- Andhra Pradesh
Active Covid-19 cases cross 10,000 in AP
Amaravati: The surge of Covid-19 cases continued as Andhra Pradesh added 3,205 afresh on Wednesday, taking the active caseload up to 10,119. In 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday, 281 infected…
- Telangana
Telangana reports 2,319 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Hyderabad: Active cases surged to 18,339 with Telangana on Wednesday recording 2,319 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,00,094, while the death toll rose to 4,047 with two more fatalities. The…
- Sports
Tasnim Mir becomes first Indian to claim world No 1 status in u-19 girls singles
New Delhi: Young shuttler Tasnim Mir on Wednesday became the first Indian to grab the world no 1 ranking in the under-19 girls singles in the latest BWF junior rankings. The 16-year-old…
- Kashmir
J-K records 1,695 Covid cases. 1 death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday witnessed a 50 percent jump in daily COVID-19 with 1,695 people confirming positive for the disease on Wednesday, raising the tally to 3,48,201, official said. The…
- Elections
18 UP ministers will desert Yogi’s Cabinet by Jan 20: Rajbhar
Lucknow: OBC leader Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday claimed that one to two ministers would quit the Yogi Adityanath Cabinet daily and this figure would go up to 18 by January 20.…
- Delhi
Delhi’s minimum temp increases slightly to 8.2 deg C
New Delhi: Delhi’s minimum temperature increased marginally on Wednesday due to partly cloudy sky and settled at 8.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal. Shallow fog was recorded at some places in…
- Photos
In Pics: Door to door vaccination drive in Jammu and Kashmir
Budgam: Children look on as health workers conduct a door to door campaign for COVID-19 vaccination at a village in Budgam District of central Kashmir, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)…
- Telangana
Fertilizers’ price hike’ will hurt farm sector: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Accusing the NDA government at the Centre of trying to break the farming community’s back by increasing the price of fertilizers, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday warned that…
- India
Harassment of Muslim women in India must be condemned: UN
United Nations: Harassment of Muslim women in India through social media apps such as “Sulli Deals” must be condemned and prosecuted as soon as they occur, a UN Special Rapporteur has said.…
- World
Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally, says WHO
United Nations: Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the global health agency cautioning that there is…
- India
Haridwar hate speeches: SC issues notice to central govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition seeking a direction to ensure investigation and action against those who allegedly made hate speeches…
- India
Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 211 days
New Delhi: India added 1,94,720 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,60,70,510 which includes 4,868 cases of Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated…
- India
Haridwar hate speeches: SC to hear plea on Wednesday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a petition seeking a direction to ensure investigation and action against those who allegedly made hate speeches during two events held…
- Elections
UP elections: Setback for BJP as minister resigns, 3 MLAs say quitting party
Lucknow: In a jolt to the BJP in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from the state cabinet while three other MLAs announced they are quitting the party.…
- Politics
NCP to tie up with Samajwadi Party in UP elections: Pawar
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said his party would contest the ensuing Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh as part of the Samajwadi Party-led alliance. He also said…
