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A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a beneficiary, during a special vaccination drive for the people going abroad for education or employment, organised by the Karnataka government, in Bengaluru, June 22, 2021. (PTI /Shailendra Bhojak)

135 crore vaccine doses to be available between August-Dec: Centre to...

Out of these, the estimated availability of Covishield doses is 50 crores, while of Covaxin doses is 40 crores

27 Jun 2021 11:58 AM IST

A health worker administers the Covishield vaccine during a special vaccination drive against COVID-19 in Hyderabad. (Photo: PTI)

India records 50,040 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate at 96.75 per...

The number of cases is 2.7 higher than yesterday when the infection count rested at 48,698

27 Jun 2021 11:48 AM IST

Microplastics can be carried hundreds or thousands of miles away from the source by ocean currents. (Photo: PTI/File)

Scientists use NASA satellite data to track ocean microplastics from...

These small flecks of plastic are harmful to marine organisms and ecosystems

27 Jun 2021 10:18 AM IST

Workers paste the overlay on the wall of the National Stadium, where opening ceremony and many other events are scheduled for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, on June 2, 2021, in Tokyo.

Japan to ask athletes from India, others for more COVID-19 tests

Japan aims to put the new rule, which will be applied to athletes from India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka...

27 Jun 2021 10:03 AM IST

A young boy walks past a mural promoting vaccination for COVID-19 in Duduza township, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo: AP)

Delta Covid variant likely driving huge infection surge in South...

The NICD on Friday said nationally there had been 18,762 new COVID-19 infections and 215 COVID-19 related deaths...

27 Jun 2021 9:08 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | With trust as weapon, forge a Naya Kashmir

Since August 5, 2019, when Article 370 was revoked, the people of Kashmir have literally been incarcerated in their own...

27 Jun 2021 12:20 AM IST

Anita Katyal | Ayodhya leak radar on Yogi; Cong ready to forgive...

The temple construction committee of the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust is headed by Nripendra Misra, PM Modi's former principal...

27 Jun 2021 12:10 AM IST

BJP National President JP Nadda at a meeting with partys National General Secretaries at party headquarters in New Delhi.(Photo: Twitter @BJP4India)

Top BJP leaders discuss preparations for assembly polls in 5 states in...

Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa are slated for early next year

26 Jun 2021 9:29 PM IST

Omar told reporters it was made clear to the Centre during the PMs meeting that the statehood should be restored to J&K before holding Assembly polls. (PTI Photo)

Statehood should be restored to J&K before holding Assembly poll, says...

Farooq said even senior Cong leader Karan Singh has called for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before...

26 Jun 2021 6:13 PM IST

Farmers protest had started on November 26 last year and has now completed seven months notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI Photo)

Tomar appeals farmers to end 7-month long protest, says ready to...

Farmer groups have alleged that these laws will end the mandi and MSP procurement systems, leave the farmers at the...

26 Jun 2021 6:09 PM IST

The increase took rates across the country to fresh highs with Tamil Nadu becoming the latest state to see petrol cross Rs 100-a-litre mark. (PTI Photo)

Petrol crosses Rs 100 in Tamil Nadu after steep hike in fuel rates

Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as value-added tax (VAT) and...

26 Jun 2021 3:46 PM IST