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Ganesh Chaturthi is marked on the Chaturthi Tithi in Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. This year, Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated on August 22. People will celebrate Ganesh Utsav from August 22, with Ganesh visarjan taking place on September 1.

Mizoram has sealed international and inter-state borders barring a few entry points, which were opened for vehicles carrying goods, in March to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.

The top court wondered can a liability like AGR related dues be wound up, under the guise of selling spectrum under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

As part of emergency measures, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh also ordered a complete ban on all gatherings, except weddings and funerals, across the state till August 31.

The central probe agency said in a statement on Thursday that it has attached 22 immovable properties worth Rs 1.63 crore of K Pandiyarajan and his family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA), Prem Chand, said none of the students were seen wearing face masks in the video.

The order signed by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that under the Unlock guidelines, the Delhi government has allowed operation of restaurants subject to social distancing norms.

The body of the high school student who had gone missing three days ago from a village in Dhaurhara area was found floating in Varuna river on Wednesday.

The sero-prevalence arrived at in this round was five percentage points more than the 23.48% sero-prevalance estimated after the first round of survey, which was carried out in the end of June and early July.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been citing higher fertiliser demand and sowing of monsoon crops, both key signs of rural activity, to show there are "green shoots" in the economy. But four government officials said the uptick in activity may not be as l...

Officials said though the final decision of withdrawing troops was that of the MHA, local inputs pointing out reduced number of stone pelting and other law and order incidents were factored in.

Alphonso Davies had asked for his idol Lionel Messi's shirt after Bayern Munich's Champions League win over Barcelona but the Argentine was too upset to give it.

The guidelines, formulated by the National Council fo Educational Research and Training (NCERT), were released by Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'.

Belarusian activist Veronika Tsepkalo plans to meet opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Lithuania to discuss their next steps towards ousting President Alexander Lukashenko, but she indicated she would not return to her country soon.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said the allegations of bias made by the petitioner against the members of the Commission merely on the basis of newspaper reports and are liable to be rejected outright.

Seeking to promote greater e-transaction for commuters, the Delhi Metro on Wednesday announced a new facility that will enable riders to get their smart cards.