Screen Rats

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today resolved to make "Bengal better and stronger each day" and thanked her grass-root workers and its three ideolo…

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday transferred 16 IAS officers, including Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar, under whose jurisdiction the case of th…

Welcoming the new year of 2021, the Indian government on Friday shared "a mesmerizing and motivating poem written by our beloved PM" on Twitter. from NDTV Ne…

New Year Day: January 1 was welcomed at Varanasi's Assi Ghat with beautiful Ganga aarti on the last day of the year gone by. Ganga aarti,a daily affair, a tradition …

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today greeted everyone a "happy new year", remembering those "we lost" and who "protect" and "sacrifice f…

India added 20,035 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, placing its overall number at 1.02 crore cases, the Health Ministry's data this morning showed. The n…

Applications for the emergency use approval for the coronavirus vaccines filed by the Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech and Pfizer will be taken up once again for…

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the first day of the new year on Friday and expressed hope that the "country will m…

Following his removal as the chairman of the board of administrators of Contai Municipality in Purba Medinipur district, Trinamool Congress leader Soumendu Adhikari on T…

A "monolith", the likes of which have appeared and vanished in different parts of the world since November, has now emerged in a garden in Ahmedabad city, Guja…

Terrorists shot a goldsmith dead at a busy market here on Thursday, police said. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3aZqr4T

India added 21,822 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, taking its tally to 1.02 crore cases, the Health Ministry data on Thursday showed. The number of fresh infections …

India has recorded 96.04 per cent COVID-19 recovery rate on Thursday, which is one of the highest globally, according to the Union Health Ministry. from NDTV News - In…

Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari was on Thursday transferred to the Sikkim High Court as its new chief justice. from ND…

Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari was on Thursday transferred to the Sikkim High Court as its new chief justice. from ND…

Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu has written to President Ram Nath Kovind, complaining about his repeated arrests by the state police, saying they deprive h…

In a relief to Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj, the Delhi High Court has stayed the eviction notice issued by the Centre asking him to vacate the government accommo…

All States To Begin Vaccine Dry Run From January 2, Say Sources from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3px4IW0

A Class 10 student shot dead his classmate in a school in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, the police said on Thursday. from NDTV News - India-news https://if…

India will promote fundamental values like human rights and development and reinforce multilateralism, while underlining the need for greater cooperation in the Nations …

The Delhi police have charged human rights activist and former student leader Umar Khalid of conspiring to fuel the riots in the national capital earlier this year, besi…

The Hyderabad police have arrested a Chinese national as part of its ongoing investigation into a multi-crore online loan scam involving a large network of companies tha…

Covid vaccine approval likely soon, India's drug controller says, "Probably we'll have new year with something in hand" from NDTV News - India-news h…

Preparations for administering the coronavirus vaccine on Indians is in the last stages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, a day after the government-appoin…

The Kerala Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution seeking the withdrawal of all the three contentious agricultural laws enacted hurriedly by parliame…

5 new cases of UK coronavirus strain in India, total 25 cases so far from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3rP27cj

Three metros -- Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai -- and several states including Punjab and Kerala have announced restrictions including big gatherings and night curfew for New…

Delhi Cold wave: On New Year's Eve, Delhi shivered at 3.3 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature recorded in the season so far. Icy winds swept through the city bri…

India added 21,822 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, taking its tally to 1.02 crore cases, the Health Ministry data this morning showed. The number of fresh infections…

No public gatherings will be allowed in Delhi tonight and tomorrow between 11 pm and 6 am as the state government has announced a night curfew to restrict the New Year&#…

A huge wildfire has engulfed the picturesque Dzuko Valley, famous for its biodiversity and seasonal flowers, located at the borders of Manipur and Nagaland. from NDTV …

Central ministers and farmer leaders have reached a consensus on stubble burning and safeguarding power subsidies during talks on Wednesday, a farmer leader said. from…

India on Wednesday called on Sri Lanka to ensure the early release of fishermen arrested recently on the charge of poaching in Sri Lankan waters. from NDTV News - Indi…

Amid global fears over the new mutant strains of coronavirus, detected in the United Kingdom and South Africa, India recorded 20,549 fresh infections in the last 24 hour…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday joined tribal women and cooked vegetables during a surprise visit to a tribal village in Birbhum district. from ND…

