Widening the scope of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) plea against the frequent release of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim on parole/furlough by the Haryana government, the Punjab and Haryana HC asked the state to...

The Union health ministry has asked all states to be on alert while Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called a meeting of state health ministers on Wednesday to review preparedness in view of the recent surge in respiratory illnesses...

Heavy rainfall lashed southern parts of Tamil Nadu even as the government declared a holiday for all schools, colleges and banks in four districts - Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari and Tenkasi. The India Meteorological Department (IMD)...

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan accused the Centre of taking “unconstitutional steps” to strangle the state’s finances by fixing borrowing limits, while remaining optimistic about the possibility of the opposition’s INDIA bloc unseating BJP in the...

The Karnataka government asked those above 60-years of age, with comorbidities, and symptoms of cough, phlegm and fever to mandatorily wear face masks, in the wake detection of a case of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 in neighbouring Kerala

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin told top Israeli leaders that protecting civilians was a “strategic imperative” for their ground and air campaign in Gaza, as pressure grows on Israel to scale back the war. Austin, making his second visit to...

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning on December 21 in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in the excise policy case, in what appears to be a significant change of...

A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the UN migration agency said. Saturday’s shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part...

Following its crushing defeat in the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly elections, the Congress removed Kamal Nath from office as state president of Madhya Pradesh, installing OBC leader Jitu Patwari as PCC chief and tribal leader Umang...