After an alarming over 40,000 cases in a day, India on Tuesday heaved a sigh of relief as the spike in fresh cases showed a dip of around 3,000 with Health Ministry data showing 37,148 new cases being reported in past 24 hours. ....

The Yogi Adityanath government has declared a holiday on Tuesday as a mark of respect to Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon who passed away in the morning. ....

Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon (85) passed away here on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. His son and UP minister Ashutosh Tandon confirmed the news. ....

The locomotive of Paschim Express brushed past a loaded truck which was apparently parked very close to the railway line near Kandivali station here on Monday afternoon, Western Railway (WR) officials said. ....

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday took a dig at the Uttar Pradesh government on its handling of novel coronavirus crisis, saying its press conferences that play like tape recorder will not work anymore. ....

The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Monday announced total lockdown across the state for two days every week. ....

During the hearing in the Rajasthan High Court on a petition filed by Congress rebel Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs against disqualification notices issued to them by the Assembly Speaker, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing on behalf of the Speaker, argued that the petition of the Pilot faction is premature and hence should be dismissed. ....

Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday fired a fresh salvo at his political rival Sachin Pilot alleging that he played a very dirty game and conspired to topple his own government. After terming him 'Nikamma' (useless or worthless) and 'Nakara' (purposeless), he ended his speech saying Satyamev Jayate. ....

Amid internal rift in Rajasthan Congress, where former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot rebelled against the party and decided to be elusive with his supporting 18 MLAs, Congress sources say that the party leadership has tried its best to retain Pilot in the party fold. ....

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday once again sharpened his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-China border face off issue saying he fabricated a "fake" strongman image to come to power and now his biggest strength is "India's biggest weakness". ....

With the highest single day spike of 40,425 novel Coronavirus cases in past 24 hours India's Covid tally reached 11,19,043, according to Health Ministry data on Monday. With 681 fresh deaths the pandemic toll touched 27,497. ....

Jammu district will be under a lockdown on weekends, starting from July 24, to prevent any further spike in Covid cases, it was announced on Sunday. ....

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be releasing the second episode of his new short format digital video series on the ongoing India-China border crisis, on Monday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the Chief Ministers of seven states over phone, here on Sunday, about "situation" in their states. ....

While India is set to begin the trials of its indigenous coronavirus vaccine from this week, a top official from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has claimed that a vaccine cure for the deadly COVID-19 upon its development and marketing would reach usable stage only after 2020. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is known for his huge social media presence, has reached 60 million followers on Twitter, on Sunday, making him one of the most followed individuals across the globe. With just former US President Barack Obama and current US President Donald Trump ahead of him, PM Modi is the third most followed world leader on Twitter. ....

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched yet another attack on the BJP, alleging that the ruling party has "institutionalised lies" for which "India will have to pay the price". ....

With 38,902 new cases reported in past 24 hours India's total coronavirus cases on Sunday reached 10,77,618. With 543 deaths the toll stood at 26,816, Health Ministry data said. ....

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust during a meeting has decided that the proposed Ram temple here in Uttar Pradesh would have a height of 161 feet along with five domes. ....

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday sought a detailed report from Rajasthan government over the alleged phone tapping issue in the state, said sources. ....