New Delhi:  The Attorney General has opined that there is no obligation on the central government to pay the GST compensation shortfall to states and the GST Council has to...

New Delhi:  Given the size of India's population, herd immunity "cannot be a strategic choice or option", the health ministry said on Thursday as it urged people to follow COVID-appropriate...

United Nations:  The India-UN Development Partnership Fund is supporting various projects to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in areas of boosting national healthcare capacities, reducing risk of transmission, mitigating socio-economic...

Jaipur: Congress MLAs huddled in a hotel here for the last fortnight will continue to camp together till the Rajasthan Assembly meets on August 14, a party leader said Thursday....

Srinagar: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Saifuddin Soz on Thursday said he would sue the government for his 'unlawful house arrest' since August 5 last year, when the...

Washington: Countries like China and India have got a lot richer over the last two decades but they have refused to take on any more responsibilities, a top US Senator...

New Delhi:  COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 50,000 mark in a single day for the first time, pushing the virus tally to 15,83,792, while the recoveries went past 10...

New Delhi: The nationwide Unlock 3 guidelines were on Wednesday issued by the government, opening up more activities outside the containment zones, but schools, colleges, metro rail service, cinema halls...

Dubai:  Pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving to Islam's holiest site in Mecca (Makkah) on Wednesday for the start of a...

New Delhi:  As many as 44 senior officers of the Central, State and Union Territory governments, besides entities like the RBI and SEBI, have been designated as nodal authority for...