New Delhi,  Indian Navy divers have recovered one body after six days of operations to find five miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district.

In one of the most physically and tactically daunting operations, a 12-member Indian Navy diving team was pressed into act

Chandigarh,  The health condition of Covid-hit former India sprinter Milkha Singh has deteriorated with fever and de-saturation, the doctors said on Friday.

The legendary athlete is undergoing treatment at the PGI hospital in Chandigarh. "His condition has deteriorated with oxygen levels stipping,&q

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The national capital on Friday reported 165 new Covid-19 cases, while its daily test positivity rate stood at 0.22 per cent, according to the health bulletin issued by the Delhi government.

A total of 14 persons succumbed to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the

Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday noted that the Delta variant of coronavirus and its new mutant are there, hence utmost caution has to be exercised by all and there should be no callous attitude shown post the easing of lockdown norms.

With regards to opening

Hyderabad,  In its drive against spurious seeds, police in Telangana's Nalgonda district have seized 220 tonnes of spurious seeds worth Rs 6 crore and also arrested 13 persons.

Twenty tonnes of cotton seeds worth Rs 4 crore and 200 tonnes of paddy and vegetable seeds worth Rs 2 crore were seized from

Bengaluru,  The Karnataka RTI Workers Seva Samithi has formally lodged a complaint against Bengaluru South MP, Tejasvi Surya for allegedly breaking lockdown norms after his luncheon meeting with a playback singer in a plush hotel went viral on local news channels.

The Samithi took to Twitter on Thursday

Kolkata,  In a surprise development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the Calcutta High Court, urging that her petition challenging the election of BJP's Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram be re-assigned to a different judge. The petition is presently assigned to Justice Kausi

New Delhi,  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday apprised Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal of the administration's action plan to battle the possible third wave of Covid in the national capital.

During a meeting with Baijal, who also chairs the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Kej

Chandigarh,  The Punjab government and stakeholders on Friday announced to start initiatives to clean the Sutlej river through an action plan.

Punjab being the second largest cotton and yarn producer in the country has emerged as a key hub for textile-based industries, including yarn, readymade garments

Thiruvananthapuram, Old foes, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and new Congress state President K. Sudhakaran, on Friday resumed their sparring with Vijayan recalling the latter's doings in the past.

Vijayan, in the course of his daily Covid press meet, was asked to comment on Sudhakaran's claim