New Delhi, At least 70 shanties were gutted in fire at Shahbad Dairy area of Delhi's Rohini, police said.

At least 26 fire tenders were rushed to the spot after the incident was reported on Wednesday night and the fire fighting officials managed to control the raging blaze at around 2 a.m. on Thursday.

Mumbai, Multi-faceted personality and retired IAS officer Neela Satayanarayana - who created history as the first woman State Election Commissioner (SEC) - succumbed to Covid-19 at a hospital, official sources said here on Thursday.

An IAS officer of the 1972 batch, Satyanarayana, 71, held many important posts in

New Delhi, The Delhi Police, while refuting allegations of Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita, who is facing probe in a case relating to the Delhi riots, told the Delhi High Court that the note on her was not leaked to the media but shared to "save people's faith in the public institution".

"I

New Delhi, With 1,647 new coronavirus cases and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours, the national capital recorded a total tally of 1,16,993 cases and 3,487 deaths, health officials said on Wednesday.

According to Delhi government's daily health bulletin, as many as 95,699 people have recovered, almost five times t

Amaravati, Following into the footsteps of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, his Andhra Pradesh counterpart Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy has decided to reorganize the districts for better governance.

The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government plans to increase the number of districts from existing 13 to 25 o

Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) Six members of a family were allegedly attacked and killed by two persons over an old rivalry in Mandla district on Wednesday.

One of the attackers was killed after being beaten up by the locals while the second one was apprehended by the police.

The deceased persons were fam

New Delhi, Kendriya Vidyalaya student Abhay Nayak secured an impressive 99.4 per cent marks in the class 10 Board exams. Nayak has been declared the All India Topper of Kendriya Vidyalayas.

15-year-old Abhay Nayak studies in Kendriya Vidyalaya in Odisha's Sambalpur. Nayak scored 497 out of 500 in the 10th boar

Bengaluru, People volunteering as civil police wardens with the city police department will not receive any remuneration, an official said on Wednesday.

"We wish to clarify the rumours floating on social media and confirm that the volunteers helping local police as civil police wardens in enforcement of anti-

Bengaluru, Aiming to forge a citizen-government partnership in combating the Covid pandemic, the Karnataka government is seeking plasma donations from survivors for a token appreciation of Rs 5,000, a minister said on Wednesday.

"I request all those who have recovered from Covid-19 to donate plasma and save l

New Delhi, Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are still active in Rajasthan's Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Pali and Sikar districts and Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur and Bahraich districts, an official statement said on Wednesday.

However, locust control operatio