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India, China yet to finalise date for next round of Corps Commander-level talks

NEW DELHI: India and China are yet to finalise a date for the next round of the Corps Commander-level talks on the eastern Ladakh...

Covid vaccine doses administered in India surpass 150-crore mark

NEW DELHI: India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the...

At 1.17 lakh, India’s new Covid cases hit 7-month high

New Delhi: The single-day rise in coronavirus infections was recorded above one lakh after 214 days, taking India's total tally of Covid cases to...

India sends another batch of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: India on Friday delivered two tonnes of life-saving medicines to Afghanistan as part of humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. The ministry of...

UGC asks varsities to accept degree, mark sheets available in DigiLocker accounts as valid documents

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all varsities and colleges to accept degrees, mark sheets and other documents available in DigiLocker...

Amid Covid Surge, Restricted Registrations at AIIMS OPD, Speciality Clinics Stopped

NEW DELHI: In view of rising cases of COVID-19, the AIIMS on Friday suspended routine inpatient non-emergency admissions and all routine procedures or non...

India reports 91,000 new Covid cases, 325 more deaths

New Delhi: India on Thursday saw the biggest single-day jump of 495 omicron cases, taking the total number of infections of the new variant...

SC reserves order on plea regarding EWS quota in NEET-PG admissions

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea related to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in connection with...

PM’s security breach MHA will take big and tough decisions: Anurag Thakur

Modi’s convoy was stranded on a flyover due to blockade by protesters in Ferozepur on Wednesday New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said...

Major lapse in security of PM a ‘failure’ of Centre: Congress leader Kharge

BENGALURU: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday alleged that the ‘major security lapse’ due to road blockade by some protesters which forced Prime...

Major lapse in PM’s security in Punjab as protesters block flyover, convoy returns

New Delhi/Chandigarh: In a “‘major security lapse”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was stuck on a flyover in Punjab for 15-20 minutes on Wednesday due...

No crowds to listen to Modi ji at Ferozepur rally: Congress

Surjewala defended the Congress government in the state saying all arrangements were made in tandem with SPG and other agencies NEW DELHI: The postponement of...

Revolution in infra building underway, India on way to become economic superpower: Rajnath

LUCKNOW: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Wednesday claimed a revolution is underway in the construction of infrastructure and now no power in the...

73-year-old man from Rajasthan is first to die of Omicron in India

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday recorded the first death linked to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus after the samples of a man in...

India’s new Covid cases double in four days to 58,097

New Delhi: India reported 58,097 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, twice the number seen only four days ago, according to health ministry data, taking...

Coronavirus cases could peak between Jan 6-13 in Mumbai: TIFR scientist

Mumbai: As coronavirus infections surged in Mumbai, the city could witness a peak between January 6 to 13 and take a month for the...

Northeast will become driver of India’s growth: PM in Manipur ahead of Assembly Elections

IMPHAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday accused the previous governments in New Delhi of neglecting Manipur and the Northeast and creating a "hill-valley chasm",...

Rahul Gandhi questions PM Modi’s silence over reports of China constructing bridge in Pangong Tso

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over reports of China constructing a bridge on...

S Jaishankar discusses bilateral issues with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has spoken to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, covering a range of bilateral and global issues,...

NEET-PG admissions: SC agrees to hear Centre’s urgent plea today

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea related to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in connection with the NEET-PG...

Three-judge bench to consider prayer to treat cost of Rs 25 lakh as donation: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said its three-judge bench will consider an NGO’s prayer to treat as a donation the cost of...

Practice your religion but don’t indulge in hate speech, says Vice President Naidu

Kottayam: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday expressed his strong disapproval of attempts to ridicule other religions and create dissensions in the society,...

India seeks emergency meeting of WTO’s General Council this month to discuss Covid package

NEW DELHI: India has sought an emergency meeting of the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) this month in Geneva to deliberate...

NEET-PG admissions: Centre seeks urgent hearing of EWS quota case in SC

NEW DELHI: The Centre requested the Supreme Court on Monday to schedule a hearing in a matter related to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS)...

Education Minister launches NEAT 3.0 and AICTE prescribed technical books in regional languages

New Delhi: Union Education Minister and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched NEAT 3.0, a single platform to provide the best-developed ed-tech solutions and...

PM Modi to launch multiple projects in Manipur, Tripura today

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur and Tripura on Tuesday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of several development projects...

Respond to China on Galwan: Rahul Gandhi to Govt

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "break the silence" over Chinese "incursions" in the Galwan region...

Cong targets PM after Meghalaya governor Satya Pal Malik’s ‘arrogant’ remark about him

NEW DELHI: After Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "arrogant", senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge asked on Monday...

India’s Covid vaccination programme one of world’s most successful: Govt

NEW DELHI: India's vaccination programme against COVID-19 has been one of the most successful and largest in the world, the Union health ministry said...

SIT constituted to probe Haridwar conclave

DIG noted arrests were possible if probe led to concrete evidence DEHRADUN: A special investigation team was constituted on Sunday to look into the recently...

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