Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday August 05, 2020, Mumbai
The weather in Mumbai -- which is pounded by heavy rains for more than two days -- slid a few more notches this afternoon as the winds picked up, reaching upto 70 km per hour by evening.
Nine bricks sent by devotees from across the world were laid for a Ram temple in Ayodhya today as a ''bhoomi pujan'' or groundbreaking ceremony was held at Ram Janmabhoomi.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was discharged from a private hospital in Bhopal today after recovering from coronavirus infection, an official said.
Monsoon 2020: Heavy rain and landslides hit rail and road traffic at several places on the Goa-Karnataka border areas on Wednesday.Villages in the low-lying areas have been inundated. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a 'Red' alert for Goa, Gujarat and Konkan region.
Lord Ram is revered in several countries, including Indonesia which has the largest Muslim population, and the temple in Ayodhya will serve as an inspiration for the entire humanity till eternity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him not to allow geographical indication (GI) tagging of basmati to Madhya Pradesh, in the larger interest of Punjab and other states that already have GI tag for basmati.
A 26-year-old man was shot dead by a former army personnel in Punjab after an argument on Facebook, the police have said. The incident was recorded by the victim on his phone.
The construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya is much more than a religious affair and the structure will stand as a tribute to the best of timeless human values, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the "leader of five centuries" who resolved the equally old dispute with his efficient leadership and paved the way for the construction of a grand temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.
Months after earning the internet's indignation for a renaming spree of places in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath found himself as the subject of a revival of the memes courtesy Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A 19-year-old woman being forcibly taken away in an auto-rickshaw by two men was rescued by police from Knowledge Park area on early Wednesday after a chase and shootout in which the two accused were injured, an official said.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic this year, Independence Day celebrations will be different. In a first, military bands will perform for a fortnight across the country ahead of Independence Day celebrations on August 15, officials said on Wednesday.
BJP chief JP Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he performed the ground-breaking ceremony of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
Drug major Lupin on Wednesday announced the launch of its Favipiravir drug under the brand name "Covihalt" for the treatment patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms at Rs 49 per tablet in India.
India has banned some mobile apps of Chinese companies such as Xiaomi Corp and Baidu Inc, three sources told Reuters on Wednesday, in its latest move to hit Chinese companies following a border clash in Ladakh.
