If Pushed, I Can Do Well At National Marathon: Army\'s Rawat

By Navneet SinghNew Delhi, March 3 : Army’s marathon runner Nitendra Singh Rawat is aiming to go all out in this weekend’s National Marathon race here as it is also...

Naga Talks Back On Table, Discussion In Progress : NSCN-IM

Kohima, March 3 : The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) on Wednesday said that the Naga political talk teams are back on the table and the discussion is in...

Over Rs 4K Cr Allocated For Uttarakhand Rail Projects: Goyal

New Delhi, March 3 : Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday flagged off the Siddhabali Jan Shatabdi Express Special Train that will run between Kotdwar in Uttarakhand and Delhi junction....

DUTA Flays College Of Art Merger With Ambedkar University

New Delhi, March 3 : The Delhi government has decided to bring the College of Art of Delhi University under Ambedkar University.The Delhi government’s cabinet has approved the merger.But the...

Andhra\'s Anantapur Launches \'Know & Rise\' Prog For Students

Anantapur, March 3 : Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur District Collector Gandham Chandrudu on Wednesday launched a new programme called ‘Know & Rise’, aimed at educating the school students about how the...

Bengal BJP Leaders Reach Delhi To Finalise Party Candidates

New Delhi, March 3 : The BJP leadership in West Bengal, which is fighting a high octane Assembly polls to topple the Mamata Banerjee-led government in the eastern state, reached...

National Book Trust Editor Booked For Molestation (Ld)

New Delhi, March 3 : A sexual harassment case has been lodged against activist Rubin D’Cruz, editor (Malayalam) of the National Book Trust and former director of Kerala State Institute...

Party Zones: The Changing Face Of Drains In Indore

By Sundeep PouranikIndore, March 3 : The word nullah (drain) conjures up images of filth and stench.But in Indore, the country’s cleanest city, drains have been turned into playgrounds where...

Dollar Chana Prices Soar On Bullish Demand, Globally Weak Stocks

New Delhi, March 3 : Dollar chana prices have soared in the domestic market amid increasing demand from Horeca (Hotel, Restaurants and Cafe) segment and shortall in stocks as arrivals...

Sri Lanka Air Force Gets First-hand Feel Of India\'s Indigenously Developed Tejas

By Sumit Kumar SinghNew Delhi, March 3 : Sri Lanka Air Force got first hand feel of India’s indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas as Indian Air Force (IAF) and...

Pujara Fit To Open, Gill/Rohit At No. 3: Surinder Amarnath (Interview)

By Khurram HabibAhmedabad, March 3 : Surinder Amaranth, the oldest of the three Amaranth brothers and son of former India captain Lala Amarnath, feels cricket has changed considerably from his...

WTT Contender TT: Sharath Starts With Win, Sathiyan Ousted

Doha, March 3 : Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal began the season with an impressive victory as he defeated Czech Republic’s Pavel Sirucek 17-15, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 in...

DTC Staff To Don Khadi Face Masks

New Delhi, March 3 : Drivers and conductors of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will now sport Khadi face masks.The DTC has placed an order of 45,000 face masks for its...

Bengaluru Zoo Celebrates World Wildlife Day By Planting Saplings

Bengaluru, March 3 : The state-run Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) in this tech city celebrated ‘World Wildlife Day’ by planting saplings of native trees across the sprawling zoo in the...

India Completes Vaccination Of 1.63 Cr Beneficiaries

New Delhi, March 3 : The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 1.63 crore on Wednesday. The nation-wide vaccination drive was rolled out on January...

SC: 30-40% Pendency Due To Cheque Bounce Cases \'intractable Problem\'

New Delhi, March 3 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the huge pendency of cheque dishonour cases has become an intractable problem, which accounts for 30-40 per cent cases...

Sardar Sarovar Project: 3 States Owe Around Rs 7K Cr To Gujarat

Gandhinagar, March 3 : Three neighbouring states of Gujarat — Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan — owe Rs 6,934 crore to the state government for the implementation of the Sardar...

Will Keep Away From Politics:Sasikala (Lead)

Chennai, March 3 : With the possibility of her reentry into the ruling AIADMK party shut at least now, V.K.Sasikala, the close aide of Tamil Nadu’s late Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa...

Telangana Guv For Campaign To Motivate People For Vaccination

Hyderabad, March 3 : Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday called for an intensified campaign to motivate all the eligible people to get vaccinated for Covid-19. She directed the Indian...

Bess Likely To Play If Pitch Is Spin-friendly

By Khurram HabibAhmedabad, March 3 : England, who are keeping their cards close to the chest, may field off-spinner Dom Bess if the pitch for the fourth and final Test...

