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Debris litters the train tracks at the damaged railway station in Puri on Saturday, a day after Fani swept through the area. (Photo: AFP)

A month since Fani, Odisha yet to restore basic facilities

Puri district, which bore the brunt of the May 3 cyclone Fani, has witnessed tardy progress restoration of power...

5 Jun 2019 6:27 AM IST

The Kerala government Monday said a college student here is suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus but a final confirmation is awaited from the National Institute of Virology in Pune. (Representational Image)

Nipah resurfaces in Kerala, Centre rushes team of 6

Harsh Vardhan also spoke to the state health minister K.K. Shailaja to discuss the situation and assured all support...

5 Jun 2019 6:25 AM IST

Among many initiatives, Indian Railways has installed LED lights on railways stations.

Railways launches go green' initiatives

June 5 is observed as World Environment Day and the Indian Railways has its own way of contributing to the cause.

5 Jun 2019 6:18 AM IST

Symptoms of heat stroke include high body temperature, lethargy, dizziness, nausea, hot red dry skin, rapid pulse, and altered mentation.

Heatwave grips India, Churu hottest at 48 degrees Celsius

In Rajasthan, Churu remained the hottest place with a high of 48 degrees Celsius, followed by Kota which sizzled at 47.3...

5 Jun 2019 6:14 AM IST

Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy

JDS leader quits, Karnataka alliance runs into trouble

Vishwanath's resignation is the first major fallout of the Lok Sabha poll debacle.

5 Jun 2019 5:55 AM IST

Chhattisgarh Chief minister-designate Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh to government: Review NIA probe decision

Incidentally, the NIA had earlier quietly taken over probe into the sensational murder of the BJP MLA catching...

5 Jun 2019 5:48 AM IST

Minister of state for defence Shripad Naik

National security top priority for government: Shripad Naik

But we changed the trend and started acting against terrorists by going into their dens, Mr Naik said in an exclusive...

5 Jun 2019 3:56 AM IST

Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar. (Photo: PTI)

New minister's Japan link to boost ties

The Japanese foreign minister also indicated that his Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would visit India this year.

5 Jun 2019 3:40 AM IST

Union minister for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi chairs a meeting on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Minority girls to receive encouragement

Of the total target of five crore students under the Pradh-anmantri Scholarship,' 50 per cent will be female students.

5 Jun 2019 3:30 AM IST

I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar flags off the new DSNG vans assigned to DD News at Doordarshan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Prasar Bharati to stay autonomous

The Parliament of India passed the Prasar Bharati Act to grant the public broadcasting agency autonomy in 1990.

5 Jun 2019 3:24 AM IST

The government will create a model whereby 4 lakh jobs will be generated annually in 800 villages across the country through clusters, MSME Minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday.

Giriraj Singh ignites fire in NDA with snide tweet over iftar

As fire within the ruling coalition raged, Shah called up Singh and admonished him for his tweets.

5 Jun 2019 3:19 AM IST

Navy joins in search for missing IAF AN-32

The aircraft are equipped with advanced sensors. Indian Navy P-8i aircraft joined the search operations today.

5 Jun 2019 3:13 AM IST