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A health worker prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in New Delhi, India. (AP)

Covid vaccine to cost Rs 250 per person, per dose

From March 1, all citizens above 60 years and those within the age bracket of 45 to 59 years with comorbidities can get...

28 Feb 2021 6:56 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public rally at Poilan in Kolkata on February 18, 2021. (PTI)

Poster war between TMC, BJP intensifies in West Bengal

The BJP is going to polls under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership as the state unit faces a leadership crisis to...

28 Feb 2021 6:54 AM IST

New Delhi added that it was in discussions with the Government of Bangladesh to ensure their (survivors) safe and secure repatriation . (Representational image : AFP)

India finds boat carrying 90 Rohingya refugees adrift at sea, 8 dead

We are in discussions with the Government of Bangladesh to ensure their safe and secure repatriation, MEA said

26 Feb 2021 8:53 AM IST

Human activity such as population (growth) and transport combined with climate change increases antibacterial resistance... and therefore the need for more pharmaceuticals. (Photo: AFP)

Union Cabinet nod for PLI scheme for pharmaceuticals, IT hardware

It proposes production linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the value chain...

25 Feb 2021 7:17 AM IST

The Sonipat-based JGU was recognised as an institution of eminence by the education ministry in 2019. (Image credit : www.jgu.edu.in/blog)

Naveen Jindal gives Rs.1,000 cr to expand Jindal Global University

Within 11 years of its founding, JGU has been ranked in the top 651-700 universities in the world

23 Feb 2021 7:08 AM IST

A delegation of 24 ambassadors from the European Union arrive at Hazratbal Shrine, in Srinagar on February 17, 2021. A delegation of 24 envoys of several countries in India including European Union, Latin America and Africa envoys in India arrived on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir for assessing the situation following the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. (PTI/S. Irfan)

India slams UN human rights experts' comments on situation in J&K

The Press Release has ignored the positive impact of extending Laws applicable to the rest of India to Jammu and...

19 Feb 2021 9:12 AM IST

Observing that democracy and dissent go hand in hand, the apex court had said constitutional scheme comes with the right to protest and express dissent, but with an obligation towards certain duties. (Photo:AP)

The right to protest cannot be anytime, anywhere: SC

SC had said occupation of public ways in the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh locality here was not acceptable

14 Feb 2021 4:01 AM IST

NDRF personnel carry the body of a victim who died in the massive floods caused after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in the Dhauli Ganga river, near Raini village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Tuesday, February 9, 2021. (PTI/Arun Sharma)

In Uttarakhand, its a race against time

The ITBP has deployed drones and dogs to detect over 170 people missing since the disaster struck the Chamoli region on...

10 Feb 2021 11:51 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets emotional during his farewell speech for Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Rajya Sabha during ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (PTI)

Teary-eyed Modi praises Ghulam Nabi Azad, will take his advice

Calling himself a 'proud Hindustani Muslim' who did not go to Pakistan, Azad recalled how he learnt a lot from...

10 Feb 2021 9:58 AM IST

Kovind noted that the farm laws enacted in September last year have immediately benefited 10 crore small farmers, and said various parties in the past had supported these measures. (Photo:PTI)

President defends farm laws amid opposition boycott

MP Ravneet Singh raised slogans like "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" during Kovind's hour-long address and demanded repeal of the...

30 Jan 2021 1:55 AM IST

According to the fresh unlock guidelines issued on Wednesday, effective from February 1, there shall be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of people and goods including those for cross land-border trade. (Photo:AA)

More people to be allowed into film theatres

Home ministry allows swimming pools ahead of summer, exhibition halls to resume

28 Jan 2021 4:03 AM IST

Of these awardees, 29 are women and 10 foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI. There are 16 posthumous awardees and one transgender awardee. (Photo: PTI, Instagram @ispbofficial)

Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam, Paswan among Padma award winners

This year the President has approved 119 Padma awards. The list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and...

26 Jan 2021 1:00 AM IST