Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Wednesday evening with complaints of fever and weakness. ....

Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra was on Wednesday sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court by Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan at Vijayawada. ....

After dropping for a few days, Kerala's daily Covid case tally again went up on Wednesday, with 11,079 cases after 89,995 samples were tested, and the test positivity rate also rose to 12.31 per cent, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a statement. ....

Telangana's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) will elect its President on October 25. ....

India on Wednesday withdrew the Covid-related restrictions imposed on UK nationals travelling to India. ....

Unveiling the GatiShakti National Master Plan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the programme will boost India's self-confidence and make the country self-reliant (Atmanirbhar) as today, "we have laid the foundation for the next 25 years." ....

India on Wednesday reported 15,823 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. Total 226 deaths have also been reported in the same time span, pushing the death toll at 4,51,189, the Union Health Ministry said. ....

As the electricity generation was hit due to coal shortage in the country, its effect has started showing in Bihar with many districts facing more than 10 hours of power outage for the last few days. ....

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved an application before the chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Prayagraj, seeking polygraph test of Anand Giri, Adya Tiwari and his son Sandeep Tiwari -- the three accused in the mysterious death of Mahant Narendra Giri. ....

India has emerged from a "very tough second wave" of Covid-19, Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Chief Economist, said on Tuesday at the release of the flagship report that showed India continuing to be the world's fastest growing major economy clocking a growth rate of 9.5 per cent this fiscal year and 8.5 per cent in the next. ....

Bharatiya Janata Party's Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday declared that he still feels he is the "Chief Minister" of Maharashtra owing to the immense love and affection showered on him by the people of the state. ....

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said that the farmers would launch a major agitation if union minister of state for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni, who is charged under 120B IPC, is not dismissed and arrested. ....

Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said that it is awaiting further regulatory approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin for the 2-18 years age group. ....

A fire broke out on the panel of the mobile towers on the roof of the 14th floor of the West Bengal secretariat in Nabanna in Kolkata on Tuesday noon. Firefighters and police rushed to the spot and the brought the fire under control within half-an-hour. ....

The Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra offered 'antim ardas' to the farmers who were mowed down by an SUV in the Tikunia village on October 3. ....

After spate of killings in Kashmir, the Congress has upped its ante and has cornered the government over the security issue in Kashmir and violence in Lakhimpur Kheri. Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday launched an attack on the government over Kashmir situation. ....

China should be prepared for a military struggle in the event of a deteriorating scenario with India, Chinese mouthpiece Global Times said. ....

Terming Tuesday 'Shaheed Kisan Diwas', the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday said the "antim ardaas" of the martyrs of Lakhimpur Kheri massacre will take place in Tikunia in the Uttar Pradesh district and appealed supporters to pay homage with a candlelight vigil. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to his UK counterpart Boris Johnson over phone and had an extensive discussion on several issues related to climate change in the context of the forthcoming annual climate change summit, COP26, to be in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31 to November 12. ....

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led a 'Maun Vrat' in Lucknow on Monday in support of their demand for the dismissal of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, whose son is accused of mowing down farmers with his SUV. ....