India

Total Covid-19 recoveries in India have surged to 48,49,584, pushing the country's recovery rate to 82.14 per cent.

US President Donald Trump has alleged that a new set of documents have revealed that Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential elections on behalf of his then rival and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The alleged Russian interference i...

Young opener Prithvi Shaw, who starred in Delhi Capitals' victory over Chennai Super Kings, says his plan was to play along the ground and avoid "silly mistakes" after failing to make an impact in the first match. Shaw was dismissed for five in DC's ca...

Three years after the death of the conglomerate’s former executive chairman, late MV Murugappan-- Valli, her sister, and their mother-- have not been inducted to the all-male board of India’s oldest business houses -- the 120-year-old Murugappa Group.

A lawyer for Breonna Taylor's family on Friday demanded Kentucky's state attorney general release the evidence presented to a grand jury that decided against charging police officers with homicide in her death during a botched raid.

The COVID-19 caseload in Manipur rose to 9,791 as 254 more people, including 58 security personnel, tested positive for the disease, an official said Friday. The death toll increased to 63 after a 55-year-old woman from Bishenpur succumbed to the infect...

A week-long online film festival dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi is being organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as part of the finale of the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation. The Films Division of th...

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said with a radiating stainless steel outer body, the aerodynamic RRTS trains will be lightweight and fully air-conditioned.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday described as "unfortunate" the violent demonstration over a teachers' recruitment exam in Dungarpur district and urged protesters to cooperate in maintaining law and order. Meanwhile, traffic on the Nationa...

The first advance estimates of major kharif crops for 2020-21 have pegged total kharif foodgrain production at 144.52 million tonnes and the overall foodgrain output at 301 million tonnes, CARE Ratings said in the report on Friday.

The bypoll to the Nizamabad Local Authorities MLC seatin Telangana will be held on October 9. According to a press release issued by the Election Commission of India on Friday, counting of votes will be taken up on October 12.

OP Birla credited cooperation from all political parties for the higher productivity of the Lower House, which sat for 60 hours instead of the allotted time of 37 hours.

Goa reported 519 COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the infection on Friday, taking the coastal state's count to 31,071 and toll to 386, while 724 people were discharged from hospitals during the day, an official said. The number of people who have re...

The Samajwadi Party on Friday held a statewide protest against the farm sector and labour reform bills and sent a memorandum to Governor Anandiben Patel, requesting her to ensure that these are not implemented in the state. Various farmer outfits have b...

The Uttarakhand government on Friday detailed the steps it has taken to address the issues being raised by the Congress, saying the opposition party would have got the answers it had been seeking had it not disrupted the one-day monsoon session. At a pr...

Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy on Friday condoled the death of playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as SPB. In a condolence message, theChief Minister said, "A legend in the cinema world, a renowned singer and admired...