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Be careful, follow Covid-19 guidelines: RS chairman tells MPs as infections rise

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu urged the Members of Parliament on Friday to remain extra careful and strictly follow the coronavirus-related...

AICTE’s move not to make Maths, Physics mandatory for engineering courses ‘disastrous’: V K Saraswat

NEW DELHI: The AICTE's decision not to make Mathematics and Physics mandatory for students who want to enrol for engineering courses will be "disastrous"...

People must rise, resist ‘imposition of one thought: Chidambaram on resignation of 2 Ashoka University professors

NEW DELHI: After two professors of Ashoka University resigned, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday asked what does this say of the "academic freedom"...

India adds 35,871 fresh Covid-19 cases, biggest singleday jump in 102 days

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday recorded 35,871 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day rise in over 100 days, which took the infection tally to...

Road accidents killed more people than Covid last year, says Gadkari

NEW DELHI: The government is serious about reducing road accidents as more people died from such mishaps in the last one year than from...

Govt bats for All India Judicial Service

NEW DELHI: A "properly framed" All India Judicial Service (AIJS) on the lines of other all-India services such as IAS and IPS is important...

India, Saudi Arabia hold talks on initiating cooperation in space

BENGALURU: India and Saudi Arabia held discussions on initiating cooperation in the space field and explored the possibility of inking a county-level MoU. Indian Space...

At this rate, virus will win the race: P Chidambaram on slow vaccination drive

NEW DELHI: Lamenting the slow pace of vaccination in the country, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said at this rate the virus...

No decision yet on nationwide NRC, govt tells Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday said it has not taken any decision on the nationwide roll-out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Union...

SC terms cancellation of 3 crore ration cards as serious, seeks replies from Centre, states

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed the cancellation of around three crore ration cards by the Centre due to non-linking with Aadhaar...

No proposal to appoint regulator for social media: Ravi Shankar Prasad

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday informed Parliament that there is no proposal with the IT ministry to set up a regulator for social...

India records 24,492 new Covid-19 cases, 131 deaths; infection tally crosses 1.14 crore

NEW DELHI: India recorded 24,492 new Covid-19 cases, registering more than 20,000 cases for the sixth day in a row, taking the infection tally...

Parliament passes bill to raise upper limit for abortions to 24 weeks in special cases

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to raise the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24...

India records 26,291 new Covid-19 cases, highest single-day rise in 85 days

NEW DELHI: India recorded 26,291 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, its highest single-day spike in 85 days, taking the country's infection tally to 1,13,85,339,...

Expect governments in Gulf to be helpful in facilitating early return of Indians to work: S Jaishankar

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the government is fully cognizant of the employment concerns of people working abroad and...

No fresh permission to hydel projects in Upper Ganges region in 6 years: Javadekar

NEW DELHI: The government has not given permission to any new hydroelectric project in the Upper Ganges region in the last six years, environment...

BJP meet: Rajnath urges dialogue between farmers, govt

LUCKNOW: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged dialogue between the protesting farmers and the Centre while addressing a meeting of BJP office-bearers, during...

India records 25,320 fresh COVID-19 cases, biggest single-day jump in 84 days

NEW DELHI: India on Sunday recorded 25,320 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily rise in 84 days, taking the case tally to 1,13,59,048, according to...

Parliament panel asks highways minister to complete 888 delayed projects before announcing new ones

NEW DELHI: Unhappy over delayed highway projects which amount to Rs 3.15 lakh crore, a parliamentary panel has asked ministry of road transport and...

Covid-19 vaccine-induced antibodies less effective against some variants: Study

Antibodies raised by some Covid-19 vaccines are less effective at neutralising new, circulating variants of the novel coronavirus such as the ones first reported...

With 24,882 new infections, India records highest single-day spike so far this year

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday recorded 24,882 fresh Covid-19 infections, the highest so far this year, which took the caseload to 1,13,33,728, according to...

20 lakh jabs on Friday, highest so far: Government

NEW DELHI: The Health Ministry said on Saturday that more than 20 lakh vaccine doses against the coronavirus were administered across the country the...

75 years of Independence: PM launches ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’, flags off Dandi march

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched 'Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav', the government's initiative to mark 75 years of India's Independence. Modi said the...

India becoming increasingly chained by authoritarian forces: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: On the anniversary of the historic "Dandi March", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Friday that India is becoming increasingly "chained by...

Rise in daily Covid-19 cases, India registers 23,285 new infections

NEW DELHI: India recorded 23,285 cases of coronavirus infection in a day, the highest in around 78 days, taking the total tally of Covid-19...

Clean environment basic right of citizens, plea of non-availability of funds cannot be excuse: NGT

NEW DELHI: A clean environment is a basic right of citizens and the plea of non-availability of funds cannot be an excuse for not...

At core of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ is to create wealth, values for humanity: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Asserting that a self-reliant India is good for the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that at the core of...

Spike in daily Covid-19 cases, India records 22,854 new cases

NEW DELHI: India recorded 22,854 cases of coronavirus infection in a day, the highest in around two-and-half-months, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases...

PM Modi’s mother receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Hiraba took the coronavirus vaccine dose on Thursday. "Happy to share that my mother has taken the first...

170 MLAs left Congress to join other parties during polls held between 2016-2020: ADR

NEW DELHI: As many as 170 MLAs left the Congress to join other parties during the elections held between 2016-2020, while only 18 BJP...

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