India
US's Disease Control to Shorten Covid-19 Quarantine to 10 Days, 7 with Negative Test
Washington (AP) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation...
Govt Procures 318 Lakh Tonnes of Kharif Paddy So Far at MSP for Over Rs 60k Cr
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 202021, the government continues to procure kharif crops at minimum support price (MSP) from farmers as per its existing schemes, it said.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath Meets Akshay Kumar During His Mumbai Visit, See Pics
Yogi Adityanath reached Mumbai on Tuesday evening and met Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. He is scheduled to meet many industrialists and film personalities on his tour.
PNB Scam Case: Nirav Modi's Remand Extended in UK, Final Hearings in 2021
The final hearings in the extradition case are scheduled over two days, on January 7 and 8 next year, when District Judge Samuel Goozee is scheduled to hear closing arguments from both sides before he hands down his judgment a few weeks later.
India Plans Dam on Brahmaputra River to Offset Chinese Construction Upstream
The river, also known as the Yarlung Tsangbo in China, flows from Tibet into India's Arunachal Pradesh state and down through Assam to Bangladesh.
Visiting Sai Baba Temple in Shirdi? Make Sure to Dress in 'Civilised' Clothes as per 'Indian Culture'
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust has made an 'appeal' to worshippers of Sai Baba to come dressed in 'civilised attire' that adheres to 'Indian culture'.
ISL 2020-21: Mumbai City FC's Mandar Rao Dessai Feels Game vs East Bengal Will be About Who Controls the Ball
ISL 2020-21: Mandar Rao Dessai said Mumbai City FC will stick to their plan of keeping the ball against SC East Bengal and 'attack at the right time'.
Cow Dung or Honey Pancakes? Swarm of Bees Stuck to Parked Flight Causes 'Buzz' in Kolkata Airport
A swarm of bees was seen sticking to the body of a parked Vistara flight in Netaji Subhash Chandra airport in Kolkata recently and the fire department had to use water jets to wash it off.
SIT Recommends ED Probe into Rs 150 crore Property of Gangster, Action Against 90 Officials in Vikas Dubey Case
The three-member SIT has also recommended action against 90 officials from the police, rural development, food and revenue departments for their alleged involvement in helping the gangster build his empire.
No 2015 Deluge-like Situation in Chennai Now, Working on Lasting Solution to Avert Flooding: CM
Though the metro always faced the problem of inundation prior to 2015 during a downpour, the situation has now transformed for the better after his government initiated flood mitigation work and drainage work and now water easily drains into the sea, he s...
Student Loses IIT Bombay Seat Due to 'Wrong' Click, Moves Supreme Court
The student, Siddhant Batra who hails from Agra, has now approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the institution to admit him after the IIT said it cannot intervene at this stage as all the seats for the course were full and admission rules ha...
5 Left Parties Ask State Units to Coordinate and Organise Protests in Support of Agitating Farmers
In a joint statement, five Left parties -- the CPI(M), CPI, RSP, AIFB and CPI(ML) -- extended their complete support to and solidarity with the protests by the farmers.
Delhi Riots: Court Dismisses Bail Plea of Man in Rahul Solanki Murder Case
The case relates to the killing of a local, Rahul Solanki, during the communal violence that broke out after clashes between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control on February 24.
Struck By How Unbelievably Visual The Place Is: Christopher Nolan On Shooting 'Tenet' In India
Master filmmaker Christopher Nolan is enchanted by India as he says the country is "unbelievably visual" with an "extraordinary history" that made it a suitable location for filming his new feature "Tenet". Billed as a globetrotting game of internationa...
Chennai Man Donates 100 Rice Bags to Hospital Staff After Parents Recover From Covid-19
The man made the gesture after his aged parents recovered from Covid-19 at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. They had also been in the ICU due to the severity of the disease.
Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar Hold Talks with BJP Chief Over Farmers' Protest
Shah has already appealed to the protesting farmers to shift to the Burari ground in the national capital to stage their protests and said the Centre was ready to hold discussions with them as soon as they move to the designated place.