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A woman breaks down as she prays before the cremation of a relative who died of COVID-19 in Gauhati. (Photo: AP)

India records lowest daily rise in number of Covid cases in 111 days

The death toll climbed to 4,03,281 with 553 daily fatalities, the lowest in around 91 days

6 July 2021 10:16 AM IST

There will be no political interference in transfer and posting of police officers, he said. (Twitter)

Don't shoot in the chest, aim for leg: Assam chief minister to cops

Mr Sarma said that people will feel the changes in policing soon and he is going to make the transfer of inspectors...

6 July 2021 7:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cancelled the Class 12 CBSE board examination after a long deliberation process including all stakeholders on June 1. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Board exams 2022: CBSE announces special assessment scheme for class...

The syllabus for the board examination 2021-22 will be rationalised similar to that of the last academic session to be...

5 July 2021 8:50 PM IST

Ex-Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee was welcomed into the party by TMC leader. (Photo: Twitter/@AITCofficial)

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit joins TMC

He was welcomed into the party by TMC leader in Lok Sabha, Sudip Bandopadhyay, amid shouts of 'Mamata Banerjee...

5 July 2021 6:14 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the UN High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought, through video conferencing, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

India to make CoWIN available to all countries: PM Modi

About 50 countries, including Canada, Mexico, Nigeria and Uganda, have shown interest in adopting CoWIN to run their...

5 July 2021 6:11 PM IST

A day after Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government sailed through the floor test amid protest by BJP, led by Devendra Fadnavis, the Maharashtra Assembly will vote at 11 am to elect its speaker on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

12 BJP MLAs suspended from Maha Assembly for 'misbehaving' with...

The motion to suspend the MLAs was moved by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab and passed by a voice vote

5 July 2021 5:38 PM IST

Stan Swamy. (Image: Twitter/@WilfredQuadros)

Activist Stan Swamy passes away ahead of his bail hearing

Swamy, 84, had tested positive for coronavirus at a private hospital last month and was subsequently shifted to the ICU

5 July 2021 3:16 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an all-party meeting with various political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, in Delhi, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (PTI)

Gupkar Alliance demands restoration of statehood before J&K assembly...

MY Tarigami said that restoration of statehood has been 'BJP's commitment on the floor of the Parliament and they must...

5 July 2021 2:59 PM IST

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (PTI)

Owaisi slams RSS chief, says hatred against Muslims emanates from...

On Sunday, Bhagwat had said that those indulging in mob lynching are against Hindutva

5 July 2021 2:01 PM IST

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

Shocking that people still booked under scrapped section 66A of IT...

A bench of Justices R F Nariman, K M Joseph and B R Gavai issued notice to the Centre on an application filed by an NGO

5 July 2021 1:56 PM IST

Stan Swamy. (Image: Twitter/@WilfredQuadros)

Stan Swamy's health critical, lawyer says won't move HC for urgent...

Till late Sunday night, the 84-year-old Jesuit priest was on ventilator support

5 July 2021 11:59 AM IST

A beneficiary reacts as she receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (PTI)

Over 36.97 crore vaccine doses provided to States, UTs: Centre

Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 34,95,74,408 doses

5 July 2021 11:43 AM IST