Aizawl, Mizoram's ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) has swept the local body elections by securing a majority in 324 Village Councils (VC) and 262 wards in Local Councils (LC), the state poll panel said on Sunday.

Amidst rising Covid-19 cases, polling was conducted in 550 VCs, equivalent to a Gram Panchaya

Bengaluru, Spurred by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'vocal for local' call in his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme on Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said the country's first toy making cluster would be built at Koppal in the state's northwest region.

"In line

Damascus, Aug 30 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered formation of a new government on Sunday, keeping top Ministers unchanged, according to the state news agency SANA.

The top unchanged Ministers include Minister of Defense Ali Abdullah Ayyoub, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, and Interior Minis

Chandigarh, The Haryana government on Sunday revoked its order on closure of all markets and shopping malls, except those dealing in essential goods, every Monday and Tuesday to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Home Minister Anil Vij told the media that the order dated August 28 had been revoked as the Unlo

Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa flagged off the roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) train service from Nelamangala in Bengaluru's northwest outskirts to Solapur, Maharashtra ferrying trucks loaded with goods, an official said on Sunday.

"The RO-RO train with 42 loaded goods trucks on its flat wa

Chitrakoot (UP),  In a tragic incident, three minor sisters were killed when a wall of their thatched house collapsed following heavy rain in Raipura area of UP's Chitrakoot district.

Sub Divisional Magistrate of Mau tehsil Raj Bahadur said, "The wall of the thatched house of Ashok Varma collapsed, k

Bengaluru, The state-run Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is waiting for guidelines from the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to resume its service on the twin routes across the city from September 7 in a phased manner amid Covid scare, an official said on Sunday.

"Though the Union

New Delhi, A fresh chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police against JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, who was arrested under sedition charges for his alleged inflammatory speeches, has claimed that he "was desperate to take the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests to an all India level" and was making rigorous efforts i

Mumbai, Actress Ankita Lokhande does not believe in crying over petty things.

Ankita took to her Instagram account on Sunday to share her happy photos with a positive caption that reads: "Ladkiya choti choti baaton per ro deti hai, Per life ki badi se badi mushkil haste haste

Handle kar leti ha

Mumbai, South actress Lavanya Tripathi says she is not thinking about anything in her latest post on social media.

Lavanya took to Instagram, where she posted a picture. In the image, the actress is seen sitting on a chair and is looking away from the camera.

"Not serious, just thinking ab