Tag: Record

WhatsApp bans record over 47 lakh bad accounts in India in March

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record of over 47 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of March, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, the company said on Monday.

May 2, 2023

Record breaking iron ore handling by JSW-PTPL

JSW Paradip Terminal Private Limited (JSW PTPL) loaded the highest ever of 1,41,200 tonnes of iron ore in a cape vessel ‘MV Star Lyra’.

March 17, 2022

Odisha Govt. moves to preserve old revenue records after 32 years

As per the agreement, signed yesterday, the INTACH Odisha chapter will be handed over around 4,000 board of revenue records for its preservation with scientific and modern technology methods, said the official.

February 23, 2022

COVAX delivers record 309 mn doses in December

Still short of the slated more than 2 million doses promised by Covax

January 2, 2022

Number of newly created firms in S.Korea hits record high

Last year, the number of newly created firms reached a record 1.06 million, up 62,000, or 6.2 per cent, from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.

December 17, 2021

Jaipur’s Mridul Agarwal tops IIT-JEE Advanced with record 96.66%

Mridul aspires to join IIT-Bombay and become a Computer Software Engineer. Agarwal obtained AIR-1 in JEE-Main 2021. He scored 300 out of 300 marks and a 100 percentile in the March attempt, while he achieved 100 percentile in the February attempt

October 15, 2021

13 districts in K’taka record zero Covid deaths in 7 days

The districts of Ballary, Bidar, Chamarajanagar, Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagalur, Kalaburgi, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Raichur, Udupi, Vijayapura and Yadgir reported no Covid deaths for seven days.

October 7, 2021

Petrol, diesel prices hiked, touch record high

After rising over three year high level of $80 a barrel earlier this week, global benchmark came down to $78 a barrel and now is again up to $81 a barrel while OPEC+ deciding to stick to its marginal production easing plan and market remaining tight.

October 5, 2021

UP administers 11 crore Covid vaccine doses, sets a record

The nearest contender is Maharashtra where the total number of doses extended is 8.41 crore followed by Madhya Pradesh (6.43 crore), Gujarat (6.20 crore), and West Bengal (5.93 crores).

October 5, 2021

FBI releases first investigative record on Sept 11 attacks

“This document, together with the public evidence gathered to date, provides a blueprint for how (al-Qaida) operated inside the US with the active, knowing support of the Saudi government,” Jim Kreindler, a lawyer for the victims’ relatives said

September 12, 2021

Australia reports record new Covid cases amid raging 3rd wave

Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said it was time for Australia to "learn to live" with the virus after some premiers of states abandoned the Covid-zero strategy

September 2, 2021

Sensex extends record run, jumps over 200 pts

The rupee appreciated marginally to 69.60 against the US dollar in early trade, RIL up 2 per cent

April 18, 2019

At 2.6 degrees C, Delhi records season’s lowest temperature

The national capital woke up to a cold morning on Saturday as the mercury dipped to 2.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average – the season's lowest temperature so far.

December 29, 2018

Kairana re-polling peaceful, 53% turnout recorded in spite of heat

Re-polling in 73 booths of Kairana Lok Sabha constituency remained peaceful as voters came out in good numbers beating the heat. Till 5 pm, about 53 per cent voting was reported.

May 30, 2018

Record 72.13% voting in Karnataka Assembly polls  

The highest voting percentage of 89.97 was recorded in Hosakote in Bengaluru Rural district, with the lowest 48.03 pc in Dasarahalli in Bengaluru Urban

May 13, 2018

India-China trade hits a record $84.55bn in 2017

India-China trade touched a historic high despite bilateral tensions over a number of issues including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Doklam standoff. The India-China bilateral trade hit a historic high of US$84.44 billion in 2017 despite bilateral tensions over a host of issues, including the Doklam standoff. A novelty of the bilateral trade, usually...

March 8, 2018

Sensex, Nifty hit new record high in opening trade

The BSE Sensex hit new life-time intra day high of 34,565.63 in opening session on Wednesday, extending its record-setting spree for a fourth session on buying by domestic investors ahead of quarterly results by bluechips. The 30-share index rose by 122.44 points, or 0.35 per cent, to hit a new peak of 34,565.63, surpassing its...

January 10, 2018