India

The apex child rights body NCPCR has launched a toll-free tele-counselling helpline number 1800-121-2830 for children affected during COVID-19 for providing counselling and psycho-social support. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (...

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea which has sought directions to the Centre, all states and Union Territories (UTs) to forthwith re-open all Anganwadi centres in the country which were closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The apex court issue...

A group of Congress legislators led by former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Monday staged a sit-in in the assembly complex here demanding dismissal of state BJP minister Usha Thakur for her alleged disparaging remarks against an outfit wor...

Maggi has been exploited by people in several ways. There have been Instagram recipes featuring chocolate Maggi, coconut Maggi and even Maggi gol gappe.

A doctor was arrested on Monday for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old girl at a hospital in Shirdi in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, police said. Dr Vasant Tambe committed the offence in the early hours of September 19 when the girl was brought to t...

India had a conviction rate of 81.8 per cent in cases in which the trial was completed under the special and local laws (SLL) and of 50 per cent in cases in which the trial was completed under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2018, the government informed P...

The death toll due to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh rose to 5,135 on Monday with 88 more fatalities, while 4,703 fresh cases pushed the infection tally in the state to 3,58,893, officials said. Briefing reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical an...

Hyderabad FC on Monday signed Spanish forward Francisco Sandaza on a one-year deal ahead of the Indian Super League scheduled to begin in November. The 35-year-old signed from Spanish Segunda (second) Division side Alcorcon, becoming the sixth new fore...

A recent research found that non-menopausal patients experienced a shorter hospitalisation period, earlier discharge, and lower disease severity than menopausal patients. Another study hypothesised that oestrogen may act as a deterrent in a woman’s body....

Wellington (AP) All remaining virus restrictions will be lifted across much of New Zealand from late Monday with the exception of the largest city, Auckland, which will continue to have some restrictions for at least another 16 days. Prime Minister Jaci...

Odisha on Sunday registered its highest single-day spike of 4,330 COVID-19 cases, which pushed the state's infection count to 1,79,880, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 701 with 10 more people succumbing to the infection, he said...

Tapir Gao, a BJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh, on Sunday demanded that a committee be formed under the chairmanship of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to assess how much Indian territory China has seized in the state since 1962. Speaking during the Zero Hour...

He also alleged that had the government listened to warning about the virus made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and others, the situation surely would have been managed better.

Officials said that the clone train stoppages will be limited to operational halts or the Divisional Headquarters en route, if any, thereby reducing their journey time.

Many schools in the state had geared up to conduct the academic year offline, but the growing number of Covid-19 cases has made the government wary.

Arrangements have been made in all districts of Madhya Pradesh for legislators who want to attend Monday's one-day session of the Legislative Assembly virtually, Protem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma said on Sunday. He said MLAs have been given an option to a...