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Muslim students hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest against banning Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in New Delhi, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP/Altaf Qadri)

Karnataka on boil over hijab, schools, colleges given 3-day holiday

Karnataka High Court is now looking into the students' plea for their right to their hijab

9 Feb 2022 7:19 AM IST

The Army had launched a search and rescue operation on Sunday after the soldiers went missing. (Representational image: PTI)

Arunachal Pradesh avalanche: Bodies of 7 soldiers found after two days

The officials said the soldiers were part of a patrol that was struck by the avalanche on February 6

9 Feb 2022 3:42 AM IST

Poster of Writing With Fire (Image credit: Instagram)

Indian documentary 'Writing With Fire' gets shortlisted for Oscar...

The nominations were announced by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan on Tuesday evening via Twitter

9 Feb 2022 3:30 AM IST

NewsSome colleges objected to the habit and asked the girls to stop attending lessons with headscarves on, which they protested. (Representational Image/PTI)

AA Edit | Don't allow hijab row to hinder girls' education

The Indian Constitution assures every citizen the right to practise their religion, subject to conditions

9 Feb 2022 1:51 AM IST

Trucker Jay Vanderwier stands in front of his truck as demonstrators continue to protest the vaccine mandates implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on February 8, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. (AFP)

AA Edit | Trudeau, Ottawa face the music

The protests have paralysed the capital where the mayor has declared a state of emergency

9 Feb 2022 1:19 AM IST

Born in Punjab, Praveen Kumar Sobti was also an athlete. He had participated in hammer throw and won several medals for India in the Asian and Commonwealth Games and even participated in the Olympics. (Image: Twitter/@Tushar_KN)

Actor Praveen Kumar Sobti, popular for playing Bheem in 'Mahabharata',...

Sobti is also an athlete who had won several medals for India in the Asian and Commonwealth Games and even participated...

8 Feb 2022 3:11 PM IST

A health worker inoculates a dose of the Covaxin vaccine to a student during a vaccination drive for people in the 15-18 age group, at Mount Carmel High School in Ahmedabad. (Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)

Views of experts to be taken on vaccination for children below 15...

The expert group meets regularly and gives suggestions based on which the government takes action, he added

8 Feb 2022 2:34 PM IST

A nurse prepares booster doses of the AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine for people over 50 years old at a vaccination center set up at the Benito Juarez Auditorium in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico. (Photo: AFP)

Vaccine protection better maintained against severe COVID-19: Lancet...

Researchers noted that the protection wanes at different speeds depending on the type of vaccine used

8 Feb 2022 2:26 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a public meeting at Sun Rays Garden hall, in Ponda, Goa, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. (PTI)

BJP manifesto for UP polls promises 10-year punishment for indulging...

The manifesto, manifesto titled 'Lok Kapyan Sankalp Patra 2022', was released by Home Minister Amit Shah

8 Feb 2022 2:22 PM IST

In barely three years, Adani has gained control of seven airports and almost a quarter of Indias air traffic. (Bloomberg)

Gautam Adani overtakes Mukesh Ambani as Asia's richest person

With an almost $12 billion jump in his personal fortune, Adani is the world's biggest wealth-gainer this year

8 Feb 2022 2:03 PM IST

Cyclists ride past a traditional Chinese gateway during a day murky from fog and pollution in Beijing, on Oct. 26, 2007, top, and the same location on Feb. 5, 2022. Beijings air still has a long way to go, but is measurably better than past years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Explainer: How China got blue skies in time for Olympics

At this month's Beijing Games, the air is clear enough for athletes to see the mountains surrounding the city

8 Feb 2022 12:51 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking in Rajya Sabha (ANI)

PM says family-run parties biggest threat to democracy, slams Congress

As the opposition party, too, the Congress is creating hurdles in the country's development, Modi alleged

8 Feb 2022 12:16 PM IST