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No data on people injured, killed by vigilante groups, mobs or crowds in country: Govt

NEW DELHI: No separate data on people killed or injured by vigilante groups, mobs or crowds is maintained by the NCRB, Rajya Sabha was...

Lone survivor of Tamil Nadu helicopter crash Group Captain Varun Singh dies

New Delhi: Decorated air warrior Group Captain Varun Singh died at a military hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday, a week after he was seriously...

Daily rise in new coronavirus cases recorded below 15,000 for 48 consecutive days

New Delhi: India logged 6,984 coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of Covid cases to 3,47,10,628 while the active cases declined to 87,562, according...

Congress steps up attack on govt over SIT report on Lakhimpur Kheri violence

New Delhi: A day after the SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence said it was a "pre-planned conspiracy", the Congress stepped up its attack...

No proposal under consideration for separate service, pension rules for CAPF personnel: Govt

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday told Parliament that there was no proposal under consideration for framing separate rules of service and pension for...

Delhi’s annual average nitrogen dioxide level way beyond safe limit since 2013: Report

New Delhi: Delhi has not been able to meet the CPCB's annual average safe limit of nitrogen dioxide – 40 micrograms per cubic metre...

India must move to develop hypersonic cruise missiles to maintain credible deterrence: Rajnath

NEW DELHI: India must immediately move towards developing hypersonic cruise missiles to maintain minimum credible deterrence against its enemies, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said...

Killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri was a ‘planned conspiracy’, says SIT

The probe team urges CJM to replace lesser charges with attempt to murder NEW DELHI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence,...

Don’t run your offices from Lok Sabha: Speaker to ministers

NEW DELHI: Speaker Om Birla expressed his displeasure on Tuesday at ministers interacting with members over various issues inside the Lok Sabha and asked...

Rahul Gandhi slams CBSE for controversial passage in Class 10 exam

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the CBSE over a comprehension passage in the class 10 English paper, terming...

New India focusing on retrieving past glory, modernizing country: Modi

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that today's India is focusing both on retrieving the glory of the nation and modernizing the...

Parliamentarians pay tribute to victims of 2001 Parliament attack

NEW DELHI: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, and Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla led the parliamentarians in paying tributes to those...

India sees 7,350 new COVID-19 cases, 202 deaths

NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus tally rose to 3,46,97,860 with 7,350 people testing positive for the infection in a day, while the number of active...

SC directs Centre to reply on plea seeking revival of vaccine PSUs to boost COVID-19 vaccination

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday directed the Centre to file reply on a plea seeking to revive the vaccine public sector units and...

Nagaland firing incident proves high time AFSPA is repealed from NE: Irom Sharmila

KOLKATA: Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who was on a 16-year hunger strike against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), feels the recent killing...

Dialysis services firm NephroPlus raises USD 24 mn

New Delhi: Dialysis services provider NephroPlus on Monday said it has raised USD 24 million (over Rs 180 crore) in Series E round of...

India a country of Hindus, not Hindutvadis: Rahul Gandhi

JAIPUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said India is a country of Hindus and not Hindutvadis, who want to be in power in...

Copter crash: Mobile phone of eyewitness sent for forensic analysis

Coonoor (Tamil Nadu): The mobile phone of the person, who had videographed the helicopter that crashed near here leading to the death of Chief...

Health costs during pandemic pushed over half a billion people into poverty

NEW DEHLI: More than half a billion people globally were pushed into extreme poverty last year as they paid for health costs out of...

State govts to take decision on withdrawal of cases filed against farmers: Union minister Tomar

Says issue of law and order falls under the jurisdiction of state governments Guna (MP): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday said since...

India’s active COVID caseload declines to 93,277, lowest in 560 days; 7,774 new infections recorded

NEW DELHI: With 7,774 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,46,90,510, while the number of active...

India’s active COVID caseload declines to 93,277, lowest in 559 days

NEW DELHI: With 7,992 people testing positive for the coronavirus in a day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,46,682,736, while the number of active...

Saryu canal project inauguration: PM invites farmers to watch mega programme on natural farming

BALRAMPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited farmers across the country to watch a mega programme on natural farming on December 16, saying...

Rahul takes dig at govt over parliamentary panel report on ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a dig at the Centre over a parliamentary panel suggesting that the government should reconsider...

India sends first tranche of medical supplies to Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: In the first tranche of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after its takeover by the Taliban, India on Saturday sent medical supplies to...

India carries out series of successful test firing of extended range Pinaka rocket system

NEW DELHI: A series of successful test-firing of the Extended Range Pinaka rocket system (Pinaka-ER) was carried in the last three days, the defence...

President asks IMA graduates to follow General Bipin Rawat as role model

DEHRADUN: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked the gentlemen cadets passing out of the Indian Military Academy here to uphold the iconic status...

Over 14 crore Health IDs generated so far: Government in LS

NEW DELHI: The government has made a provision for every citizen to generate a Health ID free of cost and over 14 crore such...

PM Modi bats for joint efforts to shape global norms for social media and cryptocurrencies

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for united efforts to shape global norms for emerging technologies like social media and cryptocurrencies...

India records 8,503 new Covid infections; active case count rises to 94,943

NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus tally climbed to 3,46,74,744 with the addition of 8,503 infections in a day, while the number of active cases rose...

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