New Delhi,  The shortage of natural gas for domestic consumers in Karachi sparked multiple protests in the city on Friday, disrupting traffic flow and causing delays on major roads, Samaa TV reported.

Pakistan faces an acute shortage of natural gas this winter. Several areas in Karachi have experienced g

Thiruvananthapuram,   With murders and attacks on the rise across Kerala in recent times, the state police, which had come under fire from several quarters, on Friday said that in the past 10 days, around 220 goons were taken into custody in the state capital.

This drive has been named 'Operatio

New Delhi,  Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh on Friday said that several governance reforms have been introduced and a new constitutional arrangement came into existence following the creation of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which was not so earlier, sta

Guwahati,  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said disruption of proceedings and lack of decorum in Parliament and state assemblies is a matter of concern, adding pre-planned disruptions are more disturbing.

The Speaker said that obstacles in proceedings in both the parliament and the state assemblies

New Delhi,  Early detection of disability among children is important to ensure their optimal development, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said on Friday.

He has urged the parents to take children to a medical practitioner before they complete 6 months of age to know

Mumbai,  The Maharashtra government late on Friday clamped prohibitory orders banning assembly of 5 or more persons from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. with effect from Saturday.

The measure comes in the wake of increasing Covid-19 cases and galloping Omicron infections - the latter soaring to 108 since the first case reco

Gandhinagar, The Gujarat government on Friday extended the duration of the night curfew in eight cities by two hours amid the spike in the cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, officials said.

According to a notification, the change in the timings will be effective from December 25 in the cities of Ahmedabad,

Chennai,  Tamil comedian and character actor Vadivelu was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai after he turned Covid-19 positive.

He had returned to Chennai from London on Thursday where he had attended some functions. He was tested at the Chennai international airport and on Friday, he tested Covid-19 p

New Delhi,  HSBC Asset Management India has entered into an agreement with L&T Finance Holdings (LTFH) to fully acquire L&T Investment Management (LTIM) for $425 million.

The proposed acquisition is subject to regulatory approval.

"Strengthening HSBC's asset management business

New Delhi,  The state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL)is targeting to install an additional 1.6 crore 'smart LED' streetlights across the nation by 2024.

The EESL's Streetlight National Programme (SLNP) was primarily rolled out into municipalities or urban local bodies of the country with