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AA EDIT | WHO reform urgent need after poor Covid handling

There have been calls for the reform of the healthcare arm of the United Nations for quite some time

13 May 2022 11:03 PM IST

A health worker collects swab samples of residents for Covid-19 testing, in Gurugram. (PTI)

People travelling abroad are eligible to take the Covid-19 booster...

At present, in India, the third precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccines has been made available to the 18-plus population...

13 May 2022 7:47 AM IST

Stranded Sri Lankans wait at a bus terminus in Colombo on Thursday during a relaxation in curfew. ((PTI)

Court bars Mahinda, son, 15 MLAs from overseas travel

Order in wake of investigation into attacks on Monday's protest sites

13 May 2022 2:37 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the dedication of KK Patel Super Speciality Hospital at Bhuj in Gujarat, through a video conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Reform WHO for a better world: Modi

The prime minister said there was a need for building a resilient global supply chain and enabling equitable access to...

13 May 2022 1:24 AM IST

The court, after hearing the submissions, granted bail to the accused, saying his detention will serve no purpose as the probe into the matter is completed and nothing has to be recovered from him. (Representational image)

AA Edit | Govt needs to act, make marital rape an offence

The legal question before the court was whether Exception 2 in Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code is against the...

13 May 2022 12:44 AM IST

An Afghan woman is wrapped with a blanket as she and her family camp outside the Directorate of Disaster in Herat, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Anand K. Sahay | Is India doing a rethink on role in Afghanistan?

It seems likely that an Indian representation will soon be restored in Kabul, even if this will be small and not at the...

13 May 2022 12:17 AM IST

Multiplex chain PVR cinemas on Thursday made the announcement to close down theatres in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. (PTI) Kashmir will remain shut till 31st March

AA Edit | South films' moment of glory

The success of South Indian films is no accident, and we have waited long enough

13 May 2022 12:09 AM IST

Ilham Omar, US Democratic Congresswoman. (Twitter)

Maura Moynihan | Ilhan Omar: An American agent of Pakistan-CPC Wahhabi...

Ilhan Omar most certainly advances the agenda of the CPC-Wahhabi lobby

13 May 2022 12:04 AM IST

Taj Mahal (ANI)

Allahabad HC to hear petition today seeking to open 22 closed doors in...

The plea also cited the claims by some historians and some Hindu groups about the monument being an old Shiv Temple

12 May 2022 1:05 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi nteracting with the beneficiary (ANI)

PM Modi gets emotional while interacting with beneficiary during...

Getting emotional on the response of the girl, the Prime Minister maintained a few moments of silence and lauded her...

12 May 2022 12:58 PM IST

US President Joe Biden (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

US President Biden co-hosting 2nd COVID summit as world's resolve...

Momentum on vaccination and treatment has faded even as new, more infectious variants rise and billions across the globe...

12 May 2022 11:51 AM IST

Ranil Wickremesinghe (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lanka president set to name new Prime Minister

Respected five-time former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was the frontrunner to head a 'unity government' with...

12 May 2022 11:36 AM IST