Washington,  A former aide to US Vice President Mike Pence has slammed President Donald Trump's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, and said she will vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the November 3 election.

Olivia Troye, Pence's former lead staff member on the White House Coronavi

New Delhi,  The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed two Bills -- the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

Replying during the discussion on the Bills, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said, "The Ordinance was necessitated as Parliament was n

New Delhi,  The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain an application seeking clarification on the full bench's earlier order extending all interim orders, including bails and paroles, passed by it.

A three judge Bench of the high court presided by Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justices Siddharth

Lucknow,  The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has decided to put up candidates in all eight Assembly seats where bypolls are to be held.

The BSP, earlier, had never contested by-elections, leaving the field clear for other remaining parties.

"The decision was taken in view of the 2022 Assembly e

New Delhi,  Congress MP Rajiv Satav on Friday demanded that the union government-imposed ban on the export of onion should be removed as it is harsh on the farmers.

Satav raised his demand in the Rajya Sabha, following the government's announcment of a blanket ban on the export of onion on Tuesday. <

New Delhi,  The Centre has enhanced the FDI limit for defence sector by allowing up to 74 per cent capital via automatic route.

Government approval will be required for in-take of foreign capital beyond 74 per cent with a stipulation that the foreign capital "is likely to result in access to modern techn

New Delhi, President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted Harsimrat Kaur Badal's resignation as Minister of Food Processing Industries and Narendra Singh Tomar has been assigned the additional charge of her ministry, according to a press release.

"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has acce

Chandigarh, A day after the Lok Sabha passed two contentious agriculture Bills, despite the opposition by BJP's oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal terming it as an "anti-farmer" move, a protesting farmer in Punjab on Friday tried to commit suicide by consuming poisonous substance.

The farmer tried to co

New Delhi, The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Friday for half an hour as a mark of respect to sitting member Ashok Gasti and former member Kapila Vatsayan, who passed away recently.

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) newly elected Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka Ashok Gasti succumbed to coronavirus at

Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), The Pilibhit jail in Uttar Pradesh has reported 105 cases of Covid-19 among the inmates.

The jail has a capacity for 802 prisoners, but has 946 inmates at the moment.

According to the district jail superintendent Anoop Manmav Shastri, a team of medical officers from the dis