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States deputy chief minister and home minister, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa. (AFP)

Trouble again in Punjab Congress as elections near

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Monday said he was ready to give up the home portfolio to state unit chief Navjot Singh if...

4 Jan 2022 7:10 AM IST

CoWin system collapsed several times on the day it opened for public registration.

Flaw in CoWin allows anyone to get extra jabs with different IDs

This is possible since the CoWin platform accepts details of different ID cards but is not able to detect if it's the...

4 Jan 2022 6:57 AM IST

Experts believe the Chinese are building the bridge within its territory to prevent India from taking any pre-emptive action as it had taken back in August 2020 by occupying the strategic heights on the south bank of Pangong Tso, which allowed Indian troops to dominate the Chushul-Moldo Chinese garrison. (Representational Image/ Twitter)

China building bridge across Pangong Tso lake

The banks of Pangong Tso were the most tense standoff point between the Indian and Chinese armies for nine months before

4 Jan 2022 6:46 AM IST

A student takes a selfie as a health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to teenagers in Thane, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (PTI)

Over 40 lakh 15-18 children given COVID-19 vaccine doses on first day

The Centre will also decide within the next two to three days which vaccine should be administered as a precaution dose

3 Jan 2022 4:13 PM IST

A vehicle set ablaze after violence broke out after farmers agitating were allegedly run over by a vehicle in the convoy of a union minister, in Lakhimpur Kheri. (Photo: PTI)

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SIT files chargesheet, Union minister's son...

Four agitating farmers were run over by a vehicle, while four others were killed in the violence

3 Jan 2022 3:35 PM IST

A health worker conducts COVID-19 testing of a woman amid concern over a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Omicron in 81 per cent of Covid samples tested, says Delhi health...

Of the latest 187 Covid samples tested, 152 had Omicron and 8.5 per cent had Delta, he told the Delhi Assembly

3 Jan 2022 2:47 PM IST

Earlier last month, India delivered 1.6 tons of medical assistance to Afghanistan through the World Health Organization (WHO). (ANI)

COVID-19: India supplies 5 lakh more Covaxin doses to Afghanistan

The last batch of humanitarian assistance consisting of 5,00,000 doses of Covaxin was supplied to Afghanistan on January...

3 Jan 2022 1:32 PM IST

Parveen Gehlot, a resident of Nawada area, and Vikas Dalal had several cases of murders, extortion and robberies registered against them in Delhi and Haryana, Delhi police said. (Photo: File I Representational)

Delhi Police asks Twitter for details of user who first posted 'Bulli...

Police has has also sought information from GitHub platform about the 'Bulli Bai' app developer

3 Jan 2022 12:57 PM IST

The case relates to the appeals of Facebook and WhatsApp against a single judge order dismissing their pleas against the probe CCI ordered into the instant messaging apps new privacy policy. (Photo: PTI/File)

Delhi High Court grants Whatsapp, Facebook time to respond to CCI...

The court adjourned the matter for March 30, 2022

3 Jan 2022 12:36 PM IST

Junior doctors stage a protest to condemn the police action on a peaceful protest of resident doctors in Delhi who were agitating over delay in NEET counselling, at Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

NEET-PG admissions: Centre seeks urgent hearing of EWS quota case

The matter at present is listed for hearing on January 6

3 Jan 2022 11:33 AM IST

A health worker checks a box containing the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 Coronavirus to be given to youths between the age of 15 to 18, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on January 2, 2022. Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)

Over 6.35 lakh teens register on CoWIN for Covid vaccination

Teens can register online through an existing account on CoWIN or can also register by creating a new account through a...

3 Jan 2022 10:14 AM IST

A man assists a child to use hand sanitizer as a precaution against coronavirus before entering at an Industrial exhibition in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

India reports 33,750 fresh Covid cases, Omicron tally rises to 1,700

Maharashtra is the worst-affected state with 510 cases, followed by Delhi with 351

3 Jan 2022 10:13 AM IST