UP Govt To SC: Mukhtar Ansari Running Illegal Activities From Jail

New Delhi, March 3 : The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is running his illegal activities from Rupnagar district jail in Punjab...

"Sathyameva Jayathe" From \'Vakeel Saab\' Is Powerfull

Power Star Pawan Kalyan has already wrapped up the shoot of his upcoming courtroom drama ‘Vakeel Saab’ which is a remake of the Hindi National award-winning film ‘Pink’.The film is...

TDP Leader Ganta Srinivas Rao Dismisses Speculation On Joining YSRCP

Visakhapatnam, March 3 : Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Ganta Srinivasa Rao who recently submitted his resigned as the Visakhapatnam North MLA has condemned speculation that he would be joining...

ED Attaches Properties Of Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Accused Wife And NGO In Delhi Worth Rs 1.45 Cr

New Delhi, March 3 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday took possession of immovable property worth Rs 1.45 crore situated in the national capital in connection with a money...

Will Keep Away From Politics:Sasikala

Chennai, March 3 : With the possibility of her reentry into the ruling AIADMK party shut at least now, V.K.Sasikala, the close aide of Tamil Nadu’s late Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa...

Active Covid Cases Continue To Resurge In Andhra

Amaravati, March 3 : Andhra Pradesh’s active Covid-19 cases touched 826 on Wednesday, fizzling out the short lived excitement of dip in count, below 600-mark, for a few days. However,...

Kejriwal To Get Vaccine Shot At LNJP On Thursday

New Delhi, March 3 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be administered the Covid-19 vaccine at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Narayan Hospital on Thursday. The Chief Minister’s...

Hollywood’s Nick Powell Joins \'RRR\' Climax Sequence

SS.Rajamouli’s much-awaited film ‘RRR’ is getting bigger and bigger each day.The film’s shoot has already reached the final stage and for the last few weeks, team ‘RRR’ has been shooting...

Saina Nehwal Biopic Gets A Release Date

After Parineeti Chopra’s ‘The Girl on the Train’ released on Netflix a few days ago, another movie where she will play Badminton champion Saina Nehwal is gearing up for release.The...

We Are For Fair Minded Probe Into Sex CD Case: K\'taka Home Minister

Bengaluru, March 3 : Karnataka Home, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Basavaraj Bommai, said on Wednesday that the state police would carry out the investigation into the sex CD case...

ED Files Case Against Franklin Templeton, Its Senior Officials

Mumbai, March 3 : Almost an year after Franklin Templeton unexpectedly closed six debt schemes in India, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case of money laundering against the...

5 Held For Rioting In Delhi Over Property Dispute

New Delhi, March 3 : Five persons have been arrested for rioting and creating ruckus in the Bhalaswa Dairy area in outer North Delhi. The arrested persons have been identified...

Barapullah-3 Project Hits Land Acquisition Hurdle

New Delhi, March 3 : Commuters waiting for the signal-free ride from Delhi’s East to South will have to wait for another one-and-a-half year as the under-construction Barapullah Phase-3 elevated...

Anasuya Issues A Clarification On Allu Arjun\'s \'Pushpa\'

Popular TV host and actress Anasuya Bharadwaj is going great guns with her acting career.She was recently seen shaking a leg for the special song in the upcoming film ‘Chaavu...

WE Hub Joins Hands With Meesho To Help Women Entrepreneurs

Hyderabad, March 3 : WE Hub, India’s first and only state-led incubator by the government of Telangana to foster and promote women entrepreneurship to start-up, scale-up and accelerate with global...

India Cricketers Unwind With Board, Card Games In Bio-bubble

By Khurram HabibAhmedabad, March 3 : Members of the Indian cricket team who have stuck to their hotel-to-practice routine here, just like they did in Australia recently, are unwinding in...

India Inc Asks Hry To Reassess Reservation In Private Sector

New Delhi, March 3 : India Inc is against restrictions on the industry and has asked Haryana to reassess the legislation on 75 per cent jobs reservation for locals in...

PM Ordered Clanging \'thalis\', But We Offered Plateful Of Food To People: Thackeray (Ld)

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, March 3 : In a sharpest offensive on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said while the Centre clamped an abrupt lockdown...

Observers Will Face Action For Laxity In Duty : CEC

New Delhi, March 3 : Ahead of Assembly elections in four states and a Union Territory in March-April, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday warned of strict action against...

WHy Alice Evans Is \'scared\' After Loan Gruffud\'s Decision To Divorce Her

Los Angeles, March 3 : Actress Alice Evans, took to Instagram on Wednesday to express her shock and sadness over actor Loan Gruffud, filing for divorce from her. Loan had...

