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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the interaction with Chief Ministers of North Eastern states on Covid-19 situation via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Modi to chair open debate at UNSC

India had on Sunday taken over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August

3 Aug 2021 11:00 AM IST

A volunteer rides along a road with a mock Covishield and Covaxin vaccine vials on the back of his scooter during a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccination awareness campaign, in Chennai. (Photo: AFP)

India adds 30,549 new Covid infections, active cases fall after six...

A decrease of 8,760 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

3 Aug 2021 10:36 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with leaders of Opposition Parties during a protest march on the issue of Pegasus spyware, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)

Rahul invites Opposition MPS to discuss Parliament strategy

The meeting will be in line with Mr Gandhi's recent efforts to mobilise the Opposition on the Pegasus row

3 Aug 2021 7:03 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed busting yet another module of proscribed Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT). Representational image. (Twitter)

Lashkar module planning bomb blasts in Anantnag busted; four arrested

It said that the arrests were made from various parts of Kashmir Valley

3 Aug 2021 3:57 AM IST

Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah asserted that denying anyone a passport or any other government service based on an adverse police report cannot withstand legal scrutiny. Representational Image. (Twitter)

J&K parties are angry at no passport, no government job' to...

Mehbooba Mufti accused the government of adopting double standards and playing dirty games to disparage the people of...

3 Aug 2021 3:35 AM IST

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana. (PTI Photo)

Justice N.V. Ramana offers to mediate water disputes

Displaying his neutrality between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the CJI adjourned the matter to Wednesday

3 Aug 2021 2:53 AM IST

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Photo: PTI File)

After Mizoram, now border dispute of Assam with Arunachal comes into...

Arunachal students mount pressure on the state to protest against highhandedness of Assam police

3 Aug 2021 2:13 AM IST

People not maintaining social distancing, stand in queues to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Bhartia Hospital Churu Stand vaccination centre in Fatehpur Shekhawati. (Photo: PTI)

India likely to have its third wave peak in mid-August: Experts

India reported 40,134 new cases of COVID-19 and 422 deaths in the last 24 hours

2 Aug 2021 2:09 PM IST

Police personnel during a clash at Assam-Mizoram border at Lailapur in Cachar district, Monday, July 26, 2021. 6 police personnel died and many were injured. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi to meet Assam MPs today over Assam-Mizoram border dispute

Earlier, Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati met Prime Minister Narendra Modi

2 Aug 2021 2:00 PM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

Centre says states should implement 2015 judgement scrapping Section...

Under the scrapped Section a person posting offensive messages could be imprisoned for up to three years as also fined

2 Aug 2021 1:09 PM IST

A health worker counts syringes as she prepares to inoculate traders and shopkeepers with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination camp in Ahmedabad. (Photo: AFP)

40,134 new COVID-19 cases, 422 related deaths in India

The number of active coronavirus cases has increased to 4,13,718

2 Aug 2021 11:07 AM IST

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with Sushanta Borgohain, who resigned from Congress to join BJP. PTI

Setback to Congress as another MLA joins ruling BJP in Assam

Earlier, four-time MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi, who was the lone Congress MLA from the Tea Tribe community, had resigned as an...

2 Aug 2021 7:34 AM IST