New Delhi, Jan 2: India has approved the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, paving the way for a huge immunisation campaign in the world's second most populous country.

Washington, Jan 2: Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago.

Mumbai, Jan 2: The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, suffered a heart attack on Saturday and has been admitted to the hospital.

New Delhi, Jan 2: The Supreme Court has said there is no bar on granting anticipatory bail for an offence committed under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019, which makes the practice of instant divorce through "triple talaq" among Muslims a punishable offence, provided the court hears the complainant woman before granting pre-arrest bail.

New Delhi, Jan 1: Hardening their position ahead of the next round of talks with the government, protesting farmer unions on Saturday said they will take out a tractor parade towards Delhi on January 26, when the country will celebrate Republic Day, if their demands are not met.

Bengaluru, Jan 2: Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s Karnataka chapter- Sri Ram Mandir Nirman Nidhi Samarpan Abhiyan Committee-- has been constituted.

Mangaluru, Jan 2: The Covid test reports of 15 people who arrived from the United Kingdom were tested negative while the administration is awaiting the reports of a few others.

Mangaluru, Jan 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the 450-km long Kochi-Koottanad-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline built and operated by GAIL India Ltd., to the nation on January 5.

Mangaluru, Jan 2: The district unit of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Friday condemned the move of police to arrest three youths for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans outside a counting centre in Ujire in Belthangady.

Riyaz Farangipet, an SDPI national committee member, charged, “There is no evidence to prove that youths were engaged in raising slogans. False allegations were levelled against the SDPI workers.”

New Delhi, Jan 2: Covid-19 vaccine will be free of cost across the country, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday while reviewing preparations for vaccine dry run in Delhi.