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New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday declared a one-day state mourning on May 21 as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter...

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has shipped the first batch of its R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to Africa. The maiden consignment is headed for Central African Republic (CAR)....

Ahmedabad: Four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists were nabbed at Ahmedabad airport on Monday. According to police, their Pakistani handler tasked them to carry out suicide attacks...

Kolkata: Swami Pradiptananda Maharaj of Bharat Sevashram Sangha (BSS) on Monday sent a legal notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanding an unconditional apology for alleged defamatory remarks...

New Delhi: A 12-year-old girl was left with a “hole in her stomach” after she ate a paan infused with liquid nitrogen at a wedding reception in Bengaluru recently. She...

New Delhi: The Income Tax (IT) Department seized Rs 40 crore in a raid on three shoe traders in Uttar Pradesh over the weekend. The final amount is likely to...

New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI has asked traders and food business operators not to use the banned product 'calcium carbide' for ripening of fruits. In an official statement, the Food...

New Delhi: Voting for the fifth of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections 2024 began this morning at 7 am in 49 constituencies across eight states and union territories to decide...

New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has taken over the security of the Parliament building, replacing the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).  It took nearly 13 years to...

By Kanishka Puri Rajani Panchang, who completed her BSc and MSc in Geology from Pune University, never thought of taking up paleontology, but she eventually did. At the beginning of...