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NEW DELHI: Chances of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress retaining power in West Bengal appeared too close to call, while Assam is likely to give the BJP another shot at power, if exit poll projections on Thursday are anything to go by.…

RANCHI: RJD president Lalu Prasad was released from jail Thursday evening after completion of bail formalities in the special CBI court in Ranchi. After the Bar Council of India allowed lawyers to attend necessary court works, Prasad's…

Shimla, Apr 29 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh on Thursday recorded 3,040 coronavirus infections and 40 deaths, pushing the infection tally to 96,929 and fatality count to 1,447. Nodal officer and Health Secretary Ambitab Awasthi said 16 Covid…

New Delhi, Apr 28 (UNI) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said he was appalled by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan's statement that there is no shortage of oxygen or vaccines in the country and questioned whether all the…

New Delhi, April 29: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking directions to ensure that the migrant and stranded labourers get ration and food security and they are also able to travel back to their homes at…

Srinagar, Apr 29 (UNI) Rejecting rumors that there is a shortage of oxygen, Remdesivir and other drugs required to treat COVID-19 patients in Kashmir, Advisor to Lt Governor Baseer Khan on Thursday said that some people with vested…

New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Army Chief General MM Naravane on Thursday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on various initiatives taken by the Force to aid the civil administration across the country. Medical staff of the Army is being made…

New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) The Centre on Thursday asserted that amendments to GNCTD Act 1991 do not alter any constitutional and legal responsibilities of an elected Government in anyways to take necessary action, in respect of subjects…

Lucknow Apr 29(UNI) Subrata Roy Sahara, Managing Worker and Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar, has now tested negative for Covid-19. The RT-PCR test conducted yesterday confirmed the same, a statement here by Sahara India on Thursday…

Lucknow Apr 28 (UNI) As the new strain of Covid-19 continues to take its heavy toll on human lives across the country, the Uttar Pradesh Government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is working overtime to ensure prompt testing and…

New Delhi, April 29: Requesting to pass immediate directions and orders for uniform guidelines on certain matters related to the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of law students from across India has sent a combined letter petition to the…

Dharamshala, Apr 28 (UNI) Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar on Wednesday demanded the Central Government and the Election Commission to ban all polls in the country for at least six months in view of…

Lucknow, Apr 28 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the fight against Corona has now reached the stage where all of us will have to join hands to defeat the virus. "Government, society, health…

New Delhi, Apr 28 (UNI) India and Russia on Wednesday agreed to have a 2+2 dialogue involving their foreign and defense ministers to add further momentum to the strategic partnership between the two countries. Prime Minister Narendra…

NEW DELHI: As the registration of all citizens above 18 years of age for vaccination against COVID-19 started on the CoWIN portal at 4 pm on Wednesday, many people took to social media to complain about the technical problems they faced…

Moscow , April 28  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his country's decision to send emergency humanitarian aid to India in the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave of the…