AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh police have arrested a worker of the YSR Congress Party for displaying objectionable placards during former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s visit to Palnadu district, officials said on Thursday.

MUMBAI: The first game of the day of the Rugby Premier League season 1 will see the Chennai Bulls square off against the Kalinga Black Tigers. The Bulls have been the most dominant teams so far with three wins in a row and are on top of the table as they look to extend their winning run. Meanwhile, the Black Tigers will be eager to bounce back after a tough defeat in their previous outing.

BENGALURU: Commenting on the interim stay granted by the Karnataka High Court regarding the re-tendering process for solid waste management, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also serves as Bengaluru Development Minister, stated on Tuesday, "We don't fear the garbage mafia. They can't blackmail our government."

CHANDIGARH: The Centre for Nuclear Medicine, Panjab University has achieved 100 percent placement for its 2025 batch M.Sc. (Nuclear Medicine) students with the highest package of 16.2 lacs per annum and an average package of 11 lacs per annum.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Police have arrested a priest from Kerala on charges of blackmailing a woman and attempting to rape her, officials said on Monday, adding that a hunt has been launched for another priest, who is absconding.

LONDON: The British royal family will wear black armbands and observe a minute's silence during the annual Trooping the Colour parade on Saturday as a mark of respect for victims of the tragic Air India plane crash in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, India.

AHMEDABAD: The black box of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which crashed minutes after takeoff in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, has been recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft.

MUMBAI: All-rounder Radha Yadav will replace injured Shuchi Upadhyay in India's squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of England, starting later this month.

UNITED NATIONS: UN humanitarians have voiced concern over the alarming rise in internal displacement as a result of violence in Haiti.

CHANDIGARH: A recurring headache, a bit of forgetfulness, or a sudden stumble might not be merely related to stress or anxiety. For thousands of Indians each year, such symptoms are the beginning of a perilous, though much-misunderstood illness -- brain tumour.

NEW DELHI: As Australia gear up to defend their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title at Lord’s from June 11, veteran spinner Nathan Lyon has cautioned his team against underestimating South Africa’s powerful batting line-up.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Bakra Eid celebrations on Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh Police are on high alert, taking proactive steps to maintain communal harmony and ensure peaceful festivities across the state. Security arrangements have been tightened in districts like Meerut, Aligarh, Etawah, and Ghazipur with the deployment of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), and Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) teams.

UNITED NATIONS: Conflict-related displacement of people and the spread of cholera continue to increase humanitarian needs across Sudan, according to UN spokesman.

JAMMU: Unprecedented security has been put in place ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to flag off the Vande Bharat train to the Valley.

CHANDIGARH: Reiterating the firm commitment of the state government to wipe out the curse of drugs from the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said that no one involved in this heinous crime is being spared and severest of severe action is being taken against them.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Triptii Dimri opened up about the special place where she finds true peace and comfort.

BENGALURU: The Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 is set to now take place on July 5 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, organisers announced on Tuesday. Initially scheduled for May 24, the event was deferred due to India-Pakistan conflict, keeping security in mind, and to show solidarity with the nation.

MOHALI: Rayat Bahra University (RBU) has bagged the coveted Best Placement University Award for 2025.
The award instituted by Zee TV, was presented by Punjab Minister for Higher Education Harjot Singh Bains at a glittering function held in Chandigarh on Thursday late evening.

AMRITSAR: Under Operation Shield, a blackout exercise will be conducted in Amritsar from 8 pm to 8:30 pm i.e. for half an hour.

DHAKA: As the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus approaches the end of its tenth month in office, protests -- ranging from student demonstrations to factory workers' strikes, as well as movements from women's rights organisations and radical Islamist parties -- continue to escalate in Bangladesh.

CHANDIGARH: Member of Legislative Assembly Punjab Rana Gurjeet Singh today launched a web portal www.barsatimakki.com to promote and encourage cultivation of maize as an alternative to water guzzling paddy crop, so as to conserve subsoil water which is depleting at a very fast pace, leading to desertification.

NEW DELHI: As many as 4.32 lakh beneficiaries have been trained and 3.20 lakh received placements so far under the Samarth scheme, with more than 88 per cent being women, according to the Textiles Ministry.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress and former beauty queen Sushmita Sen recently shared a stunning photograph, looking every bit like a graceful doll draped in a black saree, a colour she calls her armour.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka Police have lodged an FIR in connection with the alleged sexual exploitation and blackmail of a female artist over a private video.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump strongly condemned the shooting that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, late Wednesday night (US time), calling it an act of anti-Semitism.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government's commitment to providing job opportunities to the youth took a significant step forward with 516 candidates receiving offer letters during a Job Fair organised by the Technical Education and Industrial Training department at ITI Nangal on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: Reaffirming the firm commitment of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to provide potable drinking water to the residents of the state, the Punjab government will soon launch two ambitious schemes worth around Rs 315 crore.

