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Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Friday targeted the Rajasthan government over the recent incidents of rape of women in the state, saying that there is an atmosphere of chaos in the state under Congress rule. In a statement, BJP state president Satish...

The 9.02-km-long tunnel that goes under the Rohtang pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range at an altitude of 3,000 metres on the Leh-Manali highway is being considered as strategically important.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday digitally launched the construction of 750 rural stadiums and playgrounds in the state. The 750 stadiums are being built at a cost of Rs105 crore in rural areas under the state government's rural transfo...

Rajasthan reported 16 more COVID-19 fatalities on Friday, taking the death toll in the state to 1,516, while the record single-day spike of 2,211 cases pushed the virus count to 1,39,696, according to a health department bulletin. The active coronaviru...

The Delhi Police has arrested 14 people and recovered more than 100 stolen two-wheelers from their possession, officials said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Vikram (35), Rashid (41), Jogender (25), Asheem (28), Suraj (22), Manish (20),...

Canberra (AP) Australia and New Zealand on Friday announced a partial opening of their borders to travel between the neighboring countries. Passengers will be able to fly to the Australian cities of Sydney and Darwin without going into quarantine from O...

Neha (29), a transgender person contesting an Assembly byelecion in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, kicked off her campaigning on Friday. Byelections to 28 Assembly seats in the state will be held on November 3.

The Puducherry government on Friday announced that students from grade 9 to 12 will have classes from October 8 in schools here and in Karaikal region. Director of Education Rudra Goud told reporters here that the classes would be held only for half...

Singapore reported 10 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the lowest daily new infections recorded since March 12 when there were nine cases. Singapore's COVID-19 tally now stands at 57,794. The 10 new cases included one in the community and five imported...

The Delhi High Court has slammed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation over inadequate measures to remove water from flooded basements in Greater Kailash-II here, saying steps taken by it do not inspire confidence. The high court said the South Delhi Mu...

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in the first and as well as in the second round of sero-survey, approximately 27 per cent health workers, who are more exposed to the virus than ordinary citizens, were found to have developed ant...

The state unit of the Congress is simultaneously protesting against the alleged gangrape and death of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.

The pillion rider, who got injured in the accident that occurred at around 6.30 am near the Iskcon temple, under Sector 24 police station limits, is hopitalised, the police said.

Ganddhi's association with Lucknow began in 1921 when Mohammad Ali Jauhar wrote a telegram to Maulana Abdul Bari Farangi Mahali in the city informing that the Mahatma was coming to Lucknow. When Gandhi reached Lucknow, he made his hideout in Abdul Bari Fa...

Wearing masks and raising slogans against the UP administration, citizens and various leaders demanded justice for the 19-year-old victim and asked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to resign.

The next serological survey to check for the prevalence of antibodies against the novel coronavirus among people will start in Delhi within a fortnight, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday. Seroprevalence of antibodies to COVID-19 reduced t...