The video of PM Modi's speech and the inattentive chief ministers reminded everyone of the good old first-benchers in school who always used to be a step ahead of the lessons being taught in class

The prime minister's last meeting with the CMs was on March 17, where he had expressed concern over the surging COVID-19 cases in parts of the country

West Bengal, Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Updates: First Phase of polling begins today in West Bengal and Assam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges voters to exercise their right to franchise

Maharashtra night curfew: The decision was taken in a high-level meeting with senior state government officials on Friday amid explosive rise in coronavirus cases in the state

Interacting with heads of states during a virtual meeting, PM Modi proposed micro-zoning of containment areas instead of imposing a general lockdown to contain coronavirus

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned amid high political drama in the state on Tuesday. His resignation came after he met with the BJP leadership in Delhi on Monday

Stock Market Updates Today: Sectorally, except for IT and pharma index, all the other indices ended with decent gains. Private, PSU Bank and financial indices closed 3% higher today.

He highlighted how the nation succeeded when the Centre and states worked together during the COVID-19 crisis

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

Union Budget 2021 Highlights: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said that the government had only marginally raised health funding, which when adjusted to inflation becomes nil

Ahead of the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, states have made all necessary preparations, including identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers

Farmers protests update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet farmers in Kutch during his day-long visit to Gujarat on Tuesday

Bharat Bandh: The meeting between Amit Shah and farmer leaders comes a day before the sixth round of talks between the Centre and farmers

Grand groundbreaking ceremony of Ram Temple comes after about 10 months after Supreme Court, in a historic verdict, paved way for construction of the temple, thereby ending decades-long court battles between Hindus and Muslims

Ayodhya Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan Live: \"I believe the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya, like the name of Shri Ram, will reflect the rich heritage of Indian culture and inspire the entire humanity till eternity,\" says PM Modi

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Vaccine News Latest Updates:  The study showed that curcumin can prevent Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV)- an alpha-group coronavirus that infects pigs, from infecting cells. The higher doses of curcumin were also found to kill virus particles

Ashok Gehlot vs Sachin Pilot: The latest tussle between the two is a notice issued to Pilot by the Rajasthan police's Special Operation Group (SOG) in a case related to alleged attempts to bribe Congress MLAs to switch sides in the Rajya Sabha polls

All-party meeting: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dialled the Presidents and leaders of all political parties to brief them about the intent of the all-party meet called by PM Modi

India-China border dispute: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that this unprecedented development will have a serious impact on India-China bilateral relationship

India-China border tension live: Indian Army has confirmed that 17 soldiers involved in the Galwan stand-off succumbed to their injuries, taking the death toll to 20