India

Thirteen states and Union Territories, including Puducherry (403), Maharashtra (335), Goa (331), Delhi (317), Karnataka (152), Tamil Nadu (135) and Punjab (131), had deaths per million population more than the national average.

An independent candidate, who filed his nomination papers for contesting municipal corporation elections from ward 70 in Jaipur Heritage municipal corporation, has paid the major share of his security deposit in 1 rupee coins. Vijay Shankar Sharma subm...

Three weightlifters- two from Kerala and one from Andhra Pradesh- who arrived in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra to attend a training session at the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) centre, tested coronavirus positive on Friday, an official said. They h...

Nepal reported 21 coronavirus-related deaths and 4,392 fresh cases on Friday, taking the country's caseload to 1,26,137, according to official data. Now, the death toll stands at 715. Most of the 4,392 new cases were from Kathmandu Valley with 2,402 new...

According to the police, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Thadi village under the Ramgarh police station in Dumka district on Friday.

Supporters of Pakistan opposition parties were converging on a stadium in the city of Gujwanwala on Friday to begin a countrywide protest campaign to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan, who they accuse of being installed by the military in a rigged 2018 elect...

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday directed concerned departments to prepare a ground report for the implementation of the 'Red light on, gaadi off' campaign to curb vehicular pollution. Rai chaired a meeting with the additional chief secret...

The Court’s directive came on a plea filed by the state BJP, which suspected foul play behind Madan Ghorui’s death in 'police custody'.

The bench was hearing a plea filed by one Aditya Dubey who has raised concern over pollution caused due to stubble burning.

The price of 22-carat gold has gone down to Rs 49,550 per 10 grams from yesterday’s Rs 49,600. 24-carat gold can be purchased at Rs 50,550 instead of yesterday’s Rs 50,600, according to Good Returns.

RJD will be contesting on 56 seats out of 94 seats going for polls in the second phase while the Congress will be contesting on 24 and the left parties on 14 seats.

Two persons, including a Bangladeshi, were arrested from the city's Taltala area on Thursday after over 100 mobile phones were found in their possession, a police officer said. The duo was trying to smuggle the phones, he said.

A case was registered under relevant sections at Parliament Street police station against the protesters, police said, adding they were later released.

It said the non-retaliation by women against violence, coupled with the absence of laws addressing women's issues, ignorance of the existing laws enacted for them and societal attitude makes them vulnerable.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will flag off the phase 2 of Punjab's Smart Village Campaign virtually on Saturday. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will join Gandhi in the virtual launch of the campaign. It will be launched simultaneously from 1,500...

The Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority on Thursday told Haryana it will be "very difficult" to grant further extension for providing electricity connections to residential complexes and condominiums that fully...