India

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Pensioners Manch (BPM) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exempt pension from income tax so that the country’s senior citizens get some financial relief. The...

India celebrates National Sports Day every year on August 29, in honour of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. It’s a good time to look back at how Indian sports has...

Kolkata: A Calcutta University professor was booked for a “controversial” post on social media in which he allegedly “threatened to kill” West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. A case was...

New Delhi: In view of the festival season ahead, with major festivals like Diwali and Chhath coming up, the Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has advised states to take suitable...

New Delhi: The Central government on Saturday announced that the COVID management measures would remain in force till September 30. In a letter to the chief secretaries of the states,...

New Delhi: Those who have been administered Covaxin have reason to cheer. According to a new Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), one dose of Covaxin to a COVID-infected person...

New Delhi: Taliban making inroads into Afghanistan and the twin blasts at Kabul airport by the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (IS-KP) don't bode well for India. Apprehending terror threats,...

New Delhi: There is good news for those whose job demands them to shift base frequently across states in India. The Government on Saturday introduced a new registration mark for...

New Delhi: Anything can happen in Indian society in the name of policing women. In a bizarre incident, a man stitched his wife’s genitals because he suspected she was cheating...

New Delhi: India on Friday administered a record 90 lakh-plus COVID-19 vaccine doses, and counting. The day was not yet over when Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted the encouraging...