In a huge reprieve for borrowers, the government has told the Supreme Court that it will waive "interest on interest" on loans up to Rs 2 crore during the six-month moratorium because of the coronavirus pandemic.

 Several Goa Congress leaders, including the pradesh committee vice president, were detained Friday night after they protested in the lobby of a hotel demanding they be allowed to meet Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar.

New Delhi: Jantar Mantar in central Delhi buzzed with activity on Friday as the venue witnessed perhaps its first biggest protest ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with hundreds of protesters gathering there to demand justice for the Hathras gang-rape and murder victim.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Friday recorded 9,258 positive cases and 4,092 recoveries, the highest single-day spike and recoveries respectively, as the government decided to prohibit an assembly of more than five people to control the spread of the virus.

 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Friday said his government is committed to women's safety and those who even think of harming their self-respect will face total destruction.

he TMC on Friday alleged that its leaders were stopped by the Uttar Pradesh Police from meeting the family members of the Hathras gangrape victim.

An effective vaccine is not likely to be available for the general public before the fall of 2021, according to experts working in the field of vaccine development.

 A local Shiv Sena leader was killed in a midnight attack by a group of motorbike-borne assailants here, police said on Friday.