Latching on to the Pegasus snooping row, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday accused the Modi government of trying to establish a "surveillance state".

India's excess deaths during the Covid pandemic could be between 3.4 to 4.9 million, according to a new report which suggests millions more may have died from the SARS-CoV-2 virus than the official count.

Firozabad (UP): A professor, who allegedly made derogatory remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani on Facebook, was sent to jail after he surrendered in a court here.

Thiruvananthapuram: A six-month-old Keralite infant, who was battling Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and was undergoing treatment since birth, succumbed to the rare genetic disorder in northern Kozhikode district despite a large amount raised for his treatment.

Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said people whose relatives died due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic should "take the Union government to court".

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said there have been many deaths due to oxygen shortage in Delhi and many other places across the country.

Lucknow: The health condition of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh is critical and he has been put on life support system, the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here said on Tuesday.

New Delhi: A 12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu died at AIIMS in the national capital recently, official sources said on Tuesday.