On reaching the spot, police found that the woman constable posted on PCR vehicle stationed outside the diplomat's house while handling the 9 MM pistol accidentally fired one round but no one was hurt in the incident as the bullet brushed past the roof of the police van, a senior police officer said.

India and the US on Wednesday kicked off a two-day multi-domain wargame in the Indian Ocean involving an array of air defence platforms to further consolidate their operational synergy in the face of China's increasing military presence in the region.

As worries mount that the insurgents could retake power in the war-torn country, experts with years of experience in Afghanistan warned that poor leadership, corruption and ethnic divisions in the Afghan security forces offer the Taliban advantages, and that much depends on whether President Ashraf Ghani's troubled government can hold.…

A new survey has found that mask compliance in India continues to remain low even after the lethal second wave and the warnings of a third wave. The survey by Local Circles has shown that 67% of the respondents to the online study said there was little mask compliance in their area.

Sources said Rangasamy listed two MLAs belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs and three to the All India NR Congress. Rangasamy heads the All India NR Congress which contested the polls in alliance with the BJP. The NDA had won the polls bagging 16 of 30 seats.

A team of students and researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have analysed a shocked meteorite — one that has gone through high-pressure and high-temperature conditions due to an impact event — to conclude that it has a similar chemical composition as found in Earth's lower mantle. The meteorite, which belonged to the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter, fell near a village in Assam in 2015.…

The United Arab Emirates, which includes Dubai, suspended all flights from India -- including for transit passengers -- in April in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

All a customer needs to do is select a contact saved on one’s mobile phone or enter the mobile number of the beneficiary, select the UPI app or a KMBL account linked to the beneficiary’s number and transfer money. The ‘Pay Your Contact’ feature is interoperable across all payment apps and is available on both Android and iOS.…

The missions against ISIS also marked the first combat for Britain's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest ship the Royal Navy has ever put to sea, and the first combat action for a British aircraft carrier in a decade.

The real estate business was on the top following the announcement of Amaravati as the capital in 2015. A frenetic pace of activity was witnessed till 2019 when the announcement of Three Capitals was made by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The announcement put paid the ambitious dreams of the sector in the capital region. Later, even the plans of Three Capitals received a rude shock with a stay by the courts.…

Ivermectin resulted in a reduction of virus replication in laboratory studies, the university said, adding that a small pilot showed giving the drug early could reduce viral load and the duration of symptoms in some patients with mild Covid-19.

As per the new guidelines, banks will now be allowed to function on Tuesdays and Thursdays also but the public will not have access to the bank branches. All Government institutions and banks in Category A and B areas will be allowed to operate with up to 50 per cent of employees and all government institutions in Category C with up to 25 per cent staff.…

The decision comes after INSACOG, a consortium of 28 laboratories of the Health Ministry that is involved in genome sequencing, informed the Centre on Tuesday that the Delta Plus variant has three worrying characteristics: increased transmissibility; stronger binding in receptors of lung cells; and potential reduction in monoclonal antibody response.…

Its a big day for Hyundai India as they launched the all-new premium six/seven-seater SUV – Alcazar today. The new SUV has been launched to commemorate 25 years of Hyundai Motors in India. Starting at introductory (ex-showroom) price of Rs 16.30 lakh, Hyundai Alcazar is the first three row SUV launched by Hyundai in the market. It will be available with a petrol and diesel engine option. Hyundai Alcazar can be compared against Tata Safari and MG Hector Plus in this segment and is currently…

Visitors with visas issued by Abu Dhabi and passport holders eligible for tourist visas when they arrive in the UAE through Abu Dhabi can book free vaccines, according to information provided by the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), which operates the emirate's public health infrastructure.

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has framed the draft bill to modify the current management model of minor ports and a meeting of the Maritime State Development Council (MSDC) has been called with the state Ministers on June 24 to discuss it, he said.

Yadav’s remarks came a day after a report claimed that the death toll due to Covid-19 in 24 districts of Uttar Pradesh from July 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 was up to 43 times higher than the official figures. Its findings are based on a comparison of the official death toll in these districts during the nine-month period with the excess deaths registered in the state’s Civil Registration System (CRS). The mortality data was accessed through a Right to Information (RTI) application.…

In the spirit of PM Narendra Modi's underlying theme of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam in his foreign policy approach, India rolled out its vaccination drive in January this year and almost simultaneously initiated 'Vaccine Maitri' under which a total of 6.6 crore vaccine doses were sent to 95 countries. India sent about 1.1 crore vaccine shots as grants and the remaining 5.5 crore doses were commercial commitments. The grants went to neighbouring countries, very poor countries and those that have a…

“It’s clear that management of the first and second wave of COVID was disastrous, and we’ve tried to point out the reasons behind it. I would even go so far as to say that there might be waves even after the third wave of Covid-19 as the virus is mutating,” Rahul Gandhi said. “The aim of the white paper is to show the road ahead. We have discussed it with experts and developed four pillars,” he said.…

These unmindful assemblies of crowds in restaurants, malls, community halls and small gatherings in apartments and complexes create an ideal environment for proliferation of SARS-CoV-2, the Coronavirus that causes Covid-19, said experts. Majority of people who are out on the roads claim that they are vaccinated hence not wearing masks properly or following social distancing.…