FB Oversight Board \'a Bit Frustrated\' Already

London, March 3 : The Facebook Oversight Board (FOB) is already feeling a bit frustrated due to the expectation of making binary choices in cases that it is dealing with....

1 IISc Student Dies Playing Football, Another Commits Suicide

Bengaluru, March 3 : In two shocking incidents at the reputed Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in this tech city, a post-graduate student collapsed and died while playing football on...

People Have Rejected BJP In MCD By-polls, Says Kejriwal

New Delhi, March 3 : Securing victory in four out of five municipal wards by-elections, the results for which were announced on Wednesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national head and...

TS Singh Deo Named Cong Observer For Tripura Tribal Council Polls

New Delhi, March 3 : Chhattisgarh Health Minister T.S.Singh Deo has been appointed as the senior observer for the upcoming Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TAADC) elections in Tripura. The...

TS Singh Deo Named Cong Observer For Tripura Tribal Council Polls

Final Year MBBS Student Dies Of Covid In Bihar, Many Docs Infected

Patna, March 3 : A final year student of Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) in Patna died due to Covid 19, an official said. Subhendu Shekher,23, as a native...

Bedi On Road To Recovery After Multiple Operations

New Delhi, March 3 : Former India captain and legendary left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi is recovering well after undergoing an operation to remove brain clotting here a few days...

Lexus India Launches Limited-edition LC 500h At Rs 2.15 Cr

New Delhi, March 3 : Luxury automobile manufacturer Lexus India on Wednesday launched a limited-edition model of its sports coupe – LC 500h – at a starting price of around...

SC Seeks NIA Reply On Gautam Navlakha Bail Plea In Bhima Koregaon Case

New Delhi, March 3 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought reply from the National Investigation Agency on the bail plea of activist Gautam Navlakha in the alleged Elgar Parishad-Maoist...

Loss Making Entities May Get One Last Attempt At Strategic Sale Before Closure

By Subhash NarayanNew Delhi, March 3 : The government may make one last attempt next fiscal to sell more than two dozen sick and loss making entities that have failed...

Halsey Tagged \'paedophile\' For Kissing Underage Fans In The Mouth

Los Angeles, March 3 : Singer Halsey has been dubbed a “paedophile” by certain social media users after a video surfaced of her kissing her underage fans in the mouth....

Goa Port To Set Up Special Ferry Service For Inbound Cruise Tourists

Panaji, March 3 : Goa’s only major port, the Mormugao Port Trust, operated by the Centre is planning to develop a ferry circuit to cater to the international cruise ship...

India\'s Feb Services Sector Output Rises: PMI (Ld)

New Delhi, March 3 : Healthy rise in new orders accelerated India’s services sector output growth in February. Moreover, the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine led to an improvement...

PSUs Stocks Turn Show Stoppers, Up 79% From Pandemic-lows

Mumbai, March 3 : As the stock market has largely been on a bull run since hitting the decadal lows around a year ago, stocks of public sector undertakings (PSU)...

Pregnant Emily Ratajkowski\'s \'completely Naked\' Shoot Angers Piers Morgan

London, March 3 : American model-actress Emily Ratajkowski’s pregnancy photoshoot in the nude has angered show anchor Piers Morgan, who has gone ahead and spoken about the trend in general....

Film Frat Shows Its Political Colour Ahead Of Bengal Polls

Kolkata, March 3 : As election temperature soars in poll-bound West Bengal, political parties have opened their doors to local cine-stars, virtually offering them an alternative career path to join...

Why Alice Evans Is \'scared\' After Loan Gruffud\'s Decision To Divorce Her (Lead)

Los Angeles, March 3 : Actress Alice Evans, took to Instagram on Wednesday to express her shock and sadness over actor Loan Gruffud, filing for divorce from her. Loan had...

Cinematographer Kabir Lal: Took Me 10 Years To Make Directorial Debut

Mumbai, March 3 : Veteran cinematographer Kabir Lal makes his directorial debut this year with a multilingual project that will have different versions across four languages.He says he always wanted...

Kangana Gives A Shout-out To \'Tejas\' Director

Mumbai, March 3 : Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday went out of her way to shower praise on debutant director Sarvesh Mewara, who is calling the shots on her...

\'Bhuj\' Debutante Pranitha Subhash: Bollywood Has Space For Everyone

Mumbai, March 3 : Southern actress Pranitha Subhash will soon make her Bollywood debut in “Bhuj: The Pride of India”, and will also be seenin “Hungama 2”.She says the film...

