New Delhi: The number of cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 has crossed the 1,000 mark with Uttar Pradesh becoming the latest entrant to the list of states and Union territories that have detected its presence so far, according to INSACOG.

Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday came down heavily on the Jammu and Kashmir administration for allowing shooting of a TV serial inside the legislative assembly complex, calling it an “absolute shame”.

Baripada (Odisha): The body of a teenage boy, who used to stay in a hostel, was found hanging in one of the classrooms of his school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Friday, police said.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka health department has stated that the last rites of Covid victims will be performed in all crematoriums as per the guidelines provided by the government.

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Rs 17,840 crore Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, the longest bridge as well as the longest sea bridge in the country connecting south Mumbai with Nhava-Sheva in Navi Mumbai.

The AAP's Rajya Sabha nominees in Delhi Swati Maliwal, Sanjay Singh and N D Gupta are set to be elected unopposed as no candidate from any other party has filed nomination, officials said on Friday.

A 35-year-old man and two children were found dead inside their house near here, police said on Friday.

Samreen Yusuf earned the rare distinction of becoming the first student from Kerala to be awarded the Doctor of Medicine (DM) degree in Paediatric Emergency Medicine when she recently received the degree from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur.