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Dr Harsh Vardhan also said all three vaccines in India undergoing trials have proven to be safe, immunogenic and efficacious in clinical trials outside India and need to undergo bridging studies to prove their safety and immunogenicity in the Indian popul...

The dominant caste group is agitating outside the village of the victim in Hathras calling for an unbiased proble into the matter by SIT formed by the state government.

Battling the "most challenging conditions" that he has played in, Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma struggled to a five-over 76 that left him tied 47th after the third round of the rain-hit ASI Scottish Open here. Sharma was going along fine till midway...

Chief Ministers of six non-BJP ruled states West Bengal, Kerala, Delhi, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu — have written to the Centre opposing the options which require states to borrow to meet shortfall.

After the announcement of a CBI probe in the case on Saturday, the brother of the victim had demanded strict action against the DM and also demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the matter.

BJP leader Pravin Darekar on Saturday accused Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut of playing politics on the Hathras incident in Uttar Pradesh wherein a dalit woman was brutally killed after alleged gang-rape. The Leader...

Forty-one fresh COVID-19 infections were detected in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Saturday, taking the number of active cases in the district to 802, a senior official said. COVID-19 test results of 1,784 samples were received on Saturday and 41 of...

India's Visnu Shivaraj Pandian won the 10m air rifle event at the fifth edition of the International Online Shooting Championship on Saturday. The 16-year-old Visnu shot 251.4 to win the title by a clear margin of two points.

The decision was made after mounting pressure on the UP government by Congress, TMC, and other political parties and social groups.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday claimed to have busted an international module of drugs trafficking with the arrest of four Afghanistan nationals and seizure of about 380 gm of heroin. The agency said the contraband was seized from a par...

Wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal snared three wickets to help Royal Challengers Bangalore restrict Rajasthan Royals to 154 for 6 in their IPL match here on Saturday. With the three wickets, Chahal (3/24) jumped to joint top spot in the bowlers' chart wit...

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, an NGO is holding a two-day virtual international conference starting Saturday, seeking to address the problems of underprivileged communities who are "unable to get adequate eye care". Over 10 crore Indians need access to...

Scientists from India, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland have discovered a new family of bony fish from the Western Ghats, and named it Aenigmachannidae. Results of this study was published in 'Scientific Reports,' the open-access mega-journal o...

Experienced defender Rupinder Pal Singh on Saturday emphasised that Hockey India ensuring a centralised training program for the national teams has been crucial in improving their performance over the years. He highlighted that only a few international...

Scores of Valmiki community members who were protesting against the Hathras incident clashed with the police here on Saturday. The protesters pelted stones at the policemen and official vehicles.

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin on Saturday highlighted the positive legacy created by Delhi 2010 on the 10-year anniversary of the Commonwealth Games in India. The Delhi Commonwealth Games, the biggest multi-sport event to...