India's proactive and graded multi-level institutional response to COVID-19 made it possible for the country to maintain "very low cases and deaths per million" population, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the 8.8-km-long Rohtang tunnel, being built on the Leh-Manali highway, in the last week of September, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Thursday.
The Uttar Pradesh government has extended the deadline till August 31 for the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to submit their report in Kanpur encounter case in which eight police personnel had lost their lives after a group of assailants opened fire on a police team, which had gone to arrest gangster Vikas Dubey.
India said on Thursday that it has sought an assessment from Lebanon on the damage during the powerful explosion in Beirut to decide the nature of assistance that can be extended.
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government to file their replies in a case seeking the release of Dr Kafeel khan, who is detained under the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly giving a provocative speech during anti-CAA protests.
The Congress on Thursday demanded that a session of Parliament be convened to enable discussion on key issues like the COVID-19 situation, the Sino-India standoff at the border and the state of the economy in the country.
Waters from overflowing rivers originating in Nepal entered in more areas of the 16 flooded districts of Bihar on Thursday, claiming two lives and affecting more than 69 lakh people.
The Centre on Thursday informed the Andhra Pradesh High Court that it has released Rs 22,111.88 crore as post-devolution revenue deficit grant and another Rs 16,510 crore under different heads, including capital city development, to the state during 2014-20.
A 20-year-old woman with pregnancy-related complications died on Thursday after five hospitals of Imphal allegedly denied admission to her, prompting the Manipur government to order an investigation
The Congress on Thursday claimed to have the numbers and majority in Rajasthan and said it is eagerly waiting for the state Assembly session to begin on August 14.
Assam Excise Department on Thursday allowed restaurants in the state to serve liquor while strictly adhering to the social distancing rules and other COVID-19 guidelines.
Nearly 9.5 lakh Indians have returned from abroad under the government's "Vande Bharat" evacuation mission, making it the largest sustained operation for the repatriation of Indians stranded overseas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
Traders'body CAIT on Thursday said it will launch ''China Quit India'' campaign on August 9 as part of its call for the boycott of Chinese products in the country.
A plea in the Supreme Court on Thursday sought postponement of JEE (Main) April 2020 and NEET-Undergraduate examinations, which are scheduled to be conducted in September, amid spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
A Congress MLA staying at the resort, where the Ashok Gehlot camp is holed up, on Thursday claimed that dissident leader Sachin Pilot has more "well-wishers" than he thinks.
