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The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 6,438 on Monday with 44 more fatalities, while 2,234 fresh cases pushed the infection tally in the state to 4,39,161, officials said. Briefing reporters here, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Hea...

The head of Haridwar's Shantikunj and his wife have been given a clean chit by Uttarakhand Police in the alleged rape case of a former woman employee of the spiritual organisation, a senior official said Monday. A special investigation team probing th...

Earlier, on August 28, West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay in a letter to Chairman of Railway Board Vinod Kumar Yadav had requested for the resumption of suburban trains, while maintaining Covid-19 protocols, including social distancing.

Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 14.28 lakh was seized from a concrete mixer truck in Rajkot, some 215 kilometres from here, and its driver held, police said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, Rajkot Crime Branch personnel intercepted the vehicle...

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Sunday issued fresh set of guidelines, including strict adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols, for holding congregations and large events ahead of Durga Puja and Ramleela celebrations. In an order, Delhi Chief S...

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday said the Madhya Pradesh government will have to seek the Centre's help for the conservation of 246 charitable properties of Holkars, the erstwhile rulers of Indore, as a handful of bureaucrats cannot lo...

Karnataka BJP legislator N Ravikumar said he was asymptomatic and was under home quarantine on the advice of the doctors. He also requested all those who have come into contact with him to get tested and take precautions.

The seventh round of military talks between India and China are slated to begin at noon in Chushul on the Indian side of the LAC in eastern Ladakh.

Eight beaches of India were last month recommended for the prestigious award, given by the NGO the Foundation for Environmental Education.

The woman, Sukhrani Ahirwar from Padajhir village in the district, delivered a baby boy at home on Saturday, Kallo Bai Vishwakarma, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), said.

They said the role of the three civilians including a person who had allegedly led the army to the youths in Amshipura in Shopian needs to be thoroughly examined by the police.

Paris (AP) Roland Garros organizers say they've not made a profit from this year's pandemic-hit edition of the French Open that was pushed back from spring to autumn, deprived of 97% of its ticket sales and most of its spectators and is wrapping Sunday wi...

A British Sikh man has been handed a 10,000 pound fine for breach of the COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings following a "Kisaan Rally organised in west London in solidarity with farmers in Punjab. Deepa Singh, of Sikh Activists UK, was seen on soci...

The NGTA, according to the RBI, would be a web-based application providing scalability, maneuverability and flexibility to introduce new products and securities, besides supporting multi-currency transactions and settlements.

The Personal Security Officer (PSO) of BJP leader Zulfkar Pathan spotted suspicious movement near the house in Balakote in Poonch district in the wee hours of Sunday.

Tara Devi, who has been associated with the Congress party for the past four years, alleged that she was manhandled after she objected to giving a ticket to Mukund Bhaskar Mani Tripathi, a rape accused. The Deoria assembly seat fell vacant after the demis...