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Russian marines take their position during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus. (AP)

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

The number of Russian ground units, the battalion tactical groups, in the border area had grown to as many as 125, up...

20 Feb 2022 12:16 PM IST

A health worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary, at a vaccination centre, in Gurugram, Saturday, February 19, 2022. (PTI)

Active COVID-19 cases in India decline

A total of 19,968 cases have been reported in a day while the death toll climbed to 5,11,903 with 673 fresh fatalities

20 Feb 2022 10:20 AM IST

Citizens undergo thermal screening as they wait to cast their votes a polling station during Punjab Assembly elections, in Jalandhar, Sunday, Feb 20, 2022. Polling is underway for all 117 seats in Punjab. (PTI)

Punjab Assembly elections: 17.77 percent voting till 11 am

A total of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women and two transgenders, are in the fray for the high-stake electoral...

20 Feb 2022 9:55 AM IST

Female Muslim students wearing burqa and hijab sit in protest outside the Shivamogga District collectors office, in Shivamogga on Thursday. (PTI file photo)

58 girls suspended from college in Karnataka for wearing Hijab,...

The students were suspended on Friday and were told that they should not come to the college

19 Feb 2022 8:17 PM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

PIL in SC seeks steps to regulate poll manifesto, make them legally...

The plea contended that the Centre and the ECI have not taken steps to regulate political parties' manifesto

19 Feb 2022 1:39 PM IST

BJP National President J.P. Nadda with party leaders during a public meeting for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Ayodhya. (PTI Photo)

59 constituencies to vote in third phase of UP polls on Sunday

As many as 627 candidates are in the fray in this phase, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote

19 Feb 2022 12:20 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister & AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal with AAPs chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann, addresses a press conference ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, in Chandigarh (PTI Photo)

All corrupt people have teamed up against AAP: Kejriwal

In a tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal also said the country will not bow down before these corrupt people and move ahead

19 Feb 2022 11:37 AM IST

President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden now convinced' Russia will launch invasion of Ukraine

Biden reiterated his threat of crushing economic and diplomatic sanctions against Russia if it does invade, and pressed...

19 Feb 2022 11:28 AM IST

A health worker with swab samples of people collected for Covid-19 test, in Gurugram, Friday, February 18, 2022. (PTI Photo)

India logs 22,270 fresh COVID-19 cases, 325 deaths

Daily COVID-19 cases in the country have remained below one lakh for 13 consecutive days now

19 Feb 2022 10:23 AM IST

Two soldiers, one terrorist killed in an encounter at Chermarg, Zainapora area of Shopian. (ANI)

Two Army men, terrorist killed in encounter in J-K's Shopian

During the operation, the hiding terrorists opened fire at the security forces and in the ensuing encounter, two Army...

19 Feb 2022 10:00 AM IST

Female Muslim students wearing burqa and hijab talk to a police officer during their protest, outside the Shivamogga District collectors office, in Shivamogga, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Hijab not essential practice of Islam: Karnataka govt to HC

AG said that the practice of wearing hijab must pass the test of Constitutional morality & individual dignity outlined...

19 Feb 2022 12:14 AM IST