Nandini Gupta With Pti Inputs

India recorded 70,496 fresh cases of coronavirus and 964 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 69 lakh, shows the Health Ministry data released this morning. A total of 78,365 people also successfully fought off the viral disease over the last 24 hours, bringing down the overall active cases to almost 13 per cent...

Giving the example of how the Prime Minister's stance on implementation of the minimum support price (MSP) has changed since his first election in 2014, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at PM Narendra Modi, saying his intentions to support farmers was "clear" - meant to wipe them out, and benefit corporates.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led his party's attack on the BJP-led central government over the 24 per cent fall in the Gross Domestic Product - the worst in independent India's history - saying the economy's destruction began with demonetisation in 2016 and that every policy decision thereafter has been erroneous.

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed the plea for interim bail on medical grounds by lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj - an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case being probed by the NIA - amid the coronavirus pandemic stating that the government of Maharashtra would continue to provide her medical aid in prison.

In a prime example of how cheats are using people's unfamiliarity with online financial transactions, Rs 1.5 lakh was allegedly siphoned from the bank account of a plants' nursery owner in Maharashtra's Palghar district, two hours north of Mumbai.

A 107-year-old woman in central Maharashtra's Jalna district, near Aurangabad, has not only recovered from COVID-19, she did it in just 10 days and within weeks of undergoing a spine surgery, officials said today.

Dismissing fears about privatisation of the Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, its Chairman and Space Department Secretary K Sivan said the recently announced space sector reforms - allowing participation of private players - will allow the agency to move away from the routine and better utilise its resources for "technology development and ...

Accepting a woman's request to schedule the virtual hearing in her marital dispute and guardianship case after her children's online classes are over, the Delhi High Court has directed the trial court to post the matter after lunch.

In a tweet replete with jibes at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called for withdrawal of the new Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020 draft to stop "LootOfTheNation". A day earlier he had said the draft provisions are "dangerous" and if notified, the long term consequences will be "catastro...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today raided at least 14 premises, including a dozen in Delhi and one each in Gurgaon and Surat, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged corruption in the purchase of 75 Pilatus basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force in 2009.

Delhi University associate professor Hany Babu, who was arrested on July 28 for his alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad case, was sent to judicial custody till August 21 after his remand with the National Investigation Agency ended today.

Half a year since the Supreme Court ordered installation of a Smog Tower, aimed to help combat air pollution, in Delhi's most polluted area - Anand Vihar - "within three months", the top court pulled up the Central and state governments directing them to "start at the earliest".

After a week that saw the number of new coronavirus cases grow by less than one per cent, Delhi today reported 15 COVID-19 deaths - the fewest due to coronavirus since June 9. The city also reported less than 1,000 fresh cases of coronavirus.

Rajasthan Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi today moved the Supreme Court against the Rajasthan High Court's order, which directs Assembly Speaker CP Joshi to defer disqualification of sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel MLAs.

A day after Dalit Spiritual leader Mahamandelshwar Kanhaiya Prabhunandan Giri questioned his exclusion from the Ayodhya Ram Temple groundbreaking ceremony, BSP president Mayawati today said an invitation would have been in keeping with the "Constitutional intention of setting up a casteless society".

India recorded 70,496 fresh cases of coronavirus and 964 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 69 lakh, shows the Health Ministry data released this morning. A total of 78,365 people also successfully fought off the viral disease over the last 24 hours, bringing down the overall active cases to almost 13 per cent...

Giving the example of how the Prime Minister's stance on implementation of the minimum support price (MSP) has changed since his first election in 2014, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at PM Narendra Modi, saying his intentions to support farmers was "clear" - meant to wipe them out, and benefit corporates.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led his party's attack on the BJP-led central government over the 24 per cent fall in the Gross Domestic Product - the worst in independent India's history - saying the economy's destruction began with demonetisation in 2016 and that every policy decision thereafter has been erroneous.

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed the plea for interim bail on medical grounds by lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj - an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case being probed by the NIA - amid the coronavirus pandemic stating that the government of Maharashtra would continue to provide her medical aid in prison.

In a prime example of how cheats are using people's unfamiliarity with online financial transactions, Rs 1.5 lakh was allegedly siphoned from the bank account of a plants' nursery owner in Maharashtra's Palghar district, two hours north of Mumbai.

A 107-year-old woman in central Maharashtra's Jalna district, near Aurangabad, has not only recovered from COVID-19, she did it in just 10 days and within weeks of undergoing a spine surgery, officials said today.

Dismissing fears about privatisation of the Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, its Chairman and Space Department Secretary K Sivan said the recently announced space sector reforms - allowing participation of private players - will allow the agency to move away from the routine and better utilise its resources for "technology development and ...

Accepting a woman's request to schedule the virtual hearing in her marital dispute and guardianship case after her children's online classes are over, the Delhi High Court has directed the trial court to post the matter after lunch.

In a tweet replete with jibes at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called for withdrawal of the new Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020 draft to stop "LootOfTheNation". A day earlier he had said the draft provisions are "dangerous" and if notified, the long term consequences will be "catastro...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today raided at least 14 premises, including a dozen in Delhi and one each in Gurgaon and Surat, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged corruption in the purchase of 75 Pilatus basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force in 2009.

Delhi University associate professor Hany Babu, who was arrested on July 28 for his alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad case, was sent to judicial custody till August 21 after his remand with the National Investigation Agency ended today.

Half a year since the Supreme Court ordered installation of a Smog Tower, aimed to help combat air pollution, in Delhi's most polluted area - Anand Vihar - "within three months", the top court pulled up the Central and state governments directing them to "start at the earliest".

After a week that saw the number of new coronavirus cases grow by less than one per cent, Delhi today reported 15 COVID-19 deaths - the fewest due to coronavirus since June 9. The city also reported less than 1,000 fresh cases of coronavirus.

Rajasthan Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi today moved the Supreme Court against the Rajasthan High Court's order, which directs Assembly Speaker CP Joshi to defer disqualification of sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel MLAs.

A day after Dalit Spiritual leader Mahamandelshwar Kanhaiya Prabhunandan Giri questioned his exclusion from the Ayodhya Ram Temple groundbreaking ceremony, BSP president Mayawati today said an invitation would have been in keeping with the "Constitutional intention of setting up a casteless society".