On the occasion of Independence Day on August 15, Google displayed a new doodle on its homepage to honour India's struggle that freed the country from nearly two centuries of British colonial rule. The doodle, designed by Kolkata-based guest artist Sayan Mukherjee, celebrates India's Independence Day with an illustration...
The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday cancelled the Kanwar Yatra in view of the looming threat of a third wave of COVID-19.
"We decided to cancel the yatra, according topmost priority to human life in view of the threat of a possible third wave, the surfacing of the Delta Plus variant...
Tokyo, Jul 24 (PTI) Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category to open the country's account here on Saturday
The 26-year-old lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) to better Karnam Malleswari's bronze in the 2000 Sydney...
32 Olympic winners, 240 Olympians and many Covid warriors will be honoured during the 75th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on Sunday.
Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra, along with 31 Olympic winners and several Covid warriors will be the star attraction at the 75th Independence Day celebration at the...
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met party leaders from Uttarakhand and is learnt to have have discussed poll strategy and preparedness ahead of assembly elections slated early next year.
Sources said the party is likely to revamp the state PCC unit after the demise of CLP leader Indira...
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Over 69,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine were administered in Delhi Saturday, taking the cumulative number to over 96 lakh, according to a government statement.
The vaccination bulletin issued by the Delhi government said the city received 83,320 doses of Covishield Friday after which the total number...
A woman medico, who was India's first COVID-19 case, has tested positive again for the virus, health authorities said here on Tuesday.
"She is reinfected with COVID-19. Her RT-PCR is positive, antigen is negative. She is asymptomatic," Thrissur DMO Dr K J Reena told PTI.
Her samples were tested as she...
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 5 the pleas, including the one filed by senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar, who have sought an independent probe by a sitting or a retired judge into the alleged Pegasus snooping matter.
According to the cause list uploaded on...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Wednesday reviewed the progress of India-supported development projects in the archipelagic nation and expressed satisfaction at the rapid pace of implementation despite the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Modi spoke over the phone with Solih and assured him of...
The Delhi High Court has granted time to the Central Board of Secondary Education to respond to a plea concerning the methodology of assessment of private class 10 students after the examination was cancelled on account of COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year.
Justice Prateek Jalan, hearing a petition moved by...
