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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here that \the southern part of Tibet belongs to the Tibetan Autonomous Region of Chin and it has been Chinas inherent territories\. (PTI File Image)World
China says Arunachal Pradesh 'inherent part' of its territory

India on Thursday had strongly rejected China renaming 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh

31 Dec 2021 2:58 PM IST

A health worker prepares to collects a swab sample of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)World
US woman tests positive for COVID-19 mid-flight, isolates for 5 hours...

Marisa Fotieo, a teacher from Michigan, said her throat began to hurt halfway through the trip on December 19

31 Dec 2021 1:26 PM IST

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman (R) chairs the 46th GST Council meeting, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec 31, 2021. (PTI)India
Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 46th GST Council meeting in Delhi

Finance ministers of States and Union Territories and senior officials are attending the meeting held at Vigyan Bhawan...

31 Dec 2021 1:25 PM IST

A throat swab is taken from a patient to test for COVID-19 at a facility in Soweto, South Africa, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP)World
South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron wave subsides

Infections dropped by almost 30% last week compared to the preceding seven days while hospital admissions also declined...

31 Dec 2021 11:52 AM IST

A medical staff works inside a newly created Covid-19 coronavirus oxygen support isolation ward at a government hospital in Chennai. (Photo: AFP)India
Maharashtra reports highest number of Omicron cases, India tally rises...

The daily rise in COVID-19 cases crossed the 16,000 mark after around 64 days

31 Dec 2021 10:13 AM IST

A crowded platform at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station amid concern over rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 across the country, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)Metros
Mumbai on high alert after inputs of possible terror attack by...

Mumbai Police have instructed all police stations to be on alert

31 Dec 2021 9:21 AM IST

Empty vials of Biological-Es covid vaccine Corbevax. (Photo: Biological-E)World
Discussions underway for WHO approval for Corbevax COVID-19 vaccine

Corbevax was recently granted emergency approval by the Indian govt and will be manufactured by Hyderabad-based...

31 Dec 2021 9:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the programme to inaugurate & lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Haldwani, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. (PTI Photo)India
Modi: Congress delayed growth

Mr Modi inaugurated six projects worth Rs 3,420 crores and laid the foundation stones of 17 others worth Rs 14,127...

31 Dec 2021 1:45 AM IST

A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for Covid-19 test, in the wake of recent surge in Coronavirus cases. (DC file photo)Opinion
Indranil Banerjie | Can South Asians work as one, herald a better...

Despair was the dominant theme in the South Asian subcontinent during 2021

30 Dec 2021 11:55 PM 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)Opinion
Anita Anand | Humanitarian aid to Afghans amidst suffering: Will it be...

Most of the development aid coming into Afghanistan has stopped

30 Dec 2021 11:37 PM IST

Army personnel carry out an investigation procedure at the crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on December 9, 2021 a day after an army helicopter crashed, killing 13 people, including Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat. (Photo: AFP)India
CDS chopper crash: Tri-services inquiry report likely to be submitted...

The probe team is headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh, includes two Brigadier-rank officers from Army, Navy

30 Dec 2021 4:26 PM IST

RBI has advised banks and other regulated entities not to take restrictive action against customers till the fiscal end. (Photo: PTI)Business
RBI extends deadline for periodic KYC update till March 31

Earlier in May, the RBI had extended the last date for updation of KYC by regulated entities till December-end

30 Dec 2021 3:14 PM IST

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