With the Congress announcing a second candidate, contest is likely for nine seats of Maharashtra legislative council for which chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is among those in the fray.

Fed up of waiting to be accommodated on trains or buses for their home states, a fresh sea of migrant labourers took to the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) on Saturday in a bid to cover the arduous journey on foot. Some labourers said they had no roof over their heads in Mumbai and would sometimes go to bed on the pavement on an empty stomach. The groups comprised daily wagers, masons, carpenters and restaurant staffers.

The central government headed by Narendra Modi is committed to protect the rights of SCs and STs, he said

Fear of virus is overshadowing government appeals to businesses to resume operations

In a rare finding, an Indian grey wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) was documented for the first time in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamarajanagara district. The wild animal was documented by Sanjay Gubbi of Nature Conservation Foundation, and his team, while camera trapping for studying leopards.

If you thought Zoom meetings only mean business and living under lockdown means missing out on all the fun, meet some Bengalureans who are making the most of both.

Actress Jessica Biel has revealed that she cold-shoulders the glitzy celebrity lifestyle.

Passions ran high at this party which had the evergreen favourite theme of Red and Black.

There are several families in the city that can boast of having an envious collection of these beauties on wheels.

The total number of Covid-19 cases in the national capital climbed to 6,542 after 224 more people were infected by the coronavirus, the Delhi government said on Saturday. The fresh cases were reported between 4pm to midnight of May 8.

I won’t lie to you: I might’ve pounded the table emphatically a few times while reading Mark Boulton’s latest entry:

We can now design effective adaptive layouts that respond to their environment. If these layouts are based on a system that defines its ratios from the content, then there is connectedness on two levels: connectedness to the device, and connectedness to the content.

Mark’s thinking about flexible, content-driven grids has me damned excited about his upcoming talk at AEA Boston, and you know I’ll be flinging fistfuls of lucre at my laptop screen whenever his new book’s available to preorder.

The web really feels fun again.

A possible maximum of 3 million people will be infected by Oct if the ongoing third phase of lockdown till May 17 is "implemented with full vigour" but the absence of the two lockdowns may have seen a projected maximum that would be as high as a staggering 171 million cases, a study of the Mumbai-based International Institute for Population Sciences said.

Fifteen districts are contributing 64% of the Covid-19 cases in the country and out of these five account for 50% of the cases, according to Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. These five districts include Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Chennai. All of Delhi and all of Mumbai have been considered as a district each for the purpose of the study.

The number of total confirmed cases in the country rose to 62,939, including 19,358 patients who have been cured and discharged or migrated, according to the Ministry.

Recovering from a season riddled with injuries, Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is gearing up for a 2020 comeback. But why do we act like he's already gone? By Reuben Frank

No team has had two consecutive AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year winners. Could the 49ers become the first?

Former Patriots executive Mike Lombardi still won't rule out New England signing Cam Newton at some point despite Bill Belichick indicating he plans to roll with the current QB group he has now.

Drew Lock was a Jeezy-rapping savior for the Broncos during the final five games of the 2019 season. What should we expect from the QB next season? (AP)

McKinnon appears to be on pace for a strong recovery, but 49ers general manager John Lynch is taking a wait-and-see approach.

The Seattle Seahawks rookie isn't a rookie anymore

Jimmy Garoppolo's teammates are not here for slander of their quarterback.

It doesn't pay to be rich and live in California these days.

If Patriots fans want to separately watch the Patriots and Bill Belichick and the Buccaneers and Tom Brady (and Rob Gronkowski) this year, they can do so at least 14 times. As noted by Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the two teams don't play at the same time until late in the 2020 season. It happens [more]

Fixed deposits guarantee capital, interest; debt funds show high variability in returns

Vice-President Naidu has been around in Delhi for so long, it is quite natural that he would know most fixtures in the capital by name, even journalists of a certain age.

Opposition members displayed placards saying 'Save India', 'Save Democracy' and 'Save Constitution'.

Replying to a debate on Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Lok Sabha, Modi also attacked the Congress for its politics in the last seven decades, saying the party's politics of last 70 years has been such that no Congress leader can be self-sufficient.

Ashish Raje, a photojournalist with a Mumbai tabloid, was allegedly pushed and assaulted by two police officials when he was walking to Mumbai Bagh in Nagpada area.

As people queued up to cast their vote, there were some famous faces in the lines at different polling stations.

The newly weds have been actively taking part in the protest and decided to tie the knot at the venue, with elders agreeing to it.

Heavy security has also been put in place at the Chepauk area ahead of the protest as protesters proposed to lay siege to the Secretariat and the District Collector's office against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

The 'Namaste Trump' event is based on the lines of 'Howdy Modi' programme that was addressed by Narendra Modi and Trump during the PM's trip to Houston last September.

The violence-affected areas witnessed several rounds of stone-pelting from pro and anti-CAA protesters.At least 11 police personnel, including DCP Shahdara and ACP (Gokalpuri) were injured.2 CRPF personnel were also injured.All private and government schools in Northeast Delhi district will remain closed on Tuesday.

Thirteen wagons of one of the trains and an engine jumped off the tracks following the collision.

No untoward incident has been reported from the district over the past three days.

Interacting with locals, he observed that the situation is gradually improving day by day, and urged them not to pay attention to rumours and avoid circulating unconfirmed messages.

The inmates at the relief camp said the rioters were all locals and not outsiders. They also said they will only return when authorities assure them of safety.

Three more positive cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in India.

In Jaipur, the combination of lopinavir and ritonavir, both second-line HIV drugs, was administered was administered on an elderly Italian couple undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the SMS Hospital.

Here are some of the glimpses of the celebrations.

The cases reported on Wednesday include a couple and their two-year-old daughter in Rajasthan who had recently returned from Italy.The patients belong to Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu and had returned from Italy on March 8.

Authorities faced double-barrel challenge -- strengthening its check and prevention mechanism, and addressing public panic, leading to hoarding of essential items.