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23,067 new cases take India’s COVID-19 infection tally to 1,01,46,845; recoveries cross 97 lakh

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,01,46,845 on Friday with 23,067 new infections being reported in a day, while total recoveries crossed 97...

Third plea in Mathura court seeking removal of Shahi Idgah mosque near Lord Krishna birthplace

Mathura: A third plea has been filed in a Mathura court seeking removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque near the birthplace of Lord Krishna...

PM, Speaker, parliamentarians pay tributes to Malaviya, Vajpayee on their birth anniversary

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla,Union ministers and parliamentarians on Friday paid floral tributes to Madan Mohan Malaviya and...

Withdraw cases lodged in spirit of political malice against all Opposition leaders: Mayawati

LUCKNOW: BSP president Mayawati on Friday demanded that cases lodged against Opposition leaders in the state should be withdrawn as is being done with...

Covid-19: India registers 24,712 fresh cases

NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,01,23,778 with 24,712 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 96.93...

FASTag to be mandatory for vehicles from January 1, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI: FASTags will be mandatory for vehicles from January 1, 2021,Union minister Nitin Gakdari said on Thursday. FASTags, which facilitate electronic payment of...

Govt again invites farmer unions for talks, says it won’t be logical to discuss MSP-related demand

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday again invited protesting farmer unions for talks, but made it clear that it would not be “logical” to...

President greets citizens on Christmas eve, hopes festival will nurture peace across world

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday greeted citizens on the eve of Christmas and expressed hope that this festival would nurture peace...

No public interest in disclosing details of donors of political parties: CIC

NEW DELHI: There is no public interest in disclosing details of the donors of political parties, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has held, rejecting...

Development should not be seen through political prism: PM Modi at AMU event

ALIGARH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said politics can wait but development cannot, and asserted that development should not be seen through the...

Farmer unions defer decision on Centre’s letter for fresh talks

NEW DELHI: Protesting farmer unions on Tuesday said that a decision on the central government's offer for fresh talks has been deferred to Wednesday,...

New coronavirus strain detected in UK not found in India yet: Govt

NEW DELHI: There is no cause of concern or panic over the mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2 detected in the UK, the government said on...

COVID-19 active caseload in country slumps below 3 lakh

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 active caseload has fallen below 3 lakh, the lowest in 163 days and comprises just 2.90 per cent of the...

Discussions on global growth cannot happen among few, table must be bigger: PM

New Delhi: Asserting that growth patterns must follow a human-centric approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said discussions on global growth cannot happen...

India reports 24,337 new cases

NEW DELHI: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,55,560 with 24,337 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have...

India’s Covid-19 active caseload further drops to 3.05 lakh

NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 active caseload in India has dropped to 3.05 lakh, comprising just 3.04 per cent of the total infections as on...

Govt cancelled winter session to avoid questions on its failures: CPI-M

New Delhi: The CPI(M) Sunday hit out at the government for scrapping the winter session of Parliament over the COVID-19 situation, and said the...

India surpasses somber milestone of 1 cr COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 caseload surpassed the somber onecrore mark Saturday, adding 10 lakh cases in nearly a month, while the total number of...

PM Modi urges people to read e-booklet highlighting how agro-reforms help farmers

NEW DELHI: Amid the deadlock between the Centre and the protesting farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged people to read and share widely...

Need for expeditious COVID-19 vaccination drive to cover targeted population: Vardhan

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday stressed the need for an expeditious COVID-19 vaccination drive to cover the entire target population...

By the time elections arrive, Mamata will be left all alone: Amit Shah

KOLKATA: Hitting out at the Mamata Banerjee government over continued political violence in West Bengal, Union home minister Amit Shah Saturday claimed there will...

JNU to reopen for PhD scholars on Monday

NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will reopen for PhD scholars from Monday in its fourth phase of reopening the campus after being...

There’s a need for self-regulation in social and traditional media to prevent devaluation of news, says Vice President Naidu

NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said there was need to ensure “sanity” in the use of the rapidly expanding social...

SC directs states to carry out fire safety audit of dedicated COVID-19 hospitals

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed all the states to carry out fire safety audit of dedicated COVID-19 hospitals across the country...

Foundation stone for Ayodhya mosque to be laid on R-Day; blueprint this week

LUCKNOW: The blueprint of the mosque to replace the Babri Masjid will be unveiled this Saturday and its foundation laid on Republic Day on...

HC’s can’t order to speed up trial on application by person not connected with case: SC

NEW DELHI: A high court cannot order a lower court to expedite trial on an application by a person who is not connected with...

PM Modi to attend Aligarh Muslim University’s centenary celebrations

ALIGARH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the centenary celebrations of the Aligarh Muslim University via video link on December...

Forming new committee no solution: Protesting farmer leaders on SC suggestion

New Delhi: Protesting farmer unions on Wednesday said constituting a new panel to break the stalemate on the three new agri laws, as indicated...

Rahul Gandhi, Congress members walk out of defence parliamentary panel meeting

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other members of his party on Wednesday walked out of a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on...

COVID-19 India records 26 382 new infections 387 more fatalities

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 99.32 lakh with 26,382 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have...

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