India

As immigration crisis along Mexican border intensifies, Biden says: "Don't come over"

As a border crisis is building, President Joe Biden is appealing to people to not come to the US, dispelling the impression for some from the campaign rhetoric that immigration restrictions would be dismantled.

Mar 18, 2021

Geeta and Babita Phogat's cousin Ritika dies by suicide after losing wrestling match

Ritika Phogat, the maternal cousin of Babita Phogat, has died by suicide after reportedly losing the final match of a wrestling tournament.

Mar 18, 2021

Coronavirus update: COVID positive cases surge in Karnataka, breaches 1,000-mark

In what could be termed as an apparent sign of poor adherence to Covid safety protocols by the public, Karnataka reported over 1,200 new fatalities related to this dreaded virus, health department said on Wednesday.

Mar 18, 2021

Risk of Covid-19 increasing in Goa, amid rise in infections: CM

Goa is at "increasing risk" vis a vis a resurgence in Covid-19 cases in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday.

Mar 17, 2021

Mars water did not evaporate as widely believed but still trapped underground, says new study

A significant portion of Mars' water, between 30 and 99 per cent, is trapped within minerals in the planet's crust, says a new study.

Mar 17, 2021

Quick steps needed to stop Covid second wave, check vaccine wastage: PM Modi to CMs

Meeting Chief Ministers amid growing alarm over resurgence of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged them to act fast against the emerging "second peak" of the pandemic, warning "if we do not stop this now, a country-wide outbreak can occur".

Mar 17, 2021

Lt Gen BS Raju hands over command of strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps | Details

Lt. General B.S. Raju has handed over the command of the strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps to Lt. General D.P. Pandey, the army said in a statement on Wednesday.

Mar 17, 2021

BJP leader Dilip Gandhi passes away, PM expresses grief

Former Union Minister and BJP leader Dilip Gandhi, who had tested positive for Covid-19, passed away at a private hospital in Delhi on Wednesday during treatment. He was 70.

Mar 17, 2021

IPS Kuldiep appointed CRPF DG, Ganapathy to head NSG

Senior IPS officers Kuldiep Singh and M.A. Ganapathy have been appointed as Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the National Security Guard (NSG), respectively.

Mar 17, 2021

Srinagar: Police personnels and others, recovered from COVID-19 voluntarily donated their plasma at Plasma Screening Camp organised at Kashmir Nursing Home by J&K Police and Dept of Health and Medical Education, in Srinagar on July 22, 2020. (Photo: IANS)

Illegal Covid test centre in Gurugram issues fake report | Details

A resident of Sector-29 in Gurugram, Piyush Bhatnagar, has lodged a police complaint over a fake Covid-19 test report issued by an illegal test centre.

Mar 17, 2021

Weird Singing Noise Coming From Antarctic Ice Shelf Recorded

Climate Change is so bad Antarctic Peninsula will reach its highest temperatures by 2044

Peninsula, along with the rest of the western part of Antarctica, has been one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth.

Mar 17, 2021

Bangladesh hospital fire leaves three COVID patients dead

A major fire on Wednesday morning in a hospital here has left three Covid-19 patients dead, said a senior health official.

Mar 17, 2021

Woman gives birth to baby girl mid-air on Bengaluru to Jaipur IndiGo flight | Details

On Wednesday morning, March 17 while travelling from Bengaluru to Jaipur, a woman gave birth to a baby girl on board Indigo airlines flight.

Mar 17, 2021

MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashes during training mission, pilot killed

A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) met with a fatal accident on Wednesday morning while taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India.

Mar 17, 2021

Women wearing ripped jeans destroy culture, says U'Khand CM; netizens tear into leader's comments

The newly elected Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat said that if women are seen wearing ripped jeans it paves the way for societal breakdown and is a result of the "bad example" parents set for children.

Mar 17, 2021

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India

As immigration crisis along Mexican border intensifies, Biden says: "Don't come over"

Geeta and Babita Phogat's cousin Ritika dies by suicide after losing wrestling match

Coronavirus update: COVID positive cases surge in Karnataka, breaches 1,000-mark

Risk of Covid-19 increasing in Goa, amid rise in infections: CM

Mars water did not evaporate as widely believed but still trapped underground, says new study

Quick steps needed to stop Covid second wave, check vaccine wastage: PM Modi to CMs

Lt Gen BS Raju hands over command of strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps | Details

BJP leader Dilip Gandhi passes away, PM expresses grief

IPS Kuldiep appointed CRPF DG, Ganapathy to head NSG

Illegal Covid test centre in Gurugram issues fake report | Details

Climate Change is so bad Antarctic Peninsula will reach its highest temperatures by 2044

Bangladesh hospital fire leaves three COVID patients dead

Woman gives birth to baby girl mid-air on Bengaluru to Jaipur IndiGo flight | Details

MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashes during training mission, pilot killed

Women wearing ripped jeans destroy culture, says U'Khand CM; netizens tear into leader's comments

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh