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US Secretary of State to meet PM next week

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss a multitude of issues such as co-operation on Covid-19 ...

Kerala Travel Mart starts free Covid vaccination camp in ...

This drive is an aim to revive the tourism sector in the state

Rajya Sabha suspends TMC MP; using Pegasus is treason: Rahul ...

PM, Home Minister have used this weapon against the Indian State, he claims

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States appointed 25 presidents at Consumer Commissions: ...

State governments are required to appoint members and president of the State/District Consumer Commissions.

Lack of clarity on restrictions in Maharashtra: Raj ...

Questions govt decision to bar people from using Mumbai local trains

Suspected bird flu reported from poultry farm in Kozhikode

District administration on high alert

Nearly one in two Indians have poor quality of life : Danone ...

The survey was conducted by research agency IPSOS across eight Indian cities

Karnataka HC rejects Amazon, Flipkart appeal against CCI ...

Says that the inquiry cannot be quashed at this stage

nuclear plants Construction of Kudankulam’s fifth and sixth reactors to be ...

Construction of Kudankulam’s fifth and sixth reactors to be ...

The 2,000-MW (2X1,000) units are to be completed at an outlay of ₹49,621 crore

GE, Intel join hands with SERB for fundamental research

The collaboration is under SERB’s initiative called Fund for Industry Research Engagement

India reports first suspected human death due to bird flu

Haryana unit of IDSP to soon begin an epidemiological investigation into this suspected death.

Bright sparkA Made-in-India IQ test

A Made-in-India IQ test

A group of Indian psychologists lead by JP Das teamed up to measure the ‘intelligence quotient’ of students and ...

OlympicsFireworks get Tokyo's no-frills opening ceremony underway

Though fewer than 1,000 people are attending the event, millions around the globe are tuning in to watch the ...

Tokyo Olympics linked Covid cases go past 100, organisers ...

Three athletes, 10 Games-concerned personnel, three mediapersons and as many contractors found positive

TCS ups the ante on global sporting events

After marathon deals, IT services firm partners Dutch Open golf tournament

Little over 40 Indian athletes to participate in Olympics ...

India is being represented by more than 125 athletes in the Games with the overall contingent size being 228

TCS partners with Dutch Open Golf tournament

Global IT major has also been sponsoring TCS London Marathon and TCS Amsterdam Marathon

Tokyo OlympicsSonyLIV to have 20 live streams from Tokyo 2020 Olympic ...

SonyLIV to have 20 live streams from Tokyo 2020 Olympic ...

The platform will stream the event in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu

Vaccine supplyWTO suggests expedited procedures for trade in Covid-19 ...

WHO, WTO to work on ways to ease supplies of critical pandemic related products

India’s excess deaths in pandemic up to 4.9 million, study ...

The third highest tally in the world after the United States and Brazil

1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to Covid during ...

However, the 0.5 rate in India is much less compared to other countries, says study in Lancet

Macron among 14 heads of states on potential spyware list

King Mohammed VI of Morocco along with three PMs, Imran Khan, Mustafa Madbouly and Saad Eddine El Othmani — are also on the list

With Covid pandemic in mind, pared-back hajj in Mecca for ...

This year, 60,000 vaccinated Saudi citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia have been allowed

Covid vaccine inequity: Inside the cut-throat race to secure ...

The specific reasons why vaccines have reached rich nations but not the poor countries

Clocking time — Why it flies for some, stands still for ...

IIIT-H team probing the distorted way in which human mind perceives time

Netflix confirms move into video games as its growth slows

Netflix gained 5.5 million subscribers through first six-months; weakest performance since 2013

Mental healthCorporates turn to mental health startups for employee ...

Corporates turn to mental health startups for employee ...

Common issues were fatigue, burnout and extended work from home for employees

Why Prashan Agarwal is turning entrepreneur again

Agarwal’s new start-up OMI looks to target the spiritual wellness market in India

Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, carries out inaugural space ...

Mission part of a competitive battle between Bezos and Richard Branson to tap space tourism market

Regional OTTs — streaming ahead, full steam

Fuelled by the dearth of local content on global platforms

Muthoot Fincorp to support students through Vidya Dhan gold ...

In the scheme, loans will be given for up to ₹10,000 per individual for 6 months and no interest will be ...

CISCE board to announce class 10, 12 results on July 24

Schools will be able to access the results by logging into the CAREERS Portal of the Council

Edtech BYJU’S buys US-based kids reading platform Epic for $500 ...

BYJU’S buys US-based kids reading platform Epic for $500 ...

The acquisition will help edtech giant in expanding its US footprint

Indian building product manufacturers are going green

Government e-Market Place, CII to work on sustainable procurement

Akshaya join hands with SCAN to build homes for parents of ...

The project is slated for completion by March 22

Telangana: Registration charges, guideline values revised ...

Telangana government has hiked registration charges and guideline value for land with effect from July ...

Smartphone users check mobiles 150 times a day: Study

People are increasingly becoming dependent on their cell phones, checking them every six-and-a-half minutes, according to a new research. In total, ...

