NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 29 (IANS): The Centre has issued an ordinance, making pollution an offence with a jail term, which can go up to 5 years and a penalty up to Rs 1 crore. The ordinance, was issued on Wednesday
New Delhi, October 29 (IANS): With a fresh spike of 49,881 coronavirus infections and 517 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally crossed 80 lakh-mark with the total number of cases at 80,40,203, the Union Minist
CHENNAI, OCTOBER 28 (IANS): Customs officials at the Chennai International Airport on Wednesday seized 23.5 kg of shark fins from two passengers bound for Dubai, an official statement said.
The total of shar
LUCKNOW, October 28 (Reuters): Health authorities in one of India's most populous states faced a big test on Wednesday with the country's first state assembly election being held since the novel co
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 28 (IANS): Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday became the latest Union Minister to be infected by coronavirus.
Taking to Twitter, Irani said: "It is rare fo
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 28 (IANS): Abu Mohsin Al-Misri, Al Qaedas second in command in the Indian sub-continent, was killed in the central Ghazni province, some 150 km south of the capital of Kabul, on October 25.
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 28 (IANS): The Central Information Commission has issued show-cause notices to the CPIOs, Ministry of Electronics, National Informatics Centre and National E-Governance Division (NeGD), seeki
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 28 (IANS): Due to the pandemic fatigue, the number of people checking the Aarogya Setu App has come down, Abhishek Singh, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at MyGov and Digital India Corporation,
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 28 (IANS): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday cautioned Army commanders to be wary of Chinese actions at disputed borders and their intent during military talks.
The minister said
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 28 (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday flayed the Bihar government while comparing the Munger incident with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and asked if participation in Durga Puja festivities wa
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 28 (IANS): The new land laws notified by the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have stirred a public debate in Kashmir. Notwithstanding the various interpretations given to these laws by
New Delhi, October 28 (IANS): With a fresh spike of 43,893 coronavirus infections and 508 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally stood at 79,90,322. The daily spike in cases as well as deaths have been on
Patna, October 28 (IANS): Polling was underway on Wednesday for the first phase of Assembly polls in Bihar amid tight security while following Covid-19 norms put in place.
The polling began at 7 a.m. for the
New Delhi, October 27 (IANS): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order on Tuesday extending the guidelines for re-opening, issued in September, to remain in force till November 30.
Most of the
Mumbai, October 27 (IANS): Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale - who coined the 'Go Corona' slogan in April - and Nationalist Congress Party MP from Raigad Sunil Tatkare hav
PAGD flays Centre's move as 'huge betrayal'; 'J&K up for sale,’ says Omar Abdullah
New Delhi, October 27 (IANS): In a significant move, the Centre has notified t
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 27 (IANS): National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday hit out the new land laws notified by the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, terming it a "deceit" and
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (IANS): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order on Tuesday extending the guidelines for re-opening, issued in September, to remain in force till November 30.
Most of the
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a seeming dig at the Congress-led UPA government, on Tuesday said that the era of corruption running into thousands of crores is behind us.
He,
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27 (IANS): Government has declared 18 more individuals as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 including Hizbul Mujhadeen chief Syed Salahuddin involved in the Mumb