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India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 and went past 30 lakh on August 23. According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 3,85,76,510 samples have been tested up to August 26 with 9,24,998 samples being tested on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the couple has released a video denying their involvement in the incident, claiming that they are “animal lovers” themselves and have a dog at home. Accusing people of using a “doctored video” for mischief and harm their reputation, the accused...

In a review meeting by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, these states and the union territory were asked to continue with rigorous vigil so as to contain the spread of infection as well as take steps to reduce fatalities.

While the original deadline for completion of these DFCs was December 2021, the Railways recently said it has been pushed back by six months to June 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Rajinder's brother-in-law has also been arrested from Uttar Pradesh for his involvement in the racket, which has been traced to associates of deceased terrorist Harmeet Singh alias PhD, Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said in a statement.

The revised schedule for the exams will be announced later, state Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar told the council of ministers during its meeting.

Addressing an online media briefing, CM Arvind Kejriwal said that at present, 20,000 tests are being conducted per day in the city. The chief minister said that the government has issued directions for stringent enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines, adding...

One of the heroes of the Christchurch terror attack confronted gunman Brenton Tarrant on the third day of sentencing hearings on Wednesday, telling him: "You should thank God on that day I didn't catch you".

The truck, carrying rice bags, toppled over the car that was going towards Deoghar as the driver lost control, police said.

Both the MLAs have been admitted to Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH). Neog was a minister during the three terms of the Congress government from 2001 to 2016 while Kalita was also aminister in the AGP's two tenures in power.

Banerjee on Tuesday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Centre should appeal against the Supreme Court order for holding the JEE and NEET examinations during the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure the aspirants are free from "mental agony".

The Union Home Ministry had urged the state governmentfor setting up the special court, they added.

The emergency services have found 76 people alive, but there are still some unaccounted for following the disaster on Monday evening in Mahad, an industrial town about 165 km south of Mumbai.

While the Indian side is expected to take up the issue of joint border security management, fencing of unfenced areas and undertaking effective steps to curb cross-border crimes, the Bangladeshi border force is expected to take up issues related to killin...

Arsonists set several buildings ablaze and torched much of the Black business district in a second night of unrest in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, triggered by the wounding of a Black man shot in the back by officers as his three young sons looked on.

Two European patients are confirmed to have been reinfected with the coronavirus, according to regional public broadcasters, raising concerns about people's immunity to the virus as the world struggles to tame the pandemic.