Chandigarh, January 17 (PTI): At a time when rallies and large gatherings are banned by the Election Commission (EC) in view of a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, political parties in Punjab are battling
New Delhi, January 17 (PTI): A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to ensure that all political parties publish details regarding criminal cases of ca
New Delhi, January 17 (PTI): India may begin inoculating children in the 12-14 age group against COVID-19 in March as the 15-18 population is likely to get fully vaccinated by then, Dr N K Arora, chairman of th
New Delhi, January 17 (PTI): COVID-19 inoculation guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry do not envisage forcible vaccination without obtaining the consent of an individual, the Centre has told the Supr
New Delhi, January 17 (PTI): A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana on Monday expressed unhappiness over repeated disruptions during virtual hearings due to the use of mobile ph
Srinagar, January 17 (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday took back the premises allotted to Kashmir Press Club here in the wake of factionalism that erupted in the largest journalists' bod
Kochi, January 17 (PTI): Noted environmentalist Prof M K Prasad, a prominent figure in the historic grassroot level movement to save the evergreen tropical rain forests in Kerala's Silent Valley from destru
New Delhi, January 17 (IANS): The National Human Rights Commission on Monday said that the government should consider enacting a law for substitution of derogatory terms used to describe leprosy affected person
New Delhi, January 16 (PTI): The countrywide vaccination drive against COVID-19 on Sunday completed one year, during which over 156.76 crore vaccine doses were administered.
According to health ministry offi
Kathmandu, January 16 (IANS): Nepal on Sunday once again reminded India not to construct any roads in Nepali territory unilaterally.
This reaction comes in a response to a recent statement of Indian Prime Mi
New Delhi, January 16 (PTI): A Delhi court has dismissed the bail plea of Sulli Deals app creator Aumkareshwar Thakur, saying that granting him relief at this juncture will prejudice a fair investigation.
In
Chennai, January 16 (PTI): Veteran journalist Sam Rajappa, who was jointly awarded the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy award of the Press Council of India for his outstanding contribution to journalism, passed a
New Delhi, January 16 (PTI): The Editors Guild of India on Sunday condemned a “coup” at Kashmir Press Club (KPC) by the Jammu and Kashmir administration and termed it a continuing trend to smother p
New Delhi, January 16 (PTI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that a total of 1,47,492 children since April 1, 2020, have lost either their mother or
New Delhi, January 16 (PTI): There is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to the World B
Hyderabad, January 16 (IANS): Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, lost a key heritage building as the iconic Secunderabad Club was gutted in a huge fire in the early hours of Sunday.
One of the oldest
New Delhi, January 16 (IANS): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday released a commemorative postal stamp on India's achievement in developing the indigenous Covid vaccine as the nation marked t
New Delhi, January 16 (IANS): As exams across the country have been scrapped in view of the surging Covid-19 cases, the CBSE Board and the Union Ministry of Education are all set to conduct Term 2 of the 10th a
ArrayRanchi, January 16 (IANS): Evenings of children of 80 odd villages spread across Jharkhand's three districts are spent in a unique way. As the sun sets, jute mats are rolled out, emergency lights are s
New Delhi, January 16 (IANS): Experts have called for making India free from tobacco during the National Youth Week, being celebrated during 12-18 January to mark Swami Vivekananda Jayanti.
A significant rai