India
Talks at Military And Diplomatic Levels on to Resolve Ladakh Standoff: Rajnath Singh
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was "ready, willing and able to mediate" between the two countries. He reiterated the offer on Thursday as well.
BITS Releases Schedule of BITSAT 2020, Exam to Begin from August 6
BITSAT 2020 will be held from August 6 to 10. The exam will be conducted through online mode.
Police Station in J&K's Kathua Declared 'Out of Bounds' After Cop Tests Positive for Covid-19
The police station has been closed for visitors and would remain 'out of bounds' till the time all the personnel deployed there test negative for the coronavirus.
3 Dead, 25 Injured Due to Thunderstorm in Agra, Taj Mahal's Marble Railing Damaged
The thunderstorm barrelled through the city, unleashing rain and windstorm, damaging the marble railing of the main mausoleum at Taj Mahal, houses and uprooting more than 200 trees at different places.
Karnataka Enlists 6 Labs to Test Passengers Coming from High-risk States for Covid-19 at Rs 650
All international and domestic air passengers should get tested at Xcyton Diagnostics in Bengaluru and all inter-state rail passengers have been offered a list of six laboratories.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Questions Logic Behind SC Ruling Which Brought Back Collegium System
The 2015 judgment had brought back the collegium system to appoint Supreme Court and high court judges by striking down the NJAC Act under which the Executive sought more say in judicial appointments.
2 More Delhi Govt Hospitals to Treat Covid-19 Patients, 'Home Quarantine' Facility at Luxury Hotels
At present, LNJP Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital of the Delhi government are dedicated for treating COVID-19 patients.
CISF Official Posted at Warship Building Facility in Kolkata Succumbs to Coronavirus
This is the fourth death from coronavirus in the about 1.62 lakh personnel strong force and the second from this unit of GRSEL, a defence PSU located in Kolkata.
Citing Joblessness Due to Lockdown, Man Ends Life in Front of Train in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
In the suicide note recovered from the spot, it stated that he was suffering from chronic cough and respiratory-related illness apart from being jobless with the prolonged coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Govt Was Warned about Swarms, Should Expect More Waves of Migration in July: UN’s Locust Forecasting Officer
This is the second time this year that locust swarms have been seen. Early in January, many districts of Rajasthan witnessed locust swarms and farmers suffered heavy losses as they devoured standing Rabi crops.
Forest Fire Triggers Landmine Blasts along LoC in Jammu & Kashmir's Poonch District
The fire broke out across the LoC and spread to this side of the border in the Balakote sector, resulting in mine blasts early Friday, they said.
Players Don't Need Rest in Periods Unless Symptoms are Severe: Aditi Chauhan
India goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan said fixtures cannot accommodate the menstrual cycles of all players, hence they need to work their way around it.
Madras High Court Issues Notices to Franklin Templeton MF, Sebi: Investors Group
A petition was filed by an investors group to safeguard nearly Rs 28,000 crore of investors' money stuck in six schemes shut down by the fund house.
UP Govt Inks MOUs with Industry Bodies for 11 Lakh Jobs to Migrant Workers Who Returned to State amid Pandemic
UP MSME minister said his department has set up a control room for migrant labourers and has so far ensured payment of Rs 1,700 crore dues to workers in 75,000 units.
After Buses For Migrant Workers, Actor Sonu Sood Airlifts 167 Odisha Women Working in Kerala Factory
Stuck in Kerala's Ernakulam, 167 women, engaged in stitching and embroidery work at a local factory were seeking to return to their homes in Odisha.
Jammu & Kashmir HC Junks UT's Bar Association Chief's Plea Against His Detention Under PSA
A bench of justices Ali Mohammad Magrey and Vinod Chatterji Koul dismissed the plea, suggesting that the bar association J&K Bar Association chief should appeal before the competent authority for his release if he undertakes to shun secessionist ideology.