Passengers travelling from the United Kingdom to India from January 8 to 31 will now be subjected to mandatory self-paid RT-PCR test at the airport, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. ....

Given that India has set the goal of vaccinating 30 crore people with Covid-19 jabs by July, can the country procure enough doses to fulfil that goal? ....

Hundreds of students of the government girls college situated in sector-14 of Gurugram blocked the road near Mahavir Chowk on Saturday demanding cancellation of second semester exams. The protest led to a huge traffic jam. ....

The Centre has prepared a bill to raise the age for allowing sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to 21 years from the current 18 years. ....

Former Home Minister Sardar Buta Singh passed away on Saturday. He was 86. ....

As India gears up to launch world's largest immunisation drive, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday requested people to not pay heed to the rumours against the much-awaited vaccine. ....

Farmers' organisations under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, after a meeting at Singhu border, on Friday said that if the talks with the government on January 4 fail then they will intensify the protest and hold a tractor rally on January 6. ....

Amid freezing temperatures in Delhi and adjoining areas, a farmer from Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh died near Ghazipur border on Friday while protesting against new agricultural laws enacted by the central government. ....

The Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation on Friday has held that the data provided by Bharat Biotech for its coronavirus vaccine 'Covaxin' is not sufficient for grant of emergency use approval and has asked for more information, top sources said. ....

The Haryana government on Friday said it has directed all the colleges to install CCTV cameras for surveillance of their premises. ....

In a step closer towards India approving its first coronavirus vaccine, the Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation on Friday recommended emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca's 'Covishield' vaccine. ....

Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday demanded that Lt Governor Manoj Sinha order an "impartial investigation" into the killing of three persons in what security forces said was an encounter at Lawapora on Srinagar's outskirts. ....

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his cabinet colleagues have made public the information about their personal assets. As per the public disclosure, many members of Nitish's cabinet are way richer than him. Nitish Kumar's son Nishant is also richer than his father. ....

In a shocking incident, the station officer of the Bithoor police station in Kanpur, has been found using a car that was stolen in 2018. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended New Year greetings to the citizens of the country and wished for happiness and prosperity for everyone. ....

Key meeting of drug regulator's expert panel is currently underway to take a call on the emergency use approval sought by Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech and Pfizer for their Coronavirus vaccines. ....

Greeting people on New Year, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday prayed for the return of normalcy and pledged not to leave stone unturned to make up for the lost time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ....

With 20,036 new coronavirus infections and 256 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally climbed up to 1,02,86,709 and the death toll 1,48,994 on Friday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. ....

The dates of the the CBSE Board examinations for Class X and XII in 2021 have been announced. The examinations will kick off in May this time round. The board examinations will commence from May 4 and end on June 10. The results of the class 10 and 12 Board examinations will be announced by July 15. ....

As the country preps to usher in New Year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted rainfall, with thunderstorm and hailstorm, for northern India from January 3 to 5, even as Delhi recorded its lowest 3.3 degrees Celsius. ....