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Magnificent flypast at 73rd Republic Day parade; celebrations scaled down due to Covid scare

New Delhi: The grandest flypast with 75 aircraft to mark the 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav' celebrations was the highlight of the 73rd Republic Day...

Polls on mind? Modi wears Uttarakhand cap, Manipur stole this Republic Day

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ditched his traditional turban look on Republic Day this year and wore a traditional cap from Uttarakhand with...

Our shoulders are broad enough to take any criticism: SC

NEW DELHI: "Our shoulders are broad enough to take any criticism", the Supreme Court on Tuesday said after a lawyer complained that his arguments...

India sees 2.86 lakh new Covid cases, 665 more deaths

Active Covid cases in country decline New Delhi: India logged 2,85,914 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,00,85,116, according to...

Railway suspends NTPC, Level 1 exams after protests by aspirants

NEW DELHI: Railways has decided to suspend its Non Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) and Level 1 tests after violent protests by job aspirants over...

Ironic Congress doesn’t need his services when nation recognises them: Kapil Sibal on Padma award to Azad

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday took a jibe at his party over Ghulam Nabi Azad being conferred the Padma Bhushan,...

PM Modi calls for higher polling, discussion on ‘one nation, one election’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over low voting percentage, especially in urban areas considered educated and prosperous, and said...

India logs 2,55,874 fresh COVID cases; registers a sharp drop in daily infections

NEW DELHI: After being over three lakh for five consecutive days, the single day rise in COVID-19 infections was recorded at 2,55,874, taking India's...

SC issues notices to Centre, election panel on PIL against poll freebies

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought replies from the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol...

Covid-19: As home isolation cases surge, Mansukh Mandaviya directs states, UTs to bolster teleconsultations

NEW DELHI: In view of a substantial number of COVID-19 patients recuperating in home isolation, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday asked states...

Youth at centre of all policies framed by government: PM Modi to Bal Puraskar recipients

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged recipients of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to support the 'Vocal for Local' campaign...

3,06,064 new COVID infections in India; active COVID cases in country highest in 241 days

NEW DELHI: India logged 3,06,064 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,95,43,328, while the active cases climbed to 22,49,335,...

Cold wave conditions to grip Northwest and central India for next five days: IMD

NEW DELHI: The minimum temperatures in northwest and central India are likely to drop by three to five degrees Celsius over the next five...

Every Indian proud of Netaji’s monumental contribution to our nation: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary, and said every Indian...

India adds 3,33,533 new COVID-19 cases, 525 deaths in last 24 hours; daily positivity rate at 17.78 per cent

NEW DELHI: India logged 3,33,533 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,92,37,264, according to the Union Health Ministry data...

VP Naidu tests positive for Covid

NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has tested positive for Covid. This is for the second time that Naidu has been infected with...

National Disaster Response Force Twitter handle hacked

New Delhi: The official Twitter handle of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) suffered a possible hacking attempt late on Saturday, officials said. A senior...

At 88.2 mm, Delhi logs highest January rainfall since 1950

New Delhi: A spell of rain on Saturday night brought Delhi's cumulative precipitation this January to 88.2 mm, which is the highest in the...

Plea in SC seeks action against political parties that promise ‘irrational’ freebies from public funds

NEW DELHI: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to seize the...

Jaishankar speaks with Kuwaiti, Qatari counterparts; discusses ties, Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke with his counterparts from Kuwait and Qatar separately and discussed a host of issues,...

Akhilesh Yadav to make assembly polls debut from UP’s Karhal, was MLC when he served as CM

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said his party will provide jobs to 22 lakh youths in the IT sector if it...

India reports 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections, active cases in country highest in 237 days

NEW DELHI: India added 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,89,03,731, which includes 10,050 cases of the Omicron...

Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite ‘Abide With Me’ hymn dropped from Beating Retreat ceremony

New Delhi: One of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite Christian hymns "Abide With Me" has been dropped from this year's Beating Retreat ceremony on January 29,...

Netaji’s grand statue to be installed at India Gate: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that a grand statue of the...

India reports 3,47,254 new coronavirus infections

NEW DELHI: India added 3,47,254 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,85,66,027 which includes 9,692 cases of the Omicron...

Amar jawan jyoti at India Gate, burning for 50 years, merged

New Delhi: The Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate was merged with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial (NWM) here on...

Extinguishing Amar Jawan Jyoti tantamounts to extinguishing history: Cong

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday accused the BJP government of "removing history" by extinguishing the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate here...

System being created where there is no place for any discrimination: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Asserting that an India whose thinking and approach are new and decisions progressive is emerging, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday...

India reports 3.17 lakh new Covid cases; daily rise in cases highest in 249 days

NEW DELHI: India logged 3,17,532 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 249 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,82,18,773, which includes...

Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi over abduction of teenager from Arunachal Pradesh

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the reported abduction of a teenager from Arunachal Pradesh by...

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