms and feels that the webspace has been…
Indian food delivery company Zomato said it would give female employees up to 10 days of “period leave” per year, as part of an effort to combat what it said was stigma around the issue. Zomato is the most high profile organisation to institute the policy in India, a country…
Google on Tuesday launched a new feature which allows users in India to create 'People Cards', which are like virtual visiting cards, making it easier for them to build an online presence and discover others. The India-first feature, which has been in testing for a couple of years, will allow…
An expert committee under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul will meet on Wednesday to consider the logistics and ethical aspects of procuring and administering the COVID-19 vaccine, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The committee on vaccine administration will engage with all the stakeholders including…
UN General Assembly president-elect Volkan Bozkir on Monday said that he is ready to help Pakistan and India within his mandate to resolve their differences on Kashmir issue if requested by both the parties. Addressing a news conference along with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Bozkir said that the…
Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha was slated to release on Christmas 2020. However, due to the pandemic, the shooting of the film got stalled, and the makers had to push the release date. Well, the makers have announced the new release date of the movie. Laal Singh Chaddha will…
India's novel coronavirus tally crossed the 22-lakh mark on Monday with 62,064 new cases, while the death toll climbed to 44,386 with 1,007 more fatalities, the Health Ministry said. The recoveries surged to 15,35,743 with a record 54,859 more people recuperating in the past 24 hours, taking the recovery rate…
Seated on the last row of the plane, Muhammed Junaid sensed something was amiss when Air India Express flight IX 1344 from Dubai was jerked around by strong winds as it approached the southern Indian city of Kozhikode late on Friday. After an aborted attempt, the aircraft swung around and…
At least 43 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept away dozens of tea estate workers in southwestern India, police said Sunday. The landslide in Idukki district, around 250 kilometres (155 miles) from Kerala state’s capital Thiruvananthapuram, occurred Friday but the ongoing search and…
