New Delhi

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said as a pilot project, Wi-Fi based internet facility was provided in the Howrah Rajdhani Express train through satellite communication technology.

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of over 1,000 fast track courts to deal with rape related cases for two more years.

PM Modi was all praise for the performances put by the Indian hockey teams at the Tokyo Olympics.

According to the order issued, RT PCR tests will cost Rs 300 in Delhi when the samples are collected by government teams. This is a reduction from previous price of Rs 800.

Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan also said the Indiabased personnel from the Indian consulate in Kandahar were temporarily withdrawn last month as part of the security measures.

Monis was thrashed and then shot dead in northeast Delhi's Chand Bagh when he was going to his uncle's house in Mustafabad in Feb last year.

The Kejriwal government had requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that the salary and allowances of Delhi MLAs should be at par with those from other states, it said.

According to the bulletin, health authorities conducted 64,276 Covid-19 tests on Monday.

NITI Aayog member (health) Dr VK Paul also said the government is expecting to receive about 2 million Covaxin doses by September.

In a letter to the minister, Kumar expressed concerns that thousands of Indian expatriates are in great danger of losing jobs and business in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries since those nations, except Qatar, have banned flights from India and ha...

Kerala on Tuesday reported 23,676 fresh Covid-19 cases pushing the total infection count to 34.49 lakh, with the number of people succumbing to the virus touching 17,103 after 148 additional deaths.

The city recorded 18.1 mm downpour at Palam till 5.30 pm on Monday, IMD said.

The JD(U) had also passed a resolution in support of the caste-based counting of population in its national executive meeting.

The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021 is aimed at generating required resources from the Indian markets so that public sector general insurers can design innovative products.

The concept of electronic voucher takes forward this vision of good governance, it said.

World Lung Cancer Day 2021: One of the ways one can quit smoking is with the help of behavioural science.