Addressing members who took oath in the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that the ensuing Monsoon Session of the House will also be held as per the COVID-19 protocol conforming with the social distancing and safety norms.
Thirteen people were killed and over 48 others injured when a cloudburst struck the area near the holy shrine of Amarnath on Friday, said Dr A Shah, Chief Medical Officer Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir.
In a shocking incident, a man in Bihar's Araria allegedly barged into a school with a sword and threatened teachers after he didn't get money for his child's school uniform.
Japanese Police have identified the suspect arrested for shooting former prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old resident of Nara City, according to local media.
At least six people were killed and over 10 injured after a bus allegedly rammed into a stationary lorry in Tamil Nadu's Chengalpattu on Friday, police said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he is "deeply distressed" over the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and conveyed his prayers to his family.
The ED on Friday conducted raids at about 18 locations in Jharkhand as part of a money laundering investigation against Pankaj Mishra, the political representative of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and some others, officials said.
enior Congress leader Anand Sharma scotched speculation about his meeting with BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday, saying if he had to, he would do so openly as they both are from Himachal Pradesh and studied at the same university.
India reported 18,815 new coronavirus cases and 38 related deaths in the last 24 hours, latest Union health ministry data showed. The death count stands at 5,25,343. Currently, there are 1,22,335 active cases in the country,