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New Delhi: An IndiGo flight took off from Mumbai a few days ago with a baggage handler in the aircraft’s cargo compartment. The loader had fallen asleep in the cargo bay. When the aircraft landed at Abu Dhabi, its destination, a medical…

Bengaluru: Hours after courting controversy over his "enjoy rape" shocker, Congress leader and former Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar apologised on social media for what he called his "indifferent and negligent" comment in the state…

New Delhi: The Omicron tally in India crept up towards a century on Friday after Delhi reported 10 new cases of the latest coronavirus variant of concern. The rapid rise in cases is a cause for concern, as the tally of those infected by…

Bhubaneswar: Miss World beauty pageant finale, scheduled to be held in Puerto Rico on December 16, was called off after 17 contestants, including Miss India 2020 Manasa Varanasi, reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement,…

Bengaluru: Senior Karnataka Congress leader made sexist and outrageous remark in the Karnataka Assembly with speaker laughing during a discussion regarding the farmers’ issue. “There is a saying that when rape is inevitable, lie down and…

Hyderabad:  In a first of its kind, doctors at a Hyderabad hospital removed a record 156 kidney stones through a keyhole opening from a 50-year-old patient in the course of three hours. The doctors used laparoscopy and endoscopy, instead of…

New Delhi: The CBI has filed a chargesheet against retired Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Shri Narayan Shukla, and others, in its judicial corruption probe involving Lucknow-based Prasad Institute of Medical Sciences, according to a…

Bhubaneswar: Transgender activists from Odisha, Meera Parida and Sadhana Mishra, received the first National Transgender Award for being path-breakers and working for the welfare of the community. The award, instituted by Gaurav Trust and…

New Delhi: Metro Man E Sreedharan on Thursday announced that he was quitting politics. “Though I am quitting active politics, it doesn’t mean that I am completely leaving politics,” Sreedharan was quoted as saying by Mathrubhumi. “I am…

New Delhi: Amidst the pall of gloom and worry over Omicron, IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath showed a silver lining on Thursday as she said the new variant is expected to be the dominant version over the next month but is less severe than…