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Concerned over situation: India

New Delhi: India on Thursday said the situation in Afghanistan is of concern and that it continues to hope for a comprehensive ceasefire to...

COVID-19: 41,195 new infections in India, active cases increase; vaccination crosses 52 crore mark

NEW DELHI: India logged 41,195 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,20,77,706, while the active cases increased to 3,87,987,...

False narratives and misconception about judges need to be refuted: CJI

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Thursday said that false narratives and misconception created in minds of the people that judges...

Muslim man thrashed in Kanpur, asked to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as minor daughter tries to save him

KANPUR: A Muslim man was assaulted in the public and allegedly asked to chant "Jai Shri Ram" even as his minor daughter tried to...

Govt accommodation meant for serving officials, not retirees as benevolence: SC

New Delhi: Government accommodation is meant for serving officials and not retirees as a “benevolence” and distribution of largesse, the Supreme Court has said...

38,353 new infections in last 24 hours, active cases lowest in 140 days as vaccination tally nears 52 core mark

NEW DELHI: India logged 38,353 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,20,36,511, while the active cases have declined to...

Govt doing reforms out of conviction, not compulsion: PM Modi at CII’s annual meet

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the country’s economic growth is picking up pace again and the domestic industry needs...

Wasting food equivalent to stealing from poor: Rahul Gandhi slams govt over grains ‘wastage’

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the government over media reports that India lost Rs 406 crore worth grains due to...

Do not want to give priority to senior lawyers in mentioning of cases for urgent hearing, says SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday said the new system of mentioning cases for urgent hearing before apex court officials instead of its benches...

Congress to hold protest against Modi government over ‘atrocities’ against Dalits

NEW DELHI: The Scheduled Caste (SC) department of the Congress will hold a protest on Thursday over the alleged rise in "atrocities" against Dalits...

‘Have faith in the system’: SC takes exception to parallel debates over Pegasus on social media

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took exception to parallel debates on social media and websites by some petitioners, who have filed pleas...

India urges its citizens to return from Afghanistan ‘immediately’ as violence escalates

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday strongly advised all its citizens residing in Afghanistan to make immediate travel arrangements to return home before commercial air...

Union govt says SCs, STs notified under 1950 orders to be enumerated in Census 2021

NEW DELHI: The Census 2021 exercise, when carried out, will enumerate only those SCs and STs that were notified through the constitutional orders of...

Indian ocean warming at faster pace, India to witness increased heat waves, flooding: Report

New Delhi: The Indian Ocean is warming at a higher rate than other oceans, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...

India records 35,499 new Covid cases, 447 more deaths

New Delhi: With 35,499 more people testing positive for Covid, India's infection tally now stands at 3,19,69,954, while the death toll climbed to 4,28,309...

Covishield, Covaxin combination brings better immunogenicity than 2 doses of same vaccine: Study

New Delhi: A study by ICMR involving 98 people, 18 of whom had inadvertently received Covishield as first dose and Covaxin as the second...

COVID-19: Hazards of not reopening schools too serious to be ignored, says parliamentary panel

NEW DELHI: The hazards of not reopening schools after prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic are "too serious to be ignored", according to...

India records 39,070 new cases, 491 deaths; vaccination tally nears 51 crore mark

NEW DELHI: With 39,070 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,19,34,455, while the death toll climbed...

Over 52 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Centre

NEW DELHI: More than 52.37 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far and a further 8,99,260 doses are...

Cabinet Secretary warns officers of action if they fail to attend Independence Day event at Red Fort

NEW DELHI: Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has warned officers invited for the Independence Day function at the Red Fort that a "serious view" will...

India sees 38,628 new Covid cases, 617 more deaths

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 38,628 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 3, 18,95,385, while the death toll climbed...

80 crore Indians got free ration during coronavirus pandemic: PM Modi

BHOPAL: As many as 80 crore Indians got free ration during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. These include five...

Man dies after his Bluetooth headphones explode in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: A 28-year-old man died when his Bluetooth headphone device exploded here, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred in Udaipuria village of Chomu town...

Mamata writes to PM to oppose Centre’s move to place ‘anti-people’ Electricity Bill in Parliament

Kolkata: Protesting the Centre’s move to place the “anti-people” Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020, in Parliament, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday shot...

Army ‘strong and tall’ in face of challenges on ‘active, unsettled’ borders: Gen Naravane

PUNE: Army chief General M M Naravane on Friday said the Indian Army stands "strong and tall" in the face of challenges faced on...

Indian, Chinese armies complete disengagement at Gogra Point

NEW DELHI: After nearly 15 months of face-off, Indian and Chinese armies have completed the disengagement process in the Gogra friction point in eastern...

Appointed permanent officers in compliance of new IT Rules, Twitter tells HC

NEW DELHI: Twitter Inc Friday informed the Delhi High Court that it has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer, Resident Grievance Officer and Nodal Contact...

8,001 Janaushadhi Kendras opened till August this year

NEW Delhi: Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyajana (PMBJP), the Government has opened 8,001 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) as on 02.08.2021...

India logs 44,643 new cases of Covid-19, 464 fresh fatalities

NEW DELHI: India saw a single day rise of 44,643 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,56,757, while the...

India working relentlessly to eliminate corruption in all possible forms: Rijiju

New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday told the eighth meeting of the Ministers of Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member...

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