Over 5 cr cases pending in courts, 80,000 of them in SC
NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: Over five crore cases are pending in various courts of the country, including 80,000 in the Supreme Court, the Lok...
Himalayas’ warming to have far-reaching impact on cities
NEW DELHI, 25 Jun: Climate change is causing a significant reduction in snowfall in the Himalayas and accelerating glacier melt, which will have wide-reaching...
First chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq, approved by US FDA for people above 18
New Delhi, 10 Nov (PTI): Ixchiq, the first chikungunya vaccine, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for individuals 18...
EAM Jaishankar discusses trade, global and regional issues with Swiss counterpart
Geneva, Sep 14 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging discussions with his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis on bilateral ties, with...
Only 3-5% Of Total Hospital Beds Available For Emergency Care: Report
New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI): The number of beds available at emergency departments accounted for only 3-5 per cent of total hospital beds in...
Metro helped passengers cumulatively save 269 million hrs of travel time in 2021: DMRC
New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) Passengers cumulatively saved a "mammoth 269 million hours of travel time" in 2021 by using Delhi Metro services, the...
CAG red flags railways’ waste management system
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Comptroller and Auditor General has criticised the railways over its waste management system in almost all sectors from...
NewsClick case: Delhi Police team questions activist Gautam Navlakha
NEW DELHI, 30 Dec: A team of Delhi Police has questioned activist Gautam Navlakha in connection with the probe into NewsClick's alleged foreign funding...
Has not found time to visit Manipur: Cong slams PM after his statehood day...
NEW DELHI, 21 Jan: The Congress on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he greeted the people of Manipur on their statehood day,...
Private players will make space more accessible: ISRO chief
Bengaluru, 29 Apr (PTI): Private players in space technology will certainly help speed up the research in the field, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman...
India shares Japan’s vision for free, open, rules-based Indo-Pacific: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that India shares Japan’s vision for a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific...
Road, transport sector has maximum number of delayed projects: Govt report
New Delhi, 27 Nov: The road transport and highways sector has the maximum number of delayed projects at 243, followed by railways at 114...
Health ministry dismisses media reports on ‘undercounting’ of Covid deaths
NEW DELHI, 17 Feb: The union health ministry on Thursday dismissed media reports based on a published research paper alleging that India's Covid-19 mortality...
DRI seizes 86.5 kg high-quality hydroponic weed worth Rs 39.5 crore; 2 held
Mumbai, 18 Oct: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 86.5 kg of high-quality US-origin hydroponic weed valued at Rs 39.5 crore and...
Nitish tells officials to ensure no stubble burning takes place in Bihar
Patna, 28 Jan: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday instructed officials to ensure that no stubble burning takes place in the state.
Interacting with...
West’s criticism of India for Russian oil imports double standards: Russia
New Delhi, 28 Aug: The criticism of India by the Western countries on its imports of Russian crude oil while exempting themselves from their...
2 children among 5 killed in road accident in J&K’s Udhampur, LG offers condolences
Jammu, March 24 (PTI) Five people, including two children, died when the car in which they were travelling skidded of the road and rolled...
Govt gave nod to 157 new medical colleges in India since 2014: Health ministry
New Delhi, 24 Oct: The government has given nod to 157 new medical colleges in India since 2014 and has invested Rs 17,691.08 crore...
‘One nation, one election’ not possible: Oppn
NEW DELHI, 16 Sep: The opposition on Monday slammed the government over the 'one nation, one election' issue, saying that it is not possible...
Large population does not automatically contribute more to emission: UNFPA
NEW DELHI, 25 Jun: There is a need to rectify the notion that countries with large populations contribute more to emissions, a senior UNFPA...