Kolkata: The West Bengal government has developed more than 100 satellite health facilities for the "management" of asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 cases, in a bid to ramp up accommodation facilities even as it contemplates allowing private medical practitioners to prescribe COVID-19 tests.
The seizure of 30 kg gold from an air cargo consignment that came through a diplomatic channel from the UAE, at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Sunday, created yet another storm in Kerala amid the pandemic showing signs of community spread.
The number of COVID-19 cases in India increased to 7,39,646, with 19,300 fresh cases were reported on Tuesday (July 07). The death toll also rose to 20,628, as 454 people died of the disease across the country on a single day. While there are 2,64,06...
In an effort to put the house in order, all 68 police personnel at the Chaubeypur police station in Kanpur were shunted to the reserve police lines on Tuesday (July 7) with the top brass saying they suspected their integrity after last week's ambush ...
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra increased to 2,17,121, with 5,134 new infections on Tuesday (July 07), Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has inaugurated four new field hospitals, having the collective capacity of 3,520 beds in Mulund, Da...
Amid uncertainties over the reopening of schools due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Central government has decided to reduce the syllabi for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students between classes IX and XII by 30 per cent, retaining core c...
Every time the West portrays India as a land of snake charmers and fakirs, most people take offence. But in Tamil Nadu, people may smile and nod in agreement. For, the state is home to 18 Siddhars -- saffron-attired ascetics or mystics who were believed to have attained supernatural powers through intense penance in dense forests for years. These Siddhars were the earliest known medical professionals. Primarily living in western Tamil Nadu, these men were knowledgeable in a particular method of medicine that they discovered from the forests and mountains, which is now known as Siddha. Click here to know more.
The seizure of 30 kg gold from an air cargo consignment that came through a diplomatic channel from the UAE, at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Sunday, created yet another storm in Kerala amid the pandemic showing signs of community spread.
Bengaluru: The much-lauded 'Bangalore COVID-19 model' seems to have faltered with the state government relaxing lockdown restrictions to boost economic activities in the state that had come to a grinding halt for two months.
On July 3, the protests against moving the capital out of Amaravati marked completion of 200 days, and NRIs across the world joined to show their solidarity.
New Delhi: The Indian Railways (IR) seems to have taken some learnings from the hiccups faced by Airports Authority of India (AAI) in privatising airports, by barring a single bidder from bagging all the deals, while inviting bids by private parties to ope...
New Delhi: A finance ministry report on Monday (July 6) said that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) will contract 4.5 per cent as predicted by International Monetary Fund, in the current fiscal due to unprecedented supply-demand shocks induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi: The CBI has booked Venkata Krishna Reddy Gunupati, the chairman of the GVK Group of Companies and his son GV Sanjay Reddy, Managing Director of Mumbai International Airport Ltd among others for alleged irregularities to the tune of ₹705 crore in...
Indian Railways on Wednesday (July 1) formally started its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting request for qualifications (RFQ) for participation on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains...
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) tender for 4G upgrade has been cancelled after the Department of Telecom (DoT) asked the state-run firm not to use Chinese telecom gear, according to a source.
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the launch of Floating Rate Savings Bonds 2020 (Taxable) with an interest rate of 7.15 per cent, which will be available for subscriptions from July 1.
Mumbai: India's external debt stood at USD 558.5 billion in March, an increase of USD 15.4 billion compared to the year-ago period, according to RBI data.
Naming BCCI president Sourav Ganguly as the favourite captain he had played under, former opener Wasim Jaffer said it was the former Indian skipper who had brought players like Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh to the ...
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Saturday removed the ₹2 lakh cap on the salary given to Indian coaches for training elite athletes in a bid to encourage them to produce better results.
Djokovic had tested positive 10 days ago after playing in an exhibition series in Serbia and Croatia with zero social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic
After two tenures as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Shashank Manohar on Wednesday (July 1) announced that he is stepping down from the position.
President Donald Trump's niece offers a scathing portrayal of her uncle in a new book, blaming a toxic family for raising a narcissistic, damaged man who poses an immediate danger ...
Amidst mounting pressure on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to step down, Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi on Tuesday (July 07) intensified consultations with leaders of the ruling Nepal ...
Washington: The US on Monday (July 6) thanked India for hosting the Dalai Lama since 1959 as it commemorated the 85th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader. The Dalai Lama has been living in India ever since he fled Tibet in 1959 following a crackdown on an uprising by the local population.
Washington: The United States on Monday (July 6) said that it wouldn’t allow international students to stay in the country if their schools switch to online classes this fall. Under the new gu...
Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has told the Bombay High Court that a decision to declare sanitary napkins as an essential commodity can be taken only after following the due process.
New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) have started using computational methods to understand the factors and impediments in incorporating biofuels into the fuel sector in India, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions from the use of fossil fuels.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Human Resource Development on Friday postponed medical and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE to September in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases.
