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Telangana: No Covid vaccination at Govt centres on April 18

Covid-19 vaccination will resume from April 19

Voting underway for bypolls to 1 Lok Sabha, 2 assembly seats ...

A total of 30 candidates are in the fray from all the three constituencies

Karnataka: Bengaluru continues to be Covid hotspot with ...

Karnataka sees a single day high of 17,489 Covid-19 cases

Covid Review MeetSpruce up capacity of bed, isolation centres, vaccines, ...

Modi lays stress on early testing, proper tracking and treatment to control the infection

Covid reviewCovid19: States raise concerns on oxygen, ventilator, ...

Covid19: States raise concerns on oxygen, ventilator, ...

Centre assures continued support in their fight against Covid19

Nation facing unprecedented catastrophe, says Congress

Party’s Working Committee slams govt, cautions people

Couldn’t reach PM for oxygen; he is busy in WB polls: ...

Piyush Goyal in his tweets asks Thackeray to follow his duties

Centre blocking supply of Remdesivir: Nawab Malik

Maharashtra BJP chief spokesperson Keshav Upadhye terms allegations baseless, seeks apology

Covid19 crisis exposes the fragile public healthcare system ...

‘BJP leaders only worried about elections but not administration’

People ‘likely’ to need a third Covid-19 vaccine dose within ...

The global population needs to be vaccinated; unless that happens, new variants could arrive on the scene, ...

Allabout Innovations develops path-breaking ...

The gadget ‘Wolf Airmast’ can reduce 99 per cent of the novel coronavirus in just 15 minutes.

Indian, Sri Lankan scientists to undertake joint research

The research will cover food technology, plant-based medicines, metrology, space research and applications, ...

Star India gets 323 million impressions for opening match of ...

The first match was between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic ...

The country is grappling with heat exhaustion, financial issues and overwhelming public opposition to holding ...

Inspired by Hideki and arrival of coach Divecha, Lahiri ...

Top five finish at Texas Open gives Lahiri a confidence boost

Golf: Matsuyama brings Japan its first glorious Green Jacket ...

Writes a new chapter in Asian golf history

Made small changes in my technique, minimized mistakes: ...

After working on his technique, Shaw returned to amass a whopping 827 runs in 8 matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Golf: Matsuyama on brink of Masters glory after glorious 65

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama put himself on the threshold of Masters Tournament history after a stunning 7-under 65 in the third round fired him into a four-shot lead at Augusta ...

China’s economic growth surged to 18.3% as activity revived

Manufacturing, auto sales, other consumer activity back at above pre-pandemic levels; some warn a recovery is ...

Colourful coffins lighten mood at New Zealand funerals

Creations include giant cream doughnut, sailboat, firetruck, chocolate bar, Lego blocks; ‘Funerals have ...

Cambodia orders strict 2-week lockdown of Phnom Penh

Outbreak traced to a foreign resident who broke hotel quarantine to visit a nightclub: PM Hun Sen terms the ...

Biden announces complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Says, pull-out decision was not a tough one; never thought US was in Afghanistan to unify that country

Months after hack, US poised to announce sanctions on Russia

This is the second major round of sanctions on Russia by the Biden Administration; move is a message to Russia to deter from such actions in future

S Africa suspends J&J Covid-19 vaccine

Terms the move precautionary; hopes it will not result in the complete withdrawal of the J&J vaccine from the country’s vaccination plan

Total TV-owning households grew 6.9% in 2020, says BARC data ...

Number of TV-viewing individuals also increase

Renowned radiologist Kakarla Subba Rao is no more

Vice President, Telangana CM condoles death.

Remembering legendary adman Anil Kapoor

Mein tumhe apni beti de raha hoon’. This is what Anil Kapoor said to Rohit Ohri, Group Chairman & CEO, FCB India, when he was taking over in 2016 from Kapoor. “Ulka was the ...

93% of companies in India looking to fill open roles ...

Emerging trends include internal mobility, data-led hiring decisions, and improving employee experience

‘Nomadland’ dominates at BAFTA 2021 with four wins

The best director award went to Zhao

There's fear, but film's success will boost industry: AR ...

AR Rahman believes that a film's box office success will have a ripple effect on the entertainment sector, which has been hit badly due to the pandemic.

CICSE defers class 10, 12 exams in view of surge in Covid ...

Situation to be reviewed in the first week of June

NEET-PG examination postponed

New date to be decided later, says Health Minister

IIT-M to host Industry Conclave 2021 on April 17-18

Indian Institute of Technology Madras will host ‘Industry Conclave 2021’ on April 17 and 18 to promote ...

GMR announces launch of Hyderabad AeroCity

The integrated, mixed-use development will include business establishments, spaces for working & living ...

Demand for housing back in lower income, middle income ...

The slowdown induced by the Covid-19 pandemic notwithstanding, the housing finance sector maintained positive ...

Real estate sector attracts PE investments of $3,241 m in ...

A spill-over of certain deals from 2020, rise in investor confidence boost momentum

Vaccination Decentralise vaccination, stop exports: Rahul to Modi

Decentralise vaccination, stop exports: Rahul to Modi

In a letter to Modi here on Friday, Gandhi urged the Centre to provide vaccine suppliers with necessary resources to increase manufacturing capacity.

