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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur (PTI file image)

Uniform Civil Code a good step, open to implementing it in Himachal:...

In Himachal, the ruling BJP is facing a new challenger in AAP which had recently won the neighbouring state of Punjab

25 April 2022 1:05 PM IST

Sixty four per cent of capital outlays in the military budget of 2021 were earmarked for acquisitions of domestically produced arms. (Representational image: DC)

India's military spending 3rd highest in world after US, China:...

According to the Stockholm based institute, India's military spending was up by 0.9 per cent from 2020 and by 33 per...

25 April 2022 11:33 AM IST

A woman wearing a face mask walks past a mural in Beijing, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

Queues snaked around malls and outside office complexes on Monday as people waited to be swabbed for samples by health...

25 April 2022 11:00 AM IST

French President and La Republique en Marche party candidate for re-election Emmanuel Macron holds his fist in the air as he holds Brigitte Macrons hand after his victory in Frances presidential election, in Paris, on April 24, 2022. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

France's Macron wins new term after far-right battle

Macron is the first French president in two decades to win a second term, but his latest victory was narrower than the...

25 April 2022 10:39 AM IST

Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant. AP Photo

AA Edit | Pointless to fine Pant

Pant has shown himself to be an immature player who lost his cool in the heat of the battle

25 April 2022 3:17 AM IST

States deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya confirmed to ANI that for a long time the identity of Allahabad has been formed by Prayag and hence the state government has decided to change the citys name to Prayagraj. (Photo: ANI)

AA Edit | Uniform Civil Code: Wider nationwide debate needed

A UCC essentially governs marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption of the citizens

25 April 2022 3:08 AM IST

Ashish Mishra, accused in the Tikonia violence case, arrives at the Crime Branch office in Lakhimpur Kheri. (Photo: PTI)

Ashish Mishra surrenders in Lakhimpur court

The Supreme Court had cancelled the bail granted to Ashish Mishra and asked him to surrender in a week

25 April 2022 12:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the dedication of KK Patel Super Speciality Hospital at Bhuj in Gujarat, through a video conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Digital transactions worth Rs 20k cr seen daily in India: PM Modi

Modi said small online payments are helping build a big digital economy and many new fintech start-ups are coming up

24 April 2022 1:55 PM IST

A worker sprays disinfectant on a truck at a food production facility in Shanghai, China Friday, April 22, 2022. (Zhang Jiansong/Xinhua via AP)

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situation

Shanghai has been almost entirely locked down since the start of the month, snarling supply chains, with many people...

24 April 2022 1:20 PM IST

Bulldozers being used to remove illegal structures during a joint anti-encroachment drive by NDMC, PWD, local bodies and the police, in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Complete breakdown of law & order: Chidambaram on bulldozer-enabled...

Chidambaram said secularism is part of the basic structure of the Constitution and it is a basic foundational value of...

24 April 2022 1:07 PM IST

A Border Security force (BSF) jawan stands guard near the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modis upcoming rally at Palli village of Samba district, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi to arrive in Palli hamlet of J-K amid tight security

A red alert has already been sounded in the Union Territory following the encounter on Friday near Sunjwan Army camp

24 April 2022 12:23 PM IST

Ola Electric said its battery systems already complies with and is tested for AIS 156, the latest proposed standard for India. (Representational photo: Image credit: Twitter/@OlaElectric)

Ola Electric recalls 1,441 e-scooters after incidents of vehicles...

Recently, there have been widespread incidents of electric scooters catching fire forcing manufacturers to recall their...

24 April 2022 12:07 PM IST