India

Taking a veiled dig at the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that if the essence of Mahatma Gandhi's economic philosophy was followed, there would not have been any need for the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' campaign as India would have become self-reli...

Long Beach (US) (AP) All California State University, Long Beach, students who live on campus have been placed in quarantine after five students tested positive for COVID-19 and all in-person instruction will be halted for two weeks. University Preside...

Reacting to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) quitting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the farm bills issue, the Congress on Saturday said it was the "victory" of farmers that the Akali Dal had to bow before their doorstep and break ties with the...

A 22-year-old woman hailing from Uttar Pradesh was on Saturday allegedly raped by two railway employees at the Bhopal main station here, the police said. "We have arrested prime accused Rajesh Tiwari (age around 45), security counselor and in-charge of...

Raids were carried out at the residence of around 50 people with criminal antecedents and 27 such people have been detained for further questioning.

The protesters are demanding that 1,167 vacant general quota seats be filled from the Scheduled Tribes category.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that public representatives, members of political parties and NGOs, and frontline COVID-19 workers have helped the government in containing the spread of the coronavirus in the state. He also said...

The petitioners made the two temple bodies as respondents arguing that they have failed to protect the interests of the deities.

Jaishankar said there is also a need to have trust in the ability of the system — both military commanders and the diplomatic channels — in negotiating with the Chinese.

Director General of CRPF A P Maheshwari on Saturday visited the group centre of the force here and announced a reward to six personnel, including an officer, for their work in COVID-control measures, a spokesman of the paramilitary force said. Mahesh...

Manager of 'Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan' Ram Teerath, said, "300 Ram Leela artists are facing issues of livelihood for the last 7 months as after the suspension of the performance of Ram Leela, the government did not issue payments to them. Ram Leela artists a...

At least 1,205 new cases of COVID-19 were detected, while 38 patients died of the infection in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Saturday, an official said. The fresh infections have taken the count in the region to 74,231, the official said.

Spin legend Shane Warne on Saturday expressed his "surprise" that wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson is not playing for India across formats. Samson smashed a 32-ball 74 against Chennai Super Kings to power Rajasthan Royals to a 16-run win in the Indian...

Prime Minister Modi said that even during these very difficult times of the raging pandemic, India's pharmaceutical industry has sent essential medicines to over 150 countries.

Barcelona (AP) Spain's health minister has reiterated his plea for Madrid's regional authorities to apply more stringent restrictions on mobility in Europe's worst coronavirus hotspot. Minister Salvador Illa said Saturday that the situation in Madrid i...

For 'Destination North East 2020', the theme is'The Emerging Delightful Destinations', which speaks of the tourism destinations emerging stronger and more attractive when the sector picks up momentum.