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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Friday flagged off three Indian Red Cross trucks carrying flood and cold relief supplies and medicines for the people of Jammu, Srinagar, Ladakh and Uttarakhand.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday flagged off nine trucks with Red Cross relief supplies for the flood-affected people of Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The relief material included tarpaulins, tents, clothes, blankets, kitchen utensils, mosquito nets, bed sheets, buckets and two water purification units, according to a Rashtrapati Bhawan statem...

Allowing public transportation, including metro services and flights, and restarting economic activity in non-containment zones were among the proposals sent by states to the Prime Minister's Office, as the centre draws up plans for a phased exit from the nationwide lockdown. The final guidelines will be issued by Home Ministry only after going thr...

World Red Cross Day 2019 theme is #Love. It focuses on broadening people's understanding of the society by highlighting diversity and universality of work and approach of Red Cross.

Lewis Hamilton took a flawless win in the 2018 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, as Sebastian Vettel finished third despite a near chance at victory thanks to strategic blunder. Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen finished second in an exhilarating ride. The Mercedes driver crossed the chequered flag with a lead of 8.961s over Verstappen, while Vettel f...

Addressing the nation on 72nd Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised a group of six women officers of the Navy for circumnavigating the globe. He said that the nation's daughters have crossed seven seas and painted the world in tricolour. "We are proudly celebrating Independence Day today as six women officers of the Indian Na...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day, his fifth and final speech before the general elections next year. Before his speech, PM Modi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. He unfurled the national flag, which was followed by the national anthem. PM Modi said the country is filled with co...

Star luger Shiva Keshavan once again did the honours of holding the national flag as the Indian contingent, including cross country skier Jagdish Singh, took part in a glittering opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Friday.

Easily one of the finest finishes to a race this MotoGP season, Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, as Honda's Marc Marquez put up a spectacular fight in the closing stages. The reigning world champion was right at the tail of the Ducati rider with Dovizioso crossing the chequered flag just 0.176 seconds ahea...

Several hundred mostly elderly South Koreans headed for North Korea on Tuesday for a rare, emotional meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Friday flagged off three Indian Red Cross trucks carrying flood and cold relief supplies and medicines for the people of Jammu, Srinagar, Ladakh and Uttarakhand.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday flagged off nine trucks with Red Cross relief supplies for the flood-affected people of Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The relief material included tarpaulins, tents, clothes, blankets, kitchen utensils, mosquito nets, bed sheets, buckets and two water purification units, according to a Rashtrapati Bhawan statem...

Allowing public transportation, including metro services and flights, and restarting economic activity in non-containment zones were among the proposals sent by states to the Prime Minister's Office, as the centre draws up plans for a phased exit from the nationwide lockdown. The final guidelines will be issued by Home Ministry only after going thr...

World Red Cross Day 2019 theme is #Love. It focuses on broadening people's understanding of the society by highlighting diversity and universality of work and approach of Red Cross.

Lewis Hamilton took a flawless win in the 2018 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, as Sebastian Vettel finished third despite a near chance at victory thanks to strategic blunder. Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen finished second in an exhilarating ride. The Mercedes driver crossed the chequered flag with a lead of 8.961s over Verstappen, while Vettel f...

Addressing the nation on 72nd Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised a group of six women officers of the Navy for circumnavigating the globe. He said that the nation's daughters have crossed seven seas and painted the world in tricolour. "We are proudly celebrating Independence Day today as six women officers of the Indian Na...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort on the 72nd Independence Day, his fifth and final speech before the general elections next year. Before his speech, PM Modi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. He unfurled the national flag, which was followed by the national anthem. PM Modi said the country is filled with co...

Star luger Shiva Keshavan once again did the honours of holding the national flag as the Indian contingent, including cross country skier Jagdish Singh, took part in a glittering opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Friday.

Easily one of the finest finishes to a race this MotoGP season, Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, as Honda's Marc Marquez put up a spectacular fight in the closing stages. The reigning world champion was right at the tail of the Ducati rider with Dovizioso crossing the chequered flag just 0.176 seconds ahea...

Several hundred mostly elderly South Koreans headed for North Korea on Tuesday for a rare, emotional meeting with relatives they have either never met or last saw more than six decades ago.