India
HC Asks JNU Not to Make Appointments for Two Posts Challenged by Teachers
The court was dealing with a plea filed on behalf of two assistant professors, claiming that they were proposing to apply for the vacancies under reserved category but the university has converted one of the post from SC to ST category while the other pos...
Macron promises to help mobilise aid for Lebanon after massive blast
French President Emmanuel Macron called for urgent support for Lebanon where he arrived on Thursday, two days after a devastating blast ripped through Beirut, killing 145 people and generating a seismic shock that was felt across the region.
Rahul Gandhi Says Bihar Seat Sharing Formula With Allies Set to be Finalized Soon
For the seat sharing formula, Congress state in-charge Shakti Singh Gohil will travel this week to Bihar to hold talks with all the stakeholders, Rahul told the party workers while addressing a virtual meeting.
56,282 New Cases Push India's Covid-19 Count to 19,64,536; Death Toll Crosses 40,000-mark
There are 5,95,501 active COVID-19 cases in the country presently which contribute 30.31 per cent of the total cases.
Major UP Rivers Flowing Above Danger Mark, 536 Villages in 16 Districts Hit by Floods
The Sharda river in Lakhimpur Kheri's Palia Kalan, the Saryu river at Barabanki's Elgin Bridge, Ayodhya and Ballia's Turtipar, and the Rapti at Gorakhpur's Bird Ghat were flowing above the red mark.
Heavy Rains Claim Two Lives in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris, Avalanchi Records 39 cm
Two men, aged 52 and 43, died when roadside trees fell on them in separate incidents at Kokkal and Fingerpost areas near the district-headquarter town of Udhagamandalam.
GC Murmu Submits Resignation as J&K Lieutenant Governor, Set to Be New CAG: Sources
Murmu was appointed as the first L-G of Jammu and Kashmir last October after the formation of the new Union Territory under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
Alkem Launches Favipiravir under Brand Name 'Alfluenza' for Covid-19 Treatment
Alkem Laboratories said it has launched Favipiravir under the brand name Alfluenza in the country for the management of mild to moderate cases of COVID-19,.
MEA Says China Has No Locus Standi on Issue after Beijing Calls J&K Move 'Illegal and Invalid'
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said China is advised not to comment on the internal affairs of other nations.
Imran Khan Says Pakistan Will Continue to Raise Kashmir Issue at World Stage, Defends New Map
Addressing the PoK's legislative assembly on the first anniversary of revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Khan claimed that many world leaders didn't even know what was going on in Kashmir.
Tamil Nadu to Allow Gyms to Reopen from August 10 with Covid-19 Safety Measures
The gyms will be allowed to offer services only to people aged up to 50 years and Standard Operating Procedures, which will be issued separately for them, will have to be followed.
Hanuman Garhi Sanitized Ahead of PM Modi’s Ayodhya Visit to Combat Covid-19
As per the schedule, Modi left for the capital city, Lucknow from Delhi by air at around 9:35 am and will land at 10:35 am.
India's police shamed by rare murder probe into custodial deaths
It took a while for Indians to learn how a father and son died in hospital with blood pouring from their rectum, days after police in small southern town locked them up for violating a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
IIT-Kanpur Director Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Admitted to Max Hospital in Delhi
Karandikar developed a mild fever two days back and went for a swab test on the advice of the institute's Medical Officer, Deputy Director Professor S Ganesh said.
Heavy Rains Lash Thane, Palghar Districts; 15-year-old Boy Electrocuted
In the evening, a 90-feet compound wall of a housing society collapsed in the Pokhran Road area of Thane, damaging three cars, a civic body official said.
BJP-affiliated Panch Shot at by Militants in Kulgam, Injured
Panch Arif Ahmad Shah was rushed to a hospital at Qazigund where his condition is stated to be stable, a police official said.