In an unprecedented move, the Yogi Adityanath government has demoted four additional district information officers to their parent posting as a peon, watchman and cinema operator-cum-communication assistants. The move was made after their promotions were found to be illegal.
There is good news for tipplers in Uttar Pradesh. The prices of alcohol are set to get cheaper as the state government has announced a cut on excise duty. The announcement was done on Saturday. Uttar Pradesh has made it mandatory to obtain a license to keep liquor more than the prescribed limit at home.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost to the people of the state. Announcing the development, Banerjee in a statement said the state government is making arrangements to facilitate the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. "I am happy to announce that our government is making arrangements to facilitate the administration of #COVID19 vaccine to all the people of the state without any cost," the statement read. 
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested nine Indian fishermen and seized one boat for allegedly fishing in that country's waters, besides damaging fishing nets in a separate incident, officials said here on Sunday.
A 55-year-old man was allegedly set on fire by his daughter and other family members after he objected to her affair with another man, said police.
Delhi's minimum temperature dipped to 7.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday, as cold winds from snow-clad Western Himalayas swept through the plains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Seven people, including two firefighters, have been injured in a gas cylinder explosion after a fire at a shop in Maharashtra's Thane city, a civic official said on Sunday.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
