India

Allahabad, Dec 25: The Allahabad High Court has quashed an FIR against a person who had allegedly tweeted that "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has transformed the state into a jungleraj in which no law and order prevails".

New Delhi, Dec 25: The central government on Friday said that it has planned a dry run for administration of the COVID-19 vaccine in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab next week as a step to prep up before the actual thing takes off.

Mathura, Dec 25: A third plea has been filed in a Mathura court seeking removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque near the birthplace of Lord Krishna.

Aligarh, Dec 25: Noted scholar Jamal Khwaja, one of the last surviving members of the 2nd Lok Sabha, passed away at the age of 92 after a prolonged illness, according to his family. Khwaja died on Thursday and his last rites were performed the same night.

As the social media platforms and governments battle the spread of coronavirus-related fake news, a new study has revealed that information on COVID-19 spreads quickly and misinformation or misleading information can take on a life of its own in social media channels.

New Delhi, Dec 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other parliamentarians on Friday paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya on their birth anniversaries, at Central Hall in the Parliament.

New Delhi, Dec 24: India has temporarily suspended its Vande Bharat flights from the United Kingdom due to the emergence of new strain of coronavirus, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday.

New Delhi, Dec 24: The Election Commission of India has clarified that it has not made any proposal to introduce postal ballots system for non-Gulf countries and categorical denied the media reports on the issue.

Lucknow, Dec 24: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to withdraw riot cases against three BJP lawmakers, including two ministers, who were accused in 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal violence.

New Delhi, Dec 24: Air India pilots have refused to accept the paltry 5 per cent roll back in "illegal pay cut" and asked Air India CMD to donate it towards funds for building the Parliament or PM CARE.