The Mumbai Police cracked down on an early morning party at the Dragonfly Pub in JW Marriot and booked at least 34 persons including some celebs like cricketer Suresh Raina, for allegedly violating Covid-19 protocols, an official said here on Tuesday. ....

The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers' Forum (DHCWLF) on Wednesday decided to observe a fast in solidarity with the farmers who are protesting against the three new farm laws, at various borders of the national capital. ....

The counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir got underway on Tuesday. Initial trends showed BJP leading in 39 and the Gupkar group (PAGD) in 38 constituencies. ....

A massive explosion apparently in a gas pipeline here in Gujarat claimed one life and injured at least four others. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that his government was committed to ushering in development in the country without any discrimination on the basis of religion. ....

For the first time since first week of July, India on Tuesday recorded its lowest number of daily cases, which were 10,000 less than the number of recoveries, even as the tally went past 1,00,75,000 cases. ....

A passenger, who arrived here from London, has tested positive for Covid-19, health department officials said on Tuesday, adding that the test sample has been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune to check whether it is the new mutant variant of the virus. ....

Fulfilling a long pending demand, Meghalaya capital Shillong on Monday was connected with the national capital by direct flight services, coinciding with reopening of the state through the Umling in Ri Bhoi district for tourists after remaining closed for nine months due to Covid-19 outbreak, officials said. ....

Five people were burnt alive on Tuesday morning after a container truck hit a car on the Yamuna Expressway. ....

Samajwadi Party MP Mohd Azam Khan's wife Tanzeen Fatima, who is also an SP MLA, has been released from Sitapur jail after getting bail from the court in a forgery case. ....

Five days after busting a drone module, Punjab Police have seized 11 Arges 84 hand-grenades dropped on the night of December 19 by a drone launched from Pakistan, which was engaged and shot at jointly by police and Border Security Force (BSF) close to the border in Gurdaspur district. ....

People belonging to four organisations campaigning for justice for the Bhopal gas victims took to the streets on Monday in support of the farmers' agitation and demanded that the Central government repeal the three new farm laws. ....

he Goa government is in the process of sourcing beef from other parts of the country to overcome the crisis which has arisen after the Karnataka government passed a stringent law against cattle-slaughter. Goa sources most of its beef, both live cattle and slaughtered, from Karnataka. ....

In a major blow to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress wooed back BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bankura district Soumitra Khan's wife Sujata Mondal Khan to its fold. ....

Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar's track record as a leader of farmers would help the National Democratic Alliance, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said on Monday. ....

A day after celebrating his 93rd birthday, veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Motilal Vora passed away on Monday afternoon. ....

The Rampur police have filed a charge sheet against Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan for his alleged remarks against late Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh's family. He has been charged with promoting disharmony, enmity or feelings of hatred among people. ....

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has suspended all flights from the UK to India till December 31 in the wake of the new mutant strain of novel coronavirus. ....

As Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy turned 48 on Monday, greetings poured in from all quarters even as banners, posters and advertisements popped up across the state in to celebrate his birthday. ....

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday expressed concern on the new strain of novel coronavirus emerging in the UK and urged the Central government to ban all flights from Britain and other European countries immediately. ....