A month after thousands of farmers began protesting the new agricultural laws near Delhi's borders, the ruling BJP-JJP combine in neighbouring Haryana has suffered a…

Cheap and easy to store, the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine approved by the British regulator on Wednesday has given a shot in the arm to the global fight against coronaviru…

The Delhi High Court today extended the interim bail of Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra, who was arrested for allegedly cheating home buyers, till January 21 on medical …

The Supreme Court today stayed the release of ten women naval officers, who are seeking grant of permanent commission (PC), from the services as scheduled on December 31…

Serum Institute of India's application for emergency use approval for the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and pharma major AstraZeneca will be con…

A series of restrictions have been suggested by the Centre ahead of New Year to tone down celebrations in the backdrop of the new super infectious UK variant of the coro…

Former union minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, Mansukh Bhai Vasava, has withdrawn his resignation from the BJP just a day after sending it. The …

A 26-year-old man, accused of blackmailing at least 100 women, has been arrested in Delhi for trying to extort money from a south Delhi resident by allegedly blackmailin…

The Maharashtra government has extended till January 31, 2021 the lockdown restrictions in the state on account of COVID-19. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt…

The sixth round of talks between the government and the farmers demanding repeal of the Centre's new farm laws will be held at 2 pm today. The government is hoping f…

A youth leader of the Trinamool Congress was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle near a railway station in West Bengal's Howrah on Tuesday, officials said. from N…

India extends suspension of UK flights till January 7 over mutant Covid strain from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/38PthH2

New Year 2021: It's New Year's Eve on Thursday and time to bid goodbye to 2020 and welcome 2021. In this New Year, we will need a lot more good luck and have to …

Backing the "anti-conversion" legislation brought by Uttar Pradesh government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that he personally does not sup…

Amid global fears over the new mutant strains of coronavirus, detected in the United Kingdom and South Africa, India recorded 20,549 fresh infections in the last 24 hour…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday took strong objection to remarks made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month concerning protest by farmers on f…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday strongly disapproved of remarks such as "Maoist" or "Khalistanis" in the context of protesting farmers an…

Union Defence Minister on Wednesday said that no "meaningful solution" has come out of diplomatic and military level talks with China to resolve the standoff o…

Farmers protesting the agriculture laws fired a warning shot late Tuesday night ahead of a sixth round of talks with the centre today, saying that they would only discus…

Cold wave conditions intensified in north India on Tuesday with fresh snowfall reported from hill areas, with parts of Haryana and Hisar touching and Delhi recording a m…

Fourteen fresh cases of new mutant coronavirus strain - first reported in the United Kingdom in September - have been reported in India, the government said this morning…

The daily new coronavirus infections in India dipped below 20,000 for the third time this month taking the COVID-19 caseload to 1,02,24,303, while the recoveries crossed…

Serving "green jalebis" to taking out a "baraat" (wedding procession), farmers protesting at Singhu border here are using innovative ways to communic…

The Kanpur postal department has ordered an inquiry after stamps featuring underworld don Chhota Rajan and gangster Munna Bajrangi were issued by the main post office in…

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar's wife, Santosh Shailza, succumbed to COVID-19 in the early hours of Tuesday, Health Minister Rajiv Saizal said. …

Three people who returned from the UK recently were infected with the mutated strain of coronavirus, a top official of the CCMB said on Tuesday. from NDTV News - India…

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday claimed that he has received an "alarming report" that state security advisor (SSA) Surajit Kar Purakayastha is…

Actor Rajinikanth, who finally appeared ready to launch his political party with a "now or never" announcement earlier this month, has decided to stay away fro…

A 26-year-old autorickshaw driver has been arrested from a village near Panvel in Raigad district of Maharashtra for allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman tourist from C…

Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday said he will launch an agitation in New Delhi in January on issues concerning farmers. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt…

Mukesh Ambani spent much of 2020 convincing Facebook Inc., Google and a clutch of Wall Street heavyweights to buy into his vision for one of the world's most ambitio…

Distributing vaccines around India will pose plenty of logistical headaches given the size of the country, its vast population and number of coronavirus cases, now at mo…

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's wife has sought more time to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the PMC bank fraud case. Varsha Raut had bee…

Last Full Moon of the year 2020: Cold Moon on December 29 is the last celestial event of the year. Historically all the Full Moons have names linked to the seasons or lo…

16,432 fresh COVID-19 cases in India, lowest daily rise in over six months from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/2WRpbZv

A group of BJP workers In Solan, Himachal Pradesh, decided to celebrate the party's three years in power yesterday with an impromptu jig during a special address by …

India has recorded six cases of mutant strain of coronavirus, which is believed to be 70 per cent more infectious and was first reported in the United Kingdom, the gover…

The Centre has invited farmers for a fresh round of talks, which will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday. This will be the sixth time a way out of the deadlock is being attemp…

The environment ministry's expert appraisal committee has recommended granting environment clearance to the government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment pr…

Manoj Kumar, who is employed as a teacher in a government school in Punjab's Sangrur district, cycled 225 kilometres to reach Delhi's Tikri border on Monday to e…

A pregnant DDC member was administered oath at her residence here on Monday even as 137 other newly-elected members in Kashmir swore to uphold the Constitution and sover…

The Serum Institute of India, which is manufacturing the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in India, said that around 50 million doses of the vaccine, are ready. A …

The Odisha government on Monday said that as many as 62 returnees from the United Kingdom are untraceable despite the administration's request for cooperation to kee…

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar concluded his two-day stand-alone visit to Qatar from 27 to 28 December, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on M…

The Assam government on Monday said names of over 1.3 lakh persons have been deleted from the recently published electoral roll. from NDTV News - India-news https://if…

MLA Pabindra Deka, who recently quit the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and joined the newly-floated Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), on Monday resigned from the state legislative…

Agencies like Enforcement Directorate are not important as they are increasingly being used in a political power game, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut said a day after his w…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today sidestepped the controversy with Bishan Singh Bedi over the unveiling of Arun Jaitley's statue at Feroz Shah Kotla grounds, sayin…

Snowfall update: Fresh snowfall in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir brought brought cheer to tourists but also blocked roads in upper Shimla on Monday…

There has been no direction from the Centre about not flying in Chinese nationals into the country, various airlines said today, denying reports about an informal direct…

The national capital is gearing up for the novel coronavirus vaccination drive and plans to set up 1,000 booths across the city where up to 1 lakh people could get vacci…

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday said whoever speaks against policies or leaders of the BJP is facing action by the Central agencies. from NDTV News -…

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Centre and demanded that the Union government should listen to protesting farmers and take back the new fa…

In a tough message to the BJP, the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Naduhas said that it does not need a "national party asally if it isgoing to dictate", making it clea…

The BJP's Sushil Modi had an unusual tribute for the party's late leader and former Union minister Arun Jaitley on his birth anniversary. The farmers' protes…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated India's first driver-less train on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line. He also launched the National Common Mobility Card,…

A day after he was hospitalised in Dehradun following Covid-19-related complications, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was on Monday shifted to New Delhi…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is abroad as the party celebrates its 136th Foundation Day at its state and district headquarters across the country today. from NDTV News…

The official Twitter handle of President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a four-day visit to the Union Territory of Diu, shared a video of the President jogging on the Ghoghl…

Arun Jaitley Jayanti: Former finance minister Arun Jaitley is being remembered on his birth anniversary today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman and other…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the 100th "Kisan Rail" from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal today via video-conferencing, his offi…

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha Raut has been summoned for questioning by the Enforcement Department in the PMC bank fraud case. She has to meet the offic…

India's daily number of COVID-19 cases today jumped 6.88% since yesterday to touch 20,021. The number of fresh fatalities, 279, remained the same as yesterday, accor…

A two-day dry run for coronavirus vaccine program starts today in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Assam. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3nVUNZP

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, for questioning in the PMC Bank money laundering case on December 29, officials s…

Union minister Ramdas Athawale, whose "go corona, go" chant became a national sensation, on Sunday came out with a new slogan, ''No Corona'', s…

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and leader of Opposition in the assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday alleged that certain "vested interests have colluded" wi…

The tally of coronavirus cases in India reached 1,01,87,850 after 18,732 new COVID-19 infections were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health …

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday visited Ghoghla beach and inaugurated a light-and-sound show at Diu Fort on the third day of his four-day visit, officials said. fr…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appreciated people who take care of animals and added that such noble acts strengthen the sensitivity of the society. from NDTV …

The Oxford coronavirus vaccine will "protect 95 per cent of patients" and is "as effective as the Pfizer and Moderna" alternatives, Pascal Soriot, th…

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday urged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to reveal if Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death was a sui…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today flagged off a slew of developmental projects in the northeastern state of Manipur, promising that its "days of blockades" a…

India-Australia relations touched a new level with both the countries elevating their ties to a "comprehensive strategic partnership", signing key agreements i…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to resolve to make the country free from single-use plastic and appreciated the efforts by some people for undertaking cleanl…

With vaccine rollout beginning in some countries, the world ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic is looking to India for the large-scale production and supply of coronavirus…

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will today visit the Singhu border point between Delhi and Haryana, which is one of the spots where thousands of farmers from Punjab, Hary…

A man, who was sentenced to death in Bangladesh, was arrested from Delhi's Khanpur with a loaded pistol on Saturday, the Delhi Police said. from NDTV News - India-…

In his last ''Mann Ki Baat'' broadcast of the year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that people have supported ''vocal for local'…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday offered prayers at Shaktipeeth Kamakhya temple atop the Nilachal Hills here, on the last day of his three-day visit to the northe…

Farmers protesting against the centre's new farm sector laws clanged thalis and raised slogans as Prime Minister's monthly radio address Mann ki Baat was broadca…

Tamil film actor Rajanikanth's medical reports show there is nothing alarmingly wrong with him and his doctors will take a call on his discharge today afternoon, acc…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tribute to Sikh saint Guru Govind Singhin his monthly radio address Mann ki Baat, urging the nation not to "squander thesacr…

Police has arrested five Maoists and seized arms and ammunition from their possession in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Saturday. from NDTV News - India-news https:…

In view of a new strain of coronavirus found in the United Kingdom, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Goa on Sunday demanded institutional quarantine for tho…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 72nd edition of his monthly-radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' today. This will also be his last programme of the year.…

India's daily number of COVID-19 cases today stood at 18,732 - the lowest in nearly six months. Up to 279 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the overa…

A 27-year-old man was murdered allegedly by his wife's relatives in Palakkad district, on Friday, according to the officials. from NDTV News - India-news https://i…

The BJP will organise nearly 25 webinars over the next few days on the issue of "one nation, one election", as it seeks to build popular support for what has b…

Farmer Protest Live Updates: The protesting farmer unions on Saturday asked the government to meet and hold discussions on the new farm laws on December 29 (Tuesday). …

As a surge in recoveries along with lower new cases has resulted in a consistent decline in the active cases and low mortality, India's overall recovered cases are n…

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu and over 50 party workers were arrested here on Saturday after they tried to take out the "Gai Bachao, Kisan Bacha…

Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today performed a delicate act over the ongoing farmers' agitation against the new agricultural laws: On one hand, he …

Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Sivan on Saturday said the space agency was developing "green propulsion" for its ambitious human space flight mi…

Taking a swipe at the national parties for talking about women empowerment only during polls and conveniently forgetting afterward, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik …

An unidentified militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death count in the operation to t…

The protesting farmer unions met on Friday to discuss the government's latest letter inviting them for talks, with some of them indicating that they may decide to re…

The three new farm laws have been implemented in Madhya Pradesh and there is no confusion over it, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday. from NDTV New…

Hitting out at the opposition leaders for criticising the three farm laws, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the Dravida M…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kas…

from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/2KC1Lor

A 15-year-old girl who was kidnapped from her village from Uttar Pradesh' Hamirpur in September was rescued from Solapur in Maharashtra, police said on Saturday. The…

Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters came to blows in Kolkata this morning, just outside the BJP election office in Hastings area, in front of the police. The incident …

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet today passed by a voice vote a bill aimed at curbing religious conversions. If passed into law, it will include a maximum punishment of up to …

