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India takes 13 days to cross 40 lakh COVID-19 cases from 30 lakh; record 86,432 infections reported in a day

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 infection tally sprinted past 40 lakh, just 13 days after it crossed 30 lakh, with a record 86,432 cases being...

India-China standoff: Cong urges PM, Defence Minister to take nation into confidence

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to take the nation into confidence on talks...

Mosque in Ayodhya will be of same size as Babri Masjid; Pushpesh Pant to curate its museum: Trust

LUCKNOW: A mosque that will come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case will be of the...

Only country not reaping lockdown strategy benefit appears to be India: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the government over the rise in the number of coronavirus cases, claiming that the...

Trust, non-aggression & peaceful resolution of differences key for regional peace: Rajnath

MOSCOW: Peace and security in the SCO region demands a climate of trust, non-aggression, respect for international rules and peaceful resolution of differences, Defence...

India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 38-lakh mark with record single-day jump of 83,883 cases

NEW DELHI: India's Covid-19 tally raced past the 38-lakh mark on Thursday with the sharpest single-day spike of 83,883 fresh cases, while the number...

Chinese are encircling Indian sub-continent: Pawar

MUMBAI: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the Chinese are "surreptitiously" encircling the Indian sub-continent, and India must keep a close watch on...

‘No Question Hour’: Opposition leaders step up attack on govt

NEW DELHI: Several Opposition leaders on Thursday stepped up their attack on the government over the decision of not holding the Question Hour in...

NIA files charge sheet against five for alleged links with an ISIS affiliate

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against five people for their alleged association with the banned Islamic...

COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 36,91,166

NEW DELHI: With 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 36,91,166, while recoveries surged to 28,39,882 on Tuesday pushing...

Proceedings over, judge to start writing Babri mosque demolition case verdict

LUCKNOW: The special judge hearing the Babri mosque demolition case will on Wednesday start writing the judgment, expected to be pronounced by the end...

SC imposes token fine of Re 1 on Prashant Bhushan for contempt of court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday imposed a token fine of Re 1 against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan in the contempt case for his tweets...

Treat doctors losing lives in COVID fight at par with martyrs of armed forces: IMA to PM

NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking that all doctors who have died of COVID-19 be treated...

India can become world’s toy hub, time to be vocal about local toys: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India has talent and ability to become a toy hub for the entire world and...

Census, NPR unlikely in 2020

NEW DELHI: The first phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR), scheduled for this year but deferred...

With a spike of 78,761 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 35-lakh mark

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 35 lakh, just a week after it crossed the 30-lakh mark, with a record single-day spike of...

Indian jails remained overcrowded and under-staffed in 2019: NCRB data

NEW DELHI: Jails across India remained overcrowded in 2019 with these facilities lodging 4.78 lakh prisoners against the actual capacity of 4.03 lakh, reveals...

India to start bidding process by October to procure 6 submarines costing Rs55,000 crore

NEW DELHI: India is all set to launch the bidding process by next month for a Rs 55,000-crore mega project to build six conventional...

Akal Takht to honour radical outfit founder

AMRITSAR: The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, has decided to confer the “Panth Sewak” award on radical outfit Dal Khalsa...

India controlled spread of locusts using modern technologies: PM

NEW DELHI: India controlled spread of locust led the spread of crop-threatening migratory pest desert locusts by using advanced technologies, including drones, and ensured...

India’s COVID-19 tally goes past 34 lakh with single-day spike of 76,472 cases; death toll 62,550

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally raced past 34 lakh with a single-day spike of 76,472 cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 26,48,998,...

India’s COVID-19 recoveries go past 26 lakh, fatality rate drops to 1.81 per cent: Health Ministry

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 recoveries have crossed 26 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 76.47 per cent, which the Centre said has been made...

Influence of dictatorship on country’s democracy rising Sonia Gandhi

RAIPUR: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday alleged that antinational and anti-poor forces were spreading hatred and venom of violence in India and the...

Babri Masjid dispute ‘most fiercely-contested case in India’s history’: Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

NEW DELHI:: The Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya was the “most fiercely-contested cases in India’s legal history” in which every point was...

Govt explores possibility of single voter list for LS, assembly, local body polls

NEW DELHI: The government is discussing the possibility of having a common electoral roll for Lok Sabha, assembly and local body elections to avoid...

Amit Shah recovers after post-COVID care, will be discharged soon

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was admitted to AIIMS here on August 18 for post-COVID care, has recovered and is likely...

COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 33,87,500

New Delhi: A record single-day spike of 77,266 COVID-19 cases pushed India's virus tally to 33,87,500, while the recoveries surged to 25,83,948 on Friday,...

NEET, JEE exams: Ministers of 6 opposition-ruled states move SC, seek review of order

New Delhi: Ministers of six opposition-ruled states moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking review of its order permitting the Centre to conduct NEET...

Pranab Mukherjee still in deep coma, but haemodynamically stable: Doctors

NEW DELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma but is haemodynamically stable, the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital said on...

No fuel without PUC: SC sets aside NGT order, says tribunal lacks jurisdiction

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday set aside a National Green Tribunal order directing that vehicles not complying with pollution under control (PUC)norms in...

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