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11:10 PM

Taliban official: University education banned for women in Afghanistan

10:47 PM

UPSC aspirants held a protest in Old Rajinder Nagar area demanding an extra attempt for the exam

10:45 PM

Retail inflation for rural workers rises to 6.99 pc in Nov

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers rose to 6.87 per cent and 6.99 per cent, respectively, in November on annual basis mainly due to lower prices of certain food items. Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL (consumer price index-agricultural labours) and CPI-RL (rural labourers) stood at 7.22 per cent & 7.34 per cent respectively in October, 2022 and 3.02 per cent and 3.38 per cent, respectively, during the corresponding month (November 2021) of the previous year, a labour bureau statement said.

 

10:44 PM

India steps up Covid genome sequencing as China cases soar

India's federal health ministry instructed state authorities on Tuesday to step up genome sequencing of Covid cases in view of a "sudden spurt" in cases in China and elsewhere.In a letter seen by AFP, the ministry said that it is "essential to gear up the whole genome sequencing of positive case samples" in order to track any new variants.

 

8:50 PM

Govt to wind up its overseas tourism offices by March 31 next year, experts criticise move

The Ministry of Tourism has decided to shut down its seven overseas offices tasked with promotional activities by March 31 next year.At present, the ministry runs tourism offices in London, Tokyo, Beijing, Dubai, Singapore, New York and Frankfurt.An office memorandum, issued by under secretary Rajesh Kumar, reads, "The undersigned is directed to intimate that as per the approval of the competent authority, Ministry of Tourism has decided to wind up all the overseas Indian Tourism offices before March 31, 2023."

8:43 PM

Elon Musk actively searching for a new twitter CEO - CNBC

Billionaire Elon Musk is actively searching for a new chief executive officer for Twitter Inc, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

8:03 PM

The 2023 IBA Women's World Championships will be held from March 15 to 31 in New Delhi

The 2023 IBA Women's World Championships will be held from March 15 to 31 in New Delhi.

7:47 PM

UPSRTC buses will not operate from 8 pm to 8 am till fog clears

Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) buses will not operate from 8 pm to 8 am (or till fog is clear), in view of fog conditions in the state. Regional/Assistant Regional Managers will be on duty at bus stations from 8 pm to 12 am to monitor fog condition, says UPSRTC.

7:47 PM

Delhi government to build water recycling plant of 2 MGD capacity in Bawana

The Delhi government will build a water recycling plant of two million gallons per day (MGD) capacity in Bawana as part of its plan to provide round-the-clock water supply in the city, according to a statement on Tuesday. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia approved the Delhi Jal Board's project for the construction of the plant at the 20-MGD Bawana water treatment plant at a cost of Rs 10.3 crore.

 

7:46 PM

Domino's launches 20-mins delivery across 20 zones in India to deliver hotter, fresher pizzas to consumers

Domino's launches 20-minutes delivery across 20 zones in India to deliver hotter, fresher and tastier pizzas to consumers.

6:44 PM

Bihar Police recovered 8,000 litres of liquor from a godown in Patna's Paliganj

6:43 PM

Covid-19 deaths from 'respiratory failures' will be counted in official toll: China

China said only Covid-19 deaths from 'respiratory failures' will be included in the official death toll, as the country witnessed a massive spike in infections fuelled by new variants of the Omicron strain. Beijing, which is hit by the BF.7 variant of the Omicron strain, has announced five more deaths in addition to the two on Monday, the first official fatalities since the government abandoned its stringent anti-virus controls earlier this month following widespread anti-government protests against the Zero-Covid policy.

6:40 PM

US Central Command conducts raids in Syria, detains IS operatives: Report

The US Central Command forces conducted three helicopter raids in eastern Syria over the past 48 hours, which resulted in detaining six Islamic State operatives, according to a statement on Tuesday.One of those detained was a senior IS Syria province member involved in attacks in Syria, according to the statement.