Cold conditions persisted in the national capital as the minimum temperature remained below five degrees Celsius for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, the India Me…

Actor-politician Rajinikanth, who was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad on Friday over "severe fluctuations" in his blood pressure, is "progressing well…

A week after his high-decibel visit to West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today arrived in neighbouring Assam, which, too, goes to polls in a few months from now…

The ban on 4G internet in Jammu and Kashmir has been extended till January 8, said an order issued by the Union Territory's administration on Friday. from NDTV New…

India has in the past 24 hours logged 3.4 per cent fewer coronavirus cases, at 22,273, since the preceding day, government data shows. Up to 251 deaths related to the vi…

Forty farm unions will hold a meeting today at 2 PM to chalk out their future course of action and take a decision on holding talks with the centre as the deadlock conti…

Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing at forward posts along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, …

At least two people who have returned from the UK to northeast India in the past few days have tested positive for COVID-19 and their swab samples have been sent to find…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has arrived in Guwahati and thanked people for the warm welcome. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/2KuHRfc

A Chinese national and three members of a gang have been arrested in an instant loan apps fraud case at Cyberabad. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3mJ4n0Q

A court on Friday sought a status report from Delhi police in relation to the search conducted by it at the office premises of advocate Mehmood Pracha, a lawyer represen…

Christmas Day: Christians across the country are observing Christmas Day. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, there are restrictions in place. Here are images from across India …

Cold and foggy weather persisted in the national capital on Friday as the minimum temperature remained below five degrees Celsius for the third consecutive day, the Indi…

Two teenagers walking home from a friend's birthday party in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor were ambushed, harassed and taken to a police station in an incident that end…

Merry Christmas 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted Christians on Xmas Day. The PM said the life and principles of Jesus Christ gives strength to people acr…

Coronavirus: 23,067 fresh COVID-19 cases in India, 6.6% lower than yesterday; 1.01 crore total cases, 1,47,092 deaths. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/2LWtC…

Police in Maharashtra's Thane have asked the local residents to remain cautious while attending marriages and other social events in the city as some gangs of thieve…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meet with nine crore farmers today- former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth anniversary - during which he will clarif…

The Centre has chosen Punjab to conduct a dry run of COVID-19 vaccine on December 28 and 29, state Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Thursday. from NDTV News …

Good Governance Day: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birth anniversary on December 25 is observed as Good Governance Day. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a gre…

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top ministers paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee at his memorial in Delh…

Merry Christmas 2020: Christians across the world are celebrating Xmas - the birth of Jesus Christ. In the modern times, Christmas is however celebrated both by Christia…

An earthquake of magnitude 2.3 was reported near Delhi, India on Friday morning, according to India's National Center for Seismology. from NDTV News - India-news h…

A group of seven influential US lawmakers, including Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, urging him to raise t…

Suvendu Adhikari said on Thursday that he has made the right decision to join the BJP and the move has people's approval. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.t…

India on Thursday said Pakistan's allegations that New Delhi may conduct a false flag operation should be ignored and the leadership of the neighbouring country was …

The BJP is sparing no expense to reach out to farmers today, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address nine crore farmers and clarify the centre's position on t…

An Indian Navy warship will undertake a "passage exercise" with the Vietnamese Navy in the South China Sea from December 26 to 27 as part of efforts to boost m…

A Delhi court has convicted SriLankan Airlines for violating Indian law by not having an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to address the matters of sexual harassment …

A Delhi court Thursday came to the relief of an aged couple by restraining their children from forcefully dispossessing them from their property or creating nuisance in …

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Thursday sent a legal notice to cartoonist Rachita Taneja for registering and blocking domain name on the parliamentarian's name after …

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it was "inhumane" to keep thousands of ICU beds reserved in private hospitals for COVID-19 patients when the positivity r…

Centre on Thursday said India has been registering less than 400 daily COVID-19 deaths for the last 12 days. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3rvuThY

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has defended Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen over reports that he was on the Visva Bharati University's list of illegal plot ho…

A COVID-19 positive woman who allegedly managed to give the slip to authorities in Delhi after her arrival from the UK recently and reach Andhra Pradesh by train has bee…

