Sonu Sood has come to the rescue of his fans yet again. The actor has now promised running shoes to an athlete who had been training in shoes borrowed from his friends and is also delivering books to an IAS aspirant. An athlete named Manoj shared a news article about his […]
Pranab Mukherjee’s medical condition declines, still in deep coma: Hospital
Former president Pranab Mukherjee’s medical condition has declined since Sunday, hospital authorities said on Monday. The 84-year-old is in septic shock due to his lung infection and is being managed by a team of specialists, according to a bulletin issued by the Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt, where he is […]
Happy Onam 2020: 26 dishes in the Onam Sadhya feast
Onam, also referred to as Thiru-Onam or Thiruvonam, falls in the first month of the Malayalam calendar, Chingam. It is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in Kerala. Onam preparations and celebrations go on for a period of ten days and this year the festival started on August 22, leading up Onam […]
Dhruv Vikram says he’s waiting to get back to a film set
Actor Dhruv Vikram, who made his acting debut with Tamil film Adithya Varma, says he’s waiting to get back to a film set as he misses the magic in the chaos. Dhruva is all set to join hands with his father Vikram for filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj’s yet-untitled Tamil film. In an instagram […]
3.84 lakh Mid Day Meal cooks in Uttar Pradesh to be trained in food safety, nutrition
To ensure hygienic nutritious food to children under the government’s Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme, about 3.84 lakh cooks, engaged in preparing meals for over 18 million (1.8 crore) students across 1.60 lakh government-run primary and upper primary schools in Uttar Pradesh, will be trained by experts, officials said. The […]
KS Bajpai, India’s ex-envoy to China, Pak and US, dies of Covid at 92
Katyayani Shankar Bajpai – a career diplomat who had the unique distinction of being the only person to serve as India’s envoy to the US, China and Pakistan, and became a mentor to several generations of diplomats – has died of Covid-19. He was 92. Bajpai’s family had a long […]
GDP numbers to be out today; Q1 growth likely to be worst
The gross domestic product (GDP) numbers for the first quarter (April-June 2020) of current financial year (FY 2020-21) is expected to be released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi) later on Monday. According to experts, the country’s economy is expected to contract mainly because this quarter had seen […]
Gujarat man arrested by NIA, agency says was working as ISI agent
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a person in Gujarat after he was found to be working as an agent of Pakistan’s Inter-Sevices Intelligence (ISI). Rajakbhai Kumbhar was arrested from the West Kutch region in connection with the Defence/ISI case originally reported in Uttar Pradesh. The case pertains […]
Rupee surges 14 paise to 73.25 against US dollar in early trade
The rupee appreciated 14 paise to 73.25 against the American currency in early trade on Monday tracking weak US dollar and sustained foreign fund inflows into the domestic equity market. Forex traders said heavy buying in domestic equities, and strong Asian currencies also aided the positive trend in the local […]
Covid-19 travelling rules: New dos and dont’s for flights and trains
Getting Airborne – Ticket sales will open closer to the flight dates. Don’t expect to get early-bird discounts or block seats months in advance. – Pack light. You can carry only one piece of cabin luggage and one check-in bag. Karishma Jayapaul, 26, a cybersecurity executive in Bengaluru, found this out the hard […]
He’ll realise money he’s losing: Srinivasan on Raina missing IPL 2020
Reacting for the first time ever since senior batsman Suresh Raina decided to pull out of IPL 2020 and flew back to India citing‘personal reasons’, Chennai Super Kings owner and former BCCI president N Srinivasan on Sunday said the left-hander will regret his decision and would want to come back. […]
Babri Masjid case: All 32 accused to submit reply in CBI court today
All legal proceedings in the Babri Masjid demolition case will end on Monday after all 32 accused submit their written replies in the decades-old case. Surendra Kumar Yadav, judge, special CBI court, has set a deadline of August 31 for all 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case to […]
SC order today on Vijay Mallya’s review plea against 2017 contempt verdict
The Supreme Court will pronounce its order Monday in a review petition filed by fugitive Indian businessman and former Member of Parliament Vijay Mallya against a May 2017 judgment of the top court. The court had pronounced him guilty of contempt of court for violating its orders and those of […]
Yet another spike of over 78,000 Covid-19 cases, all-India tally above 3.62 million
India once again recorded over 78,000 (78,512 to be exact) new cases of the coronavirus disease which pushed the nationwide tally to 3,621,245, according to Union health ministry data. This is for the second day in a row that the number of Covid-19 cases has stayed above the 78,000-mark. On […]
Delhi: Third sero survey to start from Sept 1
The third serological survey in the national capital will begin from Tuesday (September 1) and it is slated to be completed by Saturday (September 5). Delhi health department officials said this time around 17,000 people are expected to be surveyed to check the prevalence of antibodies in them amid the raging coronavirus […]