Researchers have created a 90-minute high speed Covid-19 test which does not require a laboratory and can be performed in cartridges smaller than a mobile phone with high accuracy.
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is planning to promulgate an ordinance against religious conversions soon.
The Pakistan High Commission in London has received arrest warrants sent by the Imran Khan-led government for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, it was reported on Friday.
Ace fashion designer Sharbari Dutta was found dead inside the bathroom at her south Kolkata's Broad Street residence on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed two Bills -- the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
Yo Yo Honey Singh insists he is a popstar and not a rap artiste because he blends pop music, rap lines and singing in his numbers. "I wouldn't call myself a rap artist. I just blend rap, singing and pop music. I am not a strict rap artiste. I don't just rap, I also sing. I blend the song with rap lines. You can say I am a popstar not a rap artiste," Honey Singh told IANS.
A 17-year-old boy allegedly transferred Rs 15 lakh from his grandfather's bank account to his e-wallet to pay for his lavish lifestyle.
Continuing its operation against the drugs trade in Mumbai, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has detained four drug peddlers as part of its investigations into the drugs angle in the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, an official said here on Friday.
Ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), former England captain Kevin Pietersen opened up on how the Twenty-20 cricket extravaganza will be different this year due the ongoing Covid pandemic. "It's going to be different for sure.
India's deaf community has lauded the efforts of actor Ranveer Singh to make Indian Sign Language an official language. Ranveer has been urging authorities to consider and declare Indian Sign Language (ISL) as the 23rd official language of India.
There were no new coronavirus cases in New Zealand on Friday for the first time early August, according to the Health Ministry.
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has been mesmerising fans with his breathtaking shots on the tennis courts ever since he turned professional in 1998. Now the Swiss legend has left his fans speechless with a rendition of a Beatles' classic.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has decided to put up candidates in all eight Assembly seats where bypolls are to be held.
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta feels we need more films to be made on the LGBTQ community. "There has been an absolute change in our society as well as our cinema regarding LGBTQ people.
Mexico and the US have extended the ban on non-essential border crossings until October 21 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Foreign Affairs Ministry here said.
A 37-year-old Delhi Police constable committed suicide in South Delhi's PTS colony, Malviya Nagar, police said on Friday. The incident happened on Thursday night.
The Centre has enhanced the FDI limit for defence sector by allowing up to 74 per cent capital via automatic route.
A day after the Lok Sabha passed two contentious agriculture Bills, despite the opposition by BJP's oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal terming it as an "anti-farmer" move, a protesting farmer in Punjab on Friday tried to commit suicide by consuming poisonous substance.
A Hindu Yuva Vahini leader was found dead with stab wounds near his own hospital in Bareilly.
The Pilibhit jail in Uttar Pradesh has reported 105 cases of Covid-19 among the inmates. The jail has a capacity for 802 prisoners, but has 946 inmates at the moment.