In the wake of detection of a new COVID-19 variant in the UK, Goa health authorities are trying to track down 602 people who arrived in the state from Britain and the UA…

The Uttar Pradesh Health Department is facing an uphill task of connecting to those who have recently returned from the UK, where a new variant of the coronavirus has be…

A 20-year-old Muslim man in Delhi has been charged by the police over his wife's allegations that she was forced to convert after their wedding in May and harassed b…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the Visva-Bharati University in Bengal on its centenary today, said its iconic founder Rabindranath Tagore's vision was the …

Christmas Eve 2020: Santa Claus comes calling on the night of Christmas Eve. Also known as Father Christmas, he rides a sleigh drawn by nine reindeer, guided by Rudolph …

Rahul Gandhi, in a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government over the farmer protests, said today there was "no democracy" in India and t…

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. from NDTV News - India-news https://…

Actor-politician Urmila Matondkar, who recently joined Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena, says she does not regret her short-lived association with the Congress and had…

Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi, marching to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, was stopped by the police before a small delegation was allowed to enter the presidential palac…

The government in Kerala - hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and apprehensive about the spread of new mutant strain from UK in the state - has moved the Supreme Court…

Braving the cold, the Indian Navy personnel are preparing for the Republic Day parade in full swing, starting their practice in the wee hours every day and concluding it…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal through video conferencing. from NDTV News -…

Rahul Gandhi is leading a delegation of Congress leaders, marching to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, to submit to President Ram Nath Kovind a memorandum seeking his interventio…

Christmas Eve today: The Xmas and New Year season this year amid the coronavirus pandemic is full of uncertainty and chaos. In India, though the Christmas sales have dro…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opened a music festival and even broke into a dance, in an interlude from the heavy-duty campaign for the state election in fo…

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved changes in the centrally sponsored Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme to benefit more than four crore …

India's active coronavirus cases continued to decline as 24,712 fresh infections were recorded in the last 24 hours with 312 deaths. from NDTV News - India-news ht…

A Delhi-based rice company has allegedly refused to buy paddy from the farmers of Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district under the agreement of contract farming - hig…

A 34-year-old United Kingdom returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 and hospitalised in the state capital, officials said on Wednesday. from NDTV News - India-news …

Congress MP K Suresh on Wednesday said that former party chief Rahul Gandhi will lead a demonstration today at 10:45 am from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan and will s…

Baul singer Basudeb Das, who was promised financial help from the West Bengal government, on Wednesday rued he could not have a word with Union Home Minister Amit Shah a…

India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,99,066 with 23,950 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease su…

Karnataka imposes night curfew from 10 pm to 6 am until January 2 amid COVID-19 from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/38Jtzzt

Sugathakumari, the eminent Malayalam poet, conservationist and women's activist died today, She was 86. Sugathakumari had tested positive for COVID-19 and was underg…

Farmers protesting near Delhi borders against the government's controversial agricultural laws today urged people across the country to "skip one meal" to …

A special CBI court in Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram today sentenced to life imprisonment a Catholic priest and a nun for the murder of Sister Abhaya, 28 years after…

Tamil Nadu government has granted permission to hold traditional bull-taming sport Jallikattu with certain restrictions. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/3nP…

The Congress is set to lose its senior leader Ahmed Patel's Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat -- which it fought hard to win in 2017 -- to the BJP. Ahmed Patel, a five-tim…

The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in the national capital is expected be less than 1 per cent, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said as fresh coronavirus infections in De…

The man arrested in the murder case of a minor girl in Odisha, had raped the 5-year-old after strangling her to death, the Special Investigating Team (SIT) chief Arun Bo…

Hearing a petition by a father claiming that his daughter has been unduly influenced to marry a man of a different religion, the Calcutta High Court has observed that th…

Jagannath Temple reopens today: The famous temple in Puri dedicated to Lord Jagannath has reopened after being closed for nine months due to the coronavirus-forced lockd…

The government is holding talks with farmers "with full sensitivity", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today as he wished farmers on Kisan Diwas or Farmers&…

The government is holding talks with farmers "with full sensitivity", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today as he wished farmers on Kisan Diwas or Farmers&…

