Only 650 people will be allowed to enter the Taj Mahal at a time when the monument reopens for visitors on Wednesday, officials said.

A government panel studying Covid vaccine severe adverse effects has confirmed the first death due to anaphylaxis following inoculation, while the Centre on Tuesday said 488 deaths recorded between January 16 and June 7 may not be linked to vaccination and that a detailed causality analysis will be conducted.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday brought the curtain down on 9-year old criminal proceedings that were initiated in India against two Italian marines accused of killing of two fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012, after Rs 10 core in compensation was paid by Italy to the heirs of the deceased and the boat owner.

The Delta plus variant of Covid is not yet a variant of concern', the Union health ministry said on Tuesday, noting that its presence has to be assessed and tracked in the country.

Twitter on Tuesday said it has appointed an interim Chief Compliance Officer and the details of the official will be shared with the IT Ministry directly soon.

Two more men were arrested for thrashing and chopping the beard of an elderly man who also claimed that they asked him to chant "Jai Shri Ram".

New Delhi: Senior Journalist and co-founder of popular fact-checking news portal Alt News, Pratik Sinha on Tuesday claimed that he was blocked by Ghaziabad Police on micro-blogging site Twitter from its official handle.

The Lok Janshakti Party faction headed by Chirag Paswan on Tuesday expelled the five MPs of the party who had rebelled against him, while the group led by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras removed him from the post of the party president.