- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
DAYS after two nationals from South Africa tested positive for Covid-19 in Bengaluru, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka, upon arrival and it was said that they have been affected by the Delta variant, state chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday (29) allayed people’s apprehension to say…
AFTER Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, India’s largest mobile operator Reliance Jio on Sunday (28) announced a hike up to 21 per cent in its prepaid tariffs to be implemented from December 1. The tariff hikes entail JioPhone Plan, Unlimited Plans and data add on and range between 19.6 per…
SENIOR Indian National Congress member of parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor faced a backlash on social media on Monday (29) after he posted a picture with some women parliamentary colleagues saying the Lok Sabha is an “attractive place” to work. In his post that went viral in no time, the former…
BISAHULAL Singh, a minister in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, has expressed regret over his controversial remarks about upper-caste women and said the confusion caused over his statement could be due to the mixed use of a local dialect and Hindi. Singh, who is a tribal leader and…
INDIAN vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech on Monday (29) said it has resumed exporting Covaxin, its Covid-19 vaccine, and has executed orders in November that have been long pending. According to a statement the Hyderabad-based company made on Twitter, its exports to additional nations will begin from December. https://twitter.com/BharatBiotech/status/1465230047447449603 However, it…
INDIA'S National Health Authority (NHA) estimates for 2017-18 showed that the share of the government’s health expenditure in the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the country has gone up. The country’s ministry of health and family welfare said on Monday (29), the inaugural day of the winter session of…
COINSTORE, a Singapore-based virtual currency exchange, has started operations in India at a time when the country’s Narendra Modi government is preparing to bar most private cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported. Coinstore has launched its web and app platform and plans branches in cities like Bengaluru, New Delhi and Mumbai which will…
INDIA batting coach Vikram Rathour “understands” fully that India batters Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara are living on borrowed time, thanks to their poor run with the bat but the former India opener on Sunday (29) couldn’t give a definitive answer as to who would sit out to make way…
INDIA supporters were left with a disappointed heart at the end of the first Test against New Zealand at Green Park in Kanpur on Monday (29) as the visitors survived the day by the barest of margins to keep the series alive. Requiring 280 runs to win on the final…
A TOP human rights expert from the United Nations has welcomed the Narendra Modi government’s decision to repeal the three controversial farm laws that the government decided to withdraw in the face of the farmers’ relentless protests. Michael Fakhri, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, expressed hope…