MUMBAI: Actress Mouni Roy turned heads with her glamorous appearance at the ongoing 78th Cannes Film Festival, stunning in a striking black ensemble.

JAIPUR: The legal troubles of Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre have resurfaced in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, as the Rajasthan government has approached the High Court, challenging their acquittal.

MUMBAI: Actress Neetu Chandra has opened up about the lack of support she received from men in the film industry.

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis is set to replace Jos Buttler in the Gujarat Titans’ (GT) squad when the IPL 2025 playoffs happen. This will be the first time that Mendis will be a part of the IPL.

JAIPUR: Punjab Kings have confirmed that all-rounder Mitchell Owen has joined the squad ahead of the resumption of the IPL 2025 on Friday.

CHENNAI: A major explosion occurred in the early hours of Thursday at the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) tank of a dyeing factory in the SIPCOT industrial estate near Cuddalore, resulting in chemical-laced water inundating nearby residential areas. Several residents reported symptoms of vomiting, dizziness, and eye irritation, and were admitted to the Government Hospital in Cuddalore.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann though has claimed a moral victory in its war against Bhakra Beas Management Board(BBMB) over supply of additional water to neighbouring Haryana in the light of Punjab and Haryana High Court recent orders, the protest by AAP leaders at Nangal Dam lacked popular support, particularly the farming community, the main stake holders in river water's issue.

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes the side may find a batter who can replace the recently-retired Virat Kohli in the Test team, but replacing that passionate spirit showcased by the talismanic batter of playing the longer format will be hard to produce.

GURDASPUR: The Punjab Home Department has issued advisory on 'Mask Wearing' in view of recurring cases of corona in some states and Union Territories of the country. Therefore, under the direction of Principal Secretary, Department of Home and Justice, Government of Punjab, District Magistrate, Gurdaspur, Mr. Mohammad Ishfaq issued the following orders under section 144 CRPC, 1973 and Disaster Management Act, 2005 within the district.

NEW YORK: Intermediate-mass black holes are notoriously hard to find but a new study indicates there may be some at the centre of dense star clusters located throughout the universe.

GURDASPUR: The Punjab Home Department has issued advisory on 'Mask Wearing' in view of recurring cases of corona in some states and Union Territories of the country. Therefore, under the direction of Principal Secretary, Department of Home and Justice, Government of Punjab, District Magistrate, Gurdaspur, Mr. Mohammad Ishfaq issued the following orders under section 144 CRPC, 1973 and Disaster Management Act, 2005 within the district.

NEW DELHI: A team of Punjab Police personnel reached the house of poet and former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas to serve a notice upon him, here on Wednesday.

CHENNAI: The opposition AIADMK staged a walkout from the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, alleging breach in security of Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi due to the black flag demonstration against him at Myladuthurai.

BENGALURU: The Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry is likely to reach $100 billion in revenue by 2026, superseding China as the second largest SaaS nation in the world, a new report said on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: The protests against Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi over the anti-NEET Bill issue has turned murkier. The Dalit outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Dravida Kazhagam (DK) activists along with the CPI and CPI-M workers on Tuesday staged a black flag demonstration against Ravi at Myladuthurai.

NEW DELHI: The Sun has unleashed an intense solar flare, sparking radio blackouts in several parts of Asia and Australia.

LONDON: Former England skipper Michael Atherton has named all-rounder Ben Stokes as the "obvious" choice to replace Joe Root, who stepped down asTest captain on Friday following humiliating losses in the Ashes and the three-Test series against the West Indies recently.

MUMBAI: In a massive blow for defending champions Chennai Super Kings, their fast bowler Deepak Chahar on Friday was ruled out of the IPL 2022 due to a back injury.

NEW YORK: The Covid-19 pandemic may have amplified prejudicial attitudes against Asian and Hispanic colleagues in US workplaces, a new, US-based survey showed.

Thiruvananthapuram: A top Kerala bureaucrat who was moved out from a key post after he wrote a letter to Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan which angered him and he went to the extent of refusing to sign the Governor's address, was brought back on Tuesday.

SRINAGAR: Authorities on Tuesday placed former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti under house arrest in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city preventing her from going to Anantnag district.

NEW DELHI: Stressing the need for spreading awareness about the balanced diet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that malnutrition is oftena result of lack of knowledge about food rather than the lack of food itself.

NEW DELHI: IDP Education, the global leader in international education services, has been certified as a Great Place to Work in India by Great Place toWork, known for conducting the world's largest and most respected study of workplace excellence and people management practices.

SRINAGAR: National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at multiple locations in Kashmir Valley on Thursday in connection with the terror funding case being probed by the agency.

