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Chief Justice of India N V Ramana. (PTI photo)

'Judges appointing judges' a propagated myth: CJI Ramana

CJI said historically, prosecutors in India have been under the control of the government

26 Dec 2021 1:43 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the citizens that all possible preparations are in order to tackle increasing infections. He listed the number of hospital beds, oxygen beds available, and vaccination progress. (PTI)

Booster shots for 60+, vaccines for 15-18 age group: PM Modi

Modi said that India will soon have a nasal vaccine and world's 1st DNA vaccine

26 Dec 2021 12:26 PM IST

Apple had started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 with iPhone SE. (Photo: AFP)

Apple's iPhone 15 Pro might come without SIM card slot

The latest rumours claim Apple will ditch the physical SIM card slot beginning with the iPhone 15 series in 2023

26 Dec 2021 11:59 AM IST

BJP National President J.P. Nadda with former union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal speaks during BJPs Vijay Sankalp Yatra in Haridwar, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Time to teach a lesson to Haridwar's hatemongers

Such a dangerous and revolting display of religious hatred cannot be passed off as a one-off incident

26 Dec 2021 10:33 AM IST

Crowded Sarojini Nagar market amid rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India reports 422 new cases of Omicron, Maharashtra's numbers highest

6,987 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in a day, 162 new fatalities recorded

26 Dec 2021 10:23 AM IST

A metro train runs on its track amid a cold and foggy winter morning, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's air quality slips to 'severe' category, AQI stands at 430

Delhi's air quality slightly improved from 'severe' to 'very poor category' on Saturday morning

26 Dec 2021 9:35 AM IST

So, what does 2022, the Year of the Tiger, promise?

Shreya Sen-Handley | Steve, Chom-chom, other name games people play

At birth we're given hopeful names by our generally well-intentioned parents, with which we develop a love-hate...

26 Dec 2021 3:08 AM IST

Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat after meeting with party leader Rahul Gandhi, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021 (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Will Harish do an Amarinder? Will Yogi stand from...

Theories about Rawat's mysterious future plans have become a subject of animated discussion in the poll-bound hill state

26 Dec 2021 2:39 AM IST

The teams will also be responsible for the enforcement of COVID Appropriate Behaviors, availability of hospital beds, sufficient logistics including ambulances, ventilators, medical oxygen etc, and COVID-19 vaccination progress in the states. (ANI Photo)

Amid Omicron scare, Centre to deploy multi-disciplinary teams in 10...

These teams will be stationed in the states for three to five days and will work along with the State Health Authorities

25 Dec 2021 1:26 PM IST

A medical worker collects swab sample of a passenger for Covid-19 test amid fear of spread of Omicron varaint, at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow. (PTI /Nand Kumar)

COVID update: India's Omicron tally rises to 415

The daily rise in new coronavirus cases has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 58 days now

25 Dec 2021 12:49 PM IST

Shobhaa De | 2021 was better than 2020! Will 2022 sizzle & crackle?

Europe shuts down, New Year's parties are cancelled across the globe, we in India are less despondent and generally...

25 Dec 2021 2:40 AM IST

Globalisation should mean the timely export of anti-Covid vaccines to countries and could even mean the suspension of patents for these and other medicines from which multinational Western firms make billions of dollars. (AFP file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | It's exploitation, not compassion: Globalisation II &...

Global compassion is far behind the global instinct to exploit. Will it ever catch up? Inshallah!

25 Dec 2021 2:29 AM IST