17 Aug, 23:39 (IST)

President Ram Nath Kovind notifies Union Cabinet's decision to rename Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) as Ministry of Education

17 Aug, 23:27 (IST)

Himachal Pradesh University postpones its examinations scheduled for tomorrow.

17 Aug, 22:49 (IST)

46 new cases reported in Andaman and Nicobar Islands today, taking the total number of cases in Union Territory to 2,445 including 1,091 active cases and 1,325 recovered cases: UT Administration

17 Aug, 22:20 (IST)

West Bengal: Students of #VisvaBharati University in Birbhum hold protest outside the residence of Vice-Chancellor Professor Bidyut Chakrabarty.Visva Bharati University to remain closed till the situation improves, the University said in a statement released today.

17 Aug, 22:18 (IST)

Chaired a meeting to review the preparations for National Master Plan For Providing Multi Modal Connectivity To Various Economic Zones. This is an important endeavour, that will boost productivity, infrastructure, economic progress and opportunities for our youngsters: PM Modi

17 Aug, 21:33 (IST)

Unspecified number of terrorists have attacked a CRPF bunker at Nehama in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district. One CRPF personnel is injured. More details are awaited.

17 Aug, 21:22 (IST)

A house, located on Sherley Rajan road in Mumbai's Bandra area, has collapsed. More details are awaited.

17 Aug, 20:32 (IST)

A fire has erupted at Nandolia Organic Chemicals in Maharashtra's Palghar. More details are awaited.

17 Aug, 20:04 (IST)

In a statement, Visva Bharati University has sought action against those who indulged in vandalism and demolished two gates of the campus.

17 Aug, 19:57 (IST)

Plaksha University will start its inaugural undergraduate course in August 2021 in its Mohali campus near Chandigarh, the varsity said on Monday.

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Mumbai, August 17:  Former cricketer and Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday. Chauhan was 73 years old and he passed away following complications due to Covid-19. He is survived by wife Sangeeta and son Vinayak.

High-speed 4G internet services were restored in two districts in Jammu and Kashmir from Sunday midnight on a trial basis, said, officials. The services have been restored in Ganderbal and Udhampur districts of the Union Territory and it will be the first time when high-speed internet services will return to the region after restrictions were clamped following the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two union territories in 2019 on August 5.

The coronavirus death toll in Maharashtra crossed 20,000-mark on Sunday after 288 casualties were reported in the state. 20,037 people succumbed to COVID-19 in Maharashtra so far. The case fatality rate (CSR) in the state stood at 3.36 percent.

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