Deposit compensation for Indian fishermen killed by Italian marines, SC tells Centre

A week after compensation is deposited in SC account, SC will hear Centre’s plea to close case against Italian Marines; Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said victims’ kin have agreed to compensation of ₹10 cr above ex-gratia already paid

Rlys will run services as per demand, assures CRB Suneet Sharma

We are in contact with the States, will run services if there is a requirement, CEO

BVRIT records 85% placements this year so far

Major companies including TCS have hired in bulk numbers and offers have been made for the companies from cities including Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune and Baroda

At ₹9.45-lakh cr, FY21 direct tax mop-up 5% over RE

Fiscal deficit seen lower with bounce in indirect tax collections

Vaccination Covid-19: Kerala to launch ‘Crushing Curve’ mass vaccination drive

Covid-19: Kerala to launch ‘Crushing Curve’ mass vaccination drive

Pinarayi Vijayan, Oommen Chandy doing well after testing positive

Manipal Hospitals to divest stake in Klang, Malaysia to Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care

Group scouting to expand its footprint in Eastern India

Alteria Capital announces close of Fund II at ₹1,325 crore

Company had received SEBI approval in December 2020 with a target corpus of ₹1,000 crore and a greenshoe option of ₹750 crore

Serum Institute of India picks up stake in PolicyBazaar

Adar Poonwala-led Serum Institute of India Private Limited has acquired a stake in PolicyBazaar from True North. True North has sold a part of its ...

Is it right to export vaccines, put Indians at risk, asks Rahul Gandhi

‘Shortage of vaccine in view of the rise in corona cases is a very serious problem and not a celebration’

UN team in India supporting authorities to safely reopen schools, continue remote education: UN spokesperson

UNICEF has worked on e-learning and other programmes in 17 states in India, reaching nearly 60 million children, half of them girls

Adherence to protocols can avoid lockdown, say coastal Karnataka industry bodies

This may be a precursor to how the scenario will pan out, going forward

Masters Championship: Justin Rose rises up the leader with fantastic run, takes 4-shot lead

This equalled the second-largest first-round lead at the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.

India reports 1.32 lakh daily Covid19 cases, records a new high for 3rd consecutive day

While, the cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 9 crore on Thursday

COVAX expects to deliver doses to nations despite reduced supply availability: WHO

The COVAX facility, which is a global initiative to ensure Covid-19 vaccines are available worldwide, has now delivered life-saving vaccines to over 100 economies

Amazon union organisers deflated as vote tilts against them

Both sides had launched a spirited campaign to win over workers; Amazon hung anti-union signs throughout the warehouse, including inside bathroom stalls

Japan to raise virus steps in Tokyo, 3 months ahead of Games

The measures expected to be announced later Friday by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would start Monday and last until early May

Covid-19 vaccination: Over 36 lakh people vaccinated in a day

Meanwhile, the total Covid-19 infection tally in India has surpassed the 13 million mark

IMF policy panel endorses $650-bn increase in resources

‘Move will provide badly needed reserves for poor countries struggling with deep recessions caused by the pandemic and the need to obtain and administer millions of doses of vaccines’

India has accelerated work on Chabahar Port, likely to be declared operational by May: CRS

After a brief halt, India accelerated the work on Chabahar Port early this year and the strategic Iranian port is expected to be operational by next ...

If greenhouse emissions go unchecked, endemic species will disappear

Some 92% of all endemic species on land and 95% of those in the sea will shrink in numbers or even disappear under current emissions levels.

President Biden announces steps to limit ‘ghost’ guns, plans to tackle assault weapons

The White House described the move as a first step to curb mass shootings, community bloodshed, suicides

Covid 19 Night Corona Curfew from Apr 10-20 in Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Mysuru, 5 cities

Vaccination drive from April 11 (Jyotiba Phule’s birthday) till April 14 (Ambedker’s birthday): CM

Serum Institute refunds South Africa for undelivered Covid-19 vaccines

The Serum Institute of India has fully refunded South Africa for the 500,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, which were not delivered to the country ...

Maharashtra has increased testing, requires additional vaccine supplies: Uddhav to PM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray informed the Prime Minister on Thursday evening that the state administration has increased the number of ...

Covid 19 WHO says no to extending Covishield shelf-life to 9 months

Cites insufficient data

IPL on SM IPL14: Teams start scoring on the social media even before the opener

Despite a pitch queered by Covid, excitement is building up

Maharashtra says vaccine stocks at ‘critically low level’

The Covid-19 vaccine stocks in Maharashtra have reached a critically low level, and may not last last more than a couple of days.The Centre needs to ...

Telangana CM announces financial aid to teachers

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to release ₹2,000 financial assistance and 25 kg rice free of cost through the fair price ...

Mine planning body gets permission to fly drones

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Directorate General of Civil Aviation have granted conditional exemption to Central Mine Planning and Design ...

Senior officials deputed to oversee safety measures in every district

While, TN Covid-19 cases has climbed by 4,276 on Thursday

Farmers protest IFFCO hiking fertiliser prices

Farmers’ organisations have demanded that the Centre and fertiliser manufacturer, IFFCO, immediately withdraw the increase in the prices. Samyukt ...

Nabard supports Telangana with ₹20,000 crore during 2020-21

National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has provided ₹20,000 crore to Telangana during the financial year ended March 2021 for ...