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  Mathura court orders survey of Shahi Idgah mosque from January 2; to be conducted by ASI

  India | December 25, 2022 13:43 IST

  Shahi Idgah mosque case: The mosque is said to be built on the birthplace of Lord Krishna and the court's latest ruling comes on a lawsuit filed by Vishnu Gupta of the Hindu Sena. The report regarding this is likely to be submitted on January 20.

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  Delhi Metro completes 20 years of operations

  India | December 25, 2022 13:44 IST

  Delhi Metro had begun its commercial operations on December 25, 2002, a day after then-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had inaugurated DMRC's first stretch, spanning 8.2 kilometres from Shahdara to Tis Hazari, with just six stations.

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  COVID-19: 'RT-PCR test mandatory for international passengers from China', says Mansukh Mandaviya

  India | December 25, 2022 13:45 IST

  COVID-19 India update: Two per cent of passengers arriving in each international flight will be subject to random coronavirus testing at airports from Saturday.

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  Is Ayman al-Zawahiri still alive? Al Qaeda releases 35-minute 'undated' video

  World | December 25, 2022 13:46 IST

  The US had claimed that its forces killed al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan earlier in July this year. Even US President Joe Biden released a video wherein he praised the efforts of the forces involved in the al-Zawahiri killing operation.

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  Union Cabinet approves revision of One Rank One Pension for defence personnel

  India | December 25, 2022 13:49 IST

  Arrears w.e.f. July 01, 2019 to June 30, 2022 have been calculated as approximately Rs 23,638 crore as per the applicable dearness relief.

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  'Qubool hai': Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham ties knot for 3rd time, says 'finally found a man I trust'

  World | December 29, 2022 11:49 IST

  Pakistan: Reham Khan also shared a photograph on social media wherein she was seen draped in a white wedding gown, whereas, his 36-year-old partner donned a mauve-coloured suit.

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  Traffic alert! Both ways of Ashram flyover in Delhi to be closed from Dec 25 for 45 days

  India | December 25, 2022 13:50 IST

  Earlier, it was reported that people commuting between South Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad may face traffic snarls for several weeks as the Ashram flyover is expected to be closed for the completion work of the Ashram extension flyover.

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  Delhi MCD: Shelly Oberoi is AAP's candidate for Mayor post

  India | December 25, 2022 13:51 IST

  The AAP ended BJP's 15-year-long rule at the municipal corporation, winning the December 4 polls. The Kejriwal-led party won 134 of the 250 wards while the BJP lost power by bagging 104 wards only.

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  Pakistan: Suicide blast kills policeman in Islamabad, 'major terror attack averted', say police

  World | December 25, 2022 13:52 IST

  Islamabad blast: The blast took place when the police stopped a suspicious vehicle for checking.

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  US: Over 2,000 flights cancelled due to heavy snowfall ahead of Christmas holidays | DETAILS

  World | December 25, 2022 13:53 IST

  United States flights cancelled: Airlines cancelled just over 2,270 US flights by 6 ET pm Thursday and proactively cancelled almost 1,000 flights for Friday, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware.

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  Serum Institute seeks drug regulator's approval for market authorisation of Covovax as booster dose

  India | December 25, 2022 13:54 IST

  Covid-19: Earlier on October 17, Prakash Kumar Singh, director of government and regulatory affairs at SII, submitted a market authorization application to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the heterologous booster dose of Covovax.

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  FACT CHECK: Covid Omicron XBB variant 5-times dangerous than delta! Here's the truth

  India | December 25, 2022 13:55 IST

  Covid Omicron XBB variant: The viral message claims that Omicron XBB variant is so dangerous that it can not be detected through RT-PCR test and also has no peculiar symptoms.

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  COVID-19: India reports 131 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases come down to 3,408

  India | December 25, 2022 13:58 IST

  COVID-19: The total active cases in India have decreased to 3,408, the health ministry data showed on Wednesday.

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  Taliban bans university education for girls in Afghanistan

  World | December 25, 2022 13:58 IST

  The authorities issued an order to all government and private universities in Afghanistan to suspend "education of females" until further notice, reports said.

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  INS Arnala, Navy's first anti-submarine warfare, launched

  India | December 25, 2022 13:59 IST

  This is the first of eight such ships being built by GRSE for the Navy. Eight more ASWSWC are being built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

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  China Covid Alert! Hospitals overwhelmed; expert warns of 3 waves with deaths likely in millions

  World | December 25, 2022 14:00 IST

  China Covid news: According to one estimate, over 70 per cent of the city’s population has been hit by the virus, which confined millions of people to their homes.

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  Allahabad University clashes: 3 students injured after protest over fee-hike

  India | December 25, 2022 14:01 IST

  Student leader Satyam Kushwaha told reporters that the varsity administration is intent on suppressing the students' movement instead of solving their grievances.

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  Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets PM Modi, says looking forward to support India's G20 presidency

  India | December 25, 2022 14:01 IST

  Google CEO Sundar Pichai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that it is inspiring to see rapid pace of technological advancement in India.

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  Bhairon Singh, 1971 India-Pak Longewala battle hero, passes away at 81

  India | December 25, 2022 14:02 IST

  Bhairon Singh Rathore was deployed at the Longewala post in Jaisalmer, commanding a small BSF unit of 6-7 personnel that was accompanied by a 120-men company of Army's 23 Punjab regiment. It was the bravery of these men that decimated an assaulting Pakistani tank regiment on Dec 5, 1971.

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  Lionel Messi reaches promise land as Argentina end 36-year wait to win FIFA World Cup

  Football | December 20, 2022 13:58 IST

  With 13 days for the year to end, Lionel Messi reached promise land as Argentina beat France in the FIFA World cup final in one of the most entertaining contests