Muthama, a 52-year-old transgender, was able to start her own small entrepreneurial venture - selling hot idly and dosas in Chennai - thanks to an idly cart and set of u…

The Farooq Abdullah-led Gupkar alliance has won big in the first local polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it lost special status last year and was turned into a Union Terr…

Sikar was recorded as the coldest place in Rajasthan with a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. from NDTV News -…

Two people died while 15 employees of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) plant at Phoolpur fell ill following gas leakage, said Prayagraj DM Bhanu…

Kisan Diwas or National Farmers' Day is being observed across the country today. Kisan Diwas is marked on the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth …

Former BJP minister Sham Lal Choudhary lost by a razor-thin margin of 11 votes in Suchetgarh constituency of Jammu district in the maiden District Development Council (D…

Coronavirus: 23,950 fresh COVID-19 cases in India, 22% higher than yesterday; 1,00,99,066 total cases, 1,46,444 deaths from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/34Dy3…

A family drama entangled in Bengal election politics continues to play out with BJP MP Saumitra Khan sending his wife Sujata Mondal Khan a divorce notice yesterday, a da…

The idea of social justice has gone on the back burner with the Supreme Court not doing as much as it should, former judge Justice (Retd) Madan B Lokur said on Tuesday. …

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday ordered composite floor tests of the newly-elected Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) by December 26. The order was passed while the co…

India continues to witness a steady decline in daily new coronavirus cases as 19,556 new COVID-19 cases were reported in last 24 hours taking the total count to 1,00,75,…

In an attempt to check spread of a new, more infectious strain of coronavirus detected in the United Kingdom, the Delhi government on Tuesday said it would trace all pas…

Five passengers who landed in New Delhi last night on an Air India flight from London have tested positive for COVID-19, while those on a British Airway plane that lande…

The parent of a TikTok copycat from India has raised more than $100 million from investors including Alphabet Inc's Google and Microsoft, months after the Chinese-ow…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the nation is on a path where everyone, irrespective of religion, can be assured of their constitutional rights and their future …

Christmas Day Wishes: It's time to send Xmas wishes, Seasons Greetings,New Year messages to everyone.The countdown for Christmas Day and New Year has started. Amid t…

India's first and only phase III trial of a COVID-19 vaccine has crossed 13,000 subjects - the half-way mark - and proceeding successfully across multiple sites in I…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) today via video conferencing. PM Modi also released a postal stamp d…

Sister Abhaya murder case: two found guilty by Kerala court 28 years after crime from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt/34w3DWw

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) via video conferencing. from NDTV News - India-news https://ift.tt…

The Farooq Abdullah-led People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration has a slim lead over the BJP in the first District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu and K…

Armed with hope and a revolutionary poem by noted Punjabi poet ''Pash'', a farmer cycled nearly 400 km from Fardikot to the Tikri border in Delhi to join…

Six people, all Muslim, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh and the police are looking for five more in a fresh case involving the state's new "unlawful convers…

Four members of a family were found dead in Khudmuda village under Amleshwar police station limits in Durg district of Chhattisgarh on Monday. from NDTV News - India-n…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the efforts undertaken by the government towards animal conservation, following the release of the "Status of Leopard…

India may reduce scrutiny of deals by Hong Kong-based investors as long as Chinese firms aren't involved in the transactions, people with knowledge of the matter sai…

India added only 19,556 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the lowest since early July, according to Health Ministry data released this morning. The countr…

The Somnath Temple trust in Gujarat is undertaking the gold plating of over 1,400 kalash (urn) at the temple. The work to turn the spires of the Somnath Temple golden is…

Police in Maharashtra's Nagpur have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against seven alleged members of an inter-state gang of …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Tuesday via video conferencing. from NDTV News - India-news …

A lion was rescued with the help of ropes and a cage after it fell into a 20-foot deep well in Gujarat's Junagadh on Monday, a forest department official said. fro…

Commission agents known as Arhtiyas in Punjab will keep their shops shut for four days from Tuesday in protest against income tax raids allegedly conducted to intimidate…

US President Donald Trump on Monday presented the prestigious Legion of Merit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership in elevating strategic partnership of th…