CHENNAI: The e-membership drive of Tamil Nadu Congress was delayed due to a glitch in the app to be used for enrolling members as well as a lack of cadre strength to verify the enrolled members.

LONDON: Germany has shut down the Russian illegal darknet marketplace called 'Hydra Market', confiscating 543 Bitcoins with a total value of around $25.2 million.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government today removed Parveen Kumar Sinha IPS, ADGP Jails and replaced him with Varinder Kumar IPS ADGP provisioning.

NEW DELHI:The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday decided to stop levy of fines for not wearing masks at public places in the national capital, sources familiar with the development said.

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is adding a new Slack-like "@everyone" functionality that will notify all participants in a chat about a new message.

NEW DELHI: The government must replace the Income Tax Act by the Direct Tax Code as it claims that it has dumped all old legacies, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Monday.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab Government has decided to go in for strict action against the unscrupulous elements trying to sell the wheat again in Punjab on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) after purchasing the same on lesser rates from the other states.

NANNING: The black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has been recovered, rescuers at the site said on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: Laljit Singh Bhullar today assumed charge as the Transport and Hospitality Minister of Punjab in the presence of PWD and Power Minister Mr. Harbhajan Singh, Education, Higher Education and Sports Minister Mr. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, MLA Mr. Manjit Singh Bilaspur, MLA Mr. Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, MLA Mr. Manjinder Singh Lalpura, MLA Mr. Kulwant Singh Pandori and other dignitaries.

NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department on Sunday said that it has conducted a search and seizure operation on a Pune and Thane based unicorn, and has found evidence of undisclosed income of Rs 224 crore.

BENGALURU: The unprecedented success of 'The Kashmir Files' movie has brought to the fore, the agony and misery that Kashmiri Pandits have endured in silence for more than three decades. In those uncertain days of the early 1990s, fleeing the valley in the dead of night, the beleaguered community took shelter in other parts of the country. After Jammu, and Delhi, Bengaluru is one place where a sizeable number of displaced Kashmiri Hindus have rebuilt their homes and futures.

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris has sworn in Shalanda Young as chief of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), making her the first Black woman in the country's history to assume the position.

SBS NAGAR:Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Candidate from Balachaur constituency Santosh Kumari Katariaa today won the assembly election by defeating nearest rival candidate Sunita Rani of Shiromani Akali Dal-BSP by 4541 votes.

CHANDIGARH: The counting of votes started in Punjab with AAP becoming largest party with lead in 70 seats while Congress and SAD are struggling for the second place. BJP plus Punjab Lok Party of Capt Amarinder Singh are leading in only four seats.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju on Wednesday informed that all the necessary arrangements have been made for the counting of votes for the Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.

The last 15 days have been intense in view of the Russia-Ukraine war, and related happenings. As an analyst, I have been a panelist on a few TV channels in India to discuss these developments. Sometimes even 10-12 hours every day. There is so much that could be discussed, analyzed, and speculated.

SRINAGAR: Rain lashed the plains while light snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday as the MeT department forecast generally cloudy weather with rain and snow at isolated places during the next 24 hours.

WASHINGTON: At least 14 people were injured and over 200 people others displaced following an explosion that destroyed parts of an apartment building complex in the US state of Maryland, officials said.

MUMBAI: Sounding fresh alarm bells, at least 21 cases of the dreaded Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 have been reported in Maharashtra, Health Minister Rakesh Tope has said.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Aruna Chaudhary, on Friday, launched a new nutritious diet for children up to six years, pregnant women and lactating mothers from village Fatehgarh of Block Majri in district S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali).

PATIALA: A series of heavy storms hit different parts of Punjab on 10th June, 11th June and 13th June caused huge damage to the power transmission & distribution infrastructure of the state and assessed financial loss around 25 crores to PSPCL. This was informed by CMD A.Venu Prasad in a press note issued here today.

NEW DELHI: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, on Thursday, requested the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to replace Newborn Calf Serum (NBCS) with animal-free chemical solution, in the production of the Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin.

NEW DELHI: As part of the phase-wise unlock in Delhi, the administration has decided to allow public activities and markets to open from Monday with certain restrictions as the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic is under control.

NEW DELHI:When Varinder Singh landed the 60kg category bronze at the Asian Championship in Dubai recently, it was the first time a Punjab boxer had won a medal at a continental event. The previous medal had come in 2011, when Amandeep Singh had clinched silver in lightweight.

NAWANSHAHR: While there has been a consistent decrease in new Covid-19 positive cases over the past few days, reporting of as many as four cases of Black Fungus ( Mucormycosis) in the district in the past couple of days has become a cause of concern both for the health authorities and public here.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Electoral officer Punjab Dr. S. Karuna Raju today made it clear that in case of correction of typographical/clerical error committed on part of ERO, no fee for issue of replacement of EPIC will be charged from the elector.

