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Plea challenging appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police...

The Centre, in its affidavit, had said that Asthana's appointment and the extension of his service tenure was done in...

12 Oct 2021 12:31 PM IST

Power distribution companies are estimated to have suffered a loss of Rs 90,000 crore in FY21, according to Niti Aayog. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Power Ministry asks states to utilise unallocated power from central...

15 per cent power from CGS is kept as 'unallocated power' which is allocated by the central government to needy states

12 Oct 2021 12:02 PM IST

A BMC health worker takes swab sample of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

India logs 14,313 fresh COVID cases, lowest in 224 days, 181 new...

The active cases have declined to 2,14,900 comprising 0.63 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020

12 Oct 2021 10:27 AM 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)

Congress observes 'silent protests' demanding resignation of MoS Ajay...

More than 200 people were detained by Mumbai Police on Monday in connection with Maharashtra Bandh-related violations

12 Oct 2021 8:28 AM IST

The state administration on Monday announced night curfew in both the cities from 8 pm to 5 am till October 20. (Representational image: Twitter)

Odisha capital turns COVID hotbed, night curfew back

Khurdha district continued to report the highest single-day cases with 208 persons contracting the virus in the last 24...

12 Oct 2021 7:36 AM IST

Mr Arya and his son, who represents the Nainital Assembly seat, joined the Congress in the presence of senior party leaders Harish Rawat, K.C. Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala in New Delhi and also met former Congress president Rahul Gandhi at his residence. (Twitter)

Jolt for BJP in Uttarakhand: Mantri, MLA son return to Cong

Mr Arya, a prominent Dalit leader, who along with his son joined the Congress, said the party is a 'scared temple'

12 Oct 2021 2:43 AM IST

Army personnel was killed, two others were injured as Pakistani troops opened fire along the Line of Control in Poonch district. (PTI Photo)

Five Army personnel killed in gunfight with terrorists in J-K's Poonch

Officials said the operation was launched in a village close to DKG in Surankote following intelligence inputs about...

11 Oct 2021 3:45 PM IST

Former J&K National Conference leaders Devender Rana and Surjit Singh Slathia join BJP in presence of Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Jitendra Singh. (Photo: ANI)

After resigning from NC, Devender Rana, Surjit Singh Slathia join BJP

Rana has also served as a political advisor to Omar Abdullah

11 Oct 2021 1:37 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

India never had more decisive government: PM Modi

Modi cited the government's success in privatising loss-making public airline Air India

11 Oct 2021 12:40 PM IST

The searches are understood to be taking place at the premises of Deshmukh in Nagpur and Mumbai. (PTI file photo)

CBI conducts searches at premises of ex Maha Home Minister Anil...

Allegations against Deshmukh had surfaced after the removal of Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh

11 Oct 2021 12:40 PM IST

Beneficiaries show Covid-19 vaccination card at a free vaccination camp organized by the Delhi government, in New Delhi, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (PTI/Atul Yadav)

India logs 18,132 new COVID cases, national recovery rate increases to...

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 17 straight days

11 Oct 2021 10:16 AM IST

The Army said that during the meeting, the discussions between the two sides focussed on the resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh. (Representational image: AFP)

India-China talks fail to resolve dispute

The Chinese side has said India should not misjudge the situation but instead India should cherish the 'hard-won...

11 Oct 2021 9:39 AM IST