These are "testing times for Indian democracy", Congress president Sonia Gandhi said in her Independence Day message on Saturday, sharpening her attack on the Narendra Modi government.
Citing the surge in COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Maharashtra, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday termed the state as the "COVID capital" of the country.
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said it was a "public sentiment" that the probe in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death be conducted by the CBI even though he believes in capability of the Maharashtra Police.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Sri Aurobindo, a freedom fighter and spiritual philosopher, on his birth anniversary, and said, "He was synonymous with brilliance and courage."
Bihar on Saturday became the eighth state in the country to have reported more than one lakh COVID-19 cases, marking a 10-fold rise in its tally within a period of a month and a half.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today predicted scattered to fairly widespread rainfall over India's northwest region during the next five days.
Scientists are working hard on coronavirus vaccine and if their efforts bear fruit, COVID-19 warriors will be the first ones to get the dose, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Saturday.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday hosted ''At Home'' reception in the President House in the national capital on the occasion of 74th Independence Day.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday unveiled a 25-feet-tall bronze statue of "Bharat Mata" in Bhopal, noting that it was in keeping with the wishes of several people, including RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat.
The post mortem report prepared after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput did not mention a critical piece of information - the time of death, the lawyer representing his father said on Saturday, once again raising questions on the investigation by Mumbai Police.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday said the ''Atal Tunnel'' in Rohtang would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the end of September this year.
Chief Scientist of World Health Organisation, Soumya Swaminathan was on Saturday conferred with the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's special award, in recognition of her advisory role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
India has as much commitment to make its security apparatus and Army strong as it has for establishing peace and harmony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, stressing that mammoth steps have been taken to make the country self-reliant in the defence sector.
India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has voiced hope that Indian professionals will continue to be welcomed in America as their talent has contributed significantly to the country's economy.
