New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Indian wildlife conservationist Vivek Menon was elected as the new Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) on Wednesday. He is the first Asian to lead the Commission ... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- 325 burn injuries were reported on Diwali and its eve at Delhi's major hospitals of Safdarjung, AIIMS, GTB, Lok Nayak and RML, according to data shared by the hospitals. Of these... Read More
Noida, Oct. 22 -- A 20-year-old man, identified as Shiva, died after being severely injured while bursting a firecracker placed inside a steel tumbler, which exploded, during Diwali celebrations in No... Read More
new delhi, Oct. 22 -- A 17-year-old girl was injured in south Delhi's Lado Sarai on Diwali night after a group of boys allegedly hurled a lit firecracker at her, police said on Tuesday. The blast seve... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday penned a letter to the citizens of the country on Diwali, highlighting the successes of Operation Sindoor and the fight against Naxalism a... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- A Belgian court of appeal, while allowing Mehul Choksi's extradition last week, ruled that he is neither the subject of a "political trial" nor does he run the risk of torture or... Read More
Patna, Oct. 22 -- Nominations for the crucial second phase of assembly elections in Bihar closed on Tuesday as it became clear that the Opposition Grand Alliance had fielded more than one candidate on... Read More
Dharamshala, Oct. 22 -- A Canadian paraglider who crash-landed in the Dhauladhar range in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, was found dead on Monday, officials said, adding that an Austrian solo paraglider wa... Read More
Mumbai, Oct. 22 -- MumbaiThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) formally wrote to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) last week, expressing displeasure over the trophy the Suryakumar Yadav-led I... Read More
Panchkula, Oct. 22 -- Former Punjab director general of police Mohammad Mustafa and his wife, ex-state minister Razia Sultana, were booked on Tuesday in connection with the death of their son Aqil Akh... Read More