Though the new strain of the COVID-19 virus that first surfaced in the UK has not been reported in India so far, there is a fear that the failure to trace all those with recent travel history to the country may result in the virus, which is more infectious getting silently transmitted. The government had …

For the past few days, thousands of trucks and their drivers have been stuck on the roads, on both sides of the UK’s border, due to the sudden travel restrictions imposed there because of the spread of the new strain of COVID-19. The truck drivers, who are from across Europe, were eying to reach their homes before Christmas, but that …

The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) along with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) India has come up with a “firefly bird diverter” to protect the endangered Great Indian Bustards from power lines. GIBs which are said to be less than 200 in number in the wild face a great threat from overhead power lines during flights. BCCL …

Amid all the talks about the free COVID-19 vaccine for everyone in the country, the Union Health Ministry has said that taking it will be voluntary and up to the individual. As the country is gearing up for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the near future, the ministry has provided answers for some of the most frequently asked …

From blocking roads to using brutal force on them including water cannons and tear gas, BJP-ruled Haryana had made everything the state can possibly do to stop the thousands of farmers from Punjab from marching to Delhi to protest against the farm laws. But it failed to stop the marchers and they have been at the borders of Delhi for …

As the farmers’ protests in Delhi continue, every passing day more and more people are joining the sit-ins at the three border points, that have become the epicenters of the agitation. Farmers from more states like Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are also joining hands with the demonstrators mostly from Punjab and Haryana who are protesting against the three recently passed …

A woman from Hyderabad has approached the Union Ministry of External Affairs seeking help to get justice from her husband who allegedly divorced her by triple talaq. The woman, identified as Saba Fatima, in a letter to EAM S Jaishankar stated that she had married one Abdi Wali Ahmed, a Somalia-born US citizen in January 2015 while he was in Hyderabad. …

Authorities in Andhara Pradesh have reportedly made the first breakthrough in the investigation into the mysterious diseases in Eluru, which has affected over 450 people and left one person dead. Since Saturday, hundreds had taken ill and were admitted to hospitals with complaints of dizziness, fainting spells, headache and vomiting. AP Multiple teams of experts from premier scientific institutions of …

In a shocking case, the Delhi police has busted a gang that was using juveniles to gatecrash weddings for theft. The so-called ‘Band baaja baarat’ gang was busted by a team of the Special Task Force, Crime Branch. BCCL Seven people, including two juveniles who were part of the gang, have been arrested and stolen cash of Rs 4 lakh, …

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to a hospital. Vij, who is also the state’s home minister, urged all those who had come in contact with him recently to get tested. BCCL “I have been tested Corona positive. I am admitted in Civil Hospital Ambala Cantt. All those …