A fire tore through a martial arts training centre in China’s Henan province on Friday killing at least 18 people, local authorities said. The blaze broke out at 3 a.m. (1900 GMT Thursday) and has since been extinguished, the Zhecheng county government said in a statement on its website. It was unclear what had…
At least seven cases of the new Delta Plus variant of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Madhya Pradesh, two of the patients have died. Doctors said they had not received any vaccination. Three patients, who received single or double doses of vaccine earlier, are cured or are under home isolation without any…
EU leaders holding a summit Thursday attacked Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban over a new law in his country banning LGBTQ content in schools, which they view as homophobic and contrary to EU values. Orban was virtually isolated as most of his 26 counterparts rounded on him in what one EU official described…
India added 54,069 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,321. The country’s overall caseload now stands at 3.82 crore, while total fatalities are at 3.91 lakh, according to the health ministry. Kerala contributed 12,787 cases to the country’s daily numbers. It was…
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) did not cut salaries, bonuses, or any other compensation of its employees throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Nita Ambani, Reliance Foundation’s founder and chairperson, said today. At the 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of RIL, Nita Ambani said: “The COVID-19 pandemic…
The Indian Army is looking to replace its vintage infantry combat vehicles in service since the 1980s and has intimated the process to acquire a modern version of the platform more suited for troops in high-altitude areas of Sikkim and Ladakh amid Chinese aggression. These will ensure swift deployment of troops in…
Water volume and flow in rivers like Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra are set to increase excessively as snow and glaciers continue to melt due to climate change. The change in water volume and flow could trigger a flood-like situation in lower plains affecting over a billion people, who are directly or indirectly…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding an all-party meeting to discuss the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the future course of action for the union territory. Fourteen political leaders from J&K are attending this meeting at the prime minister’s residence. This is the first such political…
The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal transferring the ownership of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) constructing the Navi Mumbai international airport to the Adani Airport Holdings. A statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said the land acquisition for the…
A 24-year-old patient, who was bitten by a rat near his eye at a civic-run hospital in suburban Ghatkopar, has died at the medical facility, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said. The patient was suffering from alcohol-related liver disease and was in a very critical condition since the day of his…