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Hamirpur (HP), Jul 15 (UNI) The District Administration of Hamirpur issued strict orders to ensure that all such areas where there was a surge of tourists in certain areas and similarly,  overcrowding has been noticed there which may lead…

MUMBAI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar has ruled out contesting the Presidential election due in 2022, sources in his party said on Wednesday, an assertion coming in the wake of speculation about the veteran politician becoming the opposition…

NEW DELHI: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's election petition challenging his win in assembly polls from Nandigram constituency outside West Bengal. The BJP…

NEW DELHI:  In order to provide smooth, safe and seamless travelling experience for bus commuters, the Delhi Transport department has entered into a partnership with Google Maps to provide real-time data of public buses. Under this…

NEW DELHI: Sub-lineages of Delta variant -- AY.1, which is commonly known as the Delta Plus, and AY.2 -- are unlikely to be more transmissible than the parent, said INSACOG, a consortium of government panel involved in genome sequencing of…

Line of Control (LoC), North Kashmir, Jul 14 (UNI) The Gurez Festival in north Kashmir district of Bandipor being organised by The Department of Tourism, Kashmir is all set to begin on Thursday. During the festival, a number of adventurous…

New Delhi, Jul 14 (UNI) Commerce and Textile Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. The appointment became public after Parliamentary Affair Minister Pralhad Joshi congratulated Mr Goyal…

Ranchi, Jul 14 (UNI) Ramesh Bais on Wednesday took oath as the new Governor of Jharkhand. At the Birsa Mandap of the Raj Bhawan Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, Dr Ravi Ranjan administered the oath to him. Ramesh Bais is the 10th…

Chennai, July 14 (UNI) Expressing concern over spike in number of COVID cases in some state, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to the Chief Secretaries of all states that a decision to impose or ease the restrictions has to be…

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 13 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his support for all development activities in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said after a meeting with the Prime Minister in New Delhi on Tuesday.…

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Dushanbe in Tajikistan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation foreign ministers’ meeting. The two leaders last met on…

New Delhi: The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda reviewed the progress of various schemes and activities being implemented for the empowerment of tribals by TRIFED on Tuesday. “It is noteworthy that TRIFED has been consistently…

New Delhi, Jul 13 (UNI) Poll strategist and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's principal advisor Prashant Kishor on Tuesday met former Congress president Rahul Gandhi at his residence in the national capital. As per the…

Shimla, Jul 13 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh High court on Tuesday barred the disqualified ruling party councillor of Shimla Municipal Corporation - Sanjeev Sood, from participating in the house meeting. This order was passed by the Division…

Varanasi, Jul 13 (UNI) In view of the proposed visit of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his parliamentary constituency on July 15, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made a surprise visit here on Tuesday to take stock of all the…

Shimla, Jul 13 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly longest ever monsoon session convened here on Tuesday as notification released by Vidhan Sabha secretariat scheduled the 12th session of 13 legislative assemblies from August 2,…

New Delhi, Jul 13 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with the Indian athletes’ contingent bound for upcoming Tokyo Olympics via video conference. The interaction by the Prime Minister was an endeavour to motivate…

Aurangabad / Mumbai, Jul 13 (UNI) NCP's chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase on Tuesday alleged that the sudden replacement of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan with Mansukh Mandaviya was prompted by continuous mismanagement of the Union…

Thane, Jul 14 (UNI) Union Minister of State for the Panchayati Raj, Kapil Patil, has declared that he would work towards fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dreams of India. While talking to a section of media on Monday after taking…