A 23-year-old woman was gang-raped in Haryana’s Palwal after one of the accused allegedly lured her to a secluded area in the district, police said on Friday. In her complaint given to the Palwal police on May 12, the victim has named 20 to 22 people as accused who were involved in the incident. A … Read more
LONDON: Manchester City are Premier League champions for the fifth time in 10 seasons — underlining their status as the dominant side in English football. A third league title of Pep Guardiola‘s reign was anything but a foregone conclusion in the early months of a season like no other, played out almost entirely in empty … Read more
NASA’s Giant Webb Telescope Succeeds In Key Pre-Launch Test (FILE) Washington: The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope unfolded its giant golden mirror for the last time on Earth on Tuesday, a key milestone before the $10 billion observatory is launched later this year. The James Webb Space Telescope’s 21 feet 4 inch (6.5 … Read more
India is conducting 18-20 lakh tests for detection of COVID-19 per day, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday underlining that despite infection among laboratory staff, the test performance is still being maintained. Addressing a press conference, ICMR director general Dr Balram Bhargava said in the second wave, three initiatives were taken … Read more
As India continues to battle a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Union government has taken several steps to ensure increase in the availability of oxygen across the country, it said in a statement on Monday. The Centre has undertaken key measures, that focus on the entire oxygen supply chain, to increase the availability, … Read more
A police personnel arresting the first suspect in connection with the May 6 attempted assassination of Maldives’ former president Mohamed Nasheed. (AFP photo) MALE: Maldives police said Sunday they arrested a person believed to be the prime suspect in an explosion that critically wounded the country’s former president and which was blamed on Muslim extremists. … Read more
A drug against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, has received regulatory approval for emergency use after yearlong trials. What this means India takes another key stride in the fight against the disease, clearing the therapeutic use of the drug that the government expects will reduce dependence on medical … Read more
New Delhi: As India battels a calamitous second wave of COVID-19, the armed forces are taking a series of measures like recalling doctors and other medical staff from key bases to help civilian authorities deal with the sudden surge in coronavirus infections. Medical officers posted with various recruiting offices, National Cadet Corps and on staff … Read more
Edappadi K Palaniswami, who was one among many seemingly servile politicians operating in the obscurity of J Jayalalithaa’s blinding fame, has managed to steer their party towards a tough fight, leading in close to 90 seats in the early hours of counting. The AIADMK has done fairly well across districts, particularly sealing spectacular leads in … Read more
After six hours of counting votes of Assembly elections 2021, significant trends have emerged in all four states and one union territory. The battle for Bengal is proving to be a fierce one between friends-turned-foes West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, and BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, while DMK supporters have already begun celebrating MK Stalin’s almost … Read more