Month: May 2025

Bengaluru reports first COVID-19 death: The patient died on Saturday, said the Health Department, adding that 108 persons were tested for Covid in the last 24 hours, and five persons tested positive. One person was discharged from the hospital, and the total number of active cases stood at 38.

Rain lashed parts of Mumbai on Sunday morning, with the Indian Meteorological Department forecasting heavy rainfall in the state for the next few days. Visuals from the city showed a heavy traffic jam in the city due to the rain.

COVID-19 UPDATE: The Union Health Secretary has reviewed the situation of fresh COVID-19 infections, according to ministry sources. The news comes days after reports suggested a rise in infections in Singapore and Hong Kong. 

Monsoon Season Weather Update: Weather office IMD on Saturday confirmed an 8-day-early arrival of the monsoon season. This marks the earliest arrival of the crucial rainy season since 2009, according to the national weather forecaster.

The high-level meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, is being held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Saturday and will continue throughout the day.

Hyderabad Metro Fare Discount 2025 Price List Update: A 10 per cent discount on all types of tickets for using Hyderabad Metro took effect on Saturday, May 24. As per the revised fare list, the discounted tariff for travel up to 2 KM is fixed at Rs 11 and Rs 69 for more than 24 […]

India plans to suggest placing Pakistan back to the Financial Action Task Force’s “grey list” at a key meeting due next month, according to official sources. The grey list contains the names of countries under extensive monitoring until they take clear steps to rectify identified flaws in their financial systems. Inclusion in this list can […]

Anti-dumping duties are levied to safeguard Indian manufacturers from predatory pricing by foreign exporters, who dump the imported products in India at prices that are lower than the true manufacturing cost.

“Any India-Pakistan engagement has to be bilateral. At the same time, I would like to remind you that talks and terror don’t go together. On terrorism itself, as I had said earlier, we are open to discussing the handing over to India of noted terrorists whose list was given to Pakistan some years ago,” Ministry […]

TASMAC Liquor Case: Senior DMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP R S Bharathi welcomed the apex court’s order, calling it a “big blow” to the BJP’s alleged attempts to malign the party-led state government.