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Cold wave in northwest India to continue till Wednesday: IMD

New Delhi: Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are very likely to continue in northwest India over the next two days and abate...

Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 572 days

NEW DELHI: With 6,563 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,47,46,838, while the...

India prepared to fight Omicron variant of coronavirus: Health and Family Welfare Minister

NEW DELHI: India is prepared to fight the Omicron variant of coronavirus and the country's vaccine manufacturing capacity will be increased to 45 crore...

PM Modi to visit Prayagraj on Tuesday to help empower women

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Prayagraj on Tuesday and participate in a one-of-its-kind programme to be attended by over two lakh...

Hitting back, Rahul Gandhi dares govt to hold debate in Parliament on issues raised by Opposition

New Delhi: Asserting that it is the government's responsibility to run Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said if the Centre has the...

Army chief calls for global cooperation to handle pandemic-like situation

PUNE: Army chief General M M Naravane on Monday said the outbreak of Covid-19 has taught everyone many lessons, and highlighted the importance of...

Reiterat their strong support for a peaceful, secure and stable Afghanistan

New Delhi: India and five Central Asian countries on Sunday called for providing immediate humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan and asserted that...

So far no response from Centre on Judicial Infrastructure Corporation, aid to lawyers: CJI NV Ramana

WARANGAL: The Centre is yet to respond to some of the issues such as setting up Judicial Infrastructure Corporation and financial help to lawyers...

Centre to soon set up national university for cooperative management: Union Minister Amit Shah

PUNE: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the Centre will soon set up a national university for cooperative management...

COVID-19 PANDEMIC: India sees single-day rise of 7,081 Covid cases, 264 more deaths

New Delhi: With 7,081 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to 3,47,40,275, while the active...

Bill which seeks to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar listed for introduction in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: A bill on electoral reforms which seeks to link electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem to weed out duplicacy, is listed for...

US, Russia, others conveyed that equipment for Indian forces has to be produced in India: Defence Minister Rajnath

NEW DELHI: India has very clearly conveyed to the US, Russia, France and many of its partner countries that military platforms and equipment required...

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 84,565; 7,145 new infections found

NEW DELHI: India logged 7,145 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,33,194, while the active cases declined to 84,565,...

Ask state bar council to dispose complaints against advocates with a year: SC to Bar Council of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to issue directions to state bar councils to dispose of the...

Court of Inquiry on Sulur chopper crash will be thorough process, will take few weeks: IAF Chief

HYDERABAD: The Court of Inquiry being conducted by a tri-services inquiry team will be a fair process and mandate given to it is to...

Omicron spreading fast across Europe, other parts of world; avoid non-essential travel: Govt

Over 100 Omicron cases have been detected in India across 11 states, UTs New Delhi: As many as 101 positive cases of the Omicron variant...

Recognise those making earnest efforts in field of cleanliness: PM at Varanasi

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said there was a need to prepare a list of cities where a blind eye has been...

7,447 new COVID cases in India; active infections in country decline to 86,415

NEW DELHI: India logged 7,447 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,26,049, while the active cases declined to 86,415,...

Rakesh Tikait says bigger issue of MSP persists, questions Modi government’s intention

NOIDA: The bigger issue of minimum support price (MSP) for crops is pending, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday, as he...

52 petitions related to ‘habeas corpus matters’ pending in SC: Govt

NEW DELHI: A total of 52 petitions under a category which relates to "habeas corpus matters" are pending in the Supreme Court as on...

BJP announces alliance with Amarinder Singh for Punjab polls

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Friday formally announced that it will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab in alliance with Amarinder Singh's Punjab...

Allocation under NHM has increased from `27,989crore in 2020-21 to `31,100 crore in 2021-22

New Delhi: Under the National Health Mission (NHM), Government of India provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems. The...

Rahul calls Union Minister Ajay Mishra ‘criminal’, LS adjourns for the day amid uproar

New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Thursday amid continuous protests by Opposition members led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi...

Time to act now before farming issues become severe: Modi

GUJARAT: Asking farmers to turn to organic or natural farming, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said this is the right time to take...

Over 16.42 crore Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs: Govt

NEW DELHI: Over 16.42 crore Covid vaccine doses are still available with states and Union Territories for inoculation, the Union Health Ministry said on...

10 Omicron cases in Delhi so far, none severe, says Satyendar Jain

NEW Delhi: Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said 10 cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron have been detected in the national capital...

Vijay Diwas 50th Anniversary: Parliament Lauds India’s Armed Forces

NEW DELHI: Parliament on Thursday paid tributes to Bangladeshi freedom fighters and Indian armed forces on the 50th anniversary of Vijay Diwas, which celebrates...

Marriage age of women to be raised from 18 to 21, bill in Parliament soon

NEW DELHI: The government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par...

Ayush Ministry releases document on ‘holistic health’ for Covid, long Covid

NEW DELHI: With the threat of COVID-19 pandemic continuing to loom over the world, the Ministry of Ayush has come out with a comprehensive...

MHA not issued any guidelines to states for using open govt land for religious activities: MoS Rai

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has not issued any guidelines to state governments for the use of open government land for...

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