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The counting of votes will be carried out November 12, the EC said.

Besides, 23 lakh gloves, apparently for polling and security personnel, have also been arranged. Bihar has 7.29 crore voters.

Ironically, before he tested positive for coronavirus, singer S P Balasubrahmanyam composed music and sung a Tamil song to create awareness about the deadly pathogen with the lyrics brimming with confidence that mankind would eventually win over the pan...

Under the new law, apart from a fine of Rs 1 lakh, the fishermen will also be fined five times the value of the fish they have caught.

The police also launched an investigation and collected the DNA samples of the three families from Rajouri to match with the slain men. "The DNA report has come and matching has taken place," Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar told re...

Sid Mallya, son of fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya, will make his debut as an author with a book on mental health, announced publishing house Westland. Tentatively titled "conSIDer This", borrowed from his recent web series where Mallya talked abo...

Debut novels from women authors dominated the JCB Prize for Literature shortlist for 2020 that was announced on Friday. Among the five shortlisted books, three have been penned by women first time writers.

Union Heavy Industries minister Prakash Javadekar said the decision reflects the Centre's commitment to reduce dependence on fossil fuel and address the issues of vehicular emissions, and is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for eco-frien...

Anirban Lahiri staged a superb fightback after an early setback to shoot 3-under 69 in the first round of the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. Lahiri, who had a triple bogey on the second hole and a bogey on the third started the recover...

Thane district of Maharashtra recorded 1,749 new cases of coronavirus, taking its tally to 1,65,343, while 35 more patients succumbed to the infection, an official said on Friday. The maximum fresh cases were reported on Thursday from Kalyan at 481, fol...

Waqf properties have been included in the list which will be put under "auto lock" on the soon-to-be-launched Dharani Portal for online registration of properties across the state.

Singapore's population has shrunk for the first time since 2003 as travel curbs and job losses brought about by the coronavirus pandemic have pushed foreign workers from the global business hub.

There is "no standard protocol" for treatment of patients who have contracted a double infection of COVID-19 and dengue, and a very "finely balanced" approach is needed to tackle both the ailments at once, experts said on Thursday. Delhi Deputy Chief Mi...

Madrid (AP) Luis Surez was emotional when he was introduced by Barcelona six years ago, and again on Thursday when he had to say goodbye after being told he wasn't wanted by the club anymore. The Uruguayan striker, who has joined Atltico Madrid, couldn...

Chandigarh reported four more fatalities due to COVID-19, while 253 cases pushed the infection tally to 10,968, as per a medical bulletin issued on Thursday. A 76-year-old man was among four people who died due to coronavirus, as per the bulletin.

Rains eluded Delhi for the 16th straight day on Thursday. The city has recorded just 20.9 mm rainfall in September, the lowest for the month in 16 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).