New Delhi, The Delhi Police have arrested a 20-year-old boy from Patiala for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor. The girl too has been rescued from the spot, officials said.

The accused has been identified as Brijesh who works as a labourer and does not have any criminal background.

According t

Hyderabad, Telangana aims to increase the Covid-19 testing capacity to 10,000 a day. The government-run hospitals and laboratories were conducting over 2,000 tests and the capacity would be enhanced by 4,300 tests in three-four days, said Health Minister Eatala Rajender, here on Wednesday.

"We will have the 6

New Delhi, Even as the BJP and its allies are stepping up efforts to woo voters ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Grand Alliance partners in the state held a virtual meeting to discuss their poll preparation and pledged to fight the battle unitedly.

Representatives of the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (R

New Delhi, In a significant statement, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav reiterated India's claim to Aksai Chin as its own, amid rising India-China tensions. He said on Wednesday that India must show the same assertiveness on the Line of Actual Control with China as it has shown on the Line of Control with Pakistan, simply to

Bhubaneswar, The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) sealed a private hospital, here on Wednesday, for violating Covid-19 guidelines. As on June 23, 27 positive cases have been detected from this hospital.

"Blue Wheel Hospital, Mancheswar, has been sealed by the BMC authority today (Wednesday) because of

Jakarta, Ride-hailing and digital payments platform Gojek that received funding from Facebook and Paypal earlier this month has laid off 430 employees, around 9 per cent of its total workforce.

The company announced to shut down its lifestyle division GoLife as well as its food court division GoFood Festival, repo

New Delhi/Washington, Covid-19 battered India's economy is projected to contract by 4.5 per cent this fiscal, said the International Monetary Fund.

In the World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast report, the IMF said that India's economy is expected to contract on the back of a longer lockdown and a slower re

Mumbai, Bull run continues in the bullion market amid high uncertainty and with the likelihood of new coronavirus cases not declining anytime soon.

Futures of the yellow metal touched a fresh record high on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) as it reached Rs 48,420 per 10 gram on Wednesday. It had even opened

New Delhi, GAIL (India) recorded a Profit after Tax (PAT) of Rs 6,621 crore for the financial year 2019-20, a rise of 10 per cent from Rs 6,026 crore over the previous financial year 2018-19.

The turnover for the year stood at Rs 71,730 crore as against Rs 74,808 crore in the last fiscal year, whereas the Profit B

New Delhi, Governments can align immediate economic stimulus needs with medium to long-term decarbonisation and sustainable development objectives by targeting policy measures and public spending towards energy transformation, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said on Wednesday.

The rep