A day after Income Tax officers spent over 12 hours at the offices of news websites NewsClick and Newslaundry - calling it a "survey" linked to tax evasion allegations - Newslaundry co-founder Abhinandan Sekhri tweeted an official statement.

A C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Roadways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, completed an 'emergency field landing' on a national highway in Rajasthan's Barmer this morning.

Haryana Farmers Protest: A day after the violence, farmers are holding a mahapanchayat in Nuh and they will also block the Jalandhar-Delhi highway for two hours, while farmers in Punjab will also block roads.

Having lost both their parents during the second Covid wave, Devika, 23, and Santoshi, 21, now guardians to five siblings, are yet to get help under Delhi government's scheme for children who lost one or both parents to the pandemic.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders, including the Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut, staged a joint protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Friday to extend support to farmers protesting the centre's controversial farm laws.

Navjot Singh Sidhu took charge as Punjab Congress President today, leaving behind months of hostilities with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. In his usual fashion, the cricketer-turned-politician vowed to carry everyone along in Punjab's development.

The months-long crisis in Punjab Congress may have come to an end today as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met newly-appointed state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu over a cup of tea. The meeting came ahead of the latter's inauguration in his new role.

Sixty-two MLAs gathered today at the Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's Amritsar home ahead of a Golden Temple visit, party insiders said. Some MLAs rejected the need for the state party leader to apologise to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

The perpetrator would often give some money to the girl to fetch water for him. One day he took the 10-year-old home, and drugged and sexually abused her

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu celebrated his first day as Punjab Congress chief with a road trip, hugging party leaders met on the way and picking them up in his car.

Crowding at places popular with tourists is raising concerns among health experts workingwith the government, especially with the possibility of a third devastating wave of COVID-19.

Kiren Rijiju, who replaces Ravi Shankar Prasad as the Law and Justice Minister, took charge of his office in Delhi Thursday morning, in the presence of Buddhist monks

A village in Haryana, where Supreme Court had refused to stay the demolition of 10,000 illegally constructed houses on June 7, witnessed clashes between protesters and police today as hundreds gathered amid fears of losing their homes.

A potential third wave of Covid infections seems unlikely to be as severe as the second wave, says a modelling study by a team of scientists from the Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Imperial College London, UK.

India has been witnessing a drop in fresh Covid cases over the last few weeks after the daily cases hit a global record high with 4.14 lakh infections on May 7.

The Centre is planning to start non-transferable Electronic Vouchers so anyone can help economically weaker sections get vaccinated at private hospitals, where one needs to pay.

30 sadhus participating in the mega Kumbh Mela at Uttarakhand's Haridwar have tested positive for COVID-19, including Mahant Narendra Giri, the leader of the All India Akhada Parishad.

The mega Kumbh Mela at Haridwar is likely to close today, two weeks early, after discussions between the Uttarakhand government and religious leaders, sources said.

Uttarakhand's Haridwar reported 594 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the active caseload of the city to 2,812, as thousands gathered to take dips in the Ganges for the 13th day of Mahakumbh. On Monday, Haridwar had registered 408 cases.

As I left my hotel to cover the Kumbh Mela at daybreak, roads had been blocked to traffic to clear the routes. Thousands of devotees could be seen heading to the ghats. When I reached "Har ki Pauri", the most popular ghat, the sight was unbelievable

Thousands of devotees, some of them without masks, gathered by the river Ganges in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Sunday in densely packed crowds for prayers during the Kumbh Mela - one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

A government committee of experts is investigating if there were any cases of blood clotting, even mild ones, in recipients of any of the two Covid vaccines being administered in India.

India saw the biggest daily surge in Covid cases since mid September with 93,249 fresh infections reported since yesterday, taking the tally to over 1.24 crore cases. Today's surge is the highest since September 19 when 93,337 cases were recorded.

India recorded 62,714 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours in its sharpest one-day spike in nearly five months, the health ministry data showed today. The fresh infections have taken the total Covid tally in the country to 1.19 crore as India registers a steady increase in cases for the 18th day in a row. The last recorded biggest spike was registered on Octobe...