Women government employees are entitled to take up to 180 days of maternity leave for children born through surrogacy, following recent amendments by the Centre to the 50-year-old rule. According to the amendment in the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, the ”commissioning...

Shubman Gill is set for redemption as the India batter has emerged frontrunner to captain the team on its tour of Zimbabwe next month. Gill, who travelled to the USA as a reserve player in India's T20 World Cup squad before getting released, is set for his maiden captaincy stint with...

As the national capital and its surrounding states continue to reel under severe heatwave conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast on Wednesday that monsoon is likely to hit Delhi-NCR around June 30. IMD added that dust storms and light-intensity rainfall...

The IMD has forecast a maximum of 43°C, with chances of very light rain across the city today due to a western disturbance. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 35.2°C on Wednesday – a massive eight degrees above normal and the highest minimum for June in at least 13 years, data...

The air pollution that New Delhi experiences annually in the final months of the year could be one of the factors in deciding whether India’s capital hosts the upcoming World Chess Championship this year, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky told The Indian Express. India’s 18-year-old challenger...