Johannesburg, Dec 4 (PTI) South African experts have expressed concern about the rising number of COVID-19 infections among young children, even as the country recorded a further 16,055 infections and 25 deaths overnight on Friday.
International
Lahore, Dec 3 (PTI) In a grisly incident, a top Sri Lankan executive of a garment factory was lynched and his body burnt by angry supporters of a hardline Islamist party which attacked the facility in Pakistan's Punjab province over blasphemy allegations on Friday, police said.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) Delhi University has done little to ensure due representation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) among its teachers and is "failing" on the national commitment for social justice, a panel on welfare of OBCs said in an action-taken report to Parliament.
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Jamshedpur, Dec 3 (PTI) Tata Steel Foundation on Friday said it has commissioned 10 state-of-the-art Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants at various locations across Jharkhand.The objective behind it was to co.
East
New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) Amid growing concerns over the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, a parliamentary committee has recommended that the efficacy of Covid vaccines must be evaluated and concerns with regards to the new strain developing immunoescape mechanism critically addressed.
Prayagraj, Dec 3 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday said during the rule of the Samajwadi Party in the state, criminals used threaten and intimidate businessmen and traders, but after the BJP came to power, these criminals are nowhere to be seen.
North
Bhopal, Dec 3 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel led the state in paying tributes to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy, known as the world's worst industrial disaster, on its 37th anniversary here on Friday. .
Health & Lifestyle
Indian journo's first-hand account of B'desh liberation war
Beijing/Vientiane, Dec 3 (PTI) China on Friday launched the first USD 6 billion cross-border train of its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from Laos, which Beijing says will help the small and only landlocked country in South East Asia turn into a land-linked hub, boost regional connectivity and supply chain resilience.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) The government on Friday said there is no proposal to ban any group named ‘NSO Group’ and it does not have any information on whether the US has blacklisted the group for providing Pegasus spyware.
Indore, Dec 3 (PTI) On International Disability Day on Friday, the Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed the transfer order of a disabled teacher of a government school in Shajapur district. .
Ranchi, Dec 3 (PTI) The High Court of Jharkhand has directed three leading technical establishments to examine 4.5 kg of a silver-grey substance, suspected to be uranium, recovered by Bokaro p.
Mumbai, Dec 3 (PTI) Indian cricketers will travel to South Africa later this month despite the threat of new COVID-19 mutant Omicron as the BCCI is convinced that the bio-bubble being created by the CSA will be safe and secure for the players.
Bali, Dec 3 (PTI) Already Assured of a semifinal berth at the BWF World Tour Finals, India's P V Sindhu on Friday suffered a three-game defeat to top seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in her third and final group A women's singles match here on Friday.
Commissioned 10 PSA oyxgen plants in J'Khand, says Tata Steel Foundation
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West
Maha: Raigad records 64.6 mm rain in 24 hours; crop damage reported
Alibaug, Dec 2 (PTI) The weather department has issued an orange alert for Maharashtra's Raigad district, which has recorded 64.66 mm rain in the last 24 hours, an official said on Thursday. The unseasonal sh.
During SP rule, traders were threatened, intimidated by criminals: UP Deputy-CM
South
Man arrested for misbehaving with 4-year-old girl
Hyderabad, Dec 3 (PTI) A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and misbehaving with a minor girl, police sources said here on Friday. The four-year-old girl's father complained to police that on December 2, his.
Mumbai, Dec 3 (PTI) Actor Sara Ali Khan says she fell in love with her "Atrangi Re" character soon after filmmaker Aanand L Rai gave her the narration.
Jaipur, Dec 3 (PTI) District administration officials in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district on Friday held a meeting to review the preparations ahead of the much-awaited marriage ceremony of Bollywood stars Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) Veteran journalist Manash Ghosh, who covered Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971, has come out with a gripping account of his ground zero experience with his book containing many hitherto unknown facts about the epochal event.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) Six different COVID-19 boosters are safe and elicit strong immune response in people who have previously received a two-dose course of AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines, according to a study published in The Lancet journal.
