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Students of government Pre-University college in Kundapur town wearing hijab arrive at their college in Udupi district in Karnataka. (Dinesh Rayappana Matt / AFP file)

Chaos prevails in Karnataka govt PU colleges as burqa-clad students...

The students complained that they were wearing hijabs to classes all through the academic year and the new decision has...

16 Feb 2022 12:55 PM IST

National security adviser Ajit Doval will chair the meeting. (AP file image)

Man arrested for trying to enter NSA Ajit Doval's house in Delhi

Doval was present at his residence when the incident took place

16 Feb 2022 12:47 PM IST

Vistara introduces three days of leave without pay for pilots in September. (PTI Photo)

Vistara gradually restoring certain services to pre-Covid levels

The airline also plans to improve its inflight entertainment offerings across its domestic and international network

16 Feb 2022 12:25 PM IST

I-T dept searches Chinese telecom major Huawei's office in Delhi,...

Sources said the officials looked at financial documents, account books and company records

16 Feb 2022 12:09 PM IST

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo:Twitter)

Assam to change names of places to match culture, traditions: Himanta...

Sarma informed that a portal will be launched to invite suggestions on change of names

16 Feb 2022 11:48 AM IST

the 10 people, who were working independently or as sleeper cells of the banned terror group, were identified during a probe carried out by the SIA. (Representational image: ANI)

10 'overground workers' of Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group arrested in...

SIA officials conducted raids at various locations in the South and Central district of Kashmir, during which the...

16 Feb 2022 11:25 AM IST

US President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden sees chance for Ukraine diplomacy, keeps pressure on Moscow

We are ready to respond decisively to a Russian attack on Ukraine, which is still very much a possibility, Biden said

16 Feb 2022 10:30 AM IST

A health worker checks the temperature of people coming to vote during the Uttar Pradesh elections in Mooradnagar. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

COVID-19: India logs 30,615 new infections, 514 fresh fatalities

The active cases comprise 0.87 per cent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has further improved...

16 Feb 2022 10:06 AM IST

Ashish Mishra Teni released on bail (PTI)

Poll politics in UP heats up as Ashish Mishra Teni out of jail

The timing of the bail raised eyebrows as all the eight Assembly seats in Lakhimpur Kheri will go to polls on February...

16 Feb 2022 7:25 AM IST

The consistent stand of India, whether it was that of the BJP-led NDA or the Congress-led UPA, was that there are no good Taliban or bad Taliban , and that the Taliban as Islamic terrorists were all bad. Representational Image. (PTI)

Shanthie Mariet D'Souza | India needs to be more imaginative in...

Things changed dramatically for India on August 15, 2021 in Afghanistan with the Taliban's capture of power

16 Feb 2022 3:49 AM IST

The young men in saffron scarves who yelled Jai Shri Ram! at girl students in hijabs were deliberately trying to foment serious political and religious conflict. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Of prejudice and religion: Free choice is...

There is no alternative to social evolution in a free society that respects everyone's right to choose his or her...

16 Feb 2022 3:35 AM IST

In this file photo taken on December 15, 2021, the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine awaits administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: AFP)

Three doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine better than two: Study

During the study period, the predominant variant was Delta and not Omicron

15 Feb 2022 6:18 PM IST