NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 18 (IANS): The farmers four-hour 'rail roko' protest over the three farm laws had "minimal or negligible" impact on train operations across the country and passed off witho
VARANASI, FEBRUARY 18 (IANS): The first toilet for transgenders in Uttar Pradesh has been built by the state government in the Kamachha area in Varanasi under the Smart City project to ensure the participation
Jaipur, February 18 (IANS): Continuing its northbound trend in Rajasthan, the price of non-premium petrol crossed the Rs 100-mark for the first time in Sriganganagar district on Wednesday to reach Rs 100.13 per
New Delhi, February 18 (IANS): The genome sequencing of the samples of persons infected with the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India has revealed that the mutations in it do not push the patients towards severity
New Delhi/Gurugram, February 18 (IANS): In the wake of the farm unions' four-hour 'rail roko' demonstration on Thursday, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has stepped up security measures and deplo
New Delhi, February 18 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed plying of private company buses in the core of area of Corbett Tiger Reserve and also issued notice to the Uttarakhand government.
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United Nations, February 18 (PTI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "extremely grateful" for the gift of 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses announced by India for peacekeepers, the spokesperson fo
MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 18 (IANS): The 12-year-old daughter of an Indian Navy sailor has created history by swimming 36 kms in the Arabian Sea to create awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), officials said h
New Delhi, February 18 (PTI): India is third globally, after the US and the UK, in highest cumulative vaccination numbers, the Union health ministry said on Thursday.
Till 8 am on Thursday, the cumulative va
New Delhi, February 18 (PTI): Air pollution caused by hazardous PM2.5 fine particulate matter led to the death of 54,000 people in Delhi last year where pollution levels remained almost six times above the pres
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh), February 18 (IANS) Tied with 'dupatta', three minor girls were found in an unconscious state in Unnao's Baburaha village. Two of them were declared brought dead at the distric
New Delhi, February 18 (PTI): India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,09,50,201 with 12,881 new infections, while the recoveries surged to 1,06,56,845, according to Union health ministry data updated on T
New Delhi, February 18 (PTI): The government on Wednesday issued new guidelines for international arrivals amid the spread of mutant variants of coronavirus in many countries.
The new Standard Operating Proc
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 17 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said if a country cannot control who gets access to atomic minerals which it owns, then it is a "very sorry state" of affairs, as it staye
Chandigarh, February 17 (PTI): The ruling Congress won six municipal corporations and emerged as the largest party in the seventh, sweeping the urban body polls in Punjab on Wednesday.
The party won Bathinda
Mumbai, February 17 (PTI): The cybercrime wing of the Mumbai Police has saved the lives of two persons, who posted suicidal thoughts on social media, an official said on Wednesday.
The cyber police's Twi
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 17 (IANS): A natural lake has been formed in Uttarakhand's Murenda area after the recent floods that wreacked havoc in Chamoli district of the state.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (I
Tapovan (U'khand), February 17 (PTI): Rescuers pumped out the water accumulated in the NTPC's flood-ravaged Tapovan tunnel on Wednesday as they continued efforts on the 11th day to find survivors of the
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 17 (IANS): A Delhi Court on Wednesday said that it is "shameful" that the incidents of crime and violence against women are happening in a country in which the Mahabharata and Rama
Puducherry, February 17 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the killing of his father Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 brought him tremendous pain but he nursed no anger or hatred towards those responsibl