Chandigarh,   The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday condemned the Congress government in Punjab for allegedly discriminating against teachers and forcing them to come to the streets, and asked state Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla not to behave in an 'arrogant' and 'dictatorial' manner and

Aizawl,   In the midst of rising Covid-19 pandemic, the African Swine Fever (ASF) has struck pigs in Mizoram, causing deaths of over 5,000 animals in different districts, officials said on Friday.

Chief Minister Zoramthanga, in a tweet tagging the Prime Minister's Office and Union DoNER (Develop

Bengaluru,  A helicopter carrying Congress leaders including its Karnataka unit President D.K. Shivakumar and Working President Eshwar Khandre had to make an emergency landing on the outskirts of Bengaluru, due to bad weather, on Friday.

This incident took place when the Congress leaders were returning f

Gurugram,  The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has used the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to solve a human-borne disaster and resolve the long-pending dispute over the 33-metre stretch of Badshahpur drain, which causes flood-like situations during the monsoon season in Gurugram.

The GM

New Delhi,  With the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic receding in Delhi after daily cases declined to below 500, the Delhi government is using the respite to prepare for a possible third wave. It swung into action to augment the number of beds in government hospitals.

To avoid the situation that the

Thiruvananthapuram,  For the first time in weeks, Kerala's test positivity rate (TPR) fell below 15 per cent on Friday, so did the deaths of Covid positive patients, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a statement.

The TPR, at one point last month, had risen as high as 30 per cent and for weeks,

Mumbai,  The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has cancelled all 9 global bids it received for supply of Covid-19 vaccines, but Mumbaikars may soon get the Sputnik V jabs, top officials said here on Friday.

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that in early May, in view of the shortages of the life-

Amaravati,   Prominent Telugu author and Sahitya Akademi awardee Kalipatnam Rama Rao breathed his last on Friday, aged 97 years. He was ailing for some time and passed away at his residence in Srikakulam, due to age-related health issues.

He was the author of several acclaimed stories and books, inc

Chennai,  Water from air, use of environment friendly products instead of plastics, rain water harvesting, green power generation and planting of trees are some of the sustainable initiatives adopted by a cross section of Indian industries, officials said, on the eve of World Environment Day to be observed on Saturday.

Chennai,  Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu assembly and former Chief Minister E. Palaniswami has said that there is no place for VK Sasikala and her family members in the AIADMK. Breaking his silence on Sasikala coming back to the AIADMK and taking over its reins as reported in the media following leakage of her