India, which has the third-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, has eight states, which have recorded over one lakh cases each, accounting for 77.87 per cent of its total tally. These states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal and Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid rich tribute to former India captain MS Dhoni as he hanged his boots from international cricket, calling him not just a sportsperson but a phenomenon, which was much appreciated by MSD

As winter draws near, terrorists based in Pakistan are making desperate attempts to cross the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir to enter Indian territory, Indian intelligence agencies have alerted security establishments in the valley, according to IANS

Former President Pranab Mukherjee, whose health condition deteriorated after he developed a lung infection, is showing signs of slight improvement, the Army Research and Referral Hospital said on Thursday

Indore, Ambikapur, Navi Mumbai, Surat, Rajkot and Mysuru have been rated as five-star cities, 86 cities as three-star and 64 cities as one-star as per the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs' rating protocol for garbage-free cities

A year after additional security personnel were deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, the central government on Wednesday withdrew around 12,000 troopers of various paramilitary forces, indicating a significant improvement in the law and order situation of the Union Territory

While the online food delivery space is somewhat returning to normal, the dining out industry in India has been hit hard and is operating at only 8-10 percent of the pre-Covid levels, a new Zomato report revealed on Wednesday

Foreign nationals holding journalist (J-1) visa and their dependents holding J-1X visas were on Tuesday permitted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to visit India

Thirteen airlines will connect Bengaluru to 14 international destinations as part of the latest air bubble, Vande Bharat Mission and repatriation programmes to bring back Indians stuck in foreign countries because of coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Tuesday

There will be a 12 percent increase in cancer cases across the country in five years as per the National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020, released by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research on Tuesday

The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation's 'Chase the Virus' strategy in Dharavi --  often described as Asia's largest shantytown -- has found a new fan in the Philippines government as the Southeast Asia nation also grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic

The number of salaried people losing their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic has surged to 1.89 crore (18.9 million) since April, with around 50 lakh jobs lost last month, according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)

India's indigenous-built helicopters were pressed into service to rescue people and extricate skimmed oil from the Japanese-owned cargo ship MV Wakashio in Mauritius

India's coronavirus tally crossed the 27-lakh (2.7 million) mark on Tuesday with 55,079 fresh cases in 24 hours, while the toll climbed to 51,797 with 876 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry

Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Monday night said she tested COVID-19 positive