Breaking New | July 21

The NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu on Thursday became the first tribal woman to become the President of India. The leader had crossed the crucial 50 per cent mark after the third round of counting.

Two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines provide high protection against severe COVID-19 up to six months after the second shot, according to a study published in The BMJ.

Nearly 1.59 lakh people were recruited for government jobs during the coronavirus pandemic period of the last two years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

The Punjab Police on Thursday said it wanted to catch alive the two gangsters allegedly involved in singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder and had asked them to surrender but they did not stop firing.

The administration of the Union Territory (UT) of Lakshadweep on Thursday refuted allegations that it has been quelling democratic protests by using the police, saying that only those violating prohibitory orders were arrested in order to maintain peace and tranquility there.

Dr D. Veerendra Heggade, who was recently nominated to Rajya Sabha, will take oath of allegiance to the Constitution as an MP on Thursday.

There was a heavy deployment of police personnel around the Congress headquarters and the Enforcement Directorate office here ahead of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi's questioning in the National Herald case.

On a day of questioning of Sonia Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case, the Congress MPs moved adjournment notices in both Houses of Parliament over the 'misuse of agencies against the opponents'.

The Haryana government has decided to conduct a judicial probe into the killing of a Deputy Superintendent of Police by the mining mafia in the state's Mewat region.

The maximum impact of the climate change is being borne by the poorest countries and most vulnerable communities who have contributed the least to the crisis, India has said, asserting that the developed nations with their historical experiences must take lead in the global transition towards net-zero.

A Pakistani national who crossed over to India via International Border to allegedly kill suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma is influenced by Pakistan-based organisation Tehreek-e-Labbaik, said Rajasthan Police. Read more 

The US and allies committed more rocket systems, ammunition and other military aid to Ukraine Wednesday, as American defence leaders said they see the war to block Russian gains in the eastern Donbas region grinding on for some time.