The heavy rains of the south-west monsoon are a few weeks away and malaria usually follows, in Assam. The state has 20 per cent of malaria deaths in India, but this time, doctors say they have taken substantive measures. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.

In a few weeks, Karnataka will once again seek public input in setting electricity tariffs. While the era of state electricity boards has ended, public participation is important to counter pressures from the government, utility companies, and the commercial private sector on regulators, write Lina Krishnan, Gautam Menon and M V Ramana.

The recently released CAG audit report on Maharashtra has heavily criticized the time and cost overruns in Gosikhurd irrigation project in Vidarbha. Himanshu Upadhyaya analyses the report to list the shortcomings of the project.

A Rajasthan-registered bus, which carried 43 pilgrims from Ajmer Sharif that falls in the red zone, to Silchar on Wednesday, has now become cause of worry for Assam after five of its passengers have tested positive in the past 24 hours, which has pushed the state’s total positive cases to 49 on Friday.

Assam has been allotted 1.25 lakh MT of rice per month under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) scheme for three months from April to June for free distribution among 2.49 crores beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the state.

Police on Friday said they have arrested four men, three of them engineers, for stealing motorcycles, phones and for looting cash from various grocery stores here.

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The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP-Rera) on Friday started hearing buyers’ complaints through video conference. The regulatory authority was represented by chairman Rajive Kumar and other members, including Balvinder Singh.

Satellite imagery analysis suggests North Korea may be preparing a long-range ballistic missile launch, Japan's Kyodo News reported. The report came as the international community discusses further sanctions against Pyongyang for conducting its fourth nuclear test earlier this month.

Days after Congress president Sonia Gandhi offered to pay for the travel of stranded migrant workers by trains to their homes, a Bihari NGO has offered to pay for the travel cost of 50 trains to carry Bihari migrants and students stranded in Mumbai.

The viral post drew hilarious reactions, with a user even writing, 'Customer is God.'

Trump wore safety goggles during the factory tour but did not wear a mask despite sign that read: 'Attention: Face Mask Required in this Area. Thank You!'

The incident occurred when a case pertaining to robocalls was being heard. A sound of flush followed when a lawyer was presenting his side of the case.

Serkis says he won't go hungry throughout the event.

Taking to his parody account on Facebook, <em>Chachaji</em> narrated a fictional incident, trying to justify why Elon had come up with such a name. Or what is the unavoidable future consequence of this.

Canada has decided to increase wages of health workers and has set aside a $3 billion budget for the same.

India is a member of the WTO since 1995. There are a total of 164 members of this organisation, which deals with global trade-related issues.

The Rs 1 lakh crore flagship Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project is scheduled to be completed within three years and and expected to cut down the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to just 12 hours.

The 'MSME Bank of Ideas, Innovation and Research' portal was launched via video-conference. Registered users on the portal can share ideas, innovation and research, which will be reviewed by the officer concerned.

Professional indemnity policy offers protection to professionals against potential claims for injury or loss resulting from their advice action for failure to fulfil their duties.

Investors, however, remained worried about brewing Sino-US tensions after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on China for its handling of the outbreak.

The minister also noted that the pendency of dues owed to MSME units by the central government, state governments, public sector undertakings and major industries was "very high".

Earlier, such registrations/approvals were granted without any specific expiry period unless specifically withdrawn by concerned tax authority.

Taylor Fritz and Addison Rae beat Kei Nishikori and DJ Steve Aoki in the final of the Mario tennis charity tournament.

A statement said 'appropriate testing measures' would be put in place to protect the health of players, production crew and others on site.

NADA hearings have not been taking place due to the lockdown to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

The global charity run also saw over 400 Indians running for the noble cause raising over 1250 Euros.

Maria Sharapova recalled how Novak Djokovic earned himself a dinner with her by winning a match.

Organisers of Paris 2024 Summer Games said that their budget has not changed despite the coronavirus pandemic

Karishma Tanna took to Instagram and shared a photograph of herself doing the complicated inverted yoga pose despite injured foot.

In a video put together by Women in Films and Television India, the campaign, supported by these celebrities, takes stock of the issues borne out of vulnerable mental health caused by the lockdown.

Titled Chalk And Cheese With Gunjan Utreja, the first season has celebrity couples like Aparshakti Khurana with his wife, Neeti Mohan and her husband and comic Amit Tandon among other guests who will play fun games and quizzes.

Kirti Kulhari sent out the message of 'every body is a bikini body' with her latest beach photo on Instagram.

Raveena Tandon gave a funny reply to a fan who proposed marriage to her in the next birth.

The lockdown period brought filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari in front of the camera, and his nine-and-a-half-year old daughter Amaarisa got a chance to be a cinematographer on a scratch film for "Kaun Banega Crorepati".