
Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, who was next in the line to head the Commission, on Tuesday resigned from his post to take charge as Vice-President of the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) next month....

The money spinning tourism industry in Kerala has taken a severe beating on account of the Covid pandemic and according to a State Minister, the loss suffered is around Rs 25,000 crore....

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has picked Indian-American Sabrina Singh, who was on the communications team of former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, as her Press Secretary, it was reported....
With the political crisis finally resolved in Rajasthan and the Congress constituting a three-member committee to deal with the issues in the state unit, the party has acted by replacing the general secretary in-charge of the state. However, challenges still lie ahead with MLAs from the Sachin Pilot camp now demanding a bigger role in the government....

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic will hit nearly 220 million young workers aged between 15-24 in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday....

In wake of two incidents of oxygen-dependent coronavirus patients being shifted at midnight to different hospitals due to supply disruptions, the Karnataka government on Tuesday said that it is working to set up oxygen plants at all hospitals in the state....

As many as 10 people who were engaged in the Karipur air crash rescue operations, have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Tuesday....

The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation's 'Chase the Virus' strategy in Dharavi -- Asia's biggest slum -- has found a new fan in the Philippines government. ...

Mild cases of Covid-19 can trigger robust memory T cell responses -- an essential part of the immune system, even in the absence of detectable virus-specific antibody responses, say researchers. ...

The Yogi Adityanath government has set up two tribunals at Lucknow and Meerut to dispose of the claims of private individuals and government authorities for compensation for destruction of property during protests and riots....