India
Telangana Govt Announces Two-day Holiday Due to Intense Rainfall
The city of Hyderabad has reported the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours. Musheerabad, Dammaiguda, Attapur Main Road and Vanasthalipuram are the worst affected regions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Hyderabad....
Indian National Dies In Fatal Workplace Accident In Singapore
A 39-year-old Indian national in Singapore died after a steel beam fell on him at an industrial site, according to a media report on Wednesday. The police said they were alerted to an industrial accident at 40 Tuas West Road on Sunday, TODAY newspaper rep...
Only Standard Loan Accounts as of March Can Be Recast Under Pandemic Scheme, Says RBI
RBI said a loan account that was due for more than 30 days as on March 1, 2020, but subsequently got regularised, will not be ineligible for resolution under the COVID-19 resolution framework.
News18 Audio Bulletin: Hyderabad Flood Alert, Another Hathras Rape & Other Latest Headlines in 2 Minutes
In today’s wrap: flood alert issues in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Mehbooha Mufti’s first statement after release; Shiv Sena may seek Maharashtra Governor’s removal; US firm halts trial of Covid-19 treatment; another minor raped in Hathras and more late...
Vardhan Cautions against Virus Spread ahead of Festivals, Winter; Ministry Issues Guidelines to Manage Co-infections
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said if people act carelessly and forget about precautions while celebrating festivals, then COVID-related problems can aggravate.
Mumbai Police Sends Notice to Arnab Goswami for 'Creating Hatred' Between Hindus and Muslims
Only because of the coronavirus pandemic there was no communal violence but the comments posed a threat to communal integrity and law and order, so as a preventive action the police had now started the process of taking an undertaking for good behaviour f...
Content of News and TV Debate Highly Toxic, Polarised and Filled with Innuendos, Supreme Court Told
Kota Neelima, wife of Congress Party spokesperson Pawan Khera and Sangeeta Tyagi, widow of Rajiv Tyagi, have filed petition on hate speech in the apex court.
Don't Impose 15-day Waiting Period on Renewal of Corona Kavach Policies: IRDAI to Insurers
As per the guidelines issued by the IRDAI, the short-term Corona Kavach or Corona Rakshak policies are issued by insurance companies for three-and-a-half months, six-and-a-half months or nine-and-a-half-months.
MP: Two Held In Connection With Attack On Auto Driver
The police on Tuesday arrested two men in connection with the attack on an autorickshaw driver, following an accident in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur city, an official said. According to the police, a video of the attack, which took place on Sunday, had su...
Agriculture Laws: Different Punjab Farmer Bodies to Hold Talks with Centre on Wednesday
The farmers' organisations, whose agitation against the laws has disrupted rail traffic and severely impacted coal supply to thermal power plants in Punjab, had last week rejected the Centre's invitation to participate in a conference to address their con...
Maharajganj Woman Sets Herself Afire Near UP Vidhan Bhavan: Police
A 35-year-old woman on Tuesday set herself afire near the UP Vidhan Bhavan but police managed to douse the flames and rushed her to hospital. Family disputes appear to be behind the drastic step the woman from Maharajganj district took, said po...
MHT CET 2020: Oct 12 Exam Disrupted Due to Mumbai Power Cut; CET Cell to Conduct Re-paper on or Before Oct 20
In order to safeguard the interests of such students who could not reach the test centres, the CET Cell would decide about the course of action in the best interest of such aspirants.
Turban Episode a Blatant Human Rights Violation, Says WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
Dhankhar, who often posts his views on Twitter, took to the microblogging site yet again on Tuesday and said Mamata Banerjee government must take note of the widespread "outrage" over the "ill treatment," of the Sikh man.
Powerful Explosion Rocks Kolkata's Beliaghata, BJP Accuses TMC of Creating Terror Ahead of Bengal Polls
BJP national general secretary and in-charge of West Bengal, Kailash Vijayvargiya accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of storing and creating explosives to trigger terror ahead of the state Assembly Polls.
Will Hold Stir Against Anti-labour Bills: Hind Mazdoor Sabha
Trade unions are planning to take to streets against the passage of "anti-labour" bills by Parliament, a Maharashtra office-bearer of Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) said on Tuesday. Sanjay Wadhavkar, HMS general secretary, told reporters that all trade unions...
States Should Stop Blaming Each Other on Stubble Burning, Need to Take it Seriously: CM Kejriwal
CM Kejriwal said while farmers of neighbouring states and people of Delhi are bearing the brunt of stubble burning, governments have shut their eyes.