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Residents queue up to get inoculated with a dose of Covaxin vaccine at a temporary vaccination centre set up in a school in Mumbai on August 10, 2021. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

COVID-19: Active cases in country lowest in 140 days

The active cases comprise 1.21 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020

11 Aug 2021 11:53 AM IST

A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus during a vaccination drive at a school in Hyderabad. (Noah SEELAM / AFP)

India's drug regulator approves study on mixing of Covaxin and...

An expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on July 29 had recommended granting permission for...

11 Aug 2021 11:36 AM IST

Chinese Peoples Liberation Army soldiers. (Representational image: AFP)

Chinese attempt to recruit Arunachal youths in PLA?

Security agencies silent on sensational claim by state legislator

11 Aug 2021 10:33 AM IST

A view of the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday Aug 9, 2021. (LSTV/PTI Photo)

OBC state lists' bill gets Lok Sabha nod

After an intense debate on the bill, it was supported by all political parties and the Opposition and was passed by a...

11 Aug 2021 8:54 AM IST

Supreme Court made clear to the Centre on Friday that it would not pass any order on the plea seeking closure of cases against two Italian marines. (PTI Photo)

SC: HC nod must to drop MP/MLAs' criminal cases

SC also indicated that it will constitute a special bench to monitor progress in the probe and prosecution of cases...

11 Aug 2021 7:13 AM IST

Union minister of state for food and public distribution system, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, stated in Lok Sabha that in terms of rice, Punjab had contributed 135.89 LMTs while Telangana contributed 94.57 LMTs. (Representational image: PTI)

Punjab, Telangana on top in contributing PDS rice

Punjab contributed 202.82 LMTs of paddy in 2020-21 till August 3, 2021, while Telangana contributed 141.15 LMTs during...

10 Aug 2021 11:57 PM IST

Twitter express concern over the safety of its employees in India and said it will continue to be strictly guided by principles of transparency and protecting freedom of expression. (Photo:AP)

Twitter 'prima facie' in compliance with new IT Rules, Centre tells...

The court said that Twitter's affidavit on its compliance with IT Rules was finally on record

10 Aug 2021 2:03 PM IST

PM Modi interacted with the state and district officials via video conferencing. (Photo: Screengrab/Twitter/@BJP4India)

PM Modi launches Ujjwala 2.0 for providing free LPG connections

After the formal launch, the prime minister distributed free gas connections to 10 women virtually

10 Aug 2021 1:46 PM IST

Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended till Sept 30. (PTI Photo)

DGCA advices passengers planning to travel abroad to check fares on...

Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23 last year amid the coronavirus...

10 Aug 2021 1:09 PM IST

A video showing anti-Muslim slogans being raised during a protest at Jantar Mantar here was widely circulated on social media, following which the Delhi Police registered a case in connection with the matter. (Twitter)

Anti-Muslim slogans: Delhi Police detains former BJP spokesperson, 5...

Hundreds of people had attended the protest organised by Bharat Jodo Aandolan at Jantar Mantar

10 Aug 2021 11:47 AM IST

Beneficiaries wait to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during mass vaccination drive organised by Shiv Sena in association with Reliance hospital, in Mumbai, Monday, Aug 9, 2021. (PTI Photo)

India records less than 30K COVID-19 cases, lowest daily count in 147...

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.45 per cent, which is the highest ever recovery rate achieved

10 Aug 2021 11:00 AM IST

Government to come out with sovereign gold bonds at 2.5% interest. (AP Photo)

SGB collects over Rs 31K cr since launch

As the gold prices have corrected in the recent past, the latest issue is priced at Rs 4,790 per gram

10 Aug 2021 7:55 AM IST