SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 9 (IANS): The J&K People's Conference on Monday said it has filed a plea in the Supreme Court to seek early hearing of a batch of petitions against the Centre's August 5, 2019 dec
PANAJI, NOVEMBER 9 (IANS): Unidentified burglars broke into the iconic Se Cathedral near Panaji and stole cash and electronic equipment, including CCTVs, a church official said on Monday.
Fr Alfred Vaz, the
MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 9 (IANS): In a major setback to Republic TV Managing Director and Chief Editor Arnab Goswami, the Bombay High Court on Monday rejected his interim bail plea and asked him to apply for regular b
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 9 (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Monday asked news channels as to what needs to be done to improve the current standards of news reportage, while remarking that people are "scared of t
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 9 (IANS): As Delhi faces another tryst with air pollution, a nine-year-old climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam has appealed the government to declare health emergency in Delhi, emphasising
New Delhi, November 9 (IANS): Covid-19 cases shattered all records in the national capital as it reported as many as 7,745 new coronavirus cases and an all-time high positivity rate of 15.26 per cent on Su
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 8 (IANS): In a bid to benefit workers who lost their jobs during COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre has decided that claims through affidavit form are no longer required under the Atal Beemit Vya
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 8 (IANS): The Delhi government on Sunday directed officials to ensure distribution of nutritious items to beneficiaries under the Anganwadi scheme with an aim of eradicating malnutrition fro
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 8 (IANS): The government of India on Sunday handed over 28 more ventilators to Nepal to showcase its support to the Himalayan nation's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Indian Amba
DHARAMSALA, NOVEMBER 8 (IANS): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden on his election as the next President of the US, saying climate change is indeed pressing.
"As yo
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 8 (IANS): Even as the opposition Congress mounted an attack on the central government on the fourth anniversary of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended it by saying the meas
HARDOI, November 8 (IANS): Little did Ram Pratap Singh know that his poor language skills will some day land him in jail for murder.
Police said Ram Pratap Singh had kidnapped an eight-year-old boy from near
CHENNAI, November 8 (Reuters): Indians burst firecrackers on Sunday and offered prayers of gratitude over the election of Kamala Harris as the next U.S. vice president, declaring it a proud moment for Indi
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 8 (IANS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has extended her warmest congratulations and also on behalf of the party to Joe Biden on his election as the 46th US President as well as Kamala Har
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 8 (IANS): India's coronavirus cases crossed the 8.5-million mark on Sunday as 45,674 new cases and 559 more COVID-19 deaths were reported, official data showed.
While the country'
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 8 (IANS): As BJP patriarch LK Advani turned 93 on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a "living inspiration" for crores of BJP workers and countrymen and wished him a l
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 8 (IANS): Three Indian Army soldiers and a Border Security Force trooper were killed while neutralising three terrorists during a major gun battle near the LoC in Kupwara district as they foi
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7 (IANS): The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification making a FASTag mandatory for all four-wheel vehicles from January 1, 2021.
FASTag has become mandato
PATNA, NOVEMBER 7 (IANS): The third phase of polling for 78 seats in 15 districts in Bihar ended on Saturday with some scattered incidents of violence.
The Election Commission of India recorded 57.70 percent
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 7 (IANS): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines for the opening of universities and colleges. It has said that universities must ensure that not more than 50 per cent