New Delhi, July 1 (PTI): India saw a single day rise of 48,786 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,04,11,634, while the national recovery rate improved to 96.97 per cent, accord
New Delhi, July 1 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the contribution of doctors in saving lives from coronavirus and asserted that his government gave paramount importance to augmenting hea
New Delhi, July 1 (PTI): If an abducted person is not assaulted or threatened to be killed and treated well, then the kidnapper cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 364A of Indian Penal Code,
NEW DELHI, JULY 1 (IANS): Hitting out at opposition leaders for making comments on the ongoing Covid vaccination drive, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Thursday, said that states need to better plan
New Delhi, July 1 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that data and demographic dividend combined with India's proven tech prowess presents massive opportunity for the country, and exu
New Delhi, July 1 (PTI): The Supreme Court Thursday said it is for the legislature to frame law for timely disposal of disqualification petitions by the Speaker or Chairman of the House under the tenth schedule
AZAMGARH, July 1 (IANS): Lal Bihari 'Mritak', the man who made headlines when he fought a long battle to prove he was 'alive', after being declared 'dead' in government records, is in ne
New Delhi, June 30 (PTI): India believes there is an urgent need for carrying out "major reforms" in the World Health Organization to ensure a timely, focused and effective response to potential futur
New Delhi, June 30 (PTI): Judiciary cannot be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the legislature or the executive, or else the 'rule of law' would become illusory, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana
NEW DELHI, JUNE 30 (IANS): Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana on Wednesday said judges should not be swayed by the "emotional pitch of public opinion on social media platforms", and the judiciary can
New Delhi, June 30 (PTI): Calling for accountability of big social media companies, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter invoked a US copyright act to block his account but it should als
NEW DELHI, JUNE 30 (IANS): Over 2000 children lost either one or both parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the national capital.
According to the Delhi Government's report, out of the total, 67 childr
New Delhi, June 30 (PTI): The Congress on Wednesday said the Supreme Court asking the government to grant compensation to the families of COVID-19 victims is a vindication of its stance and has exposed and debu
New Delhi, June 30 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for its negligence and half-hearted job in a case and refused to interfere with the Allahabad High Court ord
London, June 30 (PTI): India, whose solar power efforts are an example to the world, has a vital role to play in the global search for nature-based and technology-driven solutions which are critical to accelera
CHENNAI, JUNE 30 (IANS): The Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu has become the first district in the state to inoculate the first dose of the Covid vaccine to whole of its tribal population.
The Nilgiris distri
JAUNPUR, June 30 (IANS): In a bizarre incident, a man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to blow up two police stations because the roads in his area had not been repaired.
The man, identified as La
New Delhi, June 30 (PTI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rs 6.29-lakh crore relief package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to support the pandemic-hit economy.
This was informed
New Delhi, June 30 (PTI): The Centre has told states it is critical that the lifting of restrictions and providing relaxations are carefully calibrated with continued focus on containment efforts to curb the sp
New Delhi, June 30 (PTI): The delimitation commission will undertake a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from July 6-9 and interact with political parties, their leaders and officials of the Union Territory t