Kolkata,  With the Covid infection showing signs of slowing down in the state, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Monday decided to ease out the restrictions which are in place in the state for the last 15 days.

Announcing the decision, Chief Minister Banerjee said that the Covid situation

Guwahati,  A woman was allegedly raped by two men in eastern Assam's Charaideo district while she was returning home from a hospital after recovering from Covid-19, the police said on Monday.

The police have arrested both the accused persons.

According to the police, accompanied by her

Hyderabad,  Telangana's Covid-19 positivity rate dropped further to 2.9 per cent on Monday.

The state reported 2,524 new cases in the 24 hour period ending 5.30 p.m. on Monday. The number of cases has come down from 2,982 on Saturday.

A total of 87,110 samples were tested on Monday aga

Jaipur,  Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday made a scathing attack on the Gehlot government accusing it of wasting 11.5 lakh doses of COVID vaccine, which according to him, could have inoculated over 10 lakh people in the state. He said that the pain and plight of the people of this state will continue t

Srinagar,  Continuing a steady decline in Covid spread, J&K on Monday reported 1,525 new cases and 37 deaths during the last 24 hours.

Officials said 525 cases and 20 deaths were reported from the Jammu division and 1,000 cases and 17 deaths from the Kashmir division while 2,269 patients were dischar

Bhubaneswar,  The Odisha state government has announced that its dedicated Covid-19 WhatsApp helpdesk is now equipped to help citizens get access to official coronavirus updates, verified information and vaccination slot bookings.

The help desk will guide citizens through the vaccination process right fr

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday said the petitioners seeking to halt construction activity in connection with Central Vista redevelopment project had "ill-intent and lack of bonafides", as it junked their plea and slapped Rs 1Lakh cost on them.

A bench comprising Justice Chief Justice D.N. Pate

New Delhi/Islamabad,  Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has urged the Islamic nations to forge strategic partnerships to fight for seizing control of Muslim lands across the world.

Pakistani newspapers reported that in a recorded speech played in a Jamaat-i-Islami rally in Peshawar on Sunday, Haniyeh urged the

Patna,   A JD-U leader from Khagaria district in Bihar was killed on Monday, an official said.

The deceased, who has been identified as Ashok Sahani (35), was part of the Fisheries Sahyog Samiti in the district. He was abducted along with his aide from the Bahuahi locality in Khagaria on Sunday afte

Chennai, The Tirunelveli district administration in Tamil Nadu has created a special ward at the Reddiyarpatti Primary Health Centre at Palayamkottai for taking care of pregnant women who have tested Covid-19 positive.

A 38 oxygen bed facility has been created at Reddiyarpatti PHC for taking care of pregnant women