Massive rainfall was recorded in several parts of Odisha as the depression over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Odisha coast moved west-north-westwards to turn into Deep Depression in the early hours on Monday. Odisha, north Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are likely to get heavy rainfall during the next 48 hours, the IMD said. ...
As the Joe Biden administration stepped up efforts to get more people vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in three new studies emphasised the importance of Covid shots in preventing death rates, even amid concerns on waning immunity in some populations. ...
Three days after National Conference leader and former Jammu MLC Tarlochan Singh Wazir was found dead in a West Delhi flat, police on Sunday was trying to ascertain the veracity of a sensational hand-written note posted on a social media account of Harmeet Singh, one of the suspects in Wazir murder....
In a deft political move, Kerala BJP state general secretary and former Vice Chairman of All India Minorities Commission, George Kurien has written to Union Home Minister, Amit Shah to provide protection to Arch Bishop of Pala, Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt after Islamic organisations came out in the open against the Bishop. ...
The Congress party on Sunday constituted a political Affairs committee in Telangana to ensure better coordination. All prominent leaders of the state have been given place in the committee....
Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Patel was on Sunday elected the new Gujarat Chief Minister, replacing Vijay Rupani, who abruptly resigned on Saturday....
Light to moderate rainfall is likely to be witnessed in the national capital on Sunday, a day after intense rainfall flooded large parts of Delhi, including the international airport. ...
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D.K. Shivakumar has released a video, shot from his kitchen, to urge the government to reduce the price of LPG gas cylinders by at least Rs 150. "Whether the government wants parents to buy school bags or wants them to spend all the money on LPG cylinders," he asked. ...
Four members of a 'Bakarwal' (Nomad Goatherd) family were killed by a massive cloudburst in a meadow in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday....
The mega Covid-19 vaccination drive commenced in Tamil Nadu at 7 a.m. on Sunday. The state health department is aiming to inoculate 20 lakh people in the mega vaccination drive to be held at 40,000 booths in 10,000 centres across the state. ...
