Researchers have found that undetected cases, many of which were likely not severely symptomatic, were largely responsible for the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China.

The study, published in the journal Science, revealed that 86 per cent of all infections were undocumented prior to January 23 Wuhan

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the BJP how could the court be sure that the 16 rebel Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh, staying at a resort in Bengaluru, had exercised their choice to tender their resignations from the state Assembly freely?

A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justice Hemant Gupta said

As many as 110 manual scavengers lost their lives in 2019 while cleaning sewers and septic tanks across the country, with highest 21 such deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

In a written reply in the Upper House, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale sa

The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday said in the Rajya Sabha that the Delhi Police acted swiftly and promptly in a professional manner during the riots held in the national capital last month, adding the high population density of the area and narrow lanes were a challenge in the movement of forces and vehicles.

In a written reply

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing 'dirty 'politics and suppressing the democratic values and rights much like Hitler.

The Chief Minister was reacting after senior Congress leaders, including Digvijaya Singh were detained in Bengaluru when they tried to

Indian stock markets plunged further on Wednesday afternoon, as the Sensex breached the psychological 30,000-mark.

It fell over 1,200 points to touch an intra-day low of 29,325.41. At 12.43 p.m., it was trading at 29,441.87, lower by 1,137.22 points or 3.72 per cent from the previous close of 30,579.09.

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The government on Wednesday evacuated another batch of 205 Indians from Iran, where 988 people have died due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A flight of the Mahan Air landed in New Delhi this morning with Indian passengers, mostly Shia pilgrims from Ladakh who were stranded in Iran, official sources said.

Of those who

While the world is battling coronavirus pandemic, President Xi Jinping, in a diplomatic message to India, has said that China will always stand by Pakistan regardless of international pressure.

"No matter how the international situation changes, China will always stand firmly with Pakistan, and is committed to deepening the i

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called on the citizens of the country to temporarily halt travel, public gatherings or celebrations as this would enable the government to completely control the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, the President's office said in a statement on Wednesday.

With Sri Lanka recording 43 COVID

Acting Chief Justice Bhushan Pradyumna Dharmadhikari was on Wednesday appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, according to an official announcement.

The senior most judge, Justice Dharmadhikari was appointed as acting chief justice following the retirement of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog, the Chief Justice of Bom