New Delhi

The Delhi government has started conducting targeted COVID-19 tests in markets and other crowded areas to strengthen its surveillance mechanism.

Republic TV Editor in Chief Arnab Goswami, who was seen being pushed into the police van, claimed that he was assaulted by police at his home, while being taken away.

The study conducted by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) was based on a face-to-face survey of 6,098 respondents — 3,965 crop farmers, 757 marine fishermen and 1,376 livestock owners. Responses from over 2 lakh farmers were also co...

During the same period in 2018 and 2019, Punjab had recorded 21,014 and 22,503 farm fires respectively, as per data from Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB).

In a petition, Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables director Rajiv Agarwal has challenged the decision making process behind the order passed by the central government which gave approval to the agency to file an appeal against the acquittal of the accused.

The Left lends a sense of credibility and progressivism to the alliance, which in terms of perception was much required for the grand alliance, an analyst said.

While the deadline for filing ITR by individual taxpayers has been extended by a month till December 31, the due date for those taxpayers whose accounts need to be audited has been extended to January 31, 2021.

According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitoring agency, SAFAR, the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution was 36 percent on Thursday — the maximum so far this season.

The sources said the Defence Ministry has informed the PAC that it may not be advisable to visit Ladakh now as the Army is engaged in the situation on the border.

Amid speculation that some of her party MLAs could switch sides in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati said her party will leave no stone unturned to defeat Samajwadi Party candidates, even if it means voting for candidates of the BJP or any other party.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said human beings were treated as animals and worms by the police in Munger, when they beat up devotees taking out Durga idols "cruelly and mercilessly".

The issue of cross-border terrorism figured in the third edition of the Indo-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue that discussed a plethora of security challenges facing India's neighbourhood and beyond.

The Unlock 5 guidelines were announced on September 30 and came into effect the next day. Most notably, it had allowed cinema halls outside the containment zones to be open with restrictions on occupancy.

Thomas Bach with donate the Seoul Peace Prize money to Olympic Refuge Foundation and three other social charities.

While the recovery rate stands at 90.23 per cent, the fatality rate is 1.50 per cent, the data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare showed on Monday.

The conference will be addressed by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and all the three Service Chiefs. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the conference on October 27.