NEW DELHI: In a surprise move ahead of next year's civic polls in the national capital, the BJP on Tuesday replaced all the three mayors in the three party ruled municipal corporations.

NEW DELHI: The infighting in the Punjab Congress is expected to come to an end after three member committee set up by AICC president Sonia Gandhi has submitted its report.

NEW DELHI: Amid rising cases of black fungus, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government for not providing proper treatment to patients suffering from the disease.

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad-based specialty biopharmaceutical manufacturer, Celon Laboratories, on Monday announced the launch of an alternative drug - Amphotericin B Emulsion, for the treatment of Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday, during the hearing of pleas in connection with shortage of medicine for black fungus, observed that the situation is similar to "living hell", and though court is willing to help patients facing issues with procurement of medicine, but is "helpless".

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed duty free import of Amphotericin B, used for treating black fungus patients, on furnishing of a bond by the importers, till the final decision by Centre on waiving customs duty.

CHANDIGARH: With as many as 188 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported so far in the state, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered ramp-up of stocks of alternate drugs to treat the disease, in view of the shortage of Amphotericin, making Punjab the first state in the country to make effective use of alternative medicines to treat the disease.

BENGALURU: Asserting that there will be no shortage of drugs to treat 'black fungus' (mucormycosis), Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday said that an additional 29,250 vials of Amphotericin-B, use to cure the fungal infection, have been allocated to all the states and Union Territories.

GURUGRAM: Cases of black fungus are increasing in Gurugram with every passing day. During the past 24 hours the district health department has confirmed 14 new cases of the infection. With this the total figure has risen to 170.

CHANDIGARH: Farmers protesting against the Centre's three farm laws across Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday observed as a 'Black Day' to mark six months of the agitation.

CHENNAI: Farmers in Central Tamil Nadu districts including Trichy held protests, raising black flags atop their homes in solidarity with the protesting farmers of North India who are demanding the repeal of the controversial farm laws.

CHANDIGARH: Joining the farmers to raise black flags to lodge protest against the three controversial farm laws enacted by the Central government, Punjab Congress legislator Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday hoisted the black flag at his ancestral residence in Patiala town.

CHANDIGARH: Black flags and not masks are going viral in Punjab! Women protesters have been stitching thousands of black flags for a nationwide protest on May 26 organised by farmers' union Samyukta Kisan Morcha to mark six months of the agitation against the three controversial farm laws enacted by the Central government.

CHANDIGARH: 111 cases of Mucormycosis (Black Fungus Infection) have been reported from various parts of Punjab up till Monday. This was revealed by Health & Family Welfare Minister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu. He said that 25 of these cases have been reported in the Government health facilities, whereas the remaining 86 have been reported from various Private hospitals.

NEW DELHI: Amid the second wave of the Covid pandemic, Delhi isn't just battling a shortage of vaccines, it is also grappling with a scarcity of drugs required to treat patients infected with the black fungus infection, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Health Ministry on Monday denied claims that the "black fungus" infection has been detected in the country after rumours spread that a person was infected in the Eastern Province.

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government declared black fungus as an epidemic on Monday under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.

NEW DELHI: China has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with plateau operations capabilities and plans to deploy it at Line of Actual Control with India in Kailash mountain range, sources said.

NEW DELHI: Over 200 Covid patients who suffered with mucormycosis or the 'black fungus' infection are being treated in more than a dozen hospitals in the national capital, said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: A novel complication of mucormycosis or black fungus has been detected in a city hospital here in which the fungal infection infected the lower intestine of two patients, including a 56-year-old who lost three family members, including his wife, due to Covid.

NEW DELHI: After the government asked the states to declare Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) an epidemic, Congress Parliamentary party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the scarcity of Liposomal Amphotericin-B injection and the disease not being covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme.

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the BJP government saying due to the mismanagement of Modi system there is now an epidemic of black fungus along with Covid infections in India.

AGARTALA/GUWAHATI:After Assam, a 68-year-old woman has been admitted to a private hospital in Agartala on Friday with mucormycosis infection, commonly known as ‘black fungus.

PATNA: A legislator of the ruling Janata Dal United said that his wife lost her life since ventilators were not functional at the Sadar Hospital in Bihar's Araria district and at the Covid care centre in adjoining Forbesganj.

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has made efforts to ramp up supply and availability of Amphotericin-B, the anti-fungal drug used in treatment of Black Fungus disease.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday said that there were close to 200 cases of 'black fungus' reported so far in the Capital and advised people to report such cases immediately to doctors and not take medicines on their own.

LUCKNOW:The deadly black fungus -- Mucormycosis -- has claimed six more lives in the Uttar Pradesh capital in the past 24 hours while 34 more patients were admitted to hospitals.