The victim was traced during a search operation when people found a spot inside a house where it seemed a fresh pit had been dug. When this was excavated, they found the girl's body. More

The cyber-attack attempt assumes significance as it comes at a time when a US newspaper reported recently that the 2020 power blackout in Mumbai was due to a China-based cyber-attack. More

The lawyer allegedly downloaded the picture of the judge from social media and used it for making a greeting card More

The day will start with the sunrise at 6.44 am and the sunset will take place at 6.22 pm. More

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated hostels for scheduled tribe (ST) and scheduled caste (SC) students in the state. The CM inaugurated three 'Akankhya hostels' located at Berhampur, Sambalpur and Rourkela, an official said, adding that Rs 150 crore was spent on the construction of these hostels. More

Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,17,585 as 15 more people tested positive for the infection on Tuesday, the National Health Mission (NHM) said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 1,093 as no fresh fatality due to the disease was reported on the day, it said. More

West Bengal's COVID-19 tally mounted to 5,75,487 on Tuesday as 171 new cases were reported, while two fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 10,270, a health bulletin said. Kolkata reported the highest number of new cases at 70, while the fresh fatalities were registered in the metropolis and its neighbouring North 24 Parganas district, it said. More

Altogether 25 students of a technology university in Odisha's Sambalpur district were detected with COVID-19 as the kits used to test them were faulty, a senior state government official said on Tuesday. Those students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) at Burla were found positive for coronavirus in rapid antigen tests conducted between February 25 and 27. More

Global equity markets were little changed on Tuesday as Wall Street retreated and investors paused to gauge whether a bond yield jump had run its course, taking stock of gains from Monday's surge. More

Ukraine's president received a coronavirus vaccine shot Tuesday in a bid to dispel widespread public skepticism about vaccination. More

Here's what's happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: More

El Centro (US), Mar 2 (AP) An SUV believed to be carrying 27 people crashed into a semitruck Tuesday on a Southern California highway, killing 15 people and leaving others injured, hospital officials said. Judy Cruz, director of El Centro Regional Medical Center's emergency department, said 14 people died at the scene, which is about 11 miles (18 kilometers) north of the U.S.-Mexico border, and another died after arriving at the hospital. Officials believe there were 27 people in an SUV that struck a tractor-trailer full of gravel. Multiple patients were sent to hospitals for their injuries, including four flown to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, spokesman Todd Burke said. Three were in intensive care, he said.. More

Apart from the 13 candidates who made it to the selection list, two more candidates have got in the waiting list. More

This is the first electoral exercise being conducted in Delhi amid the pandemic. The bypoll results are likely to have an impact on the big-ticket 2022 civic polls. More

Investigation into the cluster at Gyato Monastery revealed that incident started at the monastery (Tibetan new year) festival on February 14. More