Kolkata,  The West Bengal government and senior officials from both the Eastern Railway (ER) and South Eastern Railway (SER) on Monday held a high-level meeting at the state secretariat Nabanna to decide on the resumption of metropolitan and suburban train services.

"Any resumption of metropolitan and su

Chandigarh,  Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday said antibodies have been found in 14.8 per cent people in the second report of sero survey conducted in the state.

He called upon the doctors to put in more efforts to bring down the present fatality rate of Covid-19, currently at 1.06 per cent.

Patna, Nov 3  Around 19.26 per cent polling was recorded before noon on Tuesday in 94 Bihar Assembly segments in 17 districts, though it was expected to pick up speed as the day progressed, an official said.

Muzaffarpur district with 26.09 per cent polling led the table, followed by Gopalganj at 24.12 pe

New Delhi, Nov 3  Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday exuded confidence that both men's and women's hockey teams will come out with a good performance in the Olympic Games scheduled to be held next year in Tokyo.

"I'm saying it with full confidence and hopeful that both men's an

Mumbai, Nov 3  Pakistani actress Madiha Imam recalls fondly her experience of making her feature film debut in India, in a film co-starring her favourite actress Manisha Koirala.

The film was "Dear Maya", which released in 2017. Madiha played Anna, a teenage girl studying at at a convent school in S

London, Nov 3 The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln will essay the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in a live-streamed production of A Christmas Carol.

The Old Vic theater in London made the announcement on Monday, reports ew.com, adding that the festive production of Jack Thorne's "A Christmas Carol", a

New Delhi, Nov 3  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condemned shootings in multiple locations in Vienna, saying India "stands with Austria during this tragic time".

"Deeply shocked and saddened by the dastardly terror attacks in Vienna. India stands with Austria during this tragic ti

Patna, Nov 3  The second phase of polling for the 94 seats in Bihar on Tuesday was witnessing a slow start as the Election Commission registered 8.02 per cent polling till 9 a.m. even as the leaders were urging the voters to come out in large numbers.

Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan and Chief Minister Nitish Kum

Bengaluru, Nov 3  Voting for bypolls to two seats in Karnataka commenced on Tuesday morning amid tight security following Covid pandemic norms. Voting began at 7 a.m. and will continue till 6 p.m.

The electoral fortune of 31 candidates including four women, will be decided by around 6.76-lakh electorate, incl

Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 3  A man, who had been quarantined following a complaint by a Dalit neighbour, abducted and killed the 12-year-old son of the complainant.

The accused migrant labourer Kaleem, has been arrested.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP Rural) Ashok Kumar said,