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Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP in the presence of Union Minister Piyush Goel at BJP Headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: DC Image/D. Kamraj)

Jitin Prasada quits Congress, joins BJP

Prasada is the second leader after Jyotiraditya Scindia to join the saffron fold

10 Jun 2021 9:35 AM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan release first batch of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose drug developed by DRDO (ANI file image)

DRDO invites EoI to transfer technology of COVID 2-DG drug for bulk...

According to the EoI document, applications should be submitted before June 17 through email

9 Jun 2021 12:37 PM IST

CoWin system collapsed several times on the day it opened for public registration.

Now correct personal details on CoWIN vaccine certificate online

Those who have got the single dose of the vaccine will get a single blue border with vaccination status on their Aarogya...

9 Jun 2021 11:49 AM IST

A National Health Mission (NHM) worker collects swab sample of a labourer for COVID-19 test, at a paddy field in the outskirts of Jammu, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (PTI)

India's active COVID tally drops to 12,31,415, reports 92,596 fresh...

A net decline of 72,287 cases has been recorded in the COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

9 Jun 2021 11:05 AM IST

An Indian fighter jet flies over Leh, the joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh, on June 24, 2020. (Representational Photo:AFP)

24 Chinese jets fly close to LAC

Several Chinese airbases, including Hotan, Gar Gunsa and Kashgar, were used for these exercises

9 Jun 2021 1:37 AM IST

Health workers administer COVID-19 vaccine doses to shopkeepers at a market in Bhopal, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Centre places order for 44 cr doses of COVID-19 vaccines

AIIMS director said there is no data to show that children will be seriously infected in subsequent Covid-19 waves

9 Jun 2021 1:35 AM IST

Parliamentarians in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)

Govt hopeful of holding Monsoon Session of Parliament in July:...

Since the pandemic began, three sessions of Parliament were curtailed and the winter session last year had to be...

9 Jun 2021 12:57 AM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Congress leader Ashok Chavan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.(Photo:Twitter@CMOMaharashtra)

Uddhav Thackeray meets PM Modi, discusses Maratha quota issue, GST...

The state has urged the Centre to release pending grant under the 14th Finance Commission recommendation

9 Jun 2021 12:44 AM IST

Weyan, a village in district Bandipora (J&K) has become the first village in the country, where entire population above 18 years has been vaccinated. (Image credit: Twitter/@PIBSrinagar)

J&K hamlet first village to achieve 100% COVID vaccination of its...

The credit goes to the healthcare workers whose strenuous efforts shot Weyan hamlet, with an adult population of 362, to...

8 Jun 2021 12:41 PM IST

Parliament of India (Photo credit:Twitter)

Virtual sessions rejected, parl standing committees likely to resume...

Sources stated that virtual sessions are not possible due to the confidentiality and the sensitive character of these...

8 Jun 2021 11:52 AM IST

A pedestrian walks past a wall mural depicting a frontline medical staff stopping the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Navi Mumbai on June 7, 2021. (Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)

COVID-19 count in India dips below one lakh after over two months

The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 3,51,309 with 2,123 daily deaths, the lowest in around 47 days

8 Jun 2021 10:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addresses the nation in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Centre to provide free vaccine to states for those over 18 yrs from...

The Centre has decided to buy 75 per cent of jabs from vaccine makers

7 Jun 2021 9:28 PM IST