India

South Korea's intelligence agency foiled North Korean attempts to hack into South Korean companies developing coronavirus vaccines, the News1 agency reported on Friday, citing a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee.

On the occasion of National Organ Donation Day, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said no age, caste, religion, community, belief should come as an obstacle in a task as divine as that of donating organs.

Those detained were staging a protest at the Jantar Mantar in support of Punjab farmers, who are agitating against the Centre's farm laws

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said her government had declassified all the files it had related to Netaji, but the BJP-led Centre failed to fulfil its promise in this regard.

The CBI after filing the FIR on the basis of a complaint from Canara Bank carried out a search operation at eight locations in Delhi and NCR at the premises of the accused named in the FIR, they said.

A social entrepreneur, scientist and researcher, Solanki, a native of Barwani district, is known as the Solar Man of India and Solar Gandhi for his endeavours to promote solar energy.

The 84-year old three-time chief minister, twice Union minister and six-time Lok Sabha MP, died on Monday following a nearly four-month battle with COVID-19 and related complications.

Along with Mohiuddin, a former Congress minister in the erstwhile state, the agency has also booked a number of senior government officials in connection with alleged illegal regularisation of encroached forest land.

This comes at a time when Jaipur alone is reporting over 600 coronavirus cases everyday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday inaugurated a pharmaceutical plant in Siberia that will manufacture drugs to treat COVID19 as the country reported record high numbers of new coronavirus infections and deaths.

Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 5 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Auto, HDFC, HCL Tech and Titan.

The Department of School Education in Punjab has put out a notification for filing up 8,393 vacancies of pre-primary teachers. Those who want to apply will be able to do so by visiting educationrecruitmentboard.com.

Ahmed Patel's mortal remains reached Piraman from Vadodara and he was laid to rest at a Muslim cemetery in the presence of hundreds of locals and Congress leaders.

A police officer probing the case said that a pregnant woman was left by two unknown women at district hospital. The woman was mentally challenged, deaf and mute, and gave birth to a baby.

A 25-year-old man was arrested from Kolkata for threatening Indian pacer Mohammed Shami's estranged wife Hasin Jahan, police said on Wednesday.

A senior police officer said a complaint has been filed by BJP councillor from Dallupura, Rajiv Kumar, against a political party, adding that its role is being investigated.