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Heavy rains lash parts of Telangana
Hyderabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed several parts of Telangana on Thursday under the influence of a low pressure area in the northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha and West Bengal coasts.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Andhra Pradesh,National,Environment/Wildlife
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Tripura baby's death blamed on 'careless' Covid-19 testing, probe on
Agartala, Aug 13 (IANS) The father of a 3-day-old baby, who died in a Tripura government-run medical college, on Thursday alleged that he began bleeding after a nurse "carelessly" inserted a nasal tube to take samples for a Covid-19 test.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Tripura,National,Health/Medicine
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J&K's Covid tally nears 27K-mark, death toll 509
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 536 new Covid cases, taking the Union Territory's tally near the 27,000-mark at 26,949, while 11 new deaths in the last 24 hours mounted the UT's death toll to 509.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Jammu And Kashmir,National,Health/Medicine
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B'luru youth protect temple as riots rage in vicinity
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (IANS) Dozens of youth protected a temple in Bengaluru at the same time when frenzied mobs were on the rampage in the vicinity, torching and destroying an MLA's home, two police stations and other buildings.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Karnataka,National
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Kerala reports highest single-day Covid tally at 1,564
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 (IANS) With Kerala increasing testing, the state on Thursday recorded the highest ever single-day spike of 1,564 new Covid-19 cases.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Kerala,National,Health/Medicine
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Over 400 fined for not wearing mask in Lutyen's Delhi: NDMC
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has imposed penalty on over 400 people in the last one week for not wearing masks or for not following social distancing norms at prominent markets in Lutyen's Delhi.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Health/Medicine
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1 killed, 5 injured in Mumbai building collapse
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) One person was killed and 5 others were injured, including one seriously, when part of a building came crashing down at Chembur in northeast Mumbai on Thursday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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ABVP seeks SAU re-conduct entrance test for those facing tech snags
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) demanded that the South Asian University (SAU) again conduct its entrance test for those students who faced technical snags while appearing in the online mode of examination on Thursday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Education,Politics
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Siddhant Chaturvedi shares college video of Chikni Chameli dance with Sushant
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Bollywood actor Siddhant Chaturvedi has shared a throwback video from his college days where he can be seen shaking a leg with late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion,Bollywood
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Private hospitals in Telangana handover 50 per cent COVID beds to govt
Hyderabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Private hospitals in Telangana on Thursday agreed to handover 50 per cent of their beds to the state government for treatment of Covid patients as per the tariff fixed by it.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Andhra Pradesh,National,Health/Medicine
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Gujarat reports 1,092 new Covid cases; tally at 75,482
Gandhinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Gujarat reported 1,092 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the state's total count to 75,482, health officials said.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,National,Health/Medicine
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AAIB forms panel to probe AI Express crash in Kozhikode
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday constituted a committee to investigate the fatal accident involving an Air India Express aircraft at the Kozhikode airport on last Friday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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'Baby girl version of Dhoni,' fans gush over 7-year-old's helicopter shot
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) A video featuring a seven-year-old girl hitting a series of helicopter shots has garnered a lot of responses on social media. Former India opener Aakash Chopra and former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar have both responded to the video.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
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Doctors estimate 3-fold rise in deaths of patients waiting for organ transplant during lockdown
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The nationwide lockdown imposed from March 24 has affected services across sectors, and key areas of medical care were also not left untouched due to the 68-day total shutdown.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National
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COVID-19: Goa adds 570 cases to breach 10K mark
Panaji, Aug 13 (IANS) With 570 new coronavirus cases, Goa's tally breached the 10,000 mark on Thursday, health officials said.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Goa,National,Health/Medicine
