Washington, The US has detected the first cases of a new and highly contagious coronavirus variant which was first discovered in South Africa, according to authorities.

The two cases was detected in the state of South Carolina, Xinhua news agency reported.

In a statement on Thursday, the state&

New York, Advay Misra, 8, an Indian student in New York, has been named among 1,400 of the "brightest students in the world" by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) in Baltimore which counts among its alumni the founders of Facebook and Google, Rhodes Scholars and MacArthur Fellows.

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Bengaluru,  Karnataka Mines and Geology Murugesh R. Nirani warned the department officials, particularly district heads, not to show any laxity in collecting revenue in the current fiscal year citing Covid-19.

"As poor collection of revenue was recorded in in some districts includin

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh),   An irate mob set ablaze a police post and three dumpers on fire in the Bidhnoo area here, following the death of a woman in a road accident.

The incident took place on Thursday night.

Superintendent of Police (rural), Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, said the woman

Gorakhpur (UP),  BJP MP Kamlesh Paswan and former corporator Rajesh Kumar have been convicted and sentenced to one-year-jail and also fined Rs 2,000 in a 17-year-old case by additional session judge, Namrata Agarwal.

Both were, however, released on bail after they told the court that they will file an ap

New Delhi,  Delhi Police Crime Branch has issued notice to six farmer unions to join the probe into the unprecedented rampage by farmers during their rally on Republic Day that left at least one person dead and several injured.

They have been summoned to join the investigation and record their version be

Srinagar, The cold wave further intensified in the Kashmir Valley on Friday as the mercury dipped to minus 7.7 degrees Celsius in Srinagar.

"Weather is likely to remain dry till January 31 after which a spell of light intensity snow and rain is expected on February 3.

"The approaching

New Delhi,  The Budget Session of Parliament commences on Friday and business of both the Houses will begin with President Ram Nath Kovind's address at 11 a.m. The session is being held in two parts this year due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Following tradition, the President will address the joint sitting

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh),  The Mathura district court has dismissed nine petitions filed by various organisations, including the Akhil Bharatiya Tirth Purohit Mahasabha, Mathur Chaturvedi Parishad and Hindu Mahasabha to become a party in the case filed earlier for the removal of a 17th century mosque fr

Patna,  The five MLAs of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Bihar met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday.

Akhtarul Iman, the president of AIMIM's Bihar unit, claimed that it was a courtesy meeting with the CM at his official residence, which had nothing to do with any politica