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Not ‘India’, but ‘Bharat’ or ‘Hindustan’: SC to hear plea on amending Constitution

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on June 2 a plea which has sought a direction to the Centre to amend the Constitution...

CBI starts preliminary enquiry into cash transactions and foreign donations of Tablighi Jamaat

NEW DELHI: The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against the organisers of Tablighi Jamaat for alleged dubious cash transactions and hiding of foreign...

30 groups in India trying to develop coronavirus vaccines, many working at good pace: PSA Vijay Raghavan

NEW DELHI: Nearly 30 groups in India, ranging from big industry players to individual academics, are trying to develop vaccines to fight coronavirus, principal...

Nearly 23 lakh people in quarantine across India: Govt estimates

NEW DELHI: Nearly 23 lakh people, who have moved within the country or arrived from international destinations during the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to...

India records 6,566 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours; total stands at 1,58,333

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,531 and the number of cases climbed to 1,58,333 in the country, registering an...

BJP to hold digital rallies to mark one year of Modi’s second term

NEW DELHI: The BJP is going to hold a month-long campaign staring from June to mark the first anniversary of the Modi 2.0 government...

COVID-19 here to stay till 2021, aggressive testing needed to curb its spread: Health experts

NEW DELHI: Global health experts on Wednesday said novel coronavirus is here to stay for more than a year and called for aggressive testing...

Identify private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients for free or at nominal cost: SC to Centre

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to identify private hospitals where COVID-19 infected patients could get treatment for free or at...

SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea for fixing time limit for disposal of mercy petitions

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday sought the Centre's reply on a plea seeking direction to the government to frame specific procedure, rules and...

Delhi Police to file 15 more charge sheets against 294 foreigners for attending Nizamuddin event

New Delhi: The Delhi Police will file 15 fresh charge sheets against 294 foreigners for attending a religious congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz here in...

Heatwave likely to continue during next 24 hours: IMD

New Delhi: The ongoing heatwave over several parts of north and central India is likely to continue during the next 24 hours, the India...

Lockdown has failed, Centre must spell out reopening strategy: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the four phases of nationwide lockdown have "failed" and not given the results that Prime...

India to go ahead with infra development in key areas along LAC notwithstanding stiff resistance by China

New Delhi: India will not stop infrastructure development projects in strategic areas along the nearly 3,500-km Sino-India border, notwithstanding China's well-coordinated efforts to stall...

Easing of travel restrictions, movement of migrants behind surge in cases, say experts

NEW DELHI: With India now in the bracket of top 10 nations worst hit by the novel coronavirus, experts have attributed the surge in...

Student leaders accuse Centre of indulging in vendetta politics against those opposed to CAA

NEW DELHI: Student leaders and activists accused the Centre and police on Tuesday of indulging in “vendetta politics” against those who opposed the Citizenship...

SC asks Centre, states to provide free food, shelter to migrant labourers

NEW DELHI: Taking cognizance of the “unfortunate and miserable” plight of the migrant labourers stranded across the country due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the...

Elgar Parishad case: Gautam Navlakha sent in judicial custody till June 22

MUMBAI: A special NIA court in Mumbai on Tuesday sent civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-alleged Maoist links case, in...

India sees biggest single-day spike of 6,654 covid19 cases, tally reaches 1,25,101

NEW DELHI: The COVID- 19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the second consecutive day on Saturday with 6,654 new infections in...

COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough unlikely within a year: Experts

NEW DELHI: As Indian firms scramble to develop a vaccine for coronavirus, experts feel that research in the country is still at a nascent...

Cyclone Amphan death toll rises to 85 in Bengal, residents protest over basic needs

KOLKATA: The death toll due to Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal has risen to 85, as angry Kolkatans resorted to protest and road blockades...

Shivraj Chouhan targets Tablighi Jamaat again

NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Tablighi Jamaat members aided in the spread of coronavirus infection in the state particularly...

Congress writes to Yogi to open places of worship

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress party has written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday to open all places of worship...

India records biggest single-day spike of 6,088 Covid-19 cases; death toll mounts to 3,583

NEW DELHI: The country has recorded the biggest single-day spike of 6,088 Covid-19 cases, while the death toll due to the virus has climbed...

22 Opposition parties urge govt to declare cyclone Amphan as national calamity

NEW DELHI: Twenty-two Opposition parties urged the Centre on Friday to immediately declare the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan in Odisha and West Bengal...

PM announces interim relief of Rs 1,000 crore to cyclone-hit Bengal

BASHIRAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an advance interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for cyclone-hit West Bengal on Friday. In a video message after...

Bengal suffered losses of over Rs 1 lakh crore due to ‘Amphan’: Mamata

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said West Bengal has suffered losses of more than Rs 1 lakh crore due to super cyclonic...

Govt has abandoned any pretence of being democratic: Sonia

NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the government over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and alleged that the spirit of...

Muslims being targeted under garb of fighting COVID-19 pandemic: AMUTA

Aligarh (UP): The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Teachers' Association on Friday passed a resolution expressing shock and anguish at the manner in which the...

Govt allows certain categories of OCI cardholders to visit India

NEW DELHI: The central government on Friday allowed certain categories of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, who are stranded abroad, to come to...

Coronavirus continues to trouble India; 1,12,359 cases so far

New Delhi: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 3,435 and the number of cases to 1,12,359 in the country on Thursday, registering...

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