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Taliban fighters walk on a park road, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

'Terrorist groups' enjoy freedom in Afghanistan: UN experts

The Islamic State's strength in Afghan has risen from an estimated 2,200 to near 4,000 following the release of several...

8 Feb 2022 11:01 AM IST

President Joe Biden speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Biden threatens: No gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine

Biden has been looking to solidify support among European allies for economy-jarring sanctions against Russia if it...

8 Feb 2022 10:17 AM IST

A father holds her daughter while a health worker takes a swab sample to test for COVID-19 at a testing center in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

India reports single-day rise of over 67,000 Covid cases, active cases...

The death toll has climbed to 5,04,062 with 1,188 fresh fatalities

8 Feb 2022 10:02 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

SC set to hear Haryana's plea against quota law stay Feb 11

Both Mr Dave and senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi agreed when the court said that the matter will be listed on February 11

8 Feb 2022 9:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha during ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (PTI)

PM Modi hits out at Congress for arrogance, blind criticism

Mr Modi accused the Congress of playing politics during the Covid-19 crisis

8 Feb 2022 6:53 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses virtual Jan Chaupal for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Bijnor, Moradabad and Amroha. (PTI Photo)

'Fake samajwadis' will stop development: Modi in UP

Modi praised the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for developing all regions of the state equally without any...

8 Feb 2022 6:50 AM IST

India has, according to the governments own data, the lowest labour participation rate in South Asia and one of the lowest in the world. (Representational Image/ AP)

Aakar Patel | Why are voters not bothered about economy, absence of...

The curious thing is that the economy does not appear to be a relevant subject in India's political debate

8 Feb 2022 2:12 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi (PTI file image)

AA Edit | Let us celebrate rise of CM Channi

Mr Channi, in his late fifties, is also a welcome change of a young chief minister in a state whose previous two leaders...

8 Feb 2022 1:26 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan pose for a photo before their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. (AP)

K.C. Singh | To tackle Pak and China, India must divide & win

The question that arises is whether India too has a plan, beyond myth-making and reactive diplomacy

8 Feb 2022 1:26 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget interaction with Confederation of Indian Industrys (CII) National Council, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (PTI)

AA Edit | A lot of confusion lingers over RBI's digital rupee'

The finance minister clarified that the digital rupee or the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will be based on...

8 Feb 2022 1:18 AM IST

A health worker inoculates a student with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus during a vaccination drive organised students aged above 18 years of age, at a Government Degree College in Bangalore. (Photo: AFP)

Aadhaar not mandatory on CoWIN portal for Covid vaccination, Centre to...

The plea claimed that Aadhaar card was being mandatorily insisted upon for administering vaccination on CoWIN portal

7 Feb 2022 1:49 PM IST

Google Chrome is changing logo after eight years

The main Chrome logo won't look the same across all systems either

7 Feb 2022 1:27 PM IST