Kolkata, Firhad Hakim is all set to become the Mayor of Kolkata for the second successive term.

Retaining most of her trusted lieutenants, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the formation of the new board of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday.

Though there was speculation that Hakim

Bhopal, The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Thursday passed the 'Public and Property Recovery Bill' that seeks to empower the administration to prosecute and recover damages to both public and private properties during strikes, protests or communal riots.

Though the bill was put for discussion in the Assem

Itanagar, The government of Arunachal Pradesh would develop three 'Model Villages' in Anjaw district, bordering China and Myanmar, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on Thursday.

The Chief Minister said that a special scheme for 'Model Villages' was recently launched that aims to develop selected bord

Hyderabad,  The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved hydroxyurea for treatment of Sickle Cell Anaemia.

The CSIR-Sickle Cell Anaemia (CSIR-SCA) Mission, coordinated by the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) with the help of Cipla, one of the manufacturers of hydrox

New Delhi, A Delhi court on Thursday framed charges against Shahrukh Pathan - who was seen pointing a gun at a policeman in a viral video during violence in the capital's northeast area in February 2020 - under various offences dealing with rioting, unlawful assembly, and attempted murder.

Additional Sessions

Shimla, Dec 22 (IANS) The first consignment of 2,00,000 rainbow eyed trout ova, the cold-water species introduced by British India in Himachal Pradesh during colonial times, will be dispatched to Sikkim for rearing this week and later the remaining 3,00,000 will be sent, state Fishery Minister Virender Kanwar said on Wednes

Srinagar,  On the second day of the 40-day long period of harsh winter cold called the 'Chillai Kalan' on Wednesday, there was remarkable improvement in night temperature in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Weather office has said the minimum temperatures are likely to improve further because of the clou

Sydney, Astronomers from Curtin University, as part of an international team, have produced the most comprehensive images of the nearest active black hole to earth.

The discovery, published in the Nature Astronomy journal and released to the public on Thursday, took a deep dive into the black hole at the center of

Bhopal,  As many as 85 tigers, including 32 cubs, have died in the past four years due to various reasons in wildlife habitats of Madhya Pradesh, the government has informed the state Assembly.

State forest minister Kunwar Vijay Shah gave this information in a written reply to a question by Congress legi

Visakhapatnam, The world's largest fish, a whale shark, was washed ashore on a beach in Visakhapatnam but it was sent back to sea by the authorities with the help of fishermen and animal conservationists, an official said.

An Andhra Pradesh forest department official said a group of local fishermen on December