India
This GATE 2021 Topper Was An IES Officer, Left Job to Become a Teacher
GATE 2021 topper Siddharth Sabhaarwal took the exam for 'experience'. This is the third time he has cracked GATE and has also aced UPSC IES before.
After 2.5 Years, India-Pak to Hold Annual Permanent Indus Commission Meeting in New Delhi
The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) warrants the two commissioners to meet at least once a year, alternately in India and Pakistan.
Wrong to Vaccinate Young People Before Those at Higher Risk of Dying: AIIMS Chief on Calls for Wider Availability
The AIIMS chief said Holi becoming a super-spreader event is a very real fear, and hence, celebration should be very limited and restricted.
Bengali Movies Bag Honours At 67th National Film Awards
Directors Srijit Mukherjee and Kaushik Ganguly expressed happiness after the Bengali films directed by them got the honours in different categories at the 67th National Awards announced on Monday. While Ganguly's 'Jyeshthoputro' got the crown in...
Five Indian Wrestlers Selected for Asian Olympic Qualifiers
Five Indian wrestlers, including Haryana's Sonam Malik, will compete at the Asian Olympic Qualifying Event and 2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship to be held in Kazakhstan from April 9 to 18.
'Death Not Accidental': SC Refuses Insurance Claim to Kin of Man Who Died of Excessive Alcohol Consumption
A bench of Justices M M Shantangoudar and Vineet Saran upheld the orders of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).
5 Children Suffocate to Death After Getting Trapped Inside a Storage Tank in Rajasthan’s Bikaner
According to police, the children jumped inside the tank one after the other and the lid of the tank accidentally got shut, leaving them trapped.
Israel Vaccinates International Students, Researchers against COVID-19
Under an on-campus vaccination drive held by Hebrew University, over 500 international students and researchers including those from India got vaccinated.
Indian Drugmaker Virchow Biotech to Produce 200 Mn Doses of Russia's Sputnik V
This is the fourth manufacturing deal announced by Russia, and 700 million doses of the Russian vaccine will now be made in India.
Abhishek Verma, Yashaswini Deswal Claim World No. 1 Spots Following ISSF WC Heroics
Indian have bagged 10 medals, four gold, three silver and three bronze in the ongoing ISSF World Cup so far.
IIM-Calcutta's 1st Woman Director Quits Year Before Her Term Ends After 'Confrontation' with Board
Anju Seth had accused Chairman Shrikrishna Kulkarni of infringing on her powers while the boards had accused her of improper conduct.
UP Man Booked for Declaring Mother Dead in Civic Body Documents to Grab Property
Sation House Officer of Rasra police station said Shamshad Ahmed, in collusion with the personnel of Rasra Nagar Palika, had got his mother declared dead in the family register in 2017 and tried to grab the paternal property of his mother.
Rajasthan Imposes Night Curfew in 8 Cities, Covid Negative Report Required to Enter State
The government has also made it mandatory for people coming to Rajasthan from other states to carry a COVID19 negative test report along with them from March 25.
Second Wave of Covid-19 Has Begun, Next 3 Months Crucial: Karnataka Health Minister
Sudhakar's warning came as the cases in Karnataka shot upto 1,798 with seven deaths and Bengaluru urban district alone contributed 1,186 cases, including five deaths, on Saturday.
News18 Afternoon Digest: Sharpest Covid Rise in Nearly 4 Months, Meet Dattatreya Hosabale, New RSS Gen Secy & Other Top Stories
Here are the top stories we are covering this afternoon: India Registers Over 43,000 New Cases in 24 Hrs, Sharpest Surge in Nearly 4 Months; Harsh Vardhan Blames Laxity for Rise in Cases; Dattatreya Hosabale, the RSS Man Who Has Friends in Every Ideology;...
Ashoka University Says It Will Rectify Lapses After Row Over Resignations of PB Mehta, Subramanian
Pratap Bhanu Mehta wrote a letter to students, urging them to not 'press' for his return asserting that the circumstances that led to his resignation will not change in foreseeable future.
