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The administration had rejected an earlier application for permission too, and the latest application was also rejected in view of the worsening coronavirus situation in the district, a senior official said.

Speaking at an event in Mysuru, he hit out at the BJP government for reducing the quantity of free rice provided to the poor from seven kg that was announced during his tenure as Chief Minister, to five kg.

The defence ministry described the missiles as one of the most-advanced anti-tank weapons in the world. The missiles were test fired at Pokhran deserts in Rajasthan.

The Maharashtra Congress had on Thursday warned that it would stop shooting or screening of Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar films as "they have failed to speak up" on burning public issues.

KDMC's ward officer Akshay Gudge had received a complaint that people had assembled in large numbers to celebrate the birthday of a local resident without following the coronavirus norms like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing, it said.

This is the second attack in the city in the past three days.

A 25-year-old cab driver has been arrested for allegedly posting his pictures on various social media platforms wearing the Mumbai police uniform, an official said on Thursday. According to the official, the arrested accused, Vijay Ghundre, was caught d...

The university officials assured that the existing hostel residents could continue to stay in the hostels as guests while appropriate arrangements for the permanent stay of first year students will be made after the conclusion of their term-end examinatio...

Currently, the government supplies highly subsidised foodgrains at Rs 1-3 per kg to over 81 crore people through public distribution system (PDS).

Other Indian-origin personalities on the list are Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta, doctor and Executive Director of nonprofit Get Us PPE Shikha Gupta and founder of nonprofit Upsolve Rohan Pavuluri.

The Union Home Minister will launch the final phase of the BJP's 'Poriborton Yatra' from the South 24 Parganas district on his two-day political tour.

If things go as per plan, Shabnam, who axed her family members to death along with her lover, will be the first woman to be hanged in the history of Independent India.

The Dalai Lama was giving a talk on ”Empathy and Compassion in Policing” at the request of the Indian Police Foundation. He was addressing the members of the police force virtually from his residence in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh.

On Tuesday, the rupee had settled at 72.69 against the American currency. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.17 per cent to 90.66.

A Nagaland government employee was manhandled and abducted by people of neighbouring Manipur from a disputed border area following an altercation over cutting of firewood, the Nagaland assembly was informed on Tuesday. The employee, a 'dobashi' (int...

The launch of 'Mahabahu-Brahmaputra' will be marked by the inauguration of Ro-Pax (roll-on/roll-off passenger service) vessel operations between Neamati-Majuli island, North Guwahati-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari Shilanyas of the inland water tra...