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Maha set for first phase of local polls on Tuesday amid nomination issues

Maharashtra will witness local body elections on Tuesday with voting scheduled for 242 municipal councils and 46 nagar panchayats, marking the first phase of a three-tier process mandated by the......

50 Mn To 100 Mn Indians Suffer From Long Covid

Even by conservative assumptions that 5 to 10 per cent of infected individuals develop long Covid, India today may be home to 50 to 100 million infected individuals -- many silently coping with......

It's Taken 500 Years For This To Happen!

500 years after Britain's then King Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic church over its refusal to sanction his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, 'his successor, King Charles III, prayed......

What stalls Centre on granting govt bungalow to ex-VP Dhankhar

Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar has sought a government bungalow in accordance with his entitlement, nearly one-and-a-half months after his resignation from the post, sources said on Monday.......

Kerala student asked to remove hijab quits school

Parents of a student prevented from wearing hijab in a Church-run school in Kochi have decided to transfer her elsewhere citing 'stress', while the institution welcomed her to continue pursuing......

India opens biggest oil, gas block bid round; 25 blocks on offer

India on Tuesday opened its largest oil and gas bid round, offering 25 blocks covering 1.91 lakh square kilometers mostly in offshore area, as the government looks to boost domestic production to......

India's biggest oil, gas bid round gets 4 bidders

India's biggest oil and gas bid round attracted four bidders that included state-owned ONGC and OIL and private sector Vedanta Ltd, with most blocks getting just two bids, according to Directorate......

BPCL divestment completely off the table, says Hardeep Singh Puri

BPCL is a high revenue-earning public-sector undertaking (PSU) and plans to privatise it are completely off the table, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday after......

NELP-VIII draws $1.34 bn investment: Govt

Rubbishing comments that India's largest auction of oil and gas blocks flopped last week, the government said on Wednesday the eighth round of NELP attracted over $1.34 billion in minimum......

India to offer 100 oil blocks in NELP VIII

Unperturbed by the global economic crisis, India will launch next month its biggest ever auction of oil exploration blocks with about 100 areas likely to be offered for bidding. "Next month, we......

88 Facts You Didn't Know About Dev Anand -- VIII

Here's presenting the eighth batch of the nine-part series of lesser known facts about Bollywood's late star Dev Anand. Catch the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh parts......

Ajay Devgn, Suriya win National Awards

IMAGE: Aparrna Balamurali and Suriya in Soorarai Pottru. Tamil film Soorarai Pottru won the National Award for Best Feature at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020. The film, inspired by the......

How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made

Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story during a bus ride.Indira Kannan finds out what happened next. Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran, then an employee of Infosys,......

Henry VIII was a footballer, say historians

He was famous for drinking, hunting, jousting and having six wives. But historians now think King Henry VIII may have had a secret passion -- football.Researchers have found the much-married king......

'Came here thinking I'll learn things; not with an aim to win medals'

IMAGE: Coming to the Asian Games to learn, 19-year-old Ramita Jindal enjoyed a strong run in the mega event. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ramita Jindal/Instagram Eating 'tasteless' supplements,......

US Open: Images (Day VIII)

The threadbare state of American men's tennis surfaced again on Monday when John Isner lost to Fernando Verdasco in the fourth round of the US Open to make it the worst home showing in the......

IPL VIII auction: Yuvraj fetches record price, Delhi break bank

Yuvraj Singh in Royal Challengers Bangalore colours during Season 7 of the Indian Premier League. Photograph: BCCI Yuvraj Singh set a new record as he emerged as the costliest-ever buy......

Up'ards vs Down'ards: The crazy 'royal' football match

IMAGE: Players fight for the ball during the annual Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne. Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters Hundreds of people descended on the town of Ashbourne in central......