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In this file photo taken on December 8, 2020 a member of staff draws the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine out of a phial at the Southmead Hospital, Briston. (Graeme Robertson / various sources / AFP)

Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson yet to apply for license of vaccines in...

Another giant pharma company Moderna is supposed to donate seven million doses to India

15 July 2021 2:58 PM IST

Tikait, the national spokesperson of the BKU and a prominent face of the farmers protest, will begin the tour from March 1. (Photo: PTI)

Farmers' movement to continue until Govt fulfils demands: Tikait

Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the...

15 July 2021 12:39 PM IST

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

SC terms sedition law British colonial legacy, asks Centre why retain...

The bench said the main concern was about the 'misuse of law'

15 July 2021 12:37 PM IST

Suspension of the H1-B visas by the US will cost domestic IT firms Rs 1,200 crore. (AFP Photo)

Indian talent moving to Canada due to outdated US immigration...

This is mainly because of the per-country quota on issuing the employment-based Green Card or permanent residency

15 July 2021 11:36 AM IST

Tourists take pictures at Ramakrishna beach on the Bay of Bengal coast in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: AP)

India records 41,806 fresh Covid cases

The weekly positivity rate stands at 2.21 per cent, according to the ministry

15 July 2021 10:44 AM IST

People crowd a market after further ease in COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, in Patna. (Representational Photo:PTI)

States/UTs told to enforce rules, check crowds' surge

At present the R-factor in India is just 0.88, but it is showing indications of rising fast

15 July 2021 12:37 AM IST

The Supreme Court early this month issued a notice to the Centre on the use of Section 66A of the IT Act and said that it was shocking that the judgment striking down the law has not been implemented even now. (AA file photo)

MHA asks states to order cops not to register cases under scrapped...

Recently, the SC had said that it was shocking that the judgment striking down the law has not been implemented even now

14 July 2021 11:57 PM IST

Tax authorities raids Chinese entities for money laundering. (PTI Photo)

7th Pay Commission: Govt restores DA for employees; raises it 28%...

The increase in the DA and DR will impose an additional annual burden of Rs 34,401 crore on the exchequer

14 July 2021 4:45 PM IST

Justice Prateek Jalan ordered CBSE to consider as representation a petition by Deepa Joseph, mother of a Class 10 student studying in a CBSE affiliated school here, who had paid Rs 2,100 as examination fee. (PTI Photo)

HC directs CBSE to decide within 8 weeks if it will refund exam fees...

CBSE's decision would be open to challenge if Joseph is not satisfied, the court clarified as it disposed of the...

14 July 2021 3:53 PM IST

An all-party meeting is a customary procedure before the beginning of every session of Parliament to ensure its smooth functioning. (Photo: AFP/file)

All-party meeting to be held on July 18 ahead of Monsoon session of...

The government also has a series of legislations on its agenda in the Parliament session which will conclude on August...

14 July 2021 11:58 AM IST

Maharashtra adds to covid cases in Karnataka. (PTI Photo)

India records 38,792 fresh Covid cases, 624 deaths

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh-mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50...

14 July 2021 10:52 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, are in touch with Sachin Pilot and are trying to placate him. (PTI Photo)

Gandhis, Prashant Kishor meet over Punjab, LS polls

The meeting assumes significance as the Congress is all set to announce a major decision on its Punjab crisis

14 July 2021 7:06 AM IST