Delivery executives of food-delivery platform Swiggy in Hyderabad will go on indefinite strike from Tuesday, demanding a hike in their delivery charges. They claimed that Swiggy has reduced their earning structure amid the Covid-19 pandemic and despite the rise in petrol prices. The delivery executives said that Swiggy reduced the minimum earning from earlier Rs […]
An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Marwal in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday, officials said. The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about […]
An in-depth look at how Bengal went from ‘Laal Salaam’ to ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the space of less than a decade. From being a fringe political party in 2013 to sweeping nearly half of the states 42 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, the BJP has gained ground in West Bengal, aided partly by the […]
The onsite hotel at the Adelaide Oval is set to serve as biosecure bubble for the Australian men’s squad ahead of the four-match Test series against India scheduled to be played towards the end of the year. According to a report in cricket.com.au, the Aaron Finch-led squad, currently involved in a limited-overs series in the […]
Severely ill Covid-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down) position because it’s easier for them to breathe and reduces mortality. However, a new study shows that life-saving position can also cause permanent nerve damage in these vulnerable patients. According to the study, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, nerve damage […]
Five youths from Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing on September 2 and were later found to be in Chinese territory, were handed over to India by the People’s Liberation Army on Saturday amid the ongoing stand-off between the two sides at the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh area. The missing five returned to […]
The oil in the very large crude carrier (VLCC) ‘New Diamond’ that was on fire for six days since September 3, cannot be emptied in situ as all its machinery are not operational, said Indian Coast Guard. “The transfer of cargo in situ is not possible as no machinery is operational on-board. The salvage team […]
India has called for action against terrorist groups by countries in order to meet their obligation to protect children and schools as required by the Security Council. “Member States need to demonstrate the greater political will to hold the perpetrators of terrorism and their collaborators and sponsors, especially those sanctioned by the Council, to account, […]
Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Nand Kishore Gurjar, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, asking him to upgrade actor Kangana Ranaut’s security to ‘Z’ plus category and to dismiss the Shiv Sena led-coalition government in Maharashtra for ‘illegally’ demolishing the actor’s office in Mumbai. The BJP MLA from the Loni Assembly […]
India has told China that it failed to provide a credible explanation for the deployment of massive troops of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Sources told IANS that there was a two and a half hours parley on Thursday between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and State […]