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A health worker screening travelers to test for COVID-19 at train station in Mumbai, May 24,2020.

India reports 2,11,298 COVID-19 cases, 3,847 deaths, recovery rate is...

The count of active cases has further reduced to 24,19,907, which is 8.84 per cent of the total infections

27 May 2021 11:07 AM IST

East Midnapore: Indian Army personnel carry out rescue and relief works during landfall process of Cyclone Yaas in East Midnapore district. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Yaas affects eight lakh people in Jharkhand

Operations are being executed on a war-footing in the vulnerable areas in East and West Singhbhum

27 May 2021 2:40 AM IST

A health worker collects swab sample of a passenger at a COVID-19 testing counter at New Delhi railway station, on May 25, 2021.

COVID cases, positivity rate take a dip in Delhi, but black fungus a...

The Centre said that India was the second country after the United States to cross 20 crore cumulative Covid-19...

27 May 2021 2:37 AM IST

The lawsuit escalates a growing struggle between Prime Minister Narendra Modis government and tech giants. (Photo: PTI)

New social media guidelines faulty: Experts

Cybersecurity experts say that the government guidelines are half-baked

27 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Soods rise in being recognised as a saviour is also a deep reflection of the indifference of the others. (Photo: Instagram: Sonu Sood)

In bleak times, villain' Sonu Sood redefines heroism

Sonu Sood has risen now to become India's superhero, without a cape, just a twitter handle

26 May 2021 8:21 PM IST

Sea incursion was reported in various districts. (Photo: File/PTI)

Heavy rains in Kerala, yellow alert sounded in 11 districts

Uprooting of trees and water-logging of low-lying areas were also reported across the state

26 May 2021 4:47 PM IST

Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday said that legal action will be taken against Baba Ramdevs company Patanjali, if it sells their anti-corona drug in the state. (PTI Photo)

IMA serves defamation notice on Ramdev

The notice demanded a written apology from Ramdev within 15 days of its receipt

26 May 2021 1:58 PM IST

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait holds a black flag during a protest against the farm laws marking a Black Day, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Protest flags and marches as farmers observe 'black day' to mark 6...

A brief ruckus was also reported from the Ghazipur protest site

26 May 2021 1:36 PM IST

People queue up for coronavirus vaccine in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps

The pandemic's disparities already were stark in India

26 May 2021 12:37 PM IST

Beneficiaries wait for the COVID-19 vaccine dose outside a vaccination centre at Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj hospital in Thane. (Photo: PTI)

India reports 2.08 lakh Covid cases as it conducts highest single-day...

The death toll also climbed to 3,11,388 with 4,157 fatalities reported in a 24-hour period

26 May 2021 11:02 AM IST

The lawsuit escalates a growing struggle between Prime Minister Narendra Modis government and tech giants. (Photo: PTI)

WhatsApp sues Indian govt, says new media rules mean end to privacy

The WhatsApp complaint cites a 2017 Supreme Court ruling supporting privacy in a case known as Puttaswamy

26 May 2021 10:55 AM IST

The AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine got its approvals on February 15. (Photo: PTI)

Bharat Biotech says EUL for COVAXIN submitted to WHO, approval...

The WHO has given approvals to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use on December 31

26 May 2021 10:37 AM IST