India steps out of recession - GDP grows 0.4% in Dec quarter Indian economy reported growth in the December quarter after two quarters of contraction. The nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) saw revival, albeit marginally, as economic activities resumed after a long and arduous lockdown and overall sentiment improved with the rollout of vaccination drive. As per government data, India's GDP increased 0.4 per cent during the third quarter ended December 31, 2020. Amazon Pay, Uber expand ...

The prime minister will also deliver the keynote address at the CERAWeek Conference-2021, which will be held virtually from March 1 to 5

The states and union territories have also been advised to speed up the vaccination of the target population so as to break the chain of transmission and overcome the pandemic

Union Home Ministry has directed phased closure of two special and temporary COVID care centres in the city in view of \"continuous decline\" in coronavirus cases

\"During the last three years i.e. 2018 to 2020, FCRA registration certificates of 1,810 NGOs/Associations have been cancelled,\" Rai added.

IB ACIO exam admit card: Candidates can download their admit cards from the official Union Home Ministry website

Glacier Burst in Uttarakhand: At least seven people have died, six injured and around 170 are missing after the Uttarakhand flood incident today, confirms State Disaster Management Center

Farmers' agitation has been going on in India since more than two months against the three farm laws passed by the Centre

MEITY has ordered Twitter to block of accounts which were using #ModiPlanningFarmerGenocide hashtag and making fake, intimidatory and provocative Tweets on Saturday that was January 30, officials said

A number of Twitter accounts that were tweeting or sharing information on farmers' protests in India have been blocked or withheld in the country by Twitter India.

India has no data on jobs lost and businesses shut; no estimate of how many would have slipped into poverty or how income, health and education inequalities would have risen due to the pandemic. How will the Budget 2021 allocate resources appropriately to revive growth and bring development?

Coronavirus pandemic: A group of Chinese researchers published a study in the Future Microbiology journal in August that said that some recovering patients tested positive through anal swabs but negative through throat swabs

COVID-19 containment guidelines MHA: These relaxations will be applicable to all areas except those classified as containment zones

MHA asked district authorities to demarcate containment zones as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Internet Services in Delhi NCR:  The suspension of internet facilities in areas closer to farmers protest sites is likely to be extended if the situation remains tense

Although Home Ministry has suspended internet services till 23:59 pm on January 26, there are chances of extending the suspension order if the situation remains precarious

Earlier today, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) temporarily suspended internet services in parts of the national capital. Among places where internet services have been suspended till midnight are Singhu border, Ghazipur border, Tikri border, Mubarka Chowk and Nangloi. A high-level meeting of senior officials of the Union Home Ministry is underway in Delhi. Violence in parts of Delhi-NCR during the Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday is the top agenda of this meeting. Watch the video for more details.

In a letter to chief secretaries of all states and UT, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla advised them to take penal action against those who are found to be involved in dissemination of wrong and ill-informed rumours regarding safety and immunogenicity of the COVID-19 vaccine candidates

First coronavirus vaccine shots likely on January 13: Health Ministry Union Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that coronavirus vaccines will be rolled out within 10 days of granting emergency use approval based on the feedback of dry-run across the country. The announcement by the ministry comes just days after the DCGI (Drugs Controller General of India) approved Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, domestically manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech...

COVID-19 surveillance, containment guidelines to persist until Jan 31 Despite the declining trend in new COVID-19 cases, Centre on Monday issued an order to extend the 'Guidelines for Surveillance' until January 31 next year. The surveillance guidelines mandate states and union territories (UTs) to follow containment measures, as well as to maintain surveillance. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the new order, justifying the need for surveillance despite a decline in the rate of po...