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Assembly polls result: Early trends show AIADMK and DMK in close race in TN

It is going to be a close contest between the ruling AIADMK alliance and the opposition DMK alliance in the 2021 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu

Kerala: Early trends show Metroman Sreedharan leading with 2,000 votes

Counting of votes began at 8 am on Sunday in Kerala and in the initial rounds Metroman E.Sreedharan of the BJP was leading in the Palakkad Assembly constituency

Counting of postal votes begins in Kerala; early trends show Left ahead

Intial trends in Kerala show that of the 87 constituencies, the ruling Left leads in 50 seats, when counting of postal votes were taken up first at 8 a.m. on Sunday.

More than 100 million Americans fully vaccinated against coronavirus

More than 100 million adult Americans have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of Saturday, according to data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Exit polls predict NDA victory in Puducherry. But is there a twist?

Will the BJP be part of the next government in Puducherry, a land of Tamil speakers will be known soon

Assembly elections: Counting of votes in TN and Puducherry to begin soon

Counting of votes polled in the April 6 Tamil Nadu assembly election will begin at 8 am on Sunday.

MediaTek expects 10-18% revenue growth in second quarter: Report

MediaTek is a Taiwanese chipmaker

IPL: Maxwell wants to get out of Covid-crippled India at all costs

Foreign players, including Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, are getting increasingly desperate to get out of India

United Arab Emirates standby venue for T20 World Cup, says BCCI

India is seeing a surge in Covid cases

PM Modi takes stock of Covid situation in meeting with empowered groups

The empowered group on economic and welfare measures made a presentation to the Prime Minister on the steps taken by it such as the extension of the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

Many Kerala districts heading for lockdown as active cases cross 300,000

With daily Covid cases touching new highs and the total Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said time has come for districts with a high number of cases being placed under lockdown

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh rules out complete lockdown for now

Singh on Friday directed the Deputy Commissioners of the six worst-affected districts to further tighten the micro-containment strategy

Madhya Pradesh govt mulls sealing inter-state borders to curb Covid surge

The Madhya Pradesh government is considering sealing the inter-state borders to curb the spread of the coronavirus infection

Extend Goa lockdown by 15 more days to flatten Covid curve: IMA

The Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to extend the ongoing four-day lockdown

Covid vaccination for 18-45 age group won't begin in J&K on May 1

J&K government said the drive will now begin only after the vaccine supply is established.

Compliance norms eased for companies, market participants amid Covid crisis

The securities market regulator SEBI has relaxed several compliance norms for listed companies and market participants

Chhattisgarh CM writes to PM seeking on-site registration for vaccination

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that socially and economically weaker sections of the society should be given priority in vaccination drive

Walmart, Flipkart mobilise resources to help India fight against Covid-19

Retail giant Walmart on Friday announced that it will donate up to 20 oxygen-generating plants and 20 cryogenic containers for oxygen storage and transportation to India

IBM to acquire US-based enterprise software firm Turbonomic for up to $2 bn

Tech giant IBM has announced to acquire US-based enterprise software company Turbonomic, a deal that according to media reports could be worth up to $2 billion

At 199 million, Twitter logs 20% user growth as pandemic posts surge

Twitter now has 199 million average monetisable daily active users (mDAU), a 20 per cent growth (year-on-year), driven by ongoing product improvements and global conversation around the pandemic