AAP MLA urges release of family members of Bikru case accused
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday urged Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, seeking her intervention in the release of Amar Dubey and Hiru Dubey's family members who have been in jail for the past 10 months in connection with the Bikru case.
Blinken says 'hundreds' of US sanctions to remain on Iran
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that "hundreds" of US sanctions will remain on Iran even if the United States rejoins a nuclear accord.
President Joe Biden's administration has been engaged in indirect talks with Iran about reversing former president Donald Trump's exit from the 2015 nuclear accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
World Bank projects Indian economy to grow at 8.3% in 2021
The World Bank on Tuesday projected India's economy to grow at 8.3 per cent in 2021 and 7.5 per cent in 2022, even as its recovery is being hampered by an unprecedented second wave of the Covid-19, the largest outbreak in the world since the beginning of the deadly pandemic.
Assam woman raped, stripped by 2; accused arrested
A restaurant employee was raped and stripped of all her clothes in Assam's Jorhat district allegedly by two men who have been arrested, police said on Tuesday.
The crime took place at Tarajan area on AT Road in the heart of Jorhat town at around 9 pm Monday.
After diesel, CNG refuelling through mobile units
After mobile diesel dispensers, CNG too is now available through mobile units in India.
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday inaugurated India's first CNG Mobile Refuelling Units (MRUs).
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Kenya between June 12 and June 14
He will chair, along with his Kenyan counterpart, the 3rd meeting of the India-Kenya Joint Commission meeting which will review all aspects of the bilateral relationship.
World Bank projects Indian economy to grow at 8.3% in 2021
The World Bank on Tuesday projected India's economy to grow at 8.3 per cent in 2021 and 7.5 per cent in 2022, even as its recovery is being hampered by an unprecedented second wave of the Covid-19, the largest outbreak in the world since the beginning of the deadly pandemic.
Son locks 95-year-old mother in toilet for two weeks in Tamil Nadu, rescued
In a shocking case of human cruelty, a 95-year-old woman was allegedly starved and kept confined to a toilet in her house for a fortnight by her son inthe Salem district.
5-year-old girl dies of thirst in Rajasthan
A five-year-old girl died of thirst while her grandmother fell unconscious in Raniwara in Jalore district of Rajasthan, police said on Tuesday.
We'll talk about my goals in 10 years' time, says Chhetri after surpassing Messi
Sunil Chhetri has never liked counting his goals and he prefers to keep it that way even after surpassing the great Lionel Messi as the second-highest scorer in international football.
Sitharaman calls out Infosys over glitches in Income Tax e-filing portal
Infosys on Tuesday came under attack from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after many users took to Twitter complaining of technical glitches on thenew Income Tax e-filing portal, which went live on June 7.
Nothing to be afraid of Uddhav-PM meeting; no threat to MVA: NCP
The Shiv Sena and NCP on Tuesday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will complete its full term of five years with NCP state president Jayant Patil saying there is nothing to be "afraid" about a separate meeting that took place between Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.
Earlier in the day, Thackeray, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan met the prime minister and discussed issues related to the Maratha reservation, pending GST compensation and the proposed Metro carshed in Kanjurmarg.
Explained | Why several global websites faced an outage
Fastly is a cloud computing service provider widely used by dozens of high-traffic websites, including but not limited to The New York Times, CNN, Twitch and the UK government's website.
How an informant and a messaging app led to a huge global crime sting
It took $100,000 plus expenses, and the opportunity for a reduced prison sentence, for the smartphone developer to collaborate with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in 2018 and kick-start Operation Trojan Horse, according to a court document.
The Guardian, CNN, other global media websites down
Prominent international media websites, including The Guardian, CNN and The New York Times, are facing a global outage with sites displayingerror messages.
Twitter blocks Punjabi singer JazzyB, three other accounts
Microblogging platform Twitter has "withheld" the accounts of Punjabi singer JazzyB, hip-hop artist L-Fresh the Lion and two others in response to a legal demand in India, even as it draws flak over delay in complying with the new IT rules in the country.
Karnataka CET exam to be held on August 28, 29
The Karnataka Common Entrance Test for various vocational courses, including engineering, is scheduled to be conducted on August 28 and 29.
Supreme Court directs State governments and Union Territories to prevent and take action against NGOs/individuals from collecting funds in names of children, orphaned by Covid-19, by disclosing their identity & inviting people to adopt them. - ANI
Centre issues revised guidelines for vaccination
The government of India on Tuesday issued revised guidelines for the national Covid-19 vaccination programme, to be implemented from June 21.
Fire breaks out at TMC MLA Madan Mitra's residence in Kolkata
Uttar Pradesh lifts Covid-imposed curfew from all districts. Night curfew (7 pm to 7 am) will continue. Active caseload in the state stands at 14,000 with less than 600 active cases in each district - ANI
Witness Protection Committee headed by Rohini Court District Judge, concerned DCP and others, has ordered for providing protection to the witnesses in 23-year-old Sagar Rana's murder case at Chhatrasal Stadium - ANI
India has been elected to the UN Economic & Social Council for the term 2022-24
Need to increase Covid-19 vaccine production capacity around the world, says Blinken
With the US sending millions of its Covid-19 vaccines to several countries, including India, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said that there is a need to increase production capacity on a regional basis across the globe.
Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the State Department's 2022 budgetary proposals, Blinken asserted that it is important to have three-fourths of the world vaccinated soon.
"If we stayed on the current course, before we were distributing the 80 million vaccines, before we're looking at increasing production around the world, not just in the United States, we're on track to have the world vaccinated, or at least to have 75 or so per cent of the world vaccinated, not until 2024," he said in response to a question. - PTI
Biden invites Ukraine's president to White House
President Joe Biden reaffirmed US support for Ukraine's territorial integrity Monday after Russian troop movements on its borderand invited President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters that Biden talked by phone with Zelensky, telling him "he will stand up firmly for Ukraine's sovereignty" and "looks forward to welcoming him to the White House this summer." (AFP)
Apple's new 'private relay' feature will not be available in China
Apple Inc on Monday said a new "private relay" feature designed to obscure a user's web browsing behavior from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China for regulatory reasons.
The feature was one of number of privacy protections Apple announced at its annual software developer conference on Monday. (Reuters)
Tesla veteran and trucking chief leaves company
Long-time Tesla Inc executive Jerome Guillen, who oversaw its Semi electric trucks slated to be launched this year, has left the company, Tesla said on Monday, barely three months after taking over the role.
Guillen, who has been with the company for over a decade since starting as a Model S program director in 2010, oversaw Tesla's entire vehicles business before being named president of the Tesla Heavy Trucking unit in March. (Reuters)