New Delhi, The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice on a plea by DMK leader R. Sakkrapani seeking a direction to the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly to immediately decide on disqualification petition in connection with 11 MLAs, who had voted against Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in 2017.

A bench compr

New York, Amid news that the US has bought up virtually the entire global supply of remdesivir, a new study outlines how the drug could save lives in countries with a lower hospital capacity, such as South Africa, where Covid-19 is beginning to overwhelm intensive care units (ICUs).

The study, published in the jou

Bengaluru, The Karnataka government is developing a city civic body building into a full-fledged Covid hospital to scale up the health infrastructure amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said a minister on Wednesday.

"Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) building on the broad way road in Shivajinagar is bein

Srinagar, Hours after a 63-year-old woman was killed and two civilians were injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Mendhar sector near the Line of Control in Poonch, two civilians were injured in Pakistani firing in the Tangdhar sector in Kashmir on Wednesday.

According to details, the two civilians wer

New Delhi, Joining the short-video making app race, music streaming service Gaana on Wednesday launched HotShots - a platform to create and share short viral videos and stories with its more than 150 million audience base.

According to the company, HotShots offers emerging and established Influencers an opportunit

Kanpur, The Kanpur Police have launched a search operation following inputs that some arms belonging to gangster Vikas Dubey may have been hidden in a well near the gangster's house in Bikru village.

The police brought in a submersible machine to pump out water to recover firearms and ammunition, if any.<

Bengaluru, Responding to Karnataka Education Minister S. Suresh Kumars appeal, teachers of state-run schools agreed to donate a day's salary to their counterparts in private schools, as they have not been paid since April due to the Covid-induced lockdown, an official said on Wednesday.

"Government teache

Kolkata,  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed shock over the CBSE decision to drop many topics like citizenship, federalism, secularism etc while reducing curricula for Classes 9 to 12 due to Covid-19 pandemic.

"Shocked to know that the central Government has dropped to

Panaji, Days after a party organised for political workers by a ruling MLA caused embarrassment for the BJP-led coalition government, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that police had been orderd to crackdown even on house parties henceforth.

"Parties will have to stop, whether it is at homes

New Delhi, The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the development of affordable rental housing complexes (AHRC) for the urban poor or migrants.

The complexes will be built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban and according to the government, will benefit 3 lakh urban poor.

Under the initiat