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Scientists from India, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland have discovered a new family of bony fish from the Western Ghats, and named it Aenigmachannidae. Results of this study was published in 'Scientific Reports,' the open-access mega-journal o...

India is second in the world, behind United States of America, in terms of cumulative tally of Coronavirus infections (63,12,584) and is currently reporting the highest number of daily cases in the world per day.

Recognising the important role of registered recruitment agencies, the External Affairs Ministry on Friday said it has provided them a number of COVID-19-specific relaxations to facilitate their operations to help in the revival of international migration...

Polling for the second phase of panchayat elections in Rajasthan, covering 1,028 gram panchayats in 21 districts, began Saturday morning. State Election Commission secretary Shyam Rajpurohit said the polling to elect panch and sarpanch began at 7.30 am...

Unnatural deaths of two women were reported from different parts of the city on Friday, police said. While a middle-aged lady was found floating in a pond at Jadavpur, a homemaker was found hanging in her house at Garfa, police said.

His side falling short yet again despite having him at the crease, MS Dhoni said he was trying to hit the ball too hard when timing the ball was a better option against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match on Friday. Chasing 166 to win, CSK lost by seven...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said that 72 custom hiring centres will be set up across the state to boost farm mechanisation and help farmers to improve their efficiency in agricultural practices. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti,...

The commercial operation of the Jammu Ropeway Project (JRP) will begin on Saturday from Bahu to Mahamaya in the winter capital city, officials said on Friday. Precautions for prevention of COVID-19 such as maintaining of social distance, sanitization of c...

Maharashtra BJP leader Pravin Darekar on Friday hit out at those demanding the resignation of his party's government in Uttar Pradesh over the Hathras crime by claiming "such incidents are happening in Maharashtra everyday". A Dalit teen was allegedly s...

It is not known who was present at Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar’s home in Vaishali Nagar area in Jaipur, police said.

In the week ended September 18, the reserves had increased by $ 3.378 billion to a record $ 545.038 billion.

The release further said a nodal officer of the state government would authorise and issue specific travel permission to essential services staff to travel in the Workmen Specials.

at 5.15 pm. MDS1 KL-VIRUS-PROHIBITORY ORDERS Kerala govt imposes Section 144 to curb coronavirus spread Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has imposed section 144 of CrPC, prohibiting the assembly of more than five people to control t...

Kieron Pollard's blazing form at the onset of the Indian Premier League is a "great sign" for the Mumbai Indians as it has been the case over the years, says bowling mentor Zaheer Khan. In his element in the last two games, Pollard smashed an unbeaten...

A 31-year-old man was booked in Bhiwandi in Thane district for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife, a practice outlawed by law, police said on Friday. Mohammad Juned Yasin Ansari has been charged under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriag...

The delegation comprising MPs Derek O’Brien, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Pratima Mondal and former MP Mamata Thakur, were stopped from entering UP’s Hathras, the party said.