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Global coronavirus caseload tops 153.1 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 153.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.20 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls: BJP, SP claim to lead over half of the seats

With the counting for the three-tier panchayat elections in UP still on, the ruling BJP and the opposition SP have claimed that their candidates have won over half of the zila panchayat seats

Congo declares the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak in the country

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday officially declared the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak, which killed six people in its eastern province of North Kivu

Govt gives ad hoc IGST exemption on import of coronavirus relief material

The exemption will also cover goods already imported but lying uncleared on the date of its issuance of exemption

Madhya Pradesh govt extends Corona curfew in Bhopal till May 10

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced that the 'Corona curfew' has been extended in state capital Bhopal till May 10, an official said

Covid crisis, rollback of stamp duty cut impact Mumbai home sales

The second wave of Covid-19 and the rollback of the stamp duty cut in Maharashtra impacted the housing sales in April, showed a report by Knight Frank India

Petrol, diesel prices revision maintain pause as OMCs weigh options

Fuel prices in the country remained unchanged on Monday as oil marketing companies decided to wait and watch the situation prevailing in the global oil markets for some more time

Veteran Kerala politician R. Balakrishna Pillai is no more

The 87-year-old R. Balakrishna Pillai, one of Kerala's stalwart politician breathed his last at a hospital at Kottarakara on Monday, said family sources

Three South Korean companies capture 31% of global EV battery market in Q1

Three South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery makers accounted for 31% of the global market in the first quarter, but their share has slipped since last year

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 152.4 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.19 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 152.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.19 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Tamil Nadu bypolls result: Congress retains Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat

The Congress party retained the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat in the bypoll with its candidate V. Vijayakumar trouncing former Union Minister and BJP's Pon Radhakrishnan

'Will introspect': Congress accepts its mauling in Kerala polls

Top Congress leaders in Kerala on Sunday gracefully accepted their as it seemed the party-led United Democratic Front will, in all likelihood, end up with less seats than 2016

Left consolidates lead in Kerala as counting moves into top gear

By reaching the halfway mark in many of the 140 constituencies, the indications are that the Left is set to rewrite the state's electoral history by becoming the first government to retain power

Big setback for Congress as it is set to lose Assam, Kerala, Puducherry

In the early trends, the Congress is losing high stakes battle in the five states, but the real surprise is Kerala where the party is set to lose the state.

WB polls result: Mamata trailing, big lead for other Trinamool heavyweights

The trends after the fourth round of counting show that the other Trinamool Congress heavyweights are leading in their respective Assembly constituencies.

Asus Zenfone 8 likely to bring back 3.5mm audio jack, shed flip camera

Taiwanese tech giant ASUS is set to reportedly launch Zenfone 8 smartphone with a 3.5mm audio jack on May 12

AWS leads $42 bn global Cloud services market in Q1, Microsoft follows

Amazon Web Services was the leading cloud service provider with 32% market share in Q1 2021, as cloud infrastructure services spending grew 35% to $41.8 bn in the first quarter

Epic Games VS Apple: Trial set to begin on Mon, App Store profits in focus

Apple reportedly registered profits as high as 78 per cent from its App Store in 2018 and 2019, an expert witness for Epic Games has testified

Haryana's Gurugram allows RWAs, NGOs to set up small Covid-19 care centres

Amid spike in Covid-19 cases in Gurugram, the district administration has allowed upscale condominiums, gated housing societies and NGOs to set up small Covid care centres using their own resources

Assam assembly elections result: BJP-led NDA leads on 33 seats, Cong+ on 8

The ruling BJP-led NDA is leading on 33 seats, while the Grand Alliance led by the Congress is ahead on eight assembly constituencies, elections officials said on Sunday.