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Madras High Court. (PTI Image)

Election Commission should be charged with murder: Madras HC

HC has asked for a blueprint on how safety norms will be followed on counting day, mentioning that it could even stop...

27 April 2021 12:22 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind administers the oath of office to Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, after he was appointed as the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Saturday, April 24, 2021. (PTI)

Justice Ramana sworn in as the 48th Chief Justice of India

Ramana will hold the post for about 16 months, until August 26, 2022

24 April 2021 11:32 PM IST

People inspect an ICU ward after a fire broke out in Vijay Vallabh COVID-19 hospital at Virar, near Mumbai, India, Friday, April 23, 2021. (AP)

14 Covid patients dead in Maharashtra hospital ICU fire

TV visuals showed the smoke-filled ICU in a disarray after the blaze, with the ceiling falling off in some places

24 April 2021 9:00 AM IST

For all his continued popularity, at least as shown in the opinion polls, the fact is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been at the head of an incompetent administrative response to the pandemic. (Photo: PTI)

Modi asks states to act against hoarding

PM asks states to prevent panic drug buying

24 April 2021 8:58 AM IST

Covid-19 patients are being treated with oxygen at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP)

Armed Forces to import 23 mobile O2 generation plants from Germany

Each mobile oxygen plant has a capacity to produce 40 litres of oxygen per minute and 2,400 litres an hour

24 April 2021 8:57 AM IST

A relative of a Covid-19 victim (2L) pays his respect before a cremation at Nigambodh Ghat Crematorium on the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi in the early hour of April 22, 2021. (AFP)

COVID-19: Over 3.32 lakh fresh cases in India in single day, record...

Country's total tally surge to 1,62,63,695, while active cases cross the 24-lakh mark

23 April 2021 11:33 AM IST

Modi said the nation is looking to build a natural gas pipeline grid to boost usage of the environment-friendly fuel that would help cut carbon emissions. (Photo:PTI)

Modi calls for quick action to save world

Modi said that humanity is battling a pandemic and tht it is a timely reminder that the grave threat of climate change...

23 April 2021 8:03 AM IST

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

It's a national health emergency, says Supreme Court

SC has sought Centre's response on supply of oxygen, essential drugs, method and manner of vaccination and the power to...

23 April 2021 12:59 AM IST

A health worker collects swab sample from a person for COVID-19 test, near Kashmere Gate in New Delhi. (PTI)

Over 3.14L new COVID-19 cases in India, world's biggest single-day...

The death toll increased to 1,84,657 with a record 2,104 new fatalities

22 April 2021 12:17 PM IST

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury addressing a press conference after the partys three-day central committee meeting in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Sitaram Yechury's son dies of COVID-19 in Gurgaon hospital

The CPI(M) Politburo issued a statement announcing the death and offering its condolences to the family

22 April 2021 12:05 PM IST

This year the ZojiLa Pass opened after a closure of 110 days, compared to an average of 150 days in previous years. (Photo:PTI)

ZojiLa Pass reopens: Big relief for Ladakh, Army

Opening of Srinagar-Leh and Manali-Leh highways is crucial for the supply of ammunition, food, fuel, essentials for...

22 April 2021 8:03 AM IST

A woman cries after her husband died of a leakage in the oxygen plant of a hospital in Nashik. (Photo: AP)

24 Covid patients die after oxygen tank leak in Nashik hospital

Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray announced Rs 5 lakh compensation each to the heirs of the deceased

22 April 2021 12:00 AM IST