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President Ram Nath Kovind with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad and A.K. Antony, during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (PTI)

Lakhimpur: Congress delegation meets President, demands sacking of MoS...

The delegation of senior Congress leaders also presented a memorandum of facts about the Lakhimpur Kheri incident to the...

13 Oct 2021 11:39 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the investors roundtable meeting hosted by FICCI and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), in Boston. (Photo: PTI)

UN, World Bank, IMF in need of urgent reforms: Finance Minister...

Sitharaman arrived in the US Monday for a week-long trip to attend the annual meet of the World Bank and IMF in...

13 Oct 2021 11:16 AM IST

Against the backdrop of increased activity by militants, the authorities have imposed stringent restrictions on movement in parts of Srinagar to curtail planned Muharram processions. DC Photo: H U Naqash

5 militants killed in gunfights with security forces in southern...

One of the 3 TRF militants gunned down in Shopian's Tulran village early Tuesday was involved in murder of Virender...

13 Oct 2021 10:53 AM IST

According to the police, the elected representatives of local rural bodies belonging to these villages had earlier fled their homes fearing reprisals from Maoists. Representational image/By arrangement

Three Maoists killed in exchange of fire

The rebels belonged to the outlawed CPI (Maoist). The slain included two women cadres

13 Oct 2021 10:48 AM IST

A detailed draft plan will soon be made public