Mumbai,  The first monsoon rains hit Maharashtra and Mumbai with full fury on Wednesday, disrupting local trains and road traffic, and flooding low-lying areas in the country's commercial capital, officials said here.

According to IMD Mumbai, the city notched record rain for a day in June -- 280.2 mm

Thiruvananthapuram,  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that 16,204 people tested Covid positive out of 1,15,022 samples sent for testing in the past 24 hours, showing the state's test positivity rate (TPR) was still at a high 14.09 per cent.

A statement issued here by Vijayan s

New Delhi,  Delhiites in the 18-44 age group waiting to get an anti-Covid jab can now book their slot through 'CoWIN' app as the free vaccination for youth will start again after suspension for the last two weeks.

After the two week-long break with no vaccination, Delhi has received 1.25 lakh dos

Srinagar,  The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on Wednesday inaugurated a 500-bed Covid hospital set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Khonmoh in Srinagar.

After constructing a 500-bed Covid hospital in Jammu, the DRDO completed the 500-bed hospital

New Delhi,  The Defence Ministry on Wednesday approved Rs 498.8 crore to support startups and innovation in the defence manufacturing sector.

Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said that the step is a big boost to startups in defence. He stated that the approval will give a big boost to become self reliant in

Chennai,   The administration of Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris is on an ambitious plan to make it the first totally Covid inoculated district of the country.

The district administration said that of the 5.28 lakh adult population above the age of 18 in the district, 2 lakh adults have b

Srinagar,   A total of 1,098 Covid cases and 17 deaths came to light in J&K on Wednesday during the last 24 hours.

Officials said that 324 cases were reported from the Jammu division and 774 from the Kashmir division while 2,102 patients were discharged from different hospitals after recovery.