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A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus during a vaccination drive at a school in Hyderabad. (Noah SEELAM / AFP)

Nearly 80 pc of India's eligible population administered first dose of...

The government recently launched 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign for house-to-house COVID vaccination of those who are yet to...

13 Nov 2021 9:52 AM IST

Individual investors can invest as little as 10,000 rupees in government bonds directly through accounts with the central bank. (Representational image)

Centre opens $1tn government bond market to individual investors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday the new scheme 'allows the smallest investor to participate in the country's...

13 Nov 2021 7:19 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi (AFP file photo)

Rahul: Is Hinduism about beating Sikhs, Muslims: No, Hindutva is

'We have to accept that the BJP-RSS has spread hatred in today's India,' said Gandhi

13 Nov 2021 6:42 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a press conference at NMC in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)

Nirmala set to nudge CM's to ease land laws

Sitharaman will meet CM's and state finance ministers to discuss measures to attract private investments to help boost...

13 Nov 2021 1:02 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to folk dancer Matha B. Manjamma Jogati during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-IV at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. (Photo:PTI)

Shobhaa De | Are Padma awards for the common' man? Not really!

For the very first time in the history of the Padma awards, I felt elated after scrutinising the eclectic list of...

13 Nov 2021 12:35 AM IST

British lawmaker Owen Paterson. (AP file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | It's not just the Owen scandal Spate of sleaze dogs...

Owen, has resigned his seat in Britain's House of Commons, withdrawing from the heart of a scandal that is overtaking...

13 Nov 2021 12:15 AM IST

US Consul General in Kolkata Melinda Pavek (far right) interacts with the participants at the American Center in Kolkata on Friday (Photo by US Consulate in Kolkata)

US programme for North East women entrepreneurs' empowerment starts in...

The programme, which kicked off in November 2020, has so far provided Dreambuilder certification to 80 women...

12 Nov 2021 4:40 PM IST

Sachin Pilot arrives at 10, Janpath to meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. (Photo: ANI)

Sachin Pilot meets Sonia Gandhi amid Cabinet reshuffle buzz in...

Pilot's meeting comes amid speculation over Cabinet reshuffle and organisation rejig in Rajasthan

12 Nov 2021 2:27 PM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC adjourns hearing for November 15 on UP's...

As per reports 13 people, including Ashish Mishra have been arrested so far in connection with the case

12 Nov 2021 2:10 PM IST

The text also slightly weakens language on asking for a phase-out of fossil fuels subsidies and coal. It now calls for the phase-out of unabated coal power and of inefficient subsidies for fossil fuels. The line has faced pushback, and many climate-watchers were expecting it to be axed by now. (Bloomberg)

COP26: New draft back off from call to end all coal use

The draft, which was negotiated overnight now 'requests' countries to come back with new 2030 plans by 2022, instead of...

12 Nov 2021 1:50 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Withdraw Kangana Ranaut's Padma Shri, arrest her: Nawab Malik

The minister's demand comes a day after Kangana's controversial remarks on the country's Independence

12 Nov 2021 1:35 PM IST

PM Modi inaugurates first ever optical fibre cable project for Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (PTI Photo)

Digital transactions in India jumped 19 times in last 7 yrs: PM Modi

Earlier today, PM Modi launched two innovative customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India

12 Nov 2021 1:13 PM IST