India

A published study talks about genome sequencing which confirmed that the healthcare workers were reinfected and that it was not a case of reactivation of the infection.

Nirmala Sitharaman said the GST Council will arrive at a common ground on ways to compensate states for loss of revenue, amid opposition charge that the Centre is reneging on its promise of paying compensation.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said eight beaches of the country have been recommended for the coveted 'Blue Flag' international eco-label. He said clean beaches are a testimony to good environment in coastal areas and India's...

Around 10 members of the SGPC's 2016 executive committee were on Friday handed religious punishment by the Akal Takht for "lapses" leading to a fire incident in the printing press of the religious body. They had appeared before the Akal Takht, the high...

: After nearly six months of closure due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, bars would be re-opened in Andhra Pradesh from Saturday. The state government, however, decided to levy a 20 per cent 'COVID-19 fee' on the basic licence of bars and also...

Under the NPS, as many as 21.25 lakh subscribers are central government employees with contribution of Rs 1.61 lakh crore to the AUM, while 48.74 lakh state government employees furnish more than Rs 2.48 lakh crore to the total corpus.

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh had also written to Prime minister Narendra Modi and agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, demanding pro-farmer provisions that do not benefit the big firms and corporates.

PM Modi inaugurated the 1.9 kilometre-long bridge via video conference from Delhi, while Nitish Kumar, along with Bihar Governor and Deputy CM attended the programme from Patna.

The Maharashtra government's Mahila Aarthik Vikas Mahamandal, better known by its acronym MAVIM, has started an e-business platform to help women farmers and members of self-help groups get good prices for their agricultural produce. There are 1,39 lakh...

The State Election Commission has sought a report from collectors of 19 districts in Maharashtra where gram panchayat polls have been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown. The letter has been sent to collectors of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri...

A group of doctors and scientists have expressed grave concern over foreign national resident doctors enrolled in post graduation and super specialty courses at AIIMS here not getting any stipend, even as their counterparts in other central institutions l...

Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani gave out state-wise data of release and utilization of the Nirbhaya fund.

Two elephants and a leopardess were found dead in the districts of Coimbatore and Nilgiris, forest sources said on Friday. One of the elephants that had been roaming with injuries for the last six months was found dead in Nellithurai forest in Coimba...

The Army in July had claimed three militants were killed in Amshipura village in Shopian district. The Army initiated an inquiry after social media reports indicated the three men hailed from Rajouri and had gone missing at Amshipura.

The Uttarakhand government will erect solar fences and elephant-resistant walls besides digging up gorges around cultivated land to protect crops from wild animals, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said on Friday. Four rescue centres will also be bu...

COVID-19 may be diagnosed on the same emergency scans used to diagnose stroke, according to a new study that may help in the early identification of COVID-19 in patients with suspected brain injury, and the subsequent limitation of disease transmission....