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According to the State Disaster Management Secretary, Uttarakhand has recorded more than 200mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. (PTI file Photo)

At 88.2 mm, Delhi logs highest January rainfall since 1950

Before this, the capital recorded 79.7 mm of rainfall in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, the IMD data showed

23 Jan 2022 12:40 PM IST

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the risk of animal-to-human transmission is low, whilst low authorities have cited the need to protect public health. (Representational Image: ANI)

Nine hamster samples test positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong

A total of 2,581 small animals were seized from local pet stores during the past week, Hong Kong Free Press said citing...

23 Jan 2022 12:37 PM IST

While arrivals from India had triggered the risk assessment, Prime Minister Ardern said the Government would be looking at risks posed by other COVID-19 hotspot countries. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding due to Omicron surge

New Zealanders are set to face new COVID-19 restrictions after nine cases of the omicron variant were detected in a...

23 Jan 2022 12:13 PM IST

NCC cadets practice for the full dress rehearsal of the Republic Day Parade 2022, at the Rajpath in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Republic Day parade: Full-dress rehearsal held at Rajpath

Facilitating smooth passage of the parade, the Police will restrict the movement of traffic on certain roads in the...

23 Jan 2022 11:55 AM IST

Members of Ukraines Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government

The U.K. government made the claim based on an intelligence assessment, without providing evidence to back it up

23 Jan 2022 11:13 AM IST

A health worker interacts with a patient at the Covid Care Centre of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) village, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

India adds 3.33 lakh COVID cases, death toll climbs to 4,89,409

An increase of 73,840 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

23 Jan 2022 10:41 AM IST

The Election Commission on Saturday extended the ban on physical rallies and roadshows till January 31 in the five poll-going states. (AP Representational photo)

Ban on physical rallies extended till Jan 31; some relaxations for...

EC gives nod for public meetings with a maximum of 500 people in the constituencies going to poll in the first two...

22 Jan 2022 9:05 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacts with a resident during his door-to-door campaign ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Kairana. (PTI Photo)

Amit Shah lends focus to 'Hindu exodus'

Shah said a satisfactory law and order situation is the primary condition for development and the Yogi Aditynath govt...

22 Jan 2022 8:47 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the DMs of various districts via video conferencing, Saturday, Jan 22, 2022. (PTI Photo)

PM asks districts to set time-bound targets to increase ease of living

Modi said the teamwork of Centre, states and local administration was yielding good results in aspirational districts

22 Jan 2022 8:36 PM IST

The Braided River: A Journey along the Brahmaputra By Samrat Choudhury. (Amazon Photo)

Chronicle of a great river, its peoples, conflicts and myriad stories

Is The Braided River' a travelogue, a personal pilgrimage, a historical search for origins and beginnings or a political...

22 Jan 2022 6:47 PM IST

Assembly polls in Goa will be held on February 14. (PTI file photo)

60 pc MLAs in Goa switched parties in last five years, a 'record' in...

After defections and resignation of MLAs, the current strength of the Congress in the House is two, while that of the...

22 Jan 2022 1:40 PM IST