 

6:20 PM

UP Congress leader booked for sexist remark against Smriti Irani

Police here have registered a case against Congress leader Ajay Rai for his "latka-jhatka" remark against Union minister Smriti Irani, an official said on Tuesday. The Uttar Pradesh Congress leader on Monday took a jibe at Irani here, saying she only comes to her constituency Amethi to show "latkas" and "jhatkas", an unflattering reference to dance moves that provoked a sharp response from the BJP.

 

5:40 PM

School timings changed in Punjab due to fog: CM Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced that all schools in the state will open at 10 am from December 21 till January 21 due to foggy weather. The closing time of the schools will remain the same, he said.

"In view of the safety of school students and teachers because of dense fog in the state, the timing of government, aided, recognised and private schools will be 10 am from 21-12-2022 to 21-01-2023, said Mann in a tweet.

At present, schools start at 9 am and close at 3 pm.

5:03 PM

Indian Navy receives 5th Scorpene-class submarine Vagir, commissioning next month

The Indian Navy on Tuesday received the fifth scorpene-class submarine Vagir ahead of its planned commissioning next month, officials said.

The induction of the submarine, built under Project-75, is set to bolster the Indian Navy's combat capability.

India has been focusing on shoring up its maritime capability with a focus on the Indian Ocean in the backdrop of concerns over China's growing forays into the region, considered the backyard of the Indian Navy.

Project-75 includes the indigenous construction of six submarines of Scorpene design.

 

4:29 PM

ASI gets water, property tax notices for Taj Mahal from local authorities

The Archaeological Survey of India has been asked to pay a water tax of nearly Rs 2 crore, and a property tax of about Rs 1.5 lakh for the Taj Mahal, along with a Rs 5-crore service tax for the Agra Fort, in an apparent first-of-its-kind action by local authorities.

The ASI in Agra said the monuments are exempted from such taxes, but Municipal Commissioner Nikhil Tikaram Funde said notices have been issued to several buildings and those eligible will be given the relief.

The Agra Municipal Corporation's notices ask the ASI to pay a water tax of Rs 1.94 crore and a property of Rs 1.47 lakh for the Taj Mahal, and Rs 1.40 lakh as property tax for another monument, the tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah.

The notices were issued for the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23, and the ASI has been asked to pay up within the next 15 days.

 

3:40 PM

Larsen and Toubro commits Rs 11 cr to support over 100 schools in Tamil Nadu

Engineering and construction conglomerate, Larsen and Toubro has committed Rs 11 crore to support over 100 schools in Tamil Nadu under the government's 'Namma School' initiative, the company said on Tuesday.

 

The funds are aimed at benefitting government schools in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Coimbatore, Salem, Namakkal, Tiruvallur, Sivaganga, Tirunelveli, Chengalpet and Vellore.

3:33 PM

Cong's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' to enter Delhi via Badarpur border Dec 24 morning

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' will enter the national capital via the Badarpur border early on December 24 morning, the party's Delhi unit president Anil Chaudhary said Tuesday.

 

"Not just workers and party members, there are several people who joined the Yatra for a day or two to show their support for this initiative. The manual registration process was on until December 18 and we received an overwhelming response from the public," Chaudhary said.

3:24 PM

NIA investigating 11 cases of gangster-terror nexus: Union Home Ministry to Lok Sabha

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating eleven cases in which nexus between terrorists, drug smugglers and traffickers based in India and abroad have been found, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

 

Of the 11 cases, two were registered in 2019, four each in 2020 and 2021, and one this year, said Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on behalf of the MHA in a written reply to the queries of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Kunwar Danish Ali.

3:17 PM

Office leasing set to rise 52% this year across top 6 cities; demand may drop 30%in 2023: Colliers India

Leasing of office space across six major cities is likely to rise 52 per cent to 50.1 million square feet in 2022 on better demand but absorption may fall to 35-38 million square feet next year with corporates being cautious, according to Colliers India.

