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As per the new schedule, the new poll notification will be announced on January 25 and the last date of nomination will be February 1. (Representational Image/ AP)

EC defers Punjab polls to February 20 at parties' request

The election will now be held on February 20 instead of February 14 as announced earlier

18 Jan 2022 6:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers State of the World special address at the World Economic Forums Davos Agenda, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Monday, January 17, 2022. (PTI)

It's best time to invest in India: PM to Davos

India was focused on reforms in the right direction and global economic experts had praised India's decisions, Modi...

18 Jan 2022 6:43 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)

Mohan Guruswamy | The downfall of Punjab: Can it be model' again?

From a breadbasket state it has now become a basket case that is engorged on huge subsidies such as MSP and free...

18 Jan 2022 1:39 AM IST

The country saw over 90,000 total hospital admissions for children 17 years old and under from August 1, 2020 to January 13, 2022, CDC data showed. (Representational Image/AP)

US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations

The highest hospitalization rates among all children are in those ages newborn to 4 years, who are not yet eligible for...

17 Jan 2022 1:04 PM IST

Pakistani protesters carry portraits of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist who is currently serving a prison term in the US, as they stage a demonstration for her release in Lahore. (AFP)

Aafia Siddiqui: Pakistani prisoner at centre of Texas siege

A US-educated Pakistani scientist, she was jailed in 2010 for attacking American soldiers in Afghanistan

17 Jan 2022 12:32 PM IST

Last year, Chinese authorities extended the policy further to allow couples to have three children. (AFP file image)

China's birth rate at record low in 2021: official

Beijing has been grappling with a looming demographic crisis as it faces a rapidly ageing workforce, slowing economy

17 Jan 2022 11:21 AM IST

A member of a Bomb Disposal Squad attempts to defuse an IED bomb found inside a bag at Ghazipur flower market in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

IED recovered in east Delhi part of consignment of explosives smuggled...

Intelligence agencies coordinated with Delhi Police and National Security Guard (NSG) for a detailed report into the...

17 Jan 2022 10:56 AM IST

This photo provided on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, by the North Korean government shows a missile test from railway in North Pyongan Province, North Korea (Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea fires more suspected missiles, flouts new sanctions

The launches come at a delicate time in the region, with North Korea's sole major ally China set to host the Winter...

17 Jan 2022 10:38 AM IST

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on his way to attend the partys Central Election Committee meeting for Uttarakhand Assembly polls, in New Delhi (PTI Photo)

Congress delays Uttarakhand poll list as it fears revolt

Uttarakhand Mahila Congress chief Sarita Arya has made it clear that if she does not get a ticket from Nainital, she...

17 Jan 2022 10:33 AM IST

An artist paints a mural based on Covid-19 coronavirus safety protocols on the walls of an underpass during an ongoing weekend curfew imposed in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

India records over 2.58 Lakh Covid cases, Omicron cases cross 8K mark

The death toll has climbed to 4,86,451 with 385 daily fatalities

17 Jan 2022 10:19 AM IST

The source said the product might need a small trial in India. (Photo: Gennova Biopharmaceuticals)

Gennova Biopharma working on Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine: Source

This would be the country's first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine if given emergency-use approval

17 Jan 2022 10:12 AM IST

Birju Maharaj (Twitter)

Legendary Kathak dancer Birju Maharaj passes away

The Kathak exponent, one of India's best known artistes, had been suffering from a kidney ailment and was under dialysis...

17 Jan 2022 8:25 AM IST