New Delhi,  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant any relief to an editor of a Kannada weekly, jailed for a month for publishing defamatory articles against a lawyer, noting that considering the language used by the journalist, one month jail was "lenient".

A bench headed by Chief Justic

New York,  Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19 illness, according to results from a Phase 3 clinical trial.

In addition to being highly effective in preventing Covid illness of any severity, the vaccine was 100 per cent effective in preventing moderate and sever

New Delhi,   The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre on a petition alleging lack of transparency in the posting of a professor of the Jamia Milia Islamia as a member of the National Commission For Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI).

Issuing notice to the Centre, Jamia Milli

New Delhi,  A CCTV footage of a woman being dragged behind a scooty for over 100 metres went viral on social media on Friday, yet again raising questions over the safety and security of the residents of the national capital.

The incident took place on Thursday evening when two scooty-borne men snatched a

New Delhi,   The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday amid continuous uproar by the Opposition seeking dismissal of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Misra over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

Soon after the House reassembled at 2 p.m. after the first adjournment, Rajen

Chikkamagalur (Karnataka),  BJP national General Secretary and Karnataka MLA C.T. Ravi said on Friday that those who indulge in forceful conversions should fear the anti-conversion law that is being brought in the state.

"The law will not prevent or cause trouble for those who want to voluntarily co

Mumbai, The Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and IIT-Madras joined hands with MapmyIndia on Friday to enhance the road safety and driving features on free-to-use navigation App for India, officials said here.

In the presence of Union MoRTH Minister Nitin Gadkari, the three authorities signed an MoU

Thiruvananthapuram,  The infighting within the Congress party in Kerala has deepened after former State Congress chief Mullapally Ramachandran openly criticised Lok Sabha MP Tharoor on Friday and asked the party high command to take note of his statements.

Ramachandran said that it was high time that the

Panaji,  Three persons, who had arrived in Goa from the UK, have tested positive for Covid, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Friday.

"Three patients tested positive from flight that arrived today morning from UK. Their samples have been sent for genome sequencing, reports (are) awaited,"

Patna,  The Bihar Urban Development Authority (BUDA) on Friday sanctioned Rs 500 crore for the Patna Metro rail project and after this month, the amount will be used to compensate villagers whose land has been acquired.

A total of Rs 726 crore will be given to the land owners.

The BUDA has