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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives to attend a military drill outside the city of Rivne, northern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP)

Russia adds troops near Ukraine despite drawdown claims: US

Western allies maintained that the threat of an attack was strong, with an estimated 150,000-plus Russian troops...

17 Feb 2022 11:37 AM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample of a child for COVID-19 test, at municipal corporations testing centre at Manpada, in Thane (PTI file photo)

India adds 30,757 COVID-19 cases, tally increased to 4,27,54,315

The daily COVID-19 cases have been recorded at less than one lakh for the last 11 consecutive days

17 Feb 2022 10:31 AM IST

The incident, in which at least 10 people were also injured, took place at Naurangiya Tola village when an iron grille, they were sitting on, broke. (ANI)

13 killed after falling into well at marriage function in UP's...

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed grief over the incident

17 Feb 2022 10:15 AM IST

Telangana BJP MLA T. Raja Singh (PTI)

EC pulls up Telangana BJP MLA for bid to intimidate UP voters

A video clip of Raja Singh was widely circulating on various media platforms in which he is seen as threatening the...

17 Feb 2022 7:42 AM IST

In the run-up to 2024, state elections will be fought by regional parties in defence of a multi-party, multi-location system of democratic politics. Representational Image. (AP)

Shikha Mukerjee | An election without a wave: Canny voters & canny...

It is noticeable that Mr Modi's UP campaign has been low key till now

17 Feb 2022 6:48 AM IST

In September 2021, a reference was sent to sector regulator TRAI, seeking recommendations for the 5G spectrum auction and various modalities such as reserve price, band plan, block size, quantum of spectrum to be auctioned, it said. (PTI Photo)

Pradeep S. Mehta and Sidharth Narayan | 5G rollout and aviation...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has clarified that this problem does not exist in India

17 Feb 2022 3:39 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (AFP)

Russia says it pulls back more troops amid Ukraine standoff

Russia has massed about 150,000 troops east, north and south of Ukraine, sparking Western concerns it was planning an...

17 Feb 2022 1:58 AM IST

Students arrive at a school that re-opened after Karnataka High Courts interim order restraining students from wearing religious symbols inside the classroom, in Udupi, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)

Hijab row: Argument continues in HC; Udupi remains peaceful

The district administration had imposed prohibitory orders Section 144 CrPC within 200 meters radius of all colleges

17 Feb 2022 1:17 AM IST

A medical worker (C) takes a nasal swab sample from a woman at a Covid-19 coronavirus testing centre in Seoul on February 16, 2022, after South Koreas daily infections rose sharply to hit new high of over 90,000. (Photo: AFP)

WHO: New COVID cases drop by 19 per cent globally, deaths stable

Over 16 million new COVID-19 infections and about 75,000 deaths were reported worldwide last week

17 Feb 2022 12:38 AM IST

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar. (PTI Photo)

Government trying for more flights to airlift Indians from Ukraine

Control rooms have also been set up and emergency helplines announced by the Indian embassy in Ukraine to handle queries...

16 Feb 2022 11:58 PM IST

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 test, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Govt asks states to review, amend additional COVID-19 restrictions

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the coronavirus pandemic in India is showing a sustained declining trend...

16 Feb 2022 5:45 PM IST

In this file photo taken on August 05, 2021, vials and syringes of the Johnson and Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine are displayed for a photograph at a Culver City Fire Department vaccination clinic in Culver City, California. (Photo: AFP)

Quality of antibodies improves for months after COVID-19 vaccination:...

The research added that the antibodies were noticeably better than they had been in the beginning after six months of...

16 Feb 2022 1:12 PM IST