Bengaluru, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday unveiled the mirror polishing facility for the 30-metre telescope project at the Centre for Research and Education in Science and Technology (Crest) of the state-run Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) on this tech city's outskirts.

India is part of the

Kohima,  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed chargesheet in Special Court in Nagaland against five cadres of Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) in an extortion case.

NIA sources said that the case was related to the recovery of around Rs 1.59 crore

Guwahati/Agartala, As the people across the world keenly await a Covid-19 vaccine, a mock-drill, called dry-run, of coronavirus vaccination was done effectively involving 250 health workers on Monday and Tuesday in two northwestern districts of Assam: Sonitpur and Nalbari.

"All the 250 health workers spontane

New Delhi,  Of the 16,833 police stations in India, 143 do not have wireless or mobiles while 257 are without vehicles, reveals BPR&D's latest data published on Tuesday.

As per the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) Data on Police Organisations compiled during 2019, 135 of An

New Delhi,  The Congress on Tuesday set up a committee led by former Defence Minister AK Antony to plan and coordinate the party's activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic Bangladesh liberation war.

"Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the formation of the committe

Ayodhya, In a major breakthrough, four people were arrested for fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 6 lakh from Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trusts bank account in September, said Ayodhya DIG Deepak Kumar on Tuesday.

According to the police, the amount was transferred to the Punjab National Bank in Maharashtra from

New Delhi, Just when the world breathed a bit easy after countries like the UK and the US starting the process of vaccination against Covid-19, reports of a new strain found in the UK with properties to spread much faster than the dominant strain triggered many questions including whether the new strain has the ability to evade

New Delhi,  Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers welfare Kailash Chaudhary has appealed to farmers' organisations opposing the new agricultural laws to have a dialogue with the government in a cordial atmosphere by abandoning the condition of seeking a response in either 'yes' or 'no' duri

Patna,  A young man committed suicide after he was allegedly humiliated at a panchayat meeting in Bihar's Kaimur district, police said on Tuesday.

Police said that Shiv Shankar Gupta, in his mid-20s, was known to a girl in Hata Bazaar in Chainpur police station jurisdiction.

Shiv's

New Delhi, Two bookies, including the kingpin, were arrested by the special staff of Delhi North District police for betting during the Australia Big Bash League. One LED TV, three mobile phones and two note books were recovered from them.

Suraj Sharma and Rajesh Kumar were arrested after police raided a building