New Delhi: The wait for the 8th instalment of the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme (PM-KISAN) will get over today (Friday), as it on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, PM Modi will release latest tranche. The 8th instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme will be released by…

Hisar: The Haryana police has booked actor Munmun Dutta featuring in the TV serial ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ for allegedly using a casteist slur against scheduled caste people in a video. Even before the case was registered, the actress had “apologized to every single person” who, she said, has been “unintentionally hurt” by her…

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja shared an Instagram video on Wednesday featuring his home gym and said that his preparations for England tour have begun. India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (Courtesy- Instagram) HIGHLIGHTS Ravindra Jadeja has started preparations for England tour at his Jamnagar residence Jadeja shared video and pictures of him from his home gym India’s…

The four most worrying coronavirus variants have been detected in virtually all countries and territories of the Americas, said WHO expert. The newest variant, the Indian B.1.617 variant, has been detected in cases in eight countries of the Americas. (Reuters) The four most worrying coronavirus variants have been detected in virtually all countries and territories…

New Delhi: The much-awaited Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid-al-Fitr festival is being celebrated in India today (May 14, 2021). Saudi Arabia, UAE, North America, which started fasting one day before Indians, celebrated Eid on May 13, 2021, respectively.  On Meethi Eid, not just netizens but several Bollywood celebrities such as megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Varun Dhawan, Sanjay Dutt…

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma started the #InThisTogether campaign in partnership with crowd-funding platform Ketto and urged fans to support them in their fight against Covid-19. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma managed to raise Rs 3.60 crore in the first 24 hours after launching their campaign (Instagram Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma partnered…

While the US president is calling for suspending patents on Covid-19 vaccines, experts at UNESCO are quietly working on a more ambitious plan: a new global system for sharing scientific knowledge that would outlast the current pandemic. At a meeting that concluded Tuesday, diplomats and legal and technical experts from UNESCO’s member states tried to…

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices on Friday was yet again hiked for the eighth time this month. Petrol price was hiked by 29 paise a litre and diesel too by 34 paise per litre, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers. The increase took petrol and diesel prices to their highest-ever level across…

England’s men’s cricket teams hosted the West Indies, Ireland, Pakistan and Australia between July and September last year, while the women’s side faced WI in September. International cricket resumed last year as England hosted West Indies, Ireland, Pakistan, Australia in bio-bubbles (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS ECB’s 16.1 million pounds loss in 2020 follows a profit of…

Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian states on Tuesday suspended immunization of pregnant women with the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on the advice of the national health regulator after a reported death. The suspension was to remain in place until the health ministry establishes the cause of death of a woman in Rio de…