J&K Clocks 104 Fresh Covid Cases; No Death

Jammu, March 3 : J&K on Wednesday reported 104 new Covid-19 cases, even as 49 were discharged after recovery, health officials said. The Union Territory has recorded zero death in...

PM Ordered Clanging Of \'thalis\', We Offered Plateful Of Food To People: Thackeray

Mumbai, March 3 : In one of the fiercest attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said while the Centre clamped an abrupt lockdown...

Vistara Commences Non-stop Flights Between Mumbai And Male (Lead)

New Delhi, March 3 : Full-service carrier Vistara on Wednesday commenced its non-stop flights between Mumbai and Male. According to the airline, the inaugural flight was operated by Vistara’s Airbus...

Hyd\'s Agri-startup Using Modern Tech For Pesticide-free Veggies

Hyderabad, March 3 : A Hyderabad-based techie who had returned from Australia after a span of 20 years, has recently set up an agri-startup that offers modern technology such as...

Bulls Return: Equities Gain On Foreign Capital, Robust Global Cues (Roundup)

New Delhi, March 3 : India’s equity indices made massive gains on back of robust global cues along with hopes of a faster economic recovery. Besides, analysts cited healthy FIIs...

SC: Cancellation Of Recruitment For Public Employment Justified Due To Systemic Fraud

New Delhi, March 3 : The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that if recruitment for public employment stood vitiated as a consequence of systemic fraud or irregularities, the entire process...

Sonakshi Sinha Announces Next Film \'Bulbul Tarang\'

Mumbai, March 3 : Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce her next project.The actress will be seen in Bulbul Tarang, which will have an OTT...

Aircraft Leasing Exempted From Stamp Duty At GIFT, Rs 100 Crore Allocated

Gandhinagar, March 3 : The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced that the booming international business of aircraft leasing will be exempted from stamp duty at Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT)...

Yogi Joins Indigenous App Koo, Gains 51 K Users

Lucknow, March 3 : After the debate between the Government of India and Twitter, union Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal had opened his account on the indigenous...

Jaggery Festival In Lucknow From March 6

Lucknow, March 3 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate a ‘jaggery festival’ in Lucknow on March 6, to be prganised by the AYUSH department to discuss the...

Why Is Ansari Being Kept As A \'state Guest\', Asks Akali Dal

Chandigarh, March 3 : Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) legislator Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday asked the Congress government in Punjab to explain why it was keeping ‘underworld don’ Mukhtiar Ansari...

Odisha Warns Action Against Issuance Of Fake Medical Certificate

Bhubaneswar, March 3 : The Odisha government on Wednesday warned of action against those issuing false medical certificate in support of specified co-morbidities for Covid-19 vaccination. In a letter, Additional...

Bihar RJD Leaders In No Hurry To Take Covid Jab

Patna, March 3 : As leaders of the ruling coalition were taking Covid vaccine jabs, several opposition leaders here said that they were not in a hurry to get vaccinated...

Uzbekistan, India Moving Swiftly To Partner On Chabahar

By Aarti Tikoo SinghNew Delhi, March 3 : India and Uzbekistan are swiftly moving to strengthen their partnership to develop connectivity in Central Asia via the Chabahar port. Last week,...

Param Singh To Play Lead Role In \'Ishk Par Zor Nahi\'

Mumbai, March 3 : Television actor Param Singh will soon be seen in the show Ishk Par Zor Nahi.The actor will play the lead character Ahaan Malhotra.Param says Ahaan has...

Punjab CM Going Back On Poll Promises: BJP

Chandigarh, March 3 : BJP general secretary and party in charge for Punjab, Dushyant Gautam, on Wednesday called Amarinder Singh a ‘U-turn Chief Minister’, accusing him of going back on...

Praj Industries, Repos Energy Plan To Tie Up For Bio-mobility

New Delhi, March 3 : Bio-based technologies and engineering company Praj Industries and Repos Energy plan to join hands for bio-mobility and launch mobile biofuel selling units. In a statement,...

Maha Hostel Girls Forced To Dance Naked By Cops, Probe Ordered

Mumbai, March 3 : In a shocker, girls in a Jalgaon hostel were allegedly forced to strip naked and dance before some police personnel, the Maharashtra legislature was informed here...

Cheeky Goa Police Ad Offers \'sea View Prison\' For Drug Abusers

Panaji, March 3 : Often at the receiving end of blunt media coverage, the Goa Police on Wednesday pulled off smooth, cheeky wordplay in a print advertisement aimed at creating...

Kritika Kamra Wishes Dad On Instagram

Mumbai, March 3 : Actress Kritika Kamra took to Instagram to post a special birthday wish for her dad on Wednesday.She posted a picture of her father, calling him “thoughtful,...

