Washington/Lucknow: The "Austin University" in California, which signed a MoU recently with the Uttar Pradesh government to build a USD 42 billion 'Smart City of Knowledge' in the state, apparently lacks the know-how and resources to do so, publicly available information indicates.

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday extended till December 30, the stay on the notices issued by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the case of alleged attempt to poach BRS MLAs, to senior BJP leader B L Santhosh and others.

Jammu: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday expelled three top leaders - former ministers Tara Chand and Manohar Lal and former legislator Balwan Singh - from his Democratic Azad Party (DAP) for anti-party activities.

Agra (UP): Health authorities here have begun screening visitors at the Taj Mahal and other monuments in wake of the new Covid scare, focusing their efforts mainly on foreign tourists.

Nagpur: A 10-year-old girl from Kerala who had come for the National Cycle Polo Championship being held in Nagpur in Maharashtra died on Thursday after she fell unwell in the morning, an official said.

New Delhi: "Understand the chronology," the Congress said on Thursday as it pointed out that the health minister has written to party leader Rahul Gandhi over COVID-19 concerns and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reviewing the virus-related situation just days before the "Bharat Jodo Yatra" enters Delhi.

Reliance Industries has agreed to buy German firm Metro AG's wholesale operations in India for Rs 2,850 crore as the conglomerate run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani seeks to strengthen its dominant position in India's mammoth retail sector.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the government is coming up with "excuses" to stop the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', days after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote to him to consider suspending the march if Covid protocols could not be followed.