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People line up to get inoculated against the coronavirus during a special vaccination drive held in the premises of a school in Hyderabad. (Photo: PTI)

India records 60,471 fresh cases of Covid, lowest in 75 days

The death toll climbed to 3,77,031 with 2,726 fresh deaths

15 Jun 2021 10:22 AM IST

Roy is expected to be appointed national vice-president of the TMC due to his nationwide contacts and the TMCs ambition to expand in other states and become a formidable player in national politics ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. DC Image

Mukul Roy likely to get key post in Trinamul, Rajya Sabha seat too

The BJP is planning to target him legally over his defection to the TMC as a legislator

15 Jun 2021 8:14 AM 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 restore 26 million acres of degarded land, says PM Modi

'Sadly, land degradation affects over two-thirds of the world today,' Modi said

15 Jun 2021 6:59 AM IST

A medic administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a man, at Nair hospital in Mumbai, Monday, June 14, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Covid recovered people need only one dose of vaccine: AIG Study

The study concluded that the single dose of vaccine does offer protection and creates the immune memory required to...

15 Jun 2021 12:45 AM IST

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan arrives to meet party leader Pashupati Kumar Paras at his house, in New Delhi, Monday, June 14, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Coup in LJP; Chirag Paswan gets ejected, uncle in saddle

The group of five MPs has conveyed their decision of electing Paras as the LJP leader in Lok Sabha to the Speaker

14 Jun 2021 10:05 PM IST

The monument of love built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal reopened in September with restrictions on the number of visitors before shutting again in mid-April. (Photo: Reuters)

Taj Mahal to reopen as India eases Covid-19 restrictions

The Taj Mahal was shut down in March last year as India imposed one of the world's strictest lockdowns at the start of...

14 Jun 2021 7:42 PM IST

Delta plus is resistant to the monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment for COVID-19 recently authorised in India. (Representational Image: Reuters)

Delta plus: New Covid variant identified, experts say no cause of...

Delta plus is resistant to the monoclonal antibody cocktail treatment for COVID-19 recently authorised in India

14 Jun 2021 6:11 PM IST

Health worker participating in the trial of Covaxin (Image source: PTI)

AIIMS to start recruitment for Covaxin clinical trial in 6-12 age...

This will be followed by the clinical trial of children in the age-group of 2-6 years

14 Jun 2021 4:58 PM IST

Beneficiaries pose for photographs after receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a 24 hours vaccination center in Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

India records 70,421 COVID-19 cases, lowest in 74 days; 3,921 deaths...

The count of active cases has further declined to 9,73,158 which is 3.30 per cent of the total infections

14 Jun 2021 10:47 AM IST

A file picture of the farmers protest in Singhu Border ( Image Source: Prakash Singh/AFP)

Amit Shah to focus on talks with farmer unions

Farmers agitation has an important political aspect to it as elections to the UP and Punjab Assemblies are due in the...

14 Jun 2021 8:37 AM IST

The US embassy has decided to start an intensive two months of interviews starting July 1. (AA file photo)

US resumes visas for students

Parents will not be allowed to accompany the students to the US to help them settle as tourist (B1/B2) visas are still...

14 Jun 2021 8:34 AM IST

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha performs rituals during bhoomi pujan ceremony of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at Majeen, Jammu. (PTI Photo)

Work on â‚¹33.22 crore TTD temple in Jammu begins

The TTD has been allotted this land on lease for a period of 40 years

14 Jun 2021 12:26 AM IST