Of the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar, Manipur, and Meghalaya, all other states have a TFR of 2.1 or less, which implies that most states have attained replacement level fertility.
Sandra Lindsay became the first person in New York state to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
There is no evidence the strain behaves differently to existing types of the virus.
In what it called a terrorist attack, Saudi Arabia has said that a fuel transport ship anchored at a Jeddah terminal was hit by an explosive-laden boat.
As leaders of 32 Kisan unions went on a hunger strike from 8 am to 5 pm at the Singhu border, ground zero of the snowballing protests, hundreds blocked highways from Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan leading to Delhi.
The economic devastation in Italy, caused by the coronavirus, has deepened ahead of Christmas.
A young woman, working in an orchestra, was gang-raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj district.
An FIR has been lodged under Section 161 of CrPC.
Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for petitioner Veera Sarin, said that the Emergency was a 'fraud' and the 'greatest assault' on the Constitution as rights were suspended for months.
The COVID-19 pandemic globally hogged headlines in 2020.
The first phase for the southernmost districts including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Idukki on December 8 recorded a turnout of 73.12 per cent.
PM Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on December 15 and lay the foundation stone of several development projects.
A group of 219 Air India (AI) employees has submitted the Expression of Intent (EOI) to purchase a stake in the loss-making national airline, according to Meenakshi Malik, who is Air India’s Commercial Director.
The representatives of the All India Kisan Coordination Committee were convinced that the recent Farm Acts are for the benefit of farmers across India.
Around 5,000 AIIMS nurses are on an indefinite strike with immediate effect over redressal of their demands.
The extremists hit the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh with wooden rods, broke one of its arms and damaged other parts.
PM Modi said that private investment in the sector will lead to the creation of hi-tech jobs.
The fact, however, remains that the pandemic is not going away anytime soon as vaccines may be here, but the virus is likely to stay.
Officials said that the gold chains were hidden in handbags and mobile covers.
This state is scheduled to reopen universities and colleges from December 15, amid coronavirus.
We take a brief halt and look over at some of the rumours that made news this year.
Earlier on Friday, four companies were selected after their technical bid, gave their presentation for the proposed film city.
The State Election Commission released the results of the general election held for member posts in 50 municipal bodies (43 municipalities and 7 city councils) in 12 districts of Rajasthan.
A strengthening rupee and robust foreign fund inflows further buoyed sentiment, traders said.
Earlier in September this year, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation had decided to split 8.5 percent interest into two installments of 8.15 percent and 0.35 percent in its trustees meet headed by Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar.
