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.
"For I
NEW DELHI, MARCH 24 (IANS): The central government on Wednesday advised the states and union territories to consider imposing local restrictions in public observation of upcoming festivals like Holi, Shab-e-Bar
FARRUKHABAD, March 24 (IANS): A 15-year-old girl was allegedly hacked to death with an axe by her brother, aged 17, after she refused to end her relationship with a boy.
Superintendent of Police, Farruk
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday extended the suspension on international commercial flights till April 30.
However, international passenger flights unde
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS): The Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Delhi incubated startup, Geliose Mobility, has launched an electric scooter 'HOPE'. The running cost of this scooter is only 20 paise
New Delhi, March 23 (PTI): Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Tuesday said suspended police officer Sachin Waze was a "prime accused" in the Mansukh Hiran murder case and it will approach the special
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) In the light of an exponential surge in Covid-19 cases, the central government on Tuesday issued a "Test-Track-Treat" (TTT) protocol in all parts of the country to ensure ob
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Alarm bells are ringing as 52 per cent citizens say the risk of Covid-19 variant strains leading to a strong second wave in India is now high, as per a survey by LocalCircles.
Sixt
New Delhi, March 23 (PTI): India recorded 40,715 coronavirus cases in a day, taking the nationwide infection tally to 1,16,86,796, while the active caseload at 3,45,377 registered an increase for the 13th day i
New Delhi, March 23 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Bharatiya Janata Party MPs on Tuesday that despite facing odds such as tension at borders, cyclones and earthquakes during the coronavirus pandemic,
New Delhi, March 23 (PTI): Eighty-one per cent of the 401 samples sent by the government for genome sequencing have tested positive for the United Kingdom variant of COVID-19, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Si
New Delhi, March 23 (PTI): From April 1, all people above 45 years of age are entitled to get COVID-19 vaccine, Union Minster Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.
Briefing reporters on the decisions taken by t
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Months before the case of suspended encounter specialist Sachin Vaze came to the fore, the State Intelligence Department (SID) of the Maharashtra government had red flagged the transfers
New Delhi, March 22 (MExN): The Union Government has no proposal enact a law on the lines of Australian media code, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Javadekar informed on March 22.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS): India has decided to extend the interval between doses of Covishield vaccines from four to eight to four to eight weeks, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
The Ministry said that