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Assam's COVID-19 death toll increased to 1,043 with three more persons succumbing to the disease on Wednesday, while 76 new positive cases took the tally to 2,16,139, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He said that 115 pat...

The blaze that erupted in the scenic Dzukou range in Kohima district is under control and subsiding naturally, officials said on Wednesday. Indian Air Force choppers, however, would be used on Thursday to completely douse the fire, they said.

SAHAYAKNG is India's first indigenously designed and developed air droppable container, said the Defence Ministry's statement.

On Wednesday, the 27-year-old Chinese national was intercepted at Delhi Airport as he was trying to leave the country, police said, adding he was overall head of operations of those loan apps being run by the four companies.

The MoU shall enable India and Bhutan to pursue cooperation in potential interest areas such as remote sensing of the earth, satellite communication and satellite based navigation, space science and planetary exploration.

Under the current process, the NPS subscribers have to physically approach their Points of Presence (POPs) to complete their withdrawal request process and the task is performed offline, it said in a statement.

The AFSPA gives the armed forces sweeping powers to search and arrest, and to open fire if they deem it necessary for "the maintenance of public order".

It has also been predicted in sections of media that filmmaker Karan Johar will fly to Rajasthan to attend the rumoured engagement of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor.

A vacation bench comprising justices Indira Banerjee and Aniruddha Bose took note of the submissions of senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for the women naval officers, and granted the interim relief.

A subject expert committee (SEC) will meet on Wednesday at 2pm to hold talks on emergency use authorisation (EUA) of the vaccine.

The Union Defence Minister went on to berate the neighbouring country over its “expansionism” and said that India has the “strength, capability and power to not let its land go into anyone's hand, whether it is any country of the world”.

During deliberations it was realised that the existing model for the foundation of the temple was not feasible as a stream of the Sarayu river is flowing below the temple, a source said.

A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar said the nonregistration of an FIR in the matter till now was also contrary to the standing orders of the Delhi Police.

Traffic was thrown out of gear as thousands of protestors, comprising members of various farmers organizations and pro-Left outfits, marched through Frazer Road before they were thwarted at the Dak Bungalow crossing.

Banerjee, while addressing a mega roadshow in Bolpur, branded Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty as a "BJP man", and said he plans on destroying the rich heritage of the hallowed institution by "importing divisive and communal politics insid...

Even though Anjum Moudgil accepted the year 2020 was a difficult year for her, she hopes that the new year will be prosperous for everyone.