India adds 9,119 new Covid cases in 24 hours; active tally in country lowest in 539 days

India adds 9,119 new Covid cases in 24 hours; active tally in country lowest in 539 days

NEW DELHI: India logged 9,119 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,44,882, while the active cases declined to 1,09,940, the lowest in 539 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,66,980 with 396 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated […]

CBI Special Director Praveen Sinha elected to top Interpol panel

New Delhi: CBI Special Director Praveen Sinha was on Thursday elected as a delegate for Asia on the executive committee of the Interpol, capping an “intense” and “well-coordinated” campaign across the world by India, official sources said. The elections for various positions for the top panel were held were at the ongoing 89th Interpol General […]

Shyam Steel expands retail operations in J&K, Punjab

Kolkata: Shyam Steel on Wednesday announced its plan to expand retail operations in Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab as the 3,000-crore company is aspiring to become one of the leaders in the primary TMT bar segment in north India. The steelmaker has embarked on the expansion mode despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

Govt has identified 101 projects under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan: Sarbananda Sonowal

New Delhi: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has identified 101 projects under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan to enhance port connectivity with consumption and production centres, union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday. Addressing an event organised by industry body CII virtually, the Ports, Shipping and Waterways minister further said as […]

Gold rallies Rs 195; silver climbs Rs 569

New Delhi: Gold rallied Rs 195 to Rs 46,625 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday in line with gain in international precious metal prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,430 per 10 gram. Silver also jumped Rs 569 to […]

Rupee declines 12 paise to 74.52 on month-end dollar demand

Mumbai: The rupee declined by 12 paise to close at 74.52 against the US currency on Thursday amid month-end dollar demand and foreign fund outflows from equity and debt markets. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 74.55 and witnessed a high of 74.47 and a low of 74.58 against the […]

WNS Cares Foundation (WCF) and Robotex India join forces to bolster cybersafety

Bangalore: WNS Cares Foundation (WCF), the CSR arm of WNS Global Services, today announced that it has collaborated with Robotex India to empower children and youth with practical knowledge around cybersafety through its digital platform CyberSmart. By 2023-24, WCF and Robotex India will be empowering over 10 lakh students in a phased manner. Initially, as […]