Mumbai:India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, whose place in the playing eleven seemed doubtful due to lack of form, was on Friday ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand due to a hamstring niggle along with two more injured senior players Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. The match is expected […]
New Delhi: With 9,216 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,46,15,757, while the active cases increased to 99,976, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 4,70,115 with 391 fresh fatalities, including 320 from Kerala, […]
Johannesburg: The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a team of officials to South Africa’s Gauteng province, the epicentre of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, for ramping up surveillance measures and contact tracing efforts as the country grapples with rising infections, an official said on Thursday. Some 11,500 new infections were registered in the […]
Bengaluru: Out of two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus that have been detected in India, one is a South African national who has left the country after testing negative, while the other is a local with no travel history, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said on Thursday. The city civic body said […]
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission has granted extension to MPhil and PhD scholars for submission of thesis till June 30 next year, according to officials. “Keeping in view the larger interest of the research scholars, a further extension of six months beyond December 31 till June 30, 2022 for submission of thesis by MPhil […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday released the first issue of the party’s internal newsletter ‘Speak Up’. It was released at Mehbooba’s residence in the presence of senior PDP leaders Naeem Akhtar, Abdul Rehman Veeri and Ghulam Nabi Lone. The newsletter seeks to reach out to the PDP cadre about the […]
NEW DELHI: Journalists on Thursday held a protest against certain restrictions imposed on the entry of scribes and camera people into Parliament, alleging the move is a precursor to a ”complete ban” on spot coverage of parliamentary sessions by the media in the coming days. They demanded that all restrictions imposed on journalists’ entry into […]
NEW DELHI: Amid continued disruption in the Rajya Sabha over the suspension of 12 MPs, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said “disapproval of undemocratic conduct in the House cannot be decried as undemocratic”, and urged the ruling and opposition benches to resolve the impasse. Twelve opposition MPs were suspended from the Rajya Sabha on […]
NEW DELHI: With 9,765 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,46,06,541, while the active cases increased to 99,763, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,69,724 with 477 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 […]
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it continues to engage with members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for support for an early decision on the country’s bid for membership of the grouping. Minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan said in Rajya Sabha that the US has publicly reaffirmed its support for India’s […]