I-T Raids B-Town\'s Anurag Kashyap, Tapsee, Vikas Bahl (2nd Ld)

Mumbai, March 3 : In a massive action against some big Bollywood personalities, the Income Tax Department on Wednesday carried out searches at over 30 locations in Mumbai and Pune,...

SpiceJet, WheelTug Tie Up For 400 Slots Of Electric Taxi System

New Delhi, March 3 : Budget airline SpiceJet on Wednesday said it has tied-up with ‘WheelTug Plc’ for reserving 400 production slots for aircraft electric taxi system. Accordingly, the airline...

Driven By Passion, Rashida Simnani Achieved Laurels In Wrestling Without Basic Coaching

By Sheikh QayoomSrinagar, March 3 : The achievements of Syed Rashida Simnani in the field of wrestling without any basic coaching and infrastructure prove the maxim, where there is a...

Vistara Commences Non-stop Flights Between Mumbai And Male

Bhanu Uday Goswami Continues To Shoot Despite Getting Injured

Mumbai, March 3 : Actor Bhanu Uday Goswami, who will be seen in the finite series “Rudrakaal”, recently got injured on the sets of the show.He was shooting for the...

Cabinet Okays India-France MoU On Renewable Energy

New Delhi, March 3 : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and France to achieve the ambitious 450 gigawatts (GW)...

2 Patients Die After AstraZeneca Covid Jab In S Korea (Ld)

Seoul, March 3 : Two patients at the long-term care hospitals in South Korea’s Gyeonggi province died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, the first cases of deaths since...

Kajol Shares Her Love Story With Coffee

Mumbai, March 3 : Actress Kajol on Wednesday shared her cute love story with coffee. “Once upon a time there lived a girl.She loved coffee… and they lived happily ever...

Combined Commanders\' Conference To Focus On Theater Command, Self-reliance, Evolving Threats

New Delhi, March 3 : Theaterisation of armed forces, self-reliance in defence sector and evolving threats in the region will be the focus areas during the three-day Combined Commanders’ Conference,...

Experts Call For Global Cooperation To Fight Covid

Guangzhou (China), March 3 : Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci and leading Chinese respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan have called for global solidarity and cooperation to fight against...

MCD Bypoll Results A Setback For Us: BJP Delhi Chief

By Shashi BhushanNew Delhi, March 3 : The bypoll results of Municipal Corporations of Delhi have come as a setback for the BJP, which had been ruling the civic body...

KTR Seek Apology From BJP For Shelving ITIR

Hyderabad, March 3 : The war of words between the ruling TRS and opposition BJP over the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) intensified with state IT minister K.T.Rama Rao on...

Swiss Open: Srikanth, Sourabh Enter 2nd Round (2nd Ld)

Basel (Switzerland), March 3 : India’s Kidambi Srikanth and Sourabh Verma on Wednesday progressed to the second round of the singles event while the men’s doubles pair comprising Satwiksairaj Rankireddy...

Green Fireworks Emit 15-65% Less Particulate Matter: Study

Beijing, March 3 : Environmentally friendly fireworks emit 15-65 per cent less particulate matter (PM) as compared to traditional fireworks, however, they still significantly deteriorate air quality, say researchers. Fireworks...

Earth Has Life Span Of Nearly 1bn Years More: Study

Tokyo, March 3 : The future life span of Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere is approximately one billion years, a new study reveals. According to the study, published in the journal Nature...

\'School Of Rock\' Star Rivkah Reyes Faced Bullying After Film\'s Success

New York, March 3 : Rivkah Reyes, who made a mark as a child actor in the 2003 film “School Of Rock”, has revealed that the film’s success resulted in...

Tanuj Virwani: Playing Negative Role \'a Learning Experience\'

Mumbai, March 3 : Actor Tanuj Virwani has three negative roles lined up starting with the upcoming series “Kamathipura”.He says his role in the series has been a learning experience...

SC To Hear Anticipatory Bail Plea In Tandav Row On Thursday

New Delhi, March 3 : The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear the plea of Amazon Prime Video’s India head Aparna Purohit against the Allahabad High Court order declining to...

Kamal Haasan Expects Support From Rajini In Assembly Polls

Chennai, March 3 : Superstar and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) supremo Kamal Haasan is expecting to get full support and blessings from southern movie icon Rajinikanth whose Rajini Makkal Mandram...

Upendra Kushwaha Mum On Likely JDU-RLSP Merger

Patna, March 3 : Even as Janata Dal United (JDU) state president Vashishtha Narayan Singh said Upendra Kushwaha and his party RLSP may merge with the ruling party in Bihar,...