Sri Lanka has detected the new strain of the Covid-19 virus after a British national who has arrived here recently tested positive for the new variant, Chief Epidemiologist of the Health Ministry's Epidemiology Unit Sudath Samaraweera said on Wednesday...

The US State Department has said that a planned visit to Taiwan by its United Nations (UN) envoy was cancelled due to the upcoming presidential transition....

A change has been made in the revised detailed project report (DPR) for Metro rail connectivity between Gurugram and Faridabad -- the two industrial districts of Haryana. The DPR has been sent to the Haryana Chief Secretary, Vijai Vardhan, for approval, said a Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) official on...

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a constituent of opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), is eyeing to contest five more seats in the 2021 Assembly elections, party sources said on Wednesday....

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up three municipal corporations and issued notice to them for not providing cashless medical services to the retired teachers and employees despite collecting subscription fees for it. The petition, filed by Akhil Dilli Prathmik Shikshak Sangh, said the South, North...

A consignment of nearly 3 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine as part of the first batch arrived in Kerala on Wednesday, officials said....

Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, who was hospitalised after a road mishap, has been taken off a ventilator and is being administered high flow oxygen, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. Sawant also said that the North Goa MP's health parameters were stable and he ...

The Samajwadi Party has announced two candidates for the upcoming biennial elections to 12 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad, elections to which are to be held on January 28. Interestingly, the Samajwadi Party has named Ahmad Hasan and Rajendra Chaudhary...

Wishing the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) on completion of its five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the crop insurance scheme benefited crores of farmers and mitigated their risks against the vagaries of nature. ...

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday that the 'Covishield' vaccine will not be administered to people under 18 years of age, pregnant women and those with allergies, as per the Centre's protocols....