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A positive trend in global markets too bolstered sentiment, though a sharp depreciation in the rupee capped the gains, traders said.

The Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti had earlier called for an agitation from November 1. The convener of the organisation, Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, said he is waiting for State Sports and Youth Minister Ashok Chandna to come to Bayana from Jaipur.

M Ramachandran was alluding to a woman involved in the solar scandal who had accused a Congress leader of rape recently. The state Congress President later expressed regret for his sexist remarks.

The Railway Ministry has for the first time taken measures to reduce waitlisting for train travel with the introduction of private trains.

Last year, the stubble contribution to Delhi's pollution had peaked to 44 per cent on November 1, according to SAFAR data. NASA's satellite imagery showed a large, dense cluster of fire dots covering Punjab and parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second stay-at-home lockdown across England, starting from next Thursday and to run for four weeks until at least the start of December, in order to deal with the rapidly increasing coronavirus infections. A...

The West Bengal government has written to the Eastern Railway (ER) seeking discussions for plying of a few pairs of suburban trains daily observing the COVID-19 regulations. "GOWB is concerned to see the use of unquiet means to disperse passengers in need...

In the last few months, India has provided medical supplies to 150 countries, more than half on a non-commercial basis.

Modi will start his Sunday election tour with a rally in Chapra, the political bastion of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad.

Highlighting some of the great qualities of Sardar Patel, the vice president said, "His love for motherland, leadership qualities, simplicity, honesty, integrity, down-to-earth nature, pragmatic approach to resolving knotty problems, earthly wisdom, disci...

This year is different as COVID-19 has dealt a blow to the economy. Incomes of many people have come down. So, before going shopping in this festive season, people should pay attention to these spending tips.

EC's observation came after RTI activist Saket Gokhale alleged that the announcement of free Covid vaccine promise during election was a gross violation of the government’s power and an attempt to mislead voters.

Tamil Nadu agriculture minister R Doraikkannu, 72, was admitted to the hospital on October 13 after testing positive for Covid-19.

In its reply to Desai's RTI query, the Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOR) of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the Centre spent an amount of Rs 713.20-crore on advertisements in the electronic, print and outdoor media.

The dropout rate in some bigger states like Karnataka, Telangana and Rajasthan was 11.3 per cent, 14 per cent and 14.9 per cent respectively, the statement said quoting the survey conducted among 52,227 families of 16,974 villages in 584 districts of 26 s...

Apart from rare conditions like Guillain-Barre Syndrome, other neurological disorders like encephalitis, myelitis, strokes and fits have been seen in multiple patients infected by the novel coronavirus.