New York, March 25 (IANS) Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will likely reduce the impact of deadly heat waves by half, but the heat waves will become commonplace across South Asia, including major crop-p
CHENNAI, MARCH 25 (IANS): Tamil Nadu political parties are the forerunners in promising freebies -- ranging from rice to washing machines.
Taking this further is the 33-year-old journalist R.Saravanan, who a
NEW DELHI, MARCH 25 (IANS): Priyanka Gandhi has slammed the BJP over the heckling incident of two nuns in a train accusing them of religious conversion allegedly by ABVP members.
Priyanka Gandhi tweeted: &qu
Colombo, March 25 (PTI): The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 54 Indian fishermen and seized five trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters, an official statement said here on
NEW DELHI, MARCH 25 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Thursday said "the structures of our society has been created by males for males", and "equality will be farce" if change does not occur and
New Delhi, March 25 (PTI) India saw 53,476 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,17,87,534, according to the Union Health M
New Delhi, March 24 (MExN): Ravi Agarwal, President Rupa and Co Ltd and Director Neo Metaliks Ltd has been appointed as Chairperson for ASSOCHAM Eastern Region Development Council. The appointment was mad
CHANDIGARH, MARCH 24 (IANS): Terming the growing economic and military collusion between Pakistan and China as New Delhi's "failure of diplomacy", Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesda
BHOPAL, MARCH 24 (IANS): Craving for alcohol, three brothers in Bhopal allegedly died by consuming sanitiser, the police said.
According to information received by the police, three brothers -- Parvat Ahirwa
New Delhi, March 24 (PTI): Fair trade regulator CCI on Wednesday directed its investigation arm to conduct a probe into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy and terms of service on prima facie finding that the
New Delhi, March 24 (PTI): People aged 45 and above account for about 88 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in India making them the most vulnerable section, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday, a day afte
New Delhi, March 24 (PTI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday gave its nod to a bill which seeks to strengthen the provisions relating to protection and adoption of children.
The amendment bill would address various iss
NEW DELHI, MARCH 24 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw a volley of questions at the Centre, about the mechanism to stop Electoral Bonds from being used for illegal purposes like terrorism, and also ho
New Delhi, March 24 (PTI): A bill to set up a Commission for regulating and prescribing uniform education standards for allied and healthcare professionals was approved by Parliament with Lok Sabha giving a nod
NEW DELHI, MARCH 24 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India is at the "forefront" of initiatives that seek to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD).
Modi's remarks c
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 24 (IANS): Three-time former Congress Chief Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said 'if Pinarayi Vijayan got a second term, it would be the end of Kerala'.
Antony said this t
New Delhi, March 24 (PTI): One year ago, Indians locked down in their homes as COVID-19 tightened its grip over the country. When they emerged months later, tentative and timorous, the world many knew had chang
GANDHINAGAR, MARCH 24 (IANS): Despite having one of the best healthcare facilities and infrastructure, the Vijay Rupani-led government has disclosed before the state assembly that more than 18 newborns died eve
New Delhi, March 24 (PTI): A new "double mutant variant" of SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in India in addition to the several "variants of concern" that have already been found in at least 18
New Delhi, March 24 (PTI): The number of recruitment of Indian Police Service officers has been increased from 150 to 200 from civil services exam (CSE) 2020, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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