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The prime minister also posted a picture of himself taking the first dose of the vaccine in which he is seen sporting a Assamese gamocha and getting inoculated with a smile on his face. (Image credit : Twitter/@narendramodi)

PM Modi takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS

Sister P Niveda, from Puducherry, administered Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN to the prime minister

1 March 2021 9:59 AM IST

Amit Shah addressing Vijay Sankalp Rally In Villupuram in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. (Image credit : Twitter/@AmitShah)

Shah tries to seal seat deal with Tamil Nadu CM

The indications are that the Tamil Nadu ruling party was driving a hard bargain in offering up to 21 seats for the BJP...

1 March 2021 9:17 AM IST

Lift-off images of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 Mission. - By arrangement.

ISRO cut off engine thrice

Marcos Cesar Pontes, Brazilian minister said the launch of Amazonia-1 is the first step to a partnership between India...

1 March 2021 7:36 AM IST

Hyderabad farmer developed wheat strains that were fortified with Vitamin D and this month, he received a patent for the wheat he developed. By arrangement

Modi's regret: he could not learn Tamil

Mr Modi, you are a PM for many years. Before that a CM for many years. Anything you feel you had wanted to pursue but...

1 March 2021 2:59 AM IST

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is likely to visit other districts of the state to take stock of COVID -19 and flood situation. (PTI Photo)

RJD eyes Bihari voters in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala

Senior RJD leaders reportedly in touch with Badruddin Ajmal of AIUDF, Assam Congress president Ripun Bora, TMC

28 Feb 2021 6:59 AM IST

A health worker prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in New Delhi, India. (AP)

Covid vaccine to cost Rs 250 per person, per dose

From March 1, all citizens above 60 years and those within the age bracket of 45 to 59 years with comorbidities can get...

28 Feb 2021 6:56 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public rally at Poilan in Kolkata on February 18, 2021. (PTI)

Poster war between TMC, BJP intensifies in West Bengal

The BJP is going to polls under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership as the state unit faces a leadership crisis to...

28 Feb 2021 6:54 AM IST

Subject to weather conditions, the blastoff is scheduled at 10.24 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, where the countdown for the mission commenced at 8.54 am on Saturday. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Brazil's Amazonia-1 on board with Bhagavad Gita

A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain engraved atop the panel of a co-passenger satellite

28 Feb 2021 4:35 AM IST

Chennithala alleged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was lying about everything related to the recent controversy over the MoU. (Photo: Twitter @chennithala)

UDF to take out coastal rally from March 1 to 'save fisherfolk'

Shibu Baby John will lead the rally from Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram and T N Prathapan MP will lead the rally from...

28 Feb 2021 1:16 AM IST

Doubtful voters are those persons who are identified during electoral roll revision as D-voters, cases of which are pending with the Foreigners Tribunals or declared as foreigners by the Tribunal. (Photo: AFP)

1.08 lakh 'D' voters will not be allowed to vote in Assam polls: CEO

The figure of D-voters has decreased in comparison to the number of 1.13 lakh provided in the state assembly last year

28 Feb 2021 1:04 AM IST

Tikait, the national spokesperson of the BKU and a prominent face of the farmers protest, will begin the tour from March 1. (Photo: PTI)

Rakesh Tikait to tour 5 states in March to drum up support for...

Farmers' meetings will be held in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana

28 Feb 2021 12:47 AM IST

This year elections are due in two states in the east -- West Bengal and Assam -- and three states/UTs in the south -- Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Its important to note that all these are now governed by different parties and no party has a government in more than one state. (Representative Photo)

All set for Assembly elections in 4 states, Union territory

The CEC said webcasting will be done at polling stations in critical and vulnerable areas

27 Feb 2021 9:21 AM IST