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Two elephants were electrocuted after they came into contact with a live wire inside the Bannerghatta National Park near here, forest department authorities said on Sunday. "Two elephants died of electrocution. I went to the spot yesterday (Saturday...

Piyush Goyal also said the entire stretch of the corridor, connecting Sector V and Howrah Maidan, is likely to be completed by December 2021.

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A small unfinished stretch on the Delhi Metro's Pink Line was expected to be completed by September end this year but it got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said. The Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor or the Pink Line spans about 58 km with...

Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriou...

Two-time champions Chennaiyin FC has roped in Brazil's Emerson Gomes de Moura, better known as Memo, on a free transfer for the 2020-21 season of the Indian Super League (ISL) starting next month. The 32-year-old joins CFC on the expiry of his contract...

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad said that the constitution provides its citizens with the right to live including the right to defend themselves.

Meghalaya registered its highest single-day spike of 423 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, which pushed the tally in the northeastern state to 6,456, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 54 after two persons succumbed to the infection, Heal...

Union Power Ministry’s joint secretary Ghanshyam Prasad said though the country aims at 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity to be renewable or nuclear by 2030.

The death toll from COVID-19 mounted to 172 in Chandigarh with three more fatalities while 148 fresh cases pushed the infection count to 12,360 on Saturday, according to a bulletin. A 70-year-old coronavirus positive woman was among the new fatalities d...

Rajasthan's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,41,846 on Saturday with 2,150 fresh infections, while the death toll climbed to 1,530 as 14 more people succumbed to the contagious respiratory disease, according to an official report. The number of active...

Addressing an international webinar on textile traditions organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), he said Indian textiles are highly valued globally and they have also got enriched with customs, crafts, products and techniques of ot...

Five people including former BJP Mahila Morcha district president and three government employees have been arrested in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur for allegedly running a sex racket, police said on Saturday. Three others including a former office-bearer...

Three unidentified persons snatched the gold chain of a 51-year-old government employee in Prashant Vihar area, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Thursday evening around 5 pm.

An Italian judge on Saturday ordered Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and an array of senior officials to testify at a hearing into whether farright leader Matteo Salvini should be tried for illegally detaining migrants.

As per the guidelines, customers should be screened at the entry point for coronavirus symptoms such as high temperature, cough, and cold. Only asymptomatic customers will be allowed inside.