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SC asks Centre, states if fundamental duties a must

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M M Sundresh issued notice on the plea filed by Supreme Court lawyer Durga...

22 Feb 2022 12:34 AM IST

A health worker prepares to administer a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a teenager in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

DCGI grants restricted EUA to Covid jab Corbevax for 12-18 age group

the government has not taken a decision yet on vaccinating those aged below 15 years

22 Feb 2022 12:18 AM IST

Commuters drive along a road during a heavy monsoon rainfall in Chennai. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Skymet predicts 'normal' monsoon in 2022

Monsoon is expected to finish around the normal range's midway mark of 96 to 104 per cent of the long period average of...

22 Feb 2022 12:06 AM IST

Empty vials of Biological-Es covid vaccine Corbevax. (Photo: Biological-E)

Biological E's Corbevax vaccine granted approval for use in children...

The move makes Corbevax the second covid vaccine to be approved for administration to children in India

21 Feb 2022 6:52 PM IST

Covavax is a version of US firm Novavaxs COVID19 vaccine candidate. A vial of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine. (Photo: AP)

SII seeks emergency use authorisation for Covovax vaccine for children...

The government has not yet decided on vaccinating those aged below 15

21 Feb 2022 6:29 PM IST

A health worker checks swab samples collected for RTPCR test to detect COVID-19 at a government hospital in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Omicron BA.2 will not cause another COVID-19 surge, says expert

The Expert further said that BA.2 will be more transmissible than BA.1 and has mutated to increase its transmissibility

21 Feb 2022 4:55 PM IST

Activists of Youth Congress hold placards during a silent protest in New Delhi on October 11, 2021, days after at least eight people died in an incident involving protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri. (Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

Lakhimpur violence: Family of deceased farmers move SC against bail to...

Three family members of the farmers, killed in the violence, have sought a stay on bail order by Allahabad High Court's...

21 Feb 2022 3:37 PM IST

Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav arrives at special CBI court to appear in connection with the fodder scam case against him, in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI)

CBI court orders 5-year jail for Lalu Prasad Yadav in fifth fodder...

The funds were illegally withdrawn through fake bills and vouchers in the name of arranging fodder and transporting...

21 Feb 2022 2:38 PM IST

Students holding their exam hall tickets, pose for photos at Thane College, in Thane. (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking cancellation of offline Boards for...

CBSE has decided to conduct term two board exams for class 10 and class 12 from April 26

21 Feb 2022 1:21 PM IST

A polling official conducts thermal screening of a young woman as she arrives to cast her vote during the local body elections, outside a polling booth, in Chennai. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar)

Active COVID-19 cases in India decline to 2,02,131

The daily COVID-19 cases have remained below one lakh for 15 consecutive days

21 Feb 2022 10:20 AM IST

Telangana CM K.Chandrasekhar Rao with Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray during a press conference, in Mumbai, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

KCR meets Uddhav, Pawar on Opposition front

Mr Rao received a warm welcome from the Shiv Sena with posters welcoming him seen in various places in Mumbai

21 Feb 2022 7:24 AM IST

A paramilitary soldier checks identity cards of voters standing in a queue outside a polling station, at Attari village, about 45 kilometres from Amritsar, Punjab. (Photo: AP)

Elections 2022: EVM malfunctioning reported in UP, Punjab votes in...

Punjab recorded a voter turnout of 68.3 per cent as the polls closed late in the evening

21 Feb 2022 12:00 AM IST