Ahead of the new year celebrations, the administration has put up special restrictions in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam, according to an official on Thursday. According to City Police Commissioner, CH Srikanth, no vehicles will be allowed from Park Hotel to Coastal Battery through RK Beach Road between 5 pm to 6 […]
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Russia fires around 120 missiles over Ukraine, including Kyiv
Russia fired more than 120 missiles at cities across Ukraine on Thursday, CNN reported Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak. The attack reportedly has damaged homes, as well as playgrounds, according to the Kyiv city military administration. As officials reported missile attacks and the activation of air defence systems in a […]
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Andrew Tate arrested in Romania in human trafficking case
Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania on Friday along with his brother Tristan Tate over an investigation in a human trafficking case, Sports Bible, a UK-based sports-focused social media publisher reported. According to reports, the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism in Bucharest, or DIICOT, was responsible for ending […]
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Brazil’s legendary footballer, Pele passes away at 82
Brazil’s three-time World-cup winning football legend, Pele passed away at the age of 82 following a cancer battle, Al Jazeera reported on Friday citing his agent Joe Fraga who confirmed the news of his demise. Considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, Pele was in poor […]
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MP: US-return woman tests positive for Covid-19 in Jabalpur, sample to be sent for genome sequencing
A woman who recently returned from the United States tested positive for COVID-19 in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Thursday, a health official informed. Her swab sample will be sent for genome sequencing tomorrow, he added. “The woman arrived in New Delhi from America on December 23. After that, she […]
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Uttar Pradesh govt approves pricing of RTPCR, Antigen tests
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday approved the cost of Covid-19 tests, including Antigen, and RTPCR tests in private centres in the state. “Antigen test will be done at Rs 250 at the private testing centre, RTPCR at Rs 700,” officials said, adding that Rs 900 will have to be […]
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TV presenter Archana Vijaya becomes mother to a baby boy
TV presenter Archana Vijaya Puri and her husband Dheeraj Puri are now parents to a baby boy. On Thursday, Archana took to Instagram and shared the happy news, revealing that the couple has named their son “Avaan”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Archana Vijaya Puri 🌟 […]
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discharged from AIIMS
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi with a minor stomach infection, was discharged from the institute on Wednesday, sources said. The 63-year-old minister was admitted to a private ward of the hospital around 12 pm on Monday. Sources […]
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Mid-Air brawl between passengers on Thailand-India flight, BCAS seeks detailed report
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), a body that monitors aviation security has taken strong cognizance of a video that has gone viral on social media showing passengers on a Bangkok-Kolkata flight engaged in a mid-air brawl. The BCAS has sought a detailed report from the concerned authority over […]
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MP: Tuition teacher held for breaking minor’s hand after she fails to pronounce ‘Parrot’ spelling
A tuition teacher was arrested for allegedly beating up and breaking the hand of a five-year-old girl when she failed to pronounce the spelling of ‘Parrot’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, the police said on Thursday. The accused teacher has been identified as Prayag Vishwakarma (20), a resident of Janta Colony in the city. He […]
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CBI court sends ICICI bank-Videocon loan fraud case accused to 14-day judicial custody
The special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday sent three accused -Chanda Kochhar, Deepak Kochhar and Venugopal Dhoot- in the ICICI bank-Videocon loan fraud case to 14-day judicial custody. The CBI got three-day custody of Chanda, Deepak, and Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot, a co-accused in […]
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Assam: Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Guwahati district
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale hit the Guwahati district on Thursday afternoon, according to the National Center for Seismology. As per the readings from the center, an earthquake measuring 3.5 occurred northeast of Guwahati at 12:27 PM (local time). “An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred 62km […]
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West Bengal police arrests YouTuber Riya Kumari’s husband; to be produced in court today
The West Bengal Police on Thursday arrested the husband of Jharkhand-based actor and YouTuber Riya Kumari, who was allegedly shot dead by snatchers in the Howrah district of West Bengal. Howrah Rural Superintendent of Police, Swati Bhangalia, said that Riya Kumari’s husband– Prakash Kumar– will be produced at the Court […]
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Telangana: BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha meets boxing champion Nikhat Zareen
MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Thursday met boxing champion Nikhat Zareen and congratulated her for winning gold at the Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships. Kavitha took to Twitter to share her meeting with the Golden girl Nikhat Zareen and congratulated her. Telangana Boxing star and reigning world champion, Nikhat Zareen won […]
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Chhattisgarh: Two held for abducting, raping minor in Surguja
Two youths were arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl under Sitapur police station limits in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district on Wednesday, the police said. The arrested youths have been identified as Vimlesh Khes and Rohit Minj, residents of Jamdih village, Lundra Tehsil in the district. Sitapur Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Dhurvesh Kumar Jaiswal […]