New Delhi

Kumar Rajesh Chandra, Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the force that guards the 1,751-km India-Nepal border, said the "altercation" was an "instantly generated local issue".

The economists said a comprehensive database of migrants needs to be built up and advocated the use of call data records (CDRs) which will establish their movements back to native lands from the cities to finish this task.

Justice Navin Chawla, who conducted the hearing through video conferencing, was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who represented PMO, that he will file a response explaining why this petition should not be entertained.

The country is the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK, according to data issued by the Johns Hopkins University.

Despite the lockdown restrictions, EPFO settled a staggering 36.02 lakh claims thereby disbursing Rs 11,540 crore to its members during April and May, it said

Leander Paes said he wanted to be remembered as someone 'who has made a difference' when he retires from the sport of tennis.

Mumbai, the country's financial capital and the worst hit city by the dreaded virus outbreak, alone saw its tally of confirmed cases crossing 50,000 and its death count reached 1,702.

Justice C Hari Shankar, who pronounced the verdict via video conferencing, upheld the trial court's decision not to revoke Saxena's pardon as sought by the ED.

Senior advocate Vikas Pahwa and lawyer Gaurav Gupta, representing Shashi Tharoor, argued that perusal of the tweets of Pushkar would reflect her actual frame of mind, which is contrary to the prosecution case.

As per a media report, the national capital has more than 8,600 beds for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Of these, almost 49 per cent are already occupied. The government is working to increase the number of beds to about 9,800 by mid of June.

The buildings that were sealed included Shastri Bhawan that houses several ministries, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan that houses the Civil Aviation Ministry, NITI Aayog building, Rail Bhawan and others.

Delhi Congress chief Chaudhary Anil Kumar accused Kejriwal of hiding his failures and taking the help of the 'mobile app' to improve his image.

Earlier, Air India announced that it will operate 75 flights to North America from next week following high demand.

In March, ministry officials had said that Leh will be the venue for the main event for the International Yoga Day on June 21 and Prime Minister Modi will attend it.

With an investment of more than Rs 20 crore, the solar power project will offset 5,390 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, for the next 25 years, Maruti Suzuki India said.

In the video, Singh, surrounded by people, is seen telling workers that he will be taking them back home.