Jammu,  The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on Thursday held an interaction with the foreign envoys who were on a two-day visit to J&K to have a firsthand appraisal of the government's efforts to restore normalcy and boost development in the Union Territory.

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New Delhi, The Union Health Ministry announced that 3,17,190 people, including healthcare and frontline workers, were vaccinated on Thursday across all states and Union Territories, taking the total close to the 10 million mark.

According to the ministry, the overall vaccination figure has reached 98,46,523. Of th

New Delhi,  The Congress will contest around 93 seats in the West Bengal Assembly election in alliance with the Left and Indian Secular Front, sources said, as seat sharing talks among the alliance partners continued on Thursday.

The Congress last time had contested 92 seats and won 44 in which about 20

New Delhi,  Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry on Thursday ordered a floor test to be conducted in the state's Assembly on February 22.

As per a press release, the LG noted that with the disqualification of one member and resignation of four members of the Legislative Assembly, the strength of the Ass

Kolkata, The CID on Thursday started a probe into the bomb attack on West Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain, who along with 21 others was seriously injured in the blast at Nimtita railway station in Murshidabad district on Wednesday night. A team of forensic experts visited the railway station on Thursday and collected evidence

Chandigarh,  A car driver, who drove on with the body of a hit and run victim on his vehicle rooftop for about 10 km before dumping it, has been arrested, police said on Thursday.

According to police, the incident was recorded on CCTV and on that basis, accused, Nirmal Singh, was arrested.

Bengaluru,  Barring a few stray incidents of stone pelting on moving trains, the nationwide 'Rail Roko' call given by the farmers on Thursday evoked lukewarm response in Karnataka with the police detaining farmer leaders across the BJP ruled state, stopping them from entering the railway station premises.

New Delhi, The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is all geared up to plant new trees during its Phase 4 extension. About 11,000 trees will have to be cut down for the Phase 4 expansion which has been revealed by a RTI reply.

IANS spoke to Anuj Dayal, Executive Director, Corporate Communications, DMRC and he said

Melbourne,  Japanese world No.3 Naomi Osaka on Thursday beat 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams at the Rod Laver Arena to reach her second Australian Open final. In the one hour and 15 minutes-match, Osaka rebounded from a poor start to beat 'her idol' Serena Williams in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to book he