India

Chennai: A motorised wheelchair vehicle called NeoBolt was developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras). The wheelchair can run at a maximum speed of 25kmph even on uneven...

New Delhi: The government has asked all states/UTs to vaccinate school teachers on a priority basis ahead of Teacher’s Day on September 5. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has made the Central government a party in the case filed by the BJD challenging a notice of the Income Tax department regarding the income...

New Delhi: Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky on Tuesday announced that the online lodging platform will host 20,000 Afghan refugees in its accommodations worldwide for free. In a series...

New Delhi: Out of 78 Afghan evacuees who landed in India on Tuesday, 16 have tested positive. As a precaution, all 78 have been quarantined. All 16 returnees, who have...

New Delhi: COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is a low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the World...

New Delhi: India’s first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine has been given the go-ahead from the Director Controller General of India to move into the phase 2/3 clinical trials as it has...

Mumbai: Union minister Narayan Rane was arrested by the Ratnagiri police in Maharashtra for comments against chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Three FIRs were registered in the state - one each...

New Delhi: Lovers of Hyderabadi biryani may have to shell out more to savour it. Prepared with dry fruits and a variety of spices, it may soon become more expensive....

Mumbai: Ahead of the municipal polls in Mumbai next year, the Congress is planning to field either actor Sonu Sood, Riteish Deshmukh, actor and son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister...