New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the validity of the registration certificates issued to NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), which expired on Sep
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): Former NSG director general J K Dutt, who headed the commando force during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, died on Wednesday due to complications arising out of COVID-19, officials said
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS): Vaunted as the largest in the world, India’s vaccine programme is being hobbled by supply shortages and an abrupt shift in procurement policy that appears to be without parallel,
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): Several prominent Hindu religious figures on Wednesday criticised attempts to link the recent Kumbh Mela in Haridwar with the spread of COVID-19, saying it is an "insult" to p
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS): Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at the Narendra Modi government over the hike in the prices of diesel and fertilizers saying it has "reduced"
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS): Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at the Narendra Modi government over the hike in the prices of diesel and fertilizers saying it has "reduced"
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): A six-month programme on rehabilitation of differently-abled people was launched by the government on Wednesday.
The Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) programme aims to cr
Mumbai, May 19 (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government and the Centre to file affidavits explaining how celebrities and politicians were procuring anti-COVID-19 drugs, medi
Patna, May 19 (PTI): An innovative Home Isolation Tracking (HIT) App developed by the Bihar government to keep an eye on the condition of COVID patients recuperating at their residence has drawn special praise
Ahmedabad, May 19 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conducted an aerial survey of areas affected by cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat and adjoining Union Territory of Diu and held a meeting with top off
MANALI, MAY 19 (IANS): The maroon-robed Buddhist nuns of the 1,000-year-old Drukpa lineage are back in action -- this time amid the Covid-19 pandemic with help from their family and friends back to their hometo
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS): Faced with the lack of oxygen supply and hospital beds due to the onslaught of the second surge of Covid-19 pandemic, many public and private sector undertakings, and not for profit an
NEW DELHI, MAY 19 (IANS): A tweet by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in which he asserted that a new variant of Covid -19 in Singapore is said to be extremely dangerous for children, may lead to another f
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): More than 20 lakh COVID-19 tests were conducted across the country in a span of 24 hours, which is a global record and the highest ever done in a single day in India, while the daily po
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): Politicians and bureaucrats find it very difficult to accept their failure and inability as it is not in their veins, the Delhi High Court Wednesday said while expressing concerns
Jaipur, May 19 (PTI): Mucormycosis (black fungus), which is primarily affecting people recovering from COVID, has been declared an epidemic in Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday.
Currently, the state has
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): According to the advance visibility provided by the Centre to states and UTs, a total of 5.86 crore COVID vaccine doses will be provided free of cost to them from May 1 to June 15, the
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has directed WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy, according to sources.
The IT Ministry believes that the changes to Wh
Mumbai, May 19 (PTI): At least 22 personnel on board accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabia Sea off Mumbai coast are dead and 65 still missing, a Navy off