
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has scrapped his government's Covid SOPs for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi season issued by the state administration, saying he does not agree with a specific guideline which bars priests from visiting homes to offer puja on the festive occasion....

Nudged by the Supreme Court, the Centre on Wednesday informed the top court that it has taken a decision to allow women into the National Defence Academy (NDA)....

The Karnataka government on Tuesday issued an advisory restricting the entry of students, employees and others into the state from Kerala till the end of October amid fears of the outbreak of a possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic....

Bollywood debutante and former beauty queen Manushi Chhillar has launched a social media campaign to discuss the benefits of eating right during this World Nutrition Week....

Former Chief Minister and Lok Sabha member, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said on Wednesday that he hoped the new regime in Afghanistan respects human rights and maintains friendly relations with other countries...

The Taliban's religious leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, hours after the announcement of the new Afghanistan cabinet, issued a statement saying the new cabinet will start its work immediately. ...

India has accused Pakistan of promoting a "culture of violence" and using the high-level UN meeting on the culture of peace for hate speech....

The BJP has accused All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi of dividing society for political gains....

Security agencies in Gabon-marine and local police of the West African nation are questioning three persons who had boarded the merchant vessel MV Tampen two days before the attack on the ship by pirates, said a senior official of Proactive Ship Management....

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 221.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.58 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.52 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University...