New Delhi, The Centre has directed states and union territories across the country to increase surveillance around water bodies, live bird markets, zoos, and poultry farms as well as strengthen biosecurity at poultry farms amid the bird flu scare.

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said in a

New Delhi, Minimum temperature is very likely to fall gradually by three-four degree Celsius during next three-four days, causing isolated cold wave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and north Rajasthan on January 12 and 13, the IMD said on Sunday.

Prevalence of dry north or northwesterly win

Lucknow, The Lucknow Zoo, known as the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden, has shut down all bird enclosures following confirmation of bird flu in samples collected from the Kanpur zoo.

"We are ensuring preventive measures and keeping a close watch on the birds kept in the bird enclosure. No case (of bird

Kolkata,  The I-League witnessed its fastest goal ever in history in the TRAU vs Real Kashmir FC match in the ongoing season which kickstarted last Saturday.

TRAU's Tajikistan national team striker Komron Tursunov's strike from outside the box on Sunday in the ninth second etched his name in the

Mumbai, Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma were on Monday blessed with a baby girl.

"We are thrilled to share with you that we have been blessed with a baby girl this afternoon. We thank you all for your love, prayers and good wishes," Kohli informed on Monday through a s

Buenos Aires, The Indian women's hockey team will be playing their first competitive hockey match after nearly a year when they take on Argentina junior women on Sunday in the 8-match tour.

"We are absolutely looking forward to our first match on Sunday against the Argentina junior women team. This week,

New Delhi, Rahul Dravid turned 48 on Monday and social media was flooded with birthday wishes for the former India captain, both from fans and former cricketers.

Dravid, widely regarded as a Test specialist, had a fantastic career in both ODIs and Tests as he finished his career with over 10,000 runs each in

Sydney, All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin was in "unbelievable pain" on Sunday night and "could not stand up straight" when he woke up on Monday morning on the final day of the third Test against Australia, his wife Prithi has said.

Despite that, Ashwin, along with Hanuma Vihari (23* off 161 ball

Sydney,  Australia captain Tim Paine on Monday rued the missed chances as India edged out a historic draw in the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Chasing a mammoth target of 407, India reached 334/5 after batting for 131 overs, riding on gritty innings of Rishabh

New Delhi, Power transmission player Sterlite Power on Monday announced that it has raised Rs 200 crore in debt financing from Allianz Global Investors (Allianz GI) -- one of the world's leading investment managers with a focus on sustainable investments.

This transaction is one of the first infrastructur