Beijing, China on Sunday raised the emergency response for flood control to Level II, the second-highest in the response system, as heavy rains continued to lash vast stretches of the country.

Since July 4, alert-triggering floods have been observed in 212 rivers nationwide, among which 19 topped previous water le

New Delhi,  As the government pushes for a self-reliant India -- 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' -- Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has appealed to the Indian students enrolled in global universities to come back and innovate in their own country.

Speaking at an e-meet or a video

Lucknow, Two more Uttar Pradesh Ministers -- Chetan Chauhan and Upendra Tiwari -- have tested positive for coronavirus in Lucknow.

They had undergone COVID-19 tests, which were positive.

Last week, Ministers Rajendra Pratap Singh and Dharam Singh Saini too had tested positive and are undergoing trea

Bhopal, The opposition Congress on Sunday got another jolt as its MLA from Bada Malahara Assembly segment, Praduman Lodhi, joined the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh.

Lodhi met former Chief Minister Uma Bharti around noon. Later, he met Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state BJP chief VD Sharma and was formal

New Delhi, BJP national President JP Nadda on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Kerala government over the COVID-19 pandemic, alleging that the state government's attitude was always negative and it messed up the health crisis.

"The state government messed up the COVID-19 crisis. Pinarayi Vijayan&#

Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the July 3 ambush in Bikru village wherein eight policemen were killed and also the July 10 encounter killing of main accused Vikas Dubey near Kanpur, officials sources said on Sunday.

The probe will be headed by Justice Shashikant Agarwal (

Srinagar, Alarmed by the growing spread of coronavirus in Srinagar district, authorities on Sunday decided to re-impose the lockdown in red zone areas disallowing all public movement into and from these areas beginning tomorrow.

"All departments have been put on high alert, no entry or exit without authorisat