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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Maha Sammelan, in Bhopal, Monday, November 15, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Tribals now 'partners' in India's growth, says PM Modi

Modi slams Congress for neglecting Adivasis

16 Nov 2021 1:31 AM IST

India on Monday allowed fully vaccinated foreign travellers from a list of 99 countries to enter without the need to quarantine themselves. (Representational Photo:AFP)

India opens up for foreigners for first time since pandemic began

To encourage travellers to visit India, the government is also planning to issue five lakh free visas through next March

16 Nov 2021 1:26 AM IST

Commuters drive along a road amid heavy smog conditions in New Delhi on November 11, 2021. (Money SHARMA / AFP)

SC cracks whip on Delhi's air emergency as crisis worsens

The top court also asked the state governments of Punjab and Haryana to pursue the farmers for two weeks not to do...

15 Nov 2021 12:18 PM IST

The apex court had also expressed concern that schools in the city have opened and children are being exposed to severe pollution conditions. (PTI Photo)

Ready to impose complete lockdown in Delhi to control air pollution:...

The court had said the situation of pollution is so bad that people are wearing masks inside their houses

15 Nov 2021 11:54 AM IST

The Parel ST depot wears a deserted look on the second day of the MSRTC bus strike. (Photo: Debashish Dey)

MSRTC employees continue strike; bus services shut at all depots

The employees started the indefinite strike from October 28 and intensified it earlier this month

15 Nov 2021 11:40 AM IST

Once approved, all the three services would be getting 10 drones each which would be used for surveillance as well striking targets when required. (Representative Image: ANI)

India to take up Rs 20,000 crore US Predator drones acquisition case...

The Indian Navy is the lead service for this acquisition case and it is jointly putting it up for clearance from the...

15 Nov 2021 11:27 AM IST

The air quality index of Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon and Noida stood at 328, 340, 326 and 328 respectively at 9.05 am. (PTI Photo)

Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category

A visible improvement in Delhi's air quality was recorded on Sunday although it was in the 'very poor' category

15 Nov 2021 11:07 AM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath with cows during the Guru Puranima festival at Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur. (Photo: PTI)

Uttar Pradesh to launch ambulance service for cows in December

An ambulance with a veterinary doctor and two assistants would arrive within a span of 15 to 20 minutes of requesting...

15 Nov 2021 11:00 AM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample of a passenger for the COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station, in Mumbai. (PTI)

India records 10,229 fresh Covid infections; active cases decline to...

The active cases have declined to 1,34, 096 comprising 0.39 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March...

15 Nov 2021 10:24 AM IST

Babasaheb Purandare (Facebook)

Noted historian Babasaheb Purandare passes away

Purandare had also conceived and directed the theatrical history extravaganza on Shivaji Maharaj's life titled Jaanta...

15 Nov 2021 10:12 AM IST

Manipur CM N Biren SinghÂ· paid floral tributes to the gallant soldiers who had martyred in a horrifying ambush attack. (PTI)

Manipur ambush was in retaliation: Terrorists

Security sources said that though PLA claims to have shifted its camps from Myanmar but its cadres are still operating...

15 Nov 2021 8:44 AM IST

S-400 air defence missile system (ANI file photo)

Russia starts delivery of S-400 air defence missile systems to India

This is a major boost to the Indian air defence network at a time when the country is in the middle of a prolonged...

15 Nov 2021 6:48 AM IST