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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha during ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (PTI)

PM Modi hits out at Congress for arrogance, blind criticism

Mr Modi accused the Congress of playing politics during the Covid-19 crisis

8 Feb 2022 6:53 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses virtual Jan Chaupal for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Bijnor, Moradabad and Amroha. (PTI Photo)

'Fake samajwadis' will stop development: Modi in UP

Modi praised the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for developing all regions of the state equally without any...

8 Feb 2022 6:50 AM IST

A health worker inoculates a student with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus during a vaccination drive organised students aged above 18 years of age, at a Government Degree College in Bangalore. (Photo: AFP)

Aadhaar not mandatory on CoWIN portal for Covid vaccination, Centre to...

The plea claimed that Aadhaar card was being mandatorily insisted upon for administering vaccination on CoWIN portal

7 Feb 2022 1:49 PM IST

A health worker takes swab sample of a woman to conduct a Covid-19 coronavirus screening at an open ground in Hyderabad. (Photo: AFP)

India logs 83,876 fresh COVID-19 cases, 895 more deaths

This is the first time in around 32 days that daily cases have dropped below one lakh

7 Feb 2022 11:05 AM IST

Sputnik Light Covid vaccine. (Photo: Sputnik V)

DCGI nod to single-shot Sputnik Light Covid vaccine for emergency use

Dr Reddy's had, in September 2020, partnered with RDIF to conduct clinical trials of and distribute the vaccine in India

7 Feb 2022 10:14 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Punjab Congress leaders Charanjit Singh Channi, Navjot Singh Sidhu at an election rally, in Ludhiana, Sunday, Feb. 06, 2022. (PTI)

Congress announces Charanjit Singh Channi as the CM face in Punjab

Mr Channi, a three-time MLA from Chamkaur Sahib, was sworn in as the first Dalit CM of Punjab after Capt. Amarinder...

7 Feb 2022 1:11 AM IST

In this file photo, singer Lata Mangeshkar laughs at the launch of her hindi music album Saadgi or Simplicity, on World Music Day, in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi to visit Mumbai to pay last respects to Lata Mangeskhar

Mangeshkar, 92, died at a Mumbai hospital on Sunday morning

6 Feb 2022 2:10 PM IST

The star campaigners constitute an integral part of the election process and their security is of utmost importance for ensuring free and fair elections, the EC asserted. (PTI)

EC directs states to provide adequate security to star campaigners...

Though the letter does not mention any particular case, Owaisi is one of the lead/star campaigners of the AIMIM for the...

6 Feb 2022 1:28 PM IST

BJP supporters listen to a speech of Home Minister Amit Shah during an election rally in Loni, Ghaziabad district on February 3, 2022. Prakash SINGH / AFP)

Election Commission grants relaxation for physical public meetings

The decision was taken after the EC held a meeting with the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to assess...

6 Feb 2022 12:44 PM IST

In this file photo, singer Lata Mangeshkar laughs at the launch of her hindi music album Saadgi or Simplicity, on World Music Day, in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

Lata Mangeshkar's funeral to be held at 6:30 pm with full state...

The government said that a two-day national mourning will be observed in memory of the veteran singer

6 Feb 2022 11:32 AM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample of a women to test for COVID-19 at a testing center in Hyderabad. (AP/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Active COVID-19 cases decline to 12,25,011

The active cases comprise 2.90 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved...

6 Feb 2022 10:22 AM IST

Lata Mangeshkar

'My interactions with her will remain unforgettable': PM Modi on Lata...

Grieving with the fans, PM Modi said that he will always remember the interactions with her

6 Feb 2022 10:19 AM IST