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New Delhi, Aug 22: As the grand celebrations of the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi have started today, the idol makers across the national capital have prepared Ganesh idols, in expectations of meeting demand amid the pandemic. Albeit artists have opened their stalls, the business of these idol makers has been strongly hampered due to the uncertainties around coronavirus. Let's take a look at how the

Hyderabad, Aug 21: Nine people died in a fire mishap in the Srisailam hydroelectric plant on the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh border on Friday, a senior government official said. Six bodies of victims have been recovered by rescue teams so far and efforts were on to pull out the others from the underground plant, Nagarkurnool District Collector L Sharman said. Two of them were assistant engineers at

New Delhi/Alappuzha, Aug 21: A video conferencing software developed by a company led by a Malayali is ready for India. The first place in the Innovation Challenge announced by the Union Ministry of Electronics and IT during the lockdown was bagged by the V-consol software developed by Techgentsia Software Technologies, which is led by Keralite Joy Sebastian. Techgentsia, based at Infopark in

New Delhi, Aug 21: Flyers would be required to shell-out a bit more for air travel, as security fee for both domestic and international travel will be raised. From September 1, domestic passengers will have to pay Rs 160 instead of Rs 150 while international passengers will have to pay $4.85, against the foreign currency, instead of $3.25, each time they buy a ticket, sources said. Last year too

New Delhi, Aug 21: India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 29 lakh mark with the country reporting 68,898 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. The coronavirus cases in the country now stand at 29,05,824. The total cases are inclusive of 6,92,028 active cases and 21,58,947 patients who have been cured/discharged or have migrated. 983 deaths due

New Delhi, Aug 20: The Kerala government did not qualify in Thiruvananthapuram airport's bidding process that was carried out in a transparent manner, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday. The Kerala government has opposed the Union Cabinet's approval on Wednesday to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises through public private partnership (PPP) for a

New Delhi, Aug 20: At least 27 per cent students do not have access to smartphones or laptops to attend online classes, while 28 per cent students and parents believe intermittent or lack of electricity is one of the major concerns hindering teaching-learning, according to a survey by the NCERT. The survey with over 34,000 participants, including students, parents, teachers and school principals

New Delhi: A week after lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan was held guilty of contempt for his two tweets on Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, Mr Bhushan today told the top court that he is "pained" that he has been "grossly misunderstood". The top court gave the 63-year-old lawyer two-three days "to reconsider" his statement as Justice Arun Mishra said: "There is no person on

Ayodhya, Aug 20: The construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers are now testing the soil at the site, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra tweeted in the morning on Thursday. The shrine will be built by adhering to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities. Notably,

New Delhi, Aug 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 76th birth anniversary. "On his birth anniversary, tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji," PM Modi tweeted. Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office in October 1984. He served as the Prime Minister of India till