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Income limit for SC students' overseas scholarship scheme raised
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The annual family income limit for the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes students has been increased from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said on Thursday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Education
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Board compartment exams may be held in Sept: CBSE
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) may hold compartment examinations for class 10 and 12 students in September though no date has been fixed so far.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Education
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Special secretary in Odisha arrested in disproportionate assets case
Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) Ajay Kumar Das, special secretary to Revenue and Disaster Management department, was on Thursday arrested by Odisha Vigilance on charges of possessing disproportionate assets.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Orissa,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Now learning app working well on 2G available for J&K students
Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Online learning in Jammu and Kashmir, on even 2G Internet access, is now going to be smooth and without any hiccups, thanks to 'Wise App' developed by two IIT graduates, including one from the Union Territory.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Jammu And Kashmir,National,Education,Cinema/Showbiz,Technology
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Happy Ending: Gehlot meets Pilot with handshake and smile
Jaipur, Aug 13 (IANS) The much-awaited meeting between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot was held here on Thursday two days after Pilot returned from Delhi, marking a happy ending to the over a month-long political uncertainty in the state.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Rajasthan,National,Politics
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Diljit Dosanjh's clash with Alexa goes viral
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has posted a hilarious new video that captures his struggle with Alexa. In the video, he requests the virtual assistant to play one of his songs, Clash, but she is unable to understand him.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion
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Unnao case: Select hospital for your treatment, HC to Sengar's brother
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted time to Atul Singh Sengar, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for his role in the custodial killing of the father of the Unnao rape victim, to select a hospital in the capital for treatment while being in custodial parole.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Immigration/Law/Rights
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TV Actor Nitesh Pandey joins 'Indiawaali Maa' cast
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Actor Nitesh Pandey has been signed for the upcoming TV show, Indiawaali Maa.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion
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Rajasthan Congress revokes suspension of two MLAs
Jaipur, Aug 13 (IANS) The suspension of two Rajasthan Congress MLAs including Bhanwarlal Sharma and Vishvendra Singh has been revoked, said Congress officials here on Thursday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Rajasthan,National,Politics
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DMK dismisses MLA Selvam from party
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday dismissed its legislator K.K.Selvam from the party for breaching party discipline and for bringing disrepute for the party. Selvam was earlier suspended from the party.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Tamil Nadu,National,Politics
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Maha scales new high with 400-plus Covid deaths, cases above 11K (Roundup)
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Maharashtra's daily Covid-19 death toll crossed the 400 mark on Thursday while new cases again shot above the 11,000 mark, health officials said.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,National,Health/Medicine
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Sheetal Maulik enjoys being bad on TV
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) TV star Sheetal Maulik says she likes playing a negative characters on television, because such characters help move the story ahead.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion
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Woman posing as cop caught issuing challans on Covid violations
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) A 20-year-old woman was caught posing as a police ASI while donning a police uniform and issuing 'challans' for Covid-19 violations in Tilak Nagar in west Delhi. The woman was arrested after two policemen from Tilak Nagar police station grew suspicious.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Specific data can avert runway overshooting during monsoons: Pilots
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) During the monsoon every year, there are runway excursions or overshooting of the runway by aircrafts. Many of these can be prevented if the required data like presence of standing water and its depth and braking action are given, say experienced pilots.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Tamil Nadu,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Dhoni tests negative for COVID-19, to join CSK camp in Chennai
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has tested negative for COVID-19.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
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B'luru MLA: Why did mobs attack my house?
