New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday said that amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, elderly citizens should be given priority in admission and treatment at private hospitals as well as government medical institutions.

In August, last year, the top court had directed only government hospitals to give priority in

Bhopal, Toote hue sapnon ki kaun sune siski (Who would listen to the sobbing of broken dreams?). This line by former prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee may well apply to the people of Bundelkhand and the water crisis in the region. This is because the people are shown dreams of solutions to the water crisis but the dreams event

New Delhi, A Delhi Court has dismissed an application filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for cancellation of bail granted to Gautam Khaitan in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case.

After cancelling the application, Special Judge Arvind Kumar imposed additional bail conditions on Khaitan, inc

Visakhapatnam, The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)-led Andhra Pradesh government has endorsed a state-wide bandh (strike) call given by labour union leaders opposing the privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) on Friday.

"The AP government extends solidarity to the stat

Bengaluru,  India has agreed to expand space cooperation with Italy by tapping opportunities in earth observation, space science, robotic and human exploration, the state-run Indian space agency said on Thursday.

"At a bilateral meeting in virtual mode with the Italian Space Agency (ISA) on Wednesda

Beirut,  Lebanon's Foreign Ministry has filed a complaint to the UN, asking for investigations into an oil spill that reached the country's shores late last month.

The Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that it has asked for the UN's technical support, stressing the need

Beijing,  Environmentally friendly fireworks emit 15-65 per cent less particulate matter (PM) as compared to traditional fireworks, however, they still significantly deteriorate air quality, say researchers.

Fireworks are used in celebrations around the world, including Independence Day in the US, the La

Indore,  The word nullah (drain) conjures up images of filth and stench. But in Indore, the country's cleanest city, drains have been turned into playgrounds where cricket and football matches are played, people celebrate their wedding anniversaries and health camps are hosted.

The I

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh),  A blackbuck, also known as the Indian antelope, was killed allegedly by three people after they found it grazing on their agriculture fields in Bhojipura area in Bareilly district.

The accused, after killing the blackbuck on Tuesday evening, dumped the carcass in a field to hus

New Delhi,  High resolution satellite imagery indicates that mass movement activities are still occurring where the rock and ice collapsed that led to a disaster in Uttarakhand last month, as per latest observations of national and international scientists.

In case of another slope failu