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Second Wave Of Covid Has Hit India "Like A Tsunami": Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 6, 2021

The second wave of COVID-19 has hit India "like a tsunami", Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has said, attributing the unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases to the recent state elections and religious festivals in the country.

Biocon Net Profit Jumps 105% To Rs 254 Crore In March Quarter

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Thursday April 29, 2021

Biocon Q4 Results: Biocon's consolidated revenue increased 26 per cent in the fourth quarter of the fiscal 2020-21 to Rs 2,044 crore, compared to Rs 1,621 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Priyanka Mohite Becomes First Indian Woman To Scale Mt Annapurna, Twitter Applauds

Offbeat | Edited by NDTV News Desk | Tuesday April 20, 2021

Priyanka Mohite, on Friday (April 16), became the first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain in the world.

The Real Story Behind This Viral Pic Shared By Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Offbeat | Edited by NDTV Newsdesk | Wednesday April 14, 2021

The pic shared by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw purportedly shows a soldier carrying a donkey on his back through a minefield, lest it should step on a mine. The donkey is used as a metaphor for those who choose to ignore warnings during a time of crisis.

IPL 2021: All Mumbai Indians Players And Support Staff Test Negative For Covid-19, Says Report

Asian News International | Tuesday April 6, 2021

IPL 2021: After scout and wicket-keeping consultant Kiran More tested positive, all Mumbai Indians' players and support staff got tested for COVID-19.

IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians Scout And Wicketkeeping Consultant Kiran More Tests Positive For COVID-19

Abhimanyu Bose | Tuesday April 6, 2021

Mumbai Indians' official statement said that Kiran More was currently asymptomatic and had been isolated and their medical team would continue to monitor his progress.

BJP Releases Candidates' List For April 17 Assembly Bypoll

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 26, 2021

The BJP has fielded former minister Kiran Maheshwari's daughter from Rajsamand assembly seat which is among the three assembly constituencies going to bypolls in Rajasthan next month.

Orleans Masters: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth Make Winning Starts; Kiran George Stuns HS Prannoy

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 24, 2021

Saina Nehwal defeated Ireland's Rachael Darragh 21-9 21-5 in just 21 minutes to move into the second round of Orleans Masters in Paris.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Takes COVID-19 Vaccine And Posts This On Twitter

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday March 11, 2021

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw's "Just Vaccinated" tweet added hope and cheer on Twitter today. The Executive Chairperson of Biocon, in a bid to encourage people to take the COVID-19 vaccine and wipe out fear about it, posted a chirpy pic on the microblogging site, which says "new poster on bumper - Just Vaccinated".

President Kovind Presents Baton Of Honor To Ex-Puducherry LG Kiran Bedi

India News | ANI | Monday March 8, 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday presented a Baton of Honour and a letter of appreciation to former Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.

Girl Students In Uttar Pradesh To Receive Self-Defence Training

Education | Reported by ANI | Monday March 1, 2021

Girl students of more than 40,000 upper primary schools in Uttar Pradesh will learn self-defence techniques under the Mission Shakti programme between March 1 and 31, said Vijay Kiran Anand, Director-General of School Education, Uttar Pradesh.

Biden Nominates Indian-American Lawyer To Head Office Of Personnel Management

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 24, 2021

US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian- American lawyer and rights activist Kiran Ahuja to head the Office of Personnel Management, a federal agency that manages America's more than two million civil servants.

Opposition Demands Puducherry Chief Minister To Prove Majority In Assembly

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 17, 2021

A delegation of opposition parties led by All India NR Congres or AINRC today submitted a plea to an official in the Lt Governor's office, seeking a direction to Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy to prove his government's majority on the floor of the Assembly.

Explained: Kiran Bedi's Sudden Removal As Puducherry Lt Governor

India News | Reported by Sanket Upadhyay, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday February 17, 2021

Kiran Bedi's sacking as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry last evening, with the state government on the brink, surprised many but top sources say the decision was not as abrupt as it seems.

"Whatever Was Done Was A Sacred Duty": Kiran Bedi's Farewell Note

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 17, 2021

Kiran Bedi thanked the government for a "life time experience" as the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, after she was removed from the top post last night amid a crisis in the ruling Congress government in the union territory. The Congress government has slipped into a minority after four Congress leaders resigned from the Assembly since last mont...