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (IANS) After his house was attacked and burnt by the mob on Tuesday evening, Congress MLA Akanda Srinivas Murthy on Thursday questioned why did the rioters target him.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Karnataka,National,Politics
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Social media changed television space: Urvashi Upadhyay
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Actress Urvashi Upadhyay, who made her acting debut with the TV show, Hamari Devrani, in 2008, feels that social media has hugely influenced the small screen industry.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion
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NHAI form SPV for Delhi-Mumbai 'Greenfield' Expressway project
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) State-run NHAI has formed a special purpose vehicle -- DME Development -- for financing, construction and operation of the Delhi-Mumbai 'Greenfield' Expressway.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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'Bandish Bandits' star Ritwik Bhowmik: This is my dream debut
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Actor Ritwik Bhowmik is happy that he made his acting debut in the digital space and says he could not ask for a better launchpad than the recently-released musical romance web series, Bandish Bandits.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion
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Gun goes off as cash van guard slips in CP, no one injured
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a freak accident, shots were fired accidentally from the double-barrelled gun of a cash van security guard on Thursday after he slipped in the Connaught Place area, police said. However, no one was injured.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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'Happu Singh' star Yogesh Tripathi has a working birthday
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Happu Ki Ultan Paltan fame actor Yogesh Tripathi turned a year older on Thursday. He prefers to underplay festivities, saying birthday is just another day.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion
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Up for sale, BPCL nearly doubles Q1 standalone net profit
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), the highlight among the host of state-run companies put on the block by the government, has reported a 93 per cent increase in its standalone net profit for the April-June quarter at Rs 2,076.17 crore.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Business/Economy
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Siddaramaiah discharged from hospital after Covid treatment
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (IANS) Karnataka opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment for Covid-19, an official said on Thursday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Karnataka,National,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Hansal Mehta's job of the day: Reading stories to tribal kids
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Hansal Mehta took up a fresh job profile on Thursday morning. To spread some positivity, he took to reading out stories to children from a small tribal settlement.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion
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Young women more stressed during lockdown: Survey
Agra, Aug 13 (IANS) A recent survey on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people between 10 and 24 years in UP, Bihar and Rajasthan has revealed that nine out of 10 had to seek some kind of counselling to cope with the mental health fallout of the unprecedented lockdown.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Uttar Pradesh,National,Health/Medicine
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Covid-infected Amravati MP taken to Mumbai as health worsens
Amravati (Maharashtra), Aug 13 (IANS) The condition of Amravati MP, Navneet Kaur-Rana - who tested Covid-19 positive last week - has worsened and she is being rushed to Mumbai, her husband and Independent legislator Ravi Rana said on Thursday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,National,Politics
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Kirti Kulhari: 'Mission Mangal' gave me recognition among kids
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Actress Kirti Kulhari says working in the film, Mission Mangal, gave her recognition among children. The actress adds that the box office success the 2019 Independence Day release is hard to forget, too.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion,Bollywood
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RTI disposal rate remains unaffected by COVID: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Right to Information (RTI) disposal rate remained unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic and during certain intervals of time, the disposal rate was even higher than usual, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Politics
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India can emerge as major player in global organic markets: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) With the largest number of growers, India can emerge as a major player in global organic markets amid increasing demand for healthy and safe food across the world battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on Thursday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Politics
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Cong demands 1-Cr compensation to kin of deceased sanitation workers
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Delhi Congress has demanded one-crore rupees compensation and a job each to the next of kin of the sanitation workers who have died in the line of duty fighting coronavirus.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Health/Medicine
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'Adarsh scam classic example of how powerful elite gain from twisting laws'
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Adarsh housing scam in which a 31-storey apartment block in the tony Colaba area of south Mumbai, meant for Kargil heroes and war widows was instead allotted to bureaucrats, relatives of politicians and former army and navy chiefs, among others, is a "classic example of how law, regulations and procedures can be twisted, misinterpreted, amended or bypassed" to serve the interests of the powerful elite, says a new book on white collar crimes by Sibichen K. Mathew, Commissioner of Income Tax in the Indian Revenue Service.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,National,Art/Culture/Books
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Sequential uptick, but India's YoY July air passenger traffic still in red
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) India's domestic air passenger traffic remained deep in the red during July as it plunged by more than 82 per cent to 21.07 lakh on a year-on-year basis, as per official data.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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Role of SDPI in B'luru riots coming out, says K'taka Home Minister
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj S. Bommai on Thursday said an investigation into the riots that broke late on Tuesday night has revealed the role of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and said the probe will dig deep into it.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Karnataka,National,Politics
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Rohit Shetty wants 'Little Singham' to take on the world next
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Rohit Shetty says he never imagined that he would ever come up with a kiddie version of his blockbuster supercop franchise, Singham.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Lifestyle/Fashion
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India's consumer price inflation rises as food prices soar (Ld)
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) A substantial rise in food prices lifted India's July retail inflation to 6.93 per cent from 6.23 per cent in June, official data showed on Thursday.
2020-08-13
Category: India, Delhi,Business/Economy
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