 

As per its data, the gross leasing of Grade-A (premium) office space in 2022 is expected to rise 52 per cent to 50.1 million square feet from 33 million square feet last year across six cities -- Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune.in 2023: Colliers India

 

3:14 PM

600k cyber crime complaints registered on govt portal since 2019, says MoS Home Ajay Mishra

Six hundred thousand complaints of cyber crime have been registered at the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System since its inception in 2019, Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said on Tuesday.

 

Mishra said the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System, under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has been launched for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by fraudsters. The toll-free helpline number '1930' has been operationalised for assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.

2:58 PM

China's withdrawal of Covid curbs could lead to over 2 mn deaths: Experts

China's abrupt end to its zero-COVID policy has raised concerns of widespread infections among a vulnerable, undervaccinated population with little natural immunity that would overload the health system and result in up to 2 million deaths, or more, various research groups are reporting.

 

New analyses by various modelling groups predict the reopening could result in as many as 2.1 million deaths.

2:49 PM

Ukraine accelerates efforts to erase Russian influence from public spaces

On the streets of Kyiv, Fyodor Dostoevsky is on the way out. Andy Warhol is on the way in.

 

Ukraine is accelerating efforts to erase the vestiges of Soviet and Russian influence from its public spaces by pulling down monuments and renaming hundreds of streets to honour its own artists, poets, soldiers, independence leaders and others including heroes of this year's war.

2:43 PM

Google Pixel Tablet, speaker dock leak on Facebook Marketplace

Tech giant Google's upcoming 'Pixel Tablet' and its charging speaker dock have been leaked on Facebook Marketplace, a destination on Facebook where people can buy and sell items.

 

The unreleased Pixel Tablet has a similar screen setup as the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro's Feathers collection, reports Gizmochina. The leak of the Google Pixel Tablet showed what it looked like its default application setup.

2:37 PM

BJP demands white paper on pollution from Delhi govt as AQI deteriorates

Slamming the Arvind Kejriwal government on high pollution levels in the national capital, the Delhi BJP on Tuesday demanded a white paper on the prevailing situation.

 

Delhi BJP Working President Virendra Sachdeva said the Chief Minister's "tall claims of cleaning Delhi's air and controlling pollution have fallen flat", as for the last two days the national capital is facing an air emergency situation with the AQI levels at over 400, crossing the "severe" threshold.

2:29 PM

Bridge constructed over river in Bihar collapses, probe ordered

An inquiry has been ordered into the collapse of a yet-to-be-inaugurated bridge built over a river in Begusarai district of Bihar, which has brought the spotlight on sub-standard construction works in the state, an official said on Tuesday.

 

Begusarai District Magistrate Roshan Kushwaha said the bridge over Burhi Gandak, a portion of which gave way and crashed into the river in the early hours of Sunday, had developed cracks a few days earlier.

2:28 PM

Japan's Oriental Yeast Company invests Rs 900 crore; sets up facility in Maharashtra

Japan's Oriental Yeast Company has invested Rs 900 crore in India through its subsidiary to set up a yeast manufacturing plant in Khandala MIDC, Satara in Maharashtra.

 

The state-of-the-art facility by Oriental Yeast India (OYI) has installed a capacity of 33,000 million tonnes of fresh yeast in Phase I of its operations and caters to the growth of the bakery industry in India, said a company statement.

2:20 PM

Over 7 in 10 employers keen to hire in services sector in India: Report

India is leading with the highest hiring intent in certain sectors despite the ongoing global inflation and layoffs in the IT-tech sector, and close to 77 per cent employers are keen to increase their resource pool in the services sector in the period of January-March 2023, a report showed on Tuesday.

2:08 PM

UP business delegation garners Rs 20,000 crore investments from Singapore

Singapore investors have committed nearly Rs 20,000 crores of investment in Uttar Pradesh in areas such as data centres, logistics services and education following a business promotion delegation visit to the city-state.

 

The investments were committed following a four-day presentation here, which concluded on Monday, by the UP Global Investment Summit (UPGIS) delegation led by State Minister of Jal Shakti and Flood Control Swatantra Dev Singh.