Chennai, The rates of Rapid PCR and RT-PCR tests at the Chennai airport were reduced by Rs 500 and Rs 100 per test respectively on Wednesday.

The slashing of rates of the two tests that are mandatory for passengers since the Omicron variant scare has surfaced has brought major relief to travellers. An earlier repo

Bengaluru, Karnataka Health Department has set a target of administering 30 lakh Covid vaccinations across the state on Wednesday in the wake of threat of new variant Omicron.

The special drive on Wednesday has also been carried out for two months. Meanwhile, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has formed 43

Aligarh, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been ranked 'A' with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.24 in the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) review held in the last week of November.

The NAAC grading accorded to AMU which will be valid for five years is based on the accredi

New Delhi, An Army chopper crashed in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday. A senior Army officer was on board. The force has not commented anything over it.

Local policemen said that three people have been rescued so far while a search is on for others.

The rescued suffered serious injuries and ha

Thiruvananthapuram, The tantri of the famed Sabarimala temple, Kantarar Mahesh Mohanaru on Wednesday expressed hope that things will soon fall in place so as to see that all the traditional rituals at the temple will happen.

Mohanaru said at the moment due to Covid protocols the full repertoire of the rituals, tha

New Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Centre of being "insensitive" towards the farmers, adding that the farm laws were repealed in an "undemocratic" manner.

While addressing the Congress Parliamentary party meeting, she paid homage to the 700 farmers who lost thei

Washington, The Omicron Covid-19 variant, discovered two weeks ago in southern Africa, is now present in 50 countries, the US CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has said.

The super mutant strain of Covid is also present in about 19 states in the US, Walensky said during a White House Covid-19 press briefing on Tuesday

New Delhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Lal Topi" comment, saying that the colour of the cap has reached Delhi and hence the panic has engulfed the BJP's rank and file.

Akhilesh Yadav spoke to IANS on several issues, including the U

Thiruvananthapuram, After facing massive opposition to what's now billed as the dream project of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan - the proposed Rs 60,000 crore Silver Line -- K-Rail project, Vijayan after the weekly cabinet meeting held here, on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his personal inte

New Delhi, In a major reshuffle, seven Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the Delhi Police were transferred and given new responsibilities, an official order read here on Wednesday.

According to the order by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, seven police officers, between the ranks of joint commissioner of pol