Chennai, A fire broke out in a part of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital here on Wednesday morning following which patients were evacuated to safety, said officials.

According to hospital officials, 33 patients were shifted from the fire-affected wards.

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subraman

New Delhi,  Congress leaders have expressed hope that 'Chintan Shivir' will revive the party after talks with the political strategist Prashant Kishor failed on Tuesday.

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, who was part of the deliberations, said: "It is ultimately the Congress which has to move

Colombo,  Despite mounting pressure both within and outside the government, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday reiterated that he would stick to the premiership.

Addressing a group of Provincial council members of his party, Rajapaksa said: "Don't be afraid I would not give u

New Delhi,  With the national capital recording a maximum temperature of 40.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and predicted to see a spike by two to three notches on Wednesday, public health experts warned the extreme heat so early in the year is particularly dangerous.

They say New Delhi could reach 44-45 de

New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Germany, Denmark and France from May 2, aimed at further strengthening bilateral cooperation.

This will be the Prime Minister's first visit abroad in 2022.

In Berlin, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with Olaf Sc

Guwahati,  Outlawed extremist outfit, United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) has claimed that it has detained an agent of Assam police at its camp in Myanmar and unearthed the police's "undercover" move.

The Paresh Barua-led ULFA-I claimed that it detained an "Assam police agent

New Delhi, The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said that the total representation of women in all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) is 2.70 per cent out of the total strength of 10,04,583 security personnel.

The ministry in its annual report for 2020-21, which was released recently, said that of the 10,0

New Delhi,  The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the AIIMS Nurses Union to ensure that its members rejoin their duties with immediate effect, following which the union called off its indefinite strike.

Hearing the plea filed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) regarding the strike, a benc

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday said Parliament should provide clarity on the kind of protection regarding the status of individuals, who are forced to choose one among newly-reorganised states, and ensure that they are not worse off as a result of the reorganisation.

Justice S. Ravindra Bhat said: "I

New Delhi, India and Maldives on Tuesday proposed to establish transmission interconnection for renewable power transfer as part of 'One Sun, One World, One Grid' initiative to facilitate Maldives' energy transition programme.

A draft agreement is being prepared for MoU on transmission interconnec