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Covid-19: One crore frontline healthcare workers identified to received vaccine in first phase

NEW DELHI: An estimated one crore frontline health workers will received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine whenever it becomes available, with around 92...

Trump tells officials to begin transition for next administration; says will keep fighting

WASHINGTON,: US President Donald Trump on Monday asked officials to begin the transition process for President-elect Joe Biden, after the head of the federal...

‘Shaheen Bagh dadi’ Bilkis Bano, Tamil Nadu’s Isaivani included in BBC’s top 100 women for 2020

LONDON: Indian para-athlete and current para-badminton world champion Manasi Joshi and climate activist Ridhima Pandey are among four Indian women to be included in...

DoT accepts proposal on ‘0’ prefix for all calls from landlines to mobile phones

New Delhi: Callers will soon be required to add '0' prefix for making calls from landlines to mobile phones in the country, with the...

Global airlines losses to be USD 118.5 bn in 2020 and USD 38.7 bn in 2021: IATA

New Delhi: Global airlines' losses will be USD 118.5 billion in 2020 and USD 38.7 billion in 2021, which are deeper than the losses...

ICC nominates Kohli, Ashwin for Men’s Player of the Decade Award

DUBAI: The talismanic Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin were on Tuesday nominated for the coveted ICC Men's Player of the Decade Award with the...

Up to 10 years jail for conversion for marriage as UP govt approves ordinance

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved a draft ordinance to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which could land...

BJP hits out Cong, NC leaders over Roshni scam

New Delhi:  Accusing Congress and National Conference leaders of encroaching large tracts of government and forest land in Jammu and Kashmir, senior BJP leader...

Abdullahs’ Jammu house built on encroached land, NC headquarters legalised under Roshni Act: J&K govt

Jammu:  Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah have been named by the Jammu and Kashmir administration in a list which alleges that...

Russia says Sputnik V vaccine over 95 pc effective against COVID-19

New Delhi : Russia on Tuesday said that the efficacy of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is over 95 per cent and the cost...

China criticises pope over comment on Uighur Muslim minority

Beijing:China criticised Pope Francis on Tuesday over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China's Uighur Muslim minority group. Foreign...

Pak to form new national intel body to coordinate country’s spy agencies under ISI chief

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the setting up of the National Intelligence Coordination Committee, a mechanism to coordinate over two dozen...

SC trashes sacked BSF man’s plea against rejection of nomination papers to contest polls against PM

New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea of sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur against the rejection of his nomination papers to contest...

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 91.77 lakh

New Delhi:  India saw 37,975 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to 91.77 lakh, while the recoveries...

Biden plans to nominate topmost economist Janet Yallen as Treasury Secretary: Reports

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yallen as his Treasury Secretary to lead his economic response...

China successfully launches its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earth

Beijing/Wenchang:) China successfully launched its first unmanned space mission on Tuesday to collect samples from the moon's surface and return to earth, the country's...

SEC issues ‘faulty’ postal ballot scheme notification for DDC polls for Kashmiri migrants: BJP

Jammu: BJP on Monday criticised the state election commission (SEC) for issuing a “faulty and discriminatory” postal ballot scheme notification for displaced Kashmiri migrants...

Death toll reaches 100 in Ladakh, civil society calls for week-long shutdown

Leh: The COVID-19 death toll in Ladakh reached 100 as two more people died due to the infection in Leh district, thereby prompting the...

Oxford Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine 70% effective on average

London: Pharma major AstraZeneca said on Monday that an interim analysis of clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in the UK and Brazil showed...

Take resolve to eliminate violence, narrowness from thoughts: President Kovind

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday asked people to take a resolve to eliminate violence, narrowness and hatred from their thoughts and...

2014-29 period ‘very important’ for India, says PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Asserting that the 2014-29 period between the 16th to 18th Lok Sabha is "very important" for a young democracy like India, Prime...

SC says COVID-19 situation worsened in Delhi & Guj, asks Centre, states to file status reports

NEW DELHI: The pandemic situation in Delhi has worsened and it has gone out of control in Gujarat, the Supreme Court said on Monday...

Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince: Reports

JERUSALEM: Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...

Potato price may touch close to Rs 50/kg in Kolkata retail markets

Kolkata: Retail potato price in Kolkata markets may rise to a new high of Rs 48-49 per kg for a short stint if Monday's...

Sensex ends 195 pts higher; Nifty tops 12,900

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 195 points on Monday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, Infosys and TCS amid largely positive cues from global...

Punjab: Railways runs two goods trains

Chandigarh: Nearly two months after the rail blockade by Punjab farmers against the Centre's farm laws, the railway authorities on Monday operated two goods...

Virat bhai said that tough situation will make me stronger: Siraj

SYDNEY: Away from family while grieving the recent loss of his father, Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj says skipper Virat Kohli's advice to "be strong"...

Jitendra Singh assures help to protesting daily wagers in govt depts in J-K

Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday assured help to the protesting daily wagers and need-based workers serving in various government departments in Jammu...

KPs being disenfranchised in DDC polls due to ‘discriminatory’ postal ballot scheme: J&K BJP

Jammu:  The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Monday criticised the state election commission (SEC) for issuing a "faulty and discriminatory" postal ballot scheme notification...

Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown Prince MBS clandestinely: reports

Jerusalem:  Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...

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