New Delhi, In a big relief to train passengers, the Indian Railways has resumed bookings of Tatkal tickets for all 230 special trains from June 29, a service that was stopped in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Railways had suspended passenger, mail and express trains during the nationwide lockdown

Bengaluru, Former Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader A.H. Vishwanath, who defected to the BJP after revolting against the JD-S-Congress coalition government in Karnataka, is set to reveal the inside story of "Operation Kamala" staged by the ruling party to return to power in the state last year, an official said.

Lucknow,  The mega tree plantation drive, in which 25 crore trees will be planted in a single day in Uttar Pradesh, will take place, in all probability, on July 5.

The final confirmation of the date is awaited from Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath.

Mukesh Kumar, mission director, plantation, said

New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another five months till the end of November to help the poor in view of the upcoming festivals like Diwali and Chhath.

The Prime Minister made the announcement in his sixth address to the nation in

New York,  The protests against police brutality and racism that erupted after the murder of African-American George Floyd by a white Minneapolis cop have resulted in demonstrators setting up a huge camp before the New York City Hall, where for a week they have been demanding sharp cuts in funding for the city's police departme

Caracas, Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has asked the head of the European Union (EU) mission in Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, to leave the country within 72 hours, after the bloc released sanctions against 11 Venezuelan officials.

"We will sort it out in 72 hours... she will be given a plane to leav

Cairo, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi presided over a virtual ceremony to inaugurate two airports as the government announced multi-billion dollar investments in construction after receiving two credit lines from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the event on M

London, The vast majority of England's galleries and museums won't reopen on July 4, despite being given the go-ahead by the UK government to do so last week amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported on Tuesday.

While the National Gallery will be the first major London gallery to reopen its doors from Ju