Mansbal (J-K), August 23 (PTI): It was in 1998 that 23 teenagers from north Kashmir, who were on their way to cross the Line the Control to join militant ranks, decided they did not want to be part of the
Mumbai, August 23 (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has alleged that the accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case recruited students from well-known institutes like Delhi's Jawaharlal Ne
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 23 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing of petitions connected with conferring of senior designation to advocates by some high courts by using "arbitrary and dis
New Delhi, August 23 (PTI): People who participated in COVID-19 vaccine trials will be issued digital certificates through the Co-WIN portal, the Union health ministry said on Monday.
In a statement, the min
New Delhi, August 23 (PTI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the "country's first smog tower" at Connaught Place in Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world, on Monday and sai
New Delhi, August 23 (PTI); An expert panel, set up by an institute under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has predicted a third wave of COVID-19 hitting the country anytime between September and October and
Kolkata, August 23 (PTI): There is no instant answer to the debate over the opening of school campuses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said.
Speaking in an online discussion organised
Thiruvananthapuram, August 23 (PTI): Afghanistan is a lesson for mankind that communal disharmony in the name of religious fundamentalism can burn down people and nations and therefore, we should uphold humanit
Srinagar, August 23 (IANS): Lt. General, Y.K. Joshi, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Army's northern command on Monday said the newly-recruited militants should accept their mistakes a
Chennai, August 23 (IANS): Tamil Nadu will file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) as it disposed a case relating to Mekedatu dam proposed by the Karnataka gov
Lucknow, August 23 (IANS): A photograph of the BJP flag placed over the national flag on the mortal remains of late Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh has kicked up a controversy on social media.
The
New Delhi, August 23 (IANS): A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court by a lawyers' body against the decision of the Uttarakhand High Court to exclude virtual hearing of cases while resuming physical func
BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 22 (IANS): At least five out of Odisha's 30 districts have recorded severe deficit rainfall so far during this monsoon season, officials said on Sunday.
As per a report shared by the
Lucknow, August 21 (IANS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and ex-Governor of Rajasthan, Kalyan Singh, was at one point in time the tallest leader of the BJP in the Hindi heartland.
Born on January 5, 19
Hyderabad, August 22 (PTI): The government plans to add 35 more earthquake observatories by the end of this year and 100 more by 2026, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technolo
New Delhi, August 22 (IANS): India on Sunday reported a marginal decline in fresh Covid cases. A total of 30,948 new cases were detected in the last 24 hrs in the country. In the same time span, 403 deaths have
Washington, August 22 (IANS): A controversial anti-parasitic drug commonly used for livestock -- ivermectin -- but touted as a potential Covid-19 treatment, should not be taken to treat or prevent Covid-19, the
New Delhi, August 22 (IANS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged everyone on the occasion of Rakshabandhan to uphold the dignity of women and ensure a safe environment for them.
Naidu, who is in
JAIPUR, AUGUST 22 (IANS): Believe it or not! It always rains when Rajasthan farmers take umbrellas to their fields and sing Raga Megh Malhar under the open sky when there is scanty rain.
This is a rare event
Kargil, August 22 (PTI): A 30-year-old engineer from Pune in Maharashtra who has been touring the world on foot or by bicycle to spread Mahatma Gandhi's message of truth and non-violence arrived here after