New Delhi:  Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra on Friday hailed the Maharashtra government's decision to reduce stamp duty on registration of properties and advised other states to...

New Delhi:  The effectiveness of the Centre's 'test, track and treat' approach is reflected in the progress on the COVID-19 recovery front and the reduction in fatality rate, the government...

Bengaluru:  India has undergone a digital revolution in the past decade and is now at an inflection point in its digitisation journey, a report said on Friday. "India is on...

United Nations:  UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday renewed his call on India and other G20 countries to invest in a clean and sustainable transition as they recover from the...

New Delhi:  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday chaired a meeting of officials from both Houses of Parliament, the health ministry, the DRDO and other agencies to finalise arrangements...

Peshawar: At least 14 people, including a woman and two children, were killed and eight others injured due to flash floods caused by torrential rains in northwest Pakistan''s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

New Delhi: A record single-day spike of 77,266 COVID-19 cases pushed India''s virus tally to 33,87,500, while the recoveries surged to 25,83,948 on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry...

New Delhi: India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for evading responsibility for the Pulwama suicide attack and pointed out that Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, a key accused in the case, continues...

New Delhi: The finance ministry has asked public sector banks to monitor cases where insolvency proceedings could be initiated against individuals who are guarantors of corporate debtors that have defaulted...

Houston: Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana early Thursday after strengthening into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 classification, with the US authorities warning of potentially catastrophic impacts. The National...