India blocks funding for Mother Teresa-built charity from abroad

India has restricted abroad funding to a charity founded by Mother Teresa, as it had “failed” to comply with the legal terms, the home...

His characters will eternally remain popular: Modi on cartoonist Debnath’s demise

Prominent cartoonist and Padma Shri awardee Narayan Debnath died in Kolkata after battling prolonged illness. He was 96 and is survived by...

PM Modi chairs COVID review meet with CMs

PM Modi Live: Amid a spike in India’s COVID 19 cases triggered by the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a review...

Not intended to disrespect anyone: Siddharth on Saina tweet

South India actor Siddharth drew flak over his tweet on badminton player Sania Nehwal. She tweeted her concern over the incident in which...

Kerala labourer uses free railway internet to clear civil service exam

In another example of driving technology and internet to clear a competitive exam, Sreenath K, a Kerala-based coolie, has leveraged online...

India announces polls in five states from next month, results on March 10

The Election Commission of India (ECI) yesterday announced the dates for assembly polls in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal self-isolates after testing positive for COVID

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has isolated himself in home after testing positive for COVID-19.

Delhi rolls out first set of electric buses

Breaking News: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has unveiled the first prototype of its electric bus after a delay over several factors,...

India begins vaccination for 15-18-year-olds from today

India News: Vaccinations kicked off for teens in the 15 to 18 age group from today across India amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in multiple...

India sees Omicron tally crossing 1,000 mark

India witnessed its Omicron tally breaching the 1,000 mark for the first time, just two days ahead of the new year. Breaking News

Prime Ministers of India list from 1947 to 2021

Since 1947, India has had 15 prime ministers. Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first prime minister from August 15, 1947 until his death on May...

All parties want upcoming elections held on time with COVID protocol: Election Commissioner

All Indian political parties in Uttar Pradesh have said the upcoming Assembly elections should be held on time while ensuring COVID...

May see spike in COVID-19 cases in India, according to Cambridge virus tracker

India may see a spurt in the Coronavirus growth rate within days and head into an intense but short-lived virus wave as the...

India clears two more Covid vaccines, one pill

The Indian government has cleared two more Covid vaccines - Corbevax and Covovax - and one anti-viral pill Molnupiravir

Delhi surpasses Maharashtra in India’s Omicron tally

While India’s Omicron tally climbed to over 100 in the last 24 hours, Delhi surpassed Maharashtra to become the country’s highest...

India enters air bubble pact with Australia amid Omicron threat

India has inked an air bubble agreement with Australia for operation of international flights between both the nations.

Mortal remains of General Rawat to be brought to Delhi; probe ordered into helicopter crash

The mortal remains of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika will be brought to New Delhi...

Farmers set to formally call off protests today after Centre agrees to demands

Indian farmers who have spent the last 15 months protesting the farm laws and pushing for a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP),...

India marks 50th year of Navy Day; President Kovind, other ministers laud naval officers

The Western Naval Command has unfurled the world's largest national flag - an Indian Tricolour - at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai,...

India to resume quarantine restrictions for travellers from 'at risk' countries

The Indian government has labelled 11 countries as 'at risk' from the highly virulent variant of the COVID-19 virus

First two Omicron COVID variant cases confirmed in India

India has confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant, the Health Ministry said today, making it the 30th country in the...

Omicron threat: India set to postpone resumption of international flight services

India's announcement about the resumption of commercial international flights scheduled for December 15 is likely to be postponed, with the...

On 13th anniversary of Mumbai attack, tributes pour in for martyrs

India paid homage to those who laid down their lives while fighting against the terrorists who attacked Mumbai on November 26, 2008, where...

Delhi's Diwali pollution off the charts as residents defy cracker ban

The air quality in India's capital deteriorated from "severe" last night to ''hazardous'' category this morning, following the festival of...

India extends ban on international flights until November 30

The Indian civil aviation regulator has extended international flight ban until November 30, even as the curb is not applicable to cargo...

Delhi Chief Minister asks Indian government to stop flights from Singapore over fear of new COVID-19 strain

Singapore has been grappling with an increase in the number of COVID cases with authorities warning that the new virus strains were...