India
India's Active COVID-19 Caseload Drops Below 8 Lakh for First Time in 1.5 Months, 10.7% of Total Cases
The total recoveries have surged to 65,24,595 and exceed active infections by 57,29,508. A total of 70,816 patients have recovered and discharged in a span of 24 hours whereas 62,212 new COVID-19 cases were reported during the same period, according to da...
Global Hunger Report Ranks India Behind Pak, Bangladesh; Rahul Gandhi Says Govt 'Filling Pockets' of Special Friends
Global Hunger Index 2020 report ranks India lower than its neighbours including Pakistan (88), Nepal (73) and Bangladesh (75). According to the report, only 13 countries are behind India.
Three Men Arrested for Drugging, Raping Woman in Hyderabad
Taking advantage of the birthday of the main accused in the case on October 5, they invited her to his birthday party and booked a room in a lodge. During the celebration, they gave her sedative-laced cake and she fell unconscious.
Sabarimala Temple Re-opens After 7 Months, Only 250 Devotees Per Day Allowed from Tomorrow
Pilgrims will have to mandatorily carry COVID-19 negative certificates of tests conducted 48 hours prior to their visit and book darshan time and day through virtual queue system.
Congress Welcomes Coming Together of Mainstream J&K Parties, Demands Restoration of Article 370
Senior Congress spokesperson P Chidambaram said the Centre must also stop looking at the mainstream political parties and the people of Jammu and Kashmir as 'anti-national'.
Delhi Court Awards Varying Jail Terms to 13 ISIS Operatives for Conspiring to Establish Base in India
Special Judge Parveen Singh sent Nafees Khan to jail for 10 years while three convicts got seven-year jail term each and one person was awarded six-year imprisonment.
Hyderabad Flood Effect: Olympic Medallist Gagan Narang Incurs Loss in Crores after Guns, Rifles Drown
Hyderabad Floods: Gagan Narang said the 50 pistols and 50 rifles meant for his new 'Gun for Glory' academy in Gachibowli was drowned in the water.
Pollution Watchdog Hopes Peak Farm Fire Period Won't Coincide With Bad Weather Conditions in Delhi-NCR
CPCB officials said that the Delhi saw negligible rainfall in September and October this year compared to 2019 and even the average ventilation index, which is a measure of pollution dispersal conditions, was lower compared to 2019.
Kangana Office Demolition: Court Grants Journo Pre-arrest Bail
A sessions court here has granted pre-arrest bail to a television journalist booked for allegedly causing disturbance and preventing a public servant from discharging his duties during the civic body-initiated demolition at actor Kangana Ranaut's office...
Delhi CM Kejriwal Writes to Union Education Minister Seeking Amendments in DU Act for Establishing New Colleges
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that there is a need to open more colleges and universities in Delhi to provide higher education opportunities to students.
Police, Durga Puja Committees, Public Must Join Forces to Prevent Covid-19 Spread During Festival: Kolkata Top Cop
While Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government has allowed community pujas with certain strict Covid protocol riders and even funded them from the exchequer, the possibility of no-bar pandal hopping has kept the city’s medical fraternity thoroughly apprehensiv...
India's Life Expectancy Up by a Decade Since 1990, Highest in Kerala; Pollution Poses High Risk: Lancet
The study, published in the Lancet journal, noted that life expectancy in India has risen from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019, ranging from 77.3 years in Kerala to 66.9 years in Uttar Pradesh.
NEET Results Declared at ntaneet.nic.in, Odisha's Soyeb Aftab Bags Top Rank
The highest number of qualifying candidates are from Tripura (88,889) followed by Maharashtra (79,974).
Paramilitary Convoy Attacked In Southwestern Pakistan, Killing 14
A gun and rocket attack targeting a Pakistani paramilitary escort on Thursday killed seven soldiers and seven private security guards in southwestern Pakistan, officials said.
Apple Rolls Out iOS 14.2 Beta 3 for Developers & Public Beta Users
The iOS 14.2 brings a revamped 'now playing' controls on the lock screen alongside redesigned AirPlay 2 controls in Control Center.
DU Admissions: Courses Like History (Hons), Pol Sc (Hons) Might Not Be Available In 2nd Cut-off List
Admissions for courses such as Political Science (Honours) and History (Honours) might be closed in some premiere colleges of Delhi University in the second cut-off list, principals said on Thursday. The admission under the first cut-off list ended at 5...