UP fully prepared for possible third wave of Covid-19, says CM

Lucknow, 12 Dec: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the government is fully prepared to tackle COVID-19 in case there is...

Kolkata Durga puja bags UNESCO heritage tag; Modi, Mamata hail move as ‘proud moment’

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The UNESCO on Wednesday accorded heritage status to Kolkata’s Durga puja festival, bringing glory to the country, with Prime...

Those who ordered firing on Lord Ram’s devotees are claiming to now build...

NEW DELHI, 7 Feb: BJP leader Prakash Javadekar on Monday said it was "strange" that those who allegedly issued orders of firing on devotees...

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...

100 cr Covid doses: Country’s largest khadi tricolour to be displayed at Red Fort...

New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) To mark the completion of administering of 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses, the largest khadi tricolour in the country,...

Dilip Ghosh dares West Bengal police to arrest him for remarks on Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, 7 Jul (PTI) BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh has dared the police to arrest him and ruling party workers to “lay hands on...

Scheduled Caste Haryana Government employees to get quota in promotion

Chandigarh, 3 Feb: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced that Scheduled Caste (SC) employees working for the state government will get...

100 new colleges in next 5 years by upgrading dist hospitals

NEW DELHI, 13 Nov: The union health ministry has drawn a proposal to set up 100 new medical colleges by 2027 by upgrading district...

Electoral bonds scheme one of the most diabolical acts of Modi govt: Cong

NEW DELHI, 26 Sep: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the electoral bonds scheme is one of the most diabolical acts of the Narendra...

Climate Ambition summit exposed nations unwilling to act on fossil fuels, say experts

NEW DELHI, 21 Sep: Calls to stop burning fossil fuels at the United Nations' Climate Ambition summit were resounding and emphatic and the gathering...

Every citizen has right to criticise decision of state: SC

NEW DELHI, 8 Mar: Every citizen has the right to criticise any decision of the state, the Supreme Court on Thursday said while quashing...

Need to pay attention to regional languages, no conflict with English: Writer Geetanjali Shree

Kolkata, 12 Feb: Acclaimed Hindi writer and International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree feels that there is a need to pay attention to regional...

Gender bias seen in AI-generated content on leadership, new research says

New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) New research has revealed an inherent gender bias in the content - text, images, other media - generated by...

5G mobile services likely to be rolled out in about a month: MoS Telecom

New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI): The long-awaited high-speed 5G services are expected to be rolled out in about a month, Minister of State for...

Oppn meeting in Patna: Kharge, Rahul to attend; Cong says ‘will succeed in defeating...

New Delhi, 7 Jun: The Congress on Wednesday announced that its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will attend a meeting...

High court asks Delhi govt to consider early re-testing of Covid-positive international travellers

New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that in case there were no guidelines issued by the Centre, it...

Russian security official calls on Modi

New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the visit to India by Secretary of the Security Council of Russia...

Public health groups, doctors urge govt to hike excise duty on tobacco products in...

New Delhi, 12 Dec: Public health groups, along with economists and doctors, have urged the government to increase excise duty on all tobacco products...

Looking at high-quality agreement: Australian envoy on India-Australia comprehensive trade deal

New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) Australia is looking at achieving a "high-quality" Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with India to ensure that it genuinely...

Covid-19 may affect brain, trigger neurological problems, says doctor

Thiruvananthapuram, 8 Feb: COVID-19 may have been viewed and treated primarily as a respiratory illness, but it is more sinister and pervasive in its...