Hornbill Festival in Nagaland cancelled as the state mourns the killing of innocent civilians

After 14 civilians in Nagaland were killed in a botched Indian Army operation, the ongoing Hornbill Festival has been called...

More than 90 per cent school students in KVs and NVs had full or partial access to some digital device: Education Ministry

While a joint national survey in November 2021 by LIRNEasia, and ICRIER revealed that only 20 per cent of children...

Old potatoes lie unsold in cold storages in Uttar Pradesh as prices in the market plummet

While the deadline to clear the cold storages in Uttar Pradesh is long past, nearly 10 to 15 per cent...

85% eligible population has received the first dose of the COVID19 vaccine: Union Health Minister

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has announced that 85 per cent of the country’s eligible population has received its first...

Ration cards rule panchayat elections in Bihar

The panchayat elections in Bihar draw to a close on December 12, and many candidates have promised to provide their...

Protesting farmers’ umbrella body SKM forms committee to negotiate with govt on pending demands

SKM leaders also informed that they will not move their camps from the Singhu Border until legal cases filed against...

Maharashtra man who returned from South Africa 4th Omicron case of COVID19 in India so far

A 33-year-old man who travelled from Cape Town via Dubai and Delhi to Maharashtra on November 24 has tested positive...

UP CM Adityanath assures 24×7 power supply across state; 1/10th of rural households yet to be electrified

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that efforts are underway to ensure villages in the state are supplied...

Human trafficking survivors highlight loopholes in the pending draft Bill

The Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill 2021 is expected to be passed in the ongoing Winter Session...

Cyclone Jawad forms in the Bay of Bengal; expected to hit Odisha, Andhra tomorrow

Due to cyclone Jawad, forecasts for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal have been...