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The Goa government on Thursday announced its ambitious programme to increase economic activities and make every village in the state self-reliant by "harnessing resources available within the area". Under the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swayampoorna Goa' initi...

Maharashtra contributed more than 18,000 to the new cases. Karnataka and Kerala, both contributed more than 8,000, the ministry said.

The researchers also found a high prevalence of infection among children who were contacts of other cases around their own age.

As advocate Prashant Bhushan claimed that the government failed on each and every front, the bench replied that everyone is entitled to an opinion, especially in matters where the actions of the executive are involved, but that does not command an interve...

The BMC collected Rs 19 lakh as fines from over 9,200 individuals who flouted the mask rule between September 13 and September 26.

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Their findings, published in the journal The BMJ, are based on data for 5,019 critically ill patients -- aged 18 years or over -- with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs) at 68 hospitals across the US.

The police seized Rs 91.05 lakh in unaccounted cash from a car in Jharkhands Dhanbad district and arrested four persons, an official said on Wednesday. The car which was going to West Bengal from Bihar's Gaya district was intercepted at Barbadda on NH-2 o...

Functions to pay floral tributes on birth anniversaries of former speaker Bal Yogi on October 1, and Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri a day later, will not be held this year in Parliament.

In the wake of the brutal rape and murder of a Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, the Samajwadi Party took on the BJP government for its 'failure' to provide a safe environment for the females in the state.

The Commission had rejected the theory that it was a spontaneous act by karsevaks whereas the CBI court has ruled there was no evidence that demolition was a conspiracy.

Himachal Pradesh reported three more COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, taking the death toll in the state to 182, while 229 new cases pushed the infection tally to 14,977. The fatalities were reported from Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan, Health department da...

The trust manages affairs of the famous Somnath temple of Lord Shiva, situated in Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat. The temple is believed to be the first among the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.

A delegation led by Maharashtra BJP leader Chitra Wagh on Wednesday met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to raise the issue of safety of women at COVID-19 centres. The delegation submitted memorandums to the governor...

All schools have been shut in Bengal since March 16,following the outbreak of COVID-19. "Any decision on reopening of schools will be taken after Kali puja," the CM said.

However, the guidelines state that online/distance learning will continue to be the preferred mode of teaching and encouraged, and parental consent is needed for students to attend schools and colleges.