Suraj Sharma loses BAFTA rising star trophy to Juno Temple

India’s Suraj Sharma, who was nominated in the EE Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs, lost the trophy to actress Juno Temple. Suraj hit the headlines ...

14 BSF companies rushed to Kashmir to maintain law and order

As many as 14 companies of the BSF were rushed to the Kashmir Valley to counter any law and order trouble even as the region remained under curfew for ...

French retailers pull foods out of shelves

The Europe-wide scandal over horsemeat sold as leading French retailers pulled products from their shelves and threats of legal action flew. France ...

Pakistan reacts cautiously to Afzal Guru’s execution

Pakistan today reacted cautiously to the execution of Afzal Guru, hanged for his role in the 2001 attack on Indian Parliament, saying that it did not ...

SC notice to Centre on PIL to make IB,RAW accountable to Parliament

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking to make intelligence agencies IB, RAW and NTRO accountable to Parliament. A bench ...

Ten billionaires in Gulf Indians rich list: Survey

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have 10 Indian billionaires, according to a new survey. According to the first-ever GCC Indian Rich List ...

Pandit Ravi Shankar wins Grammy for best music world album posthumously

Sitar legend Ravi Shankar was today posthumously awarded the best world music album trophy at the 55th Grammys, pipping his own daughter Anoushka, a ...

Fierce fighting in Syria, UN envoy meets opposition leader

Syrian rebels launched fierce assaults on Government troops in several parts of the country, as a UN envoy urged the leader of the opposition to seek ...

French Transport Minister to visit TN

French Minister for Transport Frederic Cuvillier will have a dialogue with French investors in Tamil Nadu in Chennai on February 15. A release from ...

Scotland may have to reapply to UN and EU, says Britain

Scotland may have to reapply for membership of international organisations such as the UN and EU if it votes for independence, according to legal ...

17 killed as bus falls into a river in Bangladesh

At least 17 people, including five women, were killed and several others injured when a bus carrying a group of Muslim pilgrims plunged into a nearly ...

Curfew continues in Kashmir Valley

Kashmir Valley remained under curfew for the third day today even as mobile Internet services remained suspended and newspapers failed to hit the ...

Adele, Gotye win early Grammys

British soul singing sensation Adele became the first winner of the evening at the 55th Grammys by grabbing the Best Pop Solo Performance award, ...

Japan plans to give patrol boats to Philippines

Japan plans to donate patrol boats costing $11 million each to the Philippines, ramping up the regional efforts to monitor China’s maritime activity ...

IGNOU programme for sex workers in Gujarat

After Kolkata, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is all set to launch an educational programme for sex workers and their children in ...

20 dead, 30 injured in stampede at Railway station

Allahabad stampede toll mounts to 36

The death toll in the stampede at Allahabad railway station reached 36 today, with 14 more people succumbing to their injuries. CMO Allahabad Dr ...

France fighting in Mali rebels it armed in Libya: Russia

The rebels France is battling in northern Mali are some of the very same fighters it helped arm in Libya, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ...

Colombia quake damaged 100 houses, injured 15

A strong earthquake that shook Colombia over the weekend destroyed 100 houses and damaged nearly 2,000 others, authorities said yesterday. Only 15 ...

Airtel launches new value-added service

Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of a first-of-its kind voice based one stop solution portal for value added services ‘Namma Ooru’. Designed for ...

CII organises employability programme

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Employability Bridge (EB), organised a FLAG 2013 (First Look at Aspiring Graduates ...

TN Chamber seeks implementation of Goods and Service Tax

A delegation from Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry met Union Minister of State for Finance S.S. Palani Manickam and Dr Poonam Kishore ...

Tata Crucible Campus Quiz in Coimbatore

The Coimbatore regional round of the Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2013 will be held on Monday (Feb 11) at the Vivanta by Taj-Surya, Race Course, in the ...

Doctors’ strike enters 7th day in Karnataka

The State-wide strike by 65,000 government doctors and paramedical staff entered the seventh day on Sunday. The government has convened a meeting with ...

Bengal utility plans hydro-electric, pumped storage schemes

The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (WBSEDCL) has decided to put greater impetus on hydro-electric proposals in Darjeeling and ...

Rs 1,300-cr project to purify Narmada

A project of Rs 1,300 crore has been chalked out to purify the Narmada river, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. The ...

‘Arab Spring impact to be visible in the long term’

Success of the new regimes in the lands of the Arab Spring will be measurable over the long term, not short term. It is too early to draw negative ...

Applications Business Leader 2012 awards

TV5, the 24-hour Telugu news/business news channel, is inviting applications from micro, small and medium businesses for its Business Leader 2012 ...

Prof Narayanan to head IIIT-H

Prof. P J Narayanan, Dean (Research and Development) of International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Hyderabad) will take over as the ...

Social security for international workers

Companies with globally mobile employees should ensure compliance with the Provident Fund law, just as they do for tax provisions.

Withholding tax on cross-border deals: A vexed issue

Taxpayers need to know which transactions are covered under the source rules specifically relating to services and e-commerce.

Cement price surges over Rs 235 a bag in Andhra Pradesh

The slowly improving demand coming from the real estate/housing projects, higher power charges and increased railway freight are among the factors behind the price rise, say industry sources.