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Daily coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu, on Friday, declined further to 489 to take the total number of infections in the State to 8,40,849. After 506 Covid-19 patients were ...

Now, social media posts of passport applicants in Uttrakhand ...

‘It’s a complete infringement of an individual’s freedom of expression. Police have no right to decide whether a post on social media is anti-national or not; it is the job of the ...

Delhi announces tender for 500 EV charging points

Delhi Transco Ltd has announced a tender for setting up public electric vehicle charging stations at 100 locations in the city, with five charging points at each station.“This is ...

CSIR–IICT licenses novel fluorophores tech to Tokyo Chemical ...

Most of the raw materials used in the research made indigenously

Mutation of Covid-19 detrimental to certain T cell immune ...

A new study on coronavirus mutation has reported that its B.1.1.7 variant (UK variant), with its characteristic ...

Covid-19 patients who suffer cardiac arrest more likely to ...

A new study carried out by researchers in Sweden revealed that Covid-19 patients who suffer cardiac arrest are ...

Sharma shoots 69 in opening round at Saudi International

Shubhankar Sharma hung in to ensure an under par round as he carded one-under 69 on the first day of the ...

Channel 4 strikes deal with Star Sports, secures TV rights ...

Channel 4 has secured the telecast rights of England’s high-profile Test series against India, beginning with ...

Australia puts 500 tennis players, staff into Covid ...

Move comes after worker at a quarantine hotel tests positive for the virus

Olympics to go ahead regardless of Covid-19 pandemic: Tokyo ...

Yshiro Mori said the discussion should focus on how, not whether, the Olympics will happen

Patrick Reed wins ninth PGA Tour title at Torrey Pines

Patrick Reed pushed a bunch of five players to second place as he raced to a five-shot win at the Farmers Insurance Open. Tony Finau, Henrik Norlander, Ryan Palmer, Xander ...

After fresh Government guidelines, 50 per cent spectators ...

Spectators might be allowed in the second India-England Test in Chennai after the Central Government's fresh COVID-19 guidelines permitted crowd attendance at fifty per cent of ...

‘The police will visit you’: why GameStop won’t come to ...

But experts say ‘retail frenzy could flare up soon in Asia, including China; that could be a perfect storm ...

Australia puts 500 tennis players, staff into Covid ...

Move comes after worker at a quarantine hotel tests positive for the virus

Furore over sexist comments: Tokyo Olympics chief says he ...

Nearly 80 per cent of the Japanese public opposes holding the Games as scheduled in July

Australia's exporters weather China squall, find new ...

Australia's trade surplus rose to a six-month high in December as iron ore exports to China easily weathered diplomatic squalls between the two countries, while coal shipments ...

WHO-led Covid-19 probe team in China visits Wuhan virus lab

The experts spent about 3-1/2 hours at the heavily-guarded Wuhan Institute of Virology, which has been at the centre of some conspiracy theories

Days before coup, IMF sent Myanmar $350 million in emergency ...

No recedent for refund

Pandemic brings a new trend of cross-consumption of regional ...

Broadcasters adapt newer methods to engage with their viewers

BookMyShow launches pay-per-view streaming service

BookMyShow Stream can be viewed on BookMyShow’s mobile app and website, besides Apple TV, Android TV, Firestick, Chromecast and desktop browsers

Disney+ to get Wakanda-based series: Report

The Walt Disney Company has given green signal to Wakanda series for its streaming platform Disney Plus, as per reports. The media giant has entered into an extensive agreement ...

Girish Karnad memoir in English to be out in May

Girish Karnad's memoir, which was to be translated from Kannada into English by the actor-playwright himself but could only finish a part of it before his death in 2019, will now ...

PM hails Keralite Rajappan's commitment to cleanliness

For the past 17 years, Rajappan cleans the Vembanad Lake every day

Cinemas can run at full capacity, film industry feeling good

Cinema halls will continue to follow other prescribed protocols on sanitisation, face masks, and thermal screening

BBLF business lit fest to feature noted industry leaders, ...

Birla Institute of Management Technology is organising the BIMTECH Business Literature Festival (BBLF) 2021 on ...

‘Exemplar’ effort

Thrust on rollout of New Education Policy, higher education and R&D

JNU reopening: Fourth semester M. Phil, M. Tech, final ...

Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday allowed fourth semester MPhil and MTech students of its science school ...

Budget reinforces govt focus on affordable housing: Niranjan ...

Proposals are growth-oriented, says MD, Hiranandani Group

A leg-up for affordable homes

With improved demand conditions, the Budget has made provisions that encourage buyers

InvITs, REITs get much-needed liquidity

Investment instruments likely to acquire more assets in their portfolio

TN waives co-op crop loans of ₹12,110 crore

Over 16 lakh farmers to benefit

Karnataka at Aero India inks MoUs for investment of ₹2,464 cr

Karnataka on Friday at the Aero India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 34 aerospace and defence companies with an investment potential ...

Tamil Nadu CM inaugurates 500-bed multi-specialty hospital in Vellore

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami inaugurated Naruvi Hospitals, a ₹600-crore multi-specialty hospital in Vellore on Friday. The ...

HAL, Rolls-Royce partner for supply chain & MRO for Adour, Trent Engines

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Rolls-Royce have agreed to expand their partnership in India for collaboration in two significant areas – ...

PM to lay foundation stone of IOCL’s second catalytic dewaxing unit at Haldia

Modi to dedicate key infra projects to the nation in WB

‘India growing as global defence manufacturer’

Confidence in the country’s capability is growing steadily, says President

4G services being restored in entire Jammu and Kashmir

High-speed mobile internet services are being restored in the entire Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, precisely 18 months after it was suspended ...

Mamata announces ₹2,99,688 cr budget ahead of elections

Focus on infrastructure projects; tribal population

‘TN BharatNet tender re-jigged in October 2020’

Restrictive, discriminatory clauses found in previous tender have been addressed

India vaccinates close to 53 lakh beneficiaries till date

India has so far administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to close to 53 lakh beneficiaries, including 3.31 lakh vaccinated on Friday, ...

Praveen Tailam elected TiE Board Chairman

Praveen Tailam, an NRI entrepreneur based out of Boston (the US), has been elected as Chairman of the TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Global Board of ...

Tamil Nadu: Daily count of Covid-19 cases decline further to 489

Daily coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu, on Friday, declined further to 489 to take the total number of infections in the State to 8,40,849. After 506 ...

Pandemic brings a new trend of cross-consumption of regional contents

Broadcasters adapt newer methods to engage with their viewers

Problem not with farm laws, but with protesters: Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar defended the three farm reforms laws, that farmers have been protesting against, in the Rajya Sabha ...

CSIR–IICT licenses novel fluorophores tech to Tokyo Chemical Industry

Most of the raw materials used in the research made indigenously

Mutation of Covid-19 detrimental to certain T cell immune responses: Study

A new study on coronavirus mutation has reported that its B.1.1.7 variant (UK variant), with its characteristic N501Y mutation, impacts CD4 T cell ...

BookMyShow launches pay-per-view platform BookMyShow Stream

Ticketing platform BookMyShow has ventured into the video-on-demand segment with its pay-per-view offering, also known as transactional ...

Delhi announces tender for 500 EV charging points

Delhi Transco Ltd has announced a tender for setting up public electric vehicle charging stations at 100 locations in the city, with five charging ...

TN CM Palaniswami announces ₹12,110-cr crop loans waiver

Announcement comes ahead of Assembly polls in May; loans availed by 16.43 lakh farmers from co-op banks

Covid-19 patients who suffer cardiac arrest more likely to die: Study

A new study carried out by researchers in Sweden revealed that Covid-19 patients who suffer cardiac arrest are more likely to die, compared to ...

There are about 4,000 variants of Covid-19 around the world: UK Minister

Vaccine manufacturers are looking at how to improve vaccine to be ready for any variant

BookMyShow launches pay-per-view streaming service

BookMyShow Stream can be viewed on BookMyShow’s mobile app and website, besides Apple TV, Android TV, Firestick, Chromecast and desktop browsers

NASA picks Elon Musk’s SpaceX for mission to study history of the universe

Astronomers to collect data on 300 million galaxies

Long-term dialysis patients four times more likely to die of Covid-19: Study

Patients should be educated about their increased risk of infection and higher mortality, including risks associated with social activities

Tata Boeing Aerospace to manufacture 737 vertical fin structures in Hyderabad

Adds a new production line

‘The police will visit you’: why GameStop won’t come to China

But experts say ‘retail frenzy could flare up soon in Asia, including China; that could be a perfect storm where you have Robinhood-type platforms, internet chat groups, and highly shorted names. That would create a potent cocktail,’

Researchers monitor dark web after suspicion of trade related to Covid-19 products

Dark web marketplaces (DWMs) should be monitored continuously as they are suspected to trade products related to Covid-19, as per the study carried ...

Children who receive flu vaccine less likely to develop Covid-19 symptoms: Study

Also found that children with Covid-19 who received the pneumococcal vaccine had lower odds of experiencing the symptomatic disease

Deep ocean mission: NIOT’s crawler set to go 6 km deep next month

Budget allocation of ₹4,000 crore comes as big boost for the mission

‘Viral load’ is main determinant of Covid-19 transmission risk: Study

‘Increased viral loads among asymptomatic contacts are also strongly associated with higher risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19’

Now, social media posts of passport applicants in Uttrakhand to come under police lens

‘It’s a complete infringement of an individual’s freedom of expression. Police have no right to decide whether a post on social media is anti-national or not; it is the job of the courts’