India

After soaring over 400 points during the day, the 30share benchmark ended 303.72 points, or 0.76 per cent, higher at 40,182.67.

A consumer forum here has directed a company supplying water purifiers to replace its RO plant, which stopped working within seven months of installation, at the Central Ordnance Depot in Mumbai or provide a refund. The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum...

Noting unsatisfactory state of affairs of compliance of environmental norms by group housing societies in Gurgaon, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Haryana chief secretary to chalk out strategy for disposal of untreated sewage. A bench heade...

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Thursday said in its fresh set of COVID-19 guidelines, the Union Home Ministry has relaxed the restriction on gathering of more than 100 people at political rallies. Speaking to reporters here, the ministe...

In a respite to citizens, the Gujarat government on Thursday granted permission to private laboratories to conduct rapid antibody tests for detecting coronavirus infection. Till now, designated private laboratories were allowed to conduct only RTPCR te...

In India, three vaccine candidates are undergoing clinical human trials — two of them, developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited and Zydus Cadila, are being directly supported by the Indian government.

Cancun, Oct 7 (AP) Hurricane Delta made landfall just south of the Mexican resort of Cancun on Wednesday, downing trees and knocking out power along the northeastern coast of Yucatan Peninsula, but without immediate reports of deaths or injuries. The US...

The Ghaziabad police has ordered a probe into the allegations that an SHO had threatened to kill a former DySP of the district and molested a woman complainant in his office. Ghaziabad's Senior Superintendent of Police Kalanidhi Naithani ordere...

Resident doctors at the civic-run Hindu Rao Hospital on Wednesday protested over their due salaries and went on a "symbolic indefinite strike" even as the BJP, which controls the North Corporation, and the ruling AAP sought to blame each other for the sit...

The BJP held protests at all development block headquarters in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, accusing the Congress government of failing to fulfil the promises made to farmers, including those related to paddy procurement. In capital Raipur, BJP leaders ha...

An apparel exports factory, which has emerged as the single largest COVID-19 cluster in Sri Lanka, on Wednesday denied that an Indian connection had caused the spike in the number of coronavirus cases among the factory workers. The number of COVID-19 po...

Hero MotoSports Team Rally started the season on a promising note with all its three riders delivering a solid performance in the first stage of the Andalucia Rally in Spain. Joaquim Rodrigues maintained good pace throughout the Stage 1 on Wednesday, f...

Hotels, food courts, restaurants and bars in the state have been allowed to resume their operations from October 5with capacity not exceeding 50 per cent or as prescribed by local authorities.

TCS said in a regulatory filing that the net profit excluded Rs 1,218 crore-provision towards legal claim. Including this number, the net profit was at Rs 7,475 crore.

Bandung (AP) Thousands of Indonesian students and workers protested on Wednesday against a new law they say will cripple labour rights and harm the environment, with some clashing with police. One student was apparently shot. Authorities in Bandung, the...

Being previously infected with coronaviruses that cause the 'common cold' may decrease the severity of COVID-19, according to researchers, including one of Indian origin, who said the finding could have significant implications on vaccine development....