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Celebrations at Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur in connection with the 64th 'Dhammachakra Pravartan Day', which commemorates conversion to Buddhism of Babasaheb Ambedkar, were muted on Sunday with a few simple programmes held in view of the coronavirus outbreak...

Amid pandemic festivities across the country have been muted and the authorities have requested people to maintain Covid-19 protocol.

The crisis over pending salaries of medics of civic-run facilities deepened on Saturday as senior doctors of hospitals under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation threatened to go on mass casual leave on Monday and on an indefinite strike a day after if t...

Kings XI Punjab made an incredible comeback at the death, taking five wickets in the final two overs to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. Chasing a modest 127-run target, SRH batsmen committed 'hara...

Six youths have been arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old tribal girl in Jharkhand's Sahibganj district, an official said on Saturday. Sahibganj Superintendent of Police Anuranjan Kispotta said a medical examination of the girl was conducted and...

Surat reported237 new coronavirus positive cases on Saturday, increasing the tally in the district to 34,356, while the death toll rose by three to reach 1,005, an official said. Surat city saw 183 people getting discharged while the number was 74 in th...

Nepal's coronavirus tally reached 155,233 with the detection of 2,225 new cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday. Thirteen more people died overnight due to the deadly viral infection, pushing the death toll to 842, it said.

Here are the top stories we are covering this evening: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis tests positive for Covid-19; Income tax return filing deadline extended till December 31; BJP hits out at Congress over alleged rape of 6-year-old girl in Punjab; 16-year-...

The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 6,854 on Saturday with 25 more fatalities, while 2,277 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 4,68,238, an official said. The number of active cases has now come down to 27,681 and the number of those...

Pranab Mukherjee would make it a point to come to the village, around 250-km from Kolkata, during the puja days every year amid his hectic schedule as Union minister or President.

Dr Rajalakshmi Menon, a scientist, who contributed towards the indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control system, inducted into the Indian Air Force, is among the four outstanding scientists and engineers selected for the "Distinguished Alumnus/Alumn...

A separate FIR under the relevant sections of the Gangsters Act has been lodged against the jailed accused, the DIG said. The investigation has been handed over to Station House Officer (Billhaur) PN Bajpai, who has been asked to probe the case properly.

The PM launched 'Kisan Suryodaya Yojana' aimed at providing day-time electricity to the farmers in the state, inaugurated a paediatric heart hospital and launched a 2.3 km-long ropeway project on Mount Girnar near Junagadh.

With the addition of 121 new cases of COVID-19, the count of infections in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district has reached 37,225, an official said on Saturday. Of the latest cases recorded on Friday, 55 were from rural areas, 33 from Aurangabad city and...

As the girl raised an alarm, the neighbours rushed into the house, caught hold of one of the accused and handed him over to the police, while the other accused was nabbed on Friday.

Some areas like Mundka, Wazirpur and Alipur recorded 'severe' levels of air pollution, authorities said. It said the air quality could improve on October 26.