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President-elect Droupadi Murmu at her residence in New Delhi, Friday, July 22, 2022. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Droupadi Murmu to take oath as President on Monday followed by 21 gun...

Before the ceremony, the outgoing President and the President-elect will arrive in Parliament in a ceremonial procession

24 July 2022 10:36 AM IST

Silver medalist Neeraj Chopra, of India, poses during a medal ceremony for the mens javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP)

Neeraj Chopra wins silver in World Athletics Championships, scripts...

The 24-year-old Chopra, who had come into the showpiece as a hot medal favourite, produced a best throw of 88.13m

24 July 2022 9:56 AM IST

The woman, who was found on platform 8-9 on Friday, narrated her ordeal to officials and they informed the Railway Protection Force (Representational image: DC)

Woman gang-raped inside New Delhi station, 4 railway employees...

All the four accused work in the electrical department, the Railways said

23 July 2022 1:52 PM IST

Trying to allay the concerns of landslides in Himalayan regions due to the construction of the wider Chardham highway project, the government had said all necessary steps have been taken to mitigate the disaster. (PTI file photo)

Climate change adding layer of vulnerability to fragile Himalayas:...

Food security is at risk in the hills, with landslides, flash floods and soil erosion affecting agricultural land

23 July 2022 12:53 PM IST

Former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray arrives at Shiv Sena Bhavan, in Mumbai, Monday, July 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)

EC takes note of fight over Shiv Sena symbol, seeks submissions by Aug...

The Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena had written to the Commission seeking allocation of the party's 'bow and arrow'...

23 July 2022 12:18 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and U.N. Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, sit as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, top left, and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, top right, exchange documents during a signing ceremony at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. (Vadim Savitsky, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Amid war, Russia, Ukraine seal landmark grain deal to relieve global...

The two sides inked separate but identical agreements in the presence of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and...

23 July 2022 11:57 AM IST

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee (Image source: PTI)

ED arrests Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee over school jobs scam

The agency sleuths interrogated the minister for around 26 hours in connection with the scam

23 July 2022 10:41 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)

AA Edit | Putin gains visibility on Iran trip

The one positive outcome from a face-to-face round of diplomacy helped fructify UN-brokered deal to resume Ukraine's...

23 July 2022 10:19 AM IST

Droupadi Murmu, who is set to be the first tribal woman President of India, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (PTI)

AA Edit| Madam President must act as custodian of Constitution

To a considerable degree, the prospects of positive change come down to the individual

23 July 2022 10:18 AM IST

AA EDIT | Sinhala-Tamil politics can wait, first rescue economy

The one thing that is in Ranil's favour is his experience in government, which could come in handy as IMF negotiators...

22 July 2022 9:37 AM IST

AA EDIT | Zubair: Courts must emulate SC

The Supreme Court has just thwarted one such effort when it ordered the release of Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of...

22 July 2022 9:34 AM IST