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Anticipating rail blockades in 16 states, the Railways has issued directives for maintaining law and order in trains and station premises, cautioning zonal railways against pro-left wing extremists participating in Tuesdays Bharat Bandh. (Representational Image: DC)

Bharat Bandh: Railways fears blockades in 16 states

Railways-' two biggest unions, AIRF and NFIR too have extended their support to the bandh and are planning to hold...

8 Dec 2020 11:19 AM IST

A woman showing symptoms of epilepsy being taken to a hospital in Eluru town of West Godavari district, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Over 200 people from different parts of Eluru were hospitalized with symptoms resembling epilepsy. (PTI)

Mystery disease strikes AP-'s Eluru; 18 faint after showing signs of...

Water samples have been collected from the One-Town area to check whether any contamination caused the sudden outbreak

7 Dec 2020 1:21 PM IST

Farmers raise slogans during their ongoing agitation against the new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (PTI)

Prominent opposition leaders issue joint statement backing farmers-'...

The representatives of thousands of agitating farmers have said that the countrywide strike on Tuesday would be observed...

7 Dec 2020 12:06 PM IST

A health worker prepares to takes a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP)

Telangana logs 517 new cases, 2 deaths push toll to 1,474

As many as7,778 patients are under treatment and 33,098 samples were tested on Sunday

7 Dec 2020 11:54 AM IST

NCP leader Sharad Pawar (PTI)

Pawar warns Centre of larger farmers-' protest if concerns not...

The NCP chief is also scheduled to meet President Ram Nath Kovind on December 9 over the ongoing farmers-' protest

7 Dec 2020 4:18 AM IST

People buy vegetables at a Rythu bazaar. (DC Photo)

KCR to decide on releasing financial assistance to Rythu Bandhu...

The state government had to transfer farm assistance to farmers in October, but it got delayed due to the Dubbak polls...

6 Dec 2020 11:18 AM IST

Suicide was decriminalised in India in 2017, but Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code still stays

Depressed junior doctor commits suicide in Hyderabad-'s Gandhi...

After post-mortem at Osmania Hospital, the body was handed over to the family on Saturday

6 Dec 2020 9:23 AM IST

However, a massive response from people to join the outfit made the VHP revise the target for new members to 50 lakh.

VHP threatens to -'beat up-' Hindus if they visit church for Christmas

Nath said he was -'outraged-' over the alleged shutting down of Vivekananda Centre in Christian-majority Meghalaya...

6 Dec 2020 9:06 AM IST

Farmers shout slogans during a protest against the central governments recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghazipur on December 5, 2020. (AFP)

Farmers call Bharat bandh on Dec 8, threaten to intensify agitation

This hardening of stand came a day ahead of the fifth round of talks with the government

5 Dec 2020 12:54 PM IST

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij. (PTI)

Haryana Health Minister tests positive weeks after getting Covaxin...

Bharat Biotech took to Twitter to allay any concerns over the vaccine, saying trials are based on a two-dose schedule,...

5 Dec 2020 12:36 PM IST

The Anantapur district administration is about to complete renaming of colonies, including schools and other offices. (Representational Image:PTI)

Anantapur does away with caste-based locality names

Maharashtra government had also cleared a proposal to rename residential areas in the state having caste-based names two...

5 Dec 2020 11:29 AM IST

TD National President N Chandrababu Naidu. (DC Image: Narayana Rao)

CAG picks holes in AP governmentâ€™s 2017-18 revenue receipts

The detailed study on transition from VAT to GST was conducted and deficiencies noticed in three out of five offices...

5 Dec 2020 11:19 AM IST