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The first phase of antigen testing will be done in districts including state capital Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Paraygraj and Varanasi. While the second phase of testing will include districts in the western part of the state and also NCR.

All individuals who test positive will be first examined at COVID-19 care centres to ascertain if they need hospitalisation. It will also be checked if the patients have adequate facilities for home isolation.

Telangana government took charge of the girls’ education post-December 2019 after the district education officer wrote a letter urging the state government to assist them.

Delhi's average of 3,255 Covid-19 cases of the past three days is way higher than the corresponding average of Mumbai which stands at 1,234. If the trend continues the city may soon overtake Mumbai.

The law appears to upend the city's prized independent legal system, allowing Beijing to override local laws while enhancing its ability to suppress political opposition.

India seeks his arrest on a number of offences, including the conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit forgery for the purpose of cheating, and murder under relevant sections of the IPC.

The annual chariot festival, which in normal times attracts lakhs of devotees from across the world, was held "smoothly and peacefully", a day after the Supreme Court modified its earlier order and cleared the decks for the yatra, an emotive issue for Hin...

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the "targeting and persecution" of the minority community by terrorists at the behest of their external supporters is a matter of "grave concern".

All the 17 inmates who tested positive have been shifted to a separate barrack in Central Jail number 14 and their health is being closely monitored by the jail doctor.

Under the programme, that covers Borivali, Dahisar, Malad, Kandivali, Bhandup and Mulund suburbs of North Mumbai, the BMC will run 50 mobile dispensary vans which will go to different localities to conduct preliminary check-ups for 2 to 3 weeks to identif...

The study, led by scientists in IIT-Gandhinagar, found that increased gene copies of the virus in Ahmedabad's wastewater matched the incidence of the disease in the city.

At many places, people failed to penetrate the cumulonimbus clouds to see the spectacular celestial event, when the moon covered most -- but not all -- of the Sun, creating a ring of fire.

He fired the gun at her from a close range, but unsure of the efficiency of the homemade weapon, he also stabbed her in the neck to ensure her death.

An assessment will also be done to check whether adequate facilities like minimum two rooms and a separate toilet exist so that the family members and neighbours are protected.

A bench headed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also slapped a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the municipal council of Bommasandra for failure to discharge its duties.

While women tend to take pregnancy related issues seriously and visit their doctor regularly, there are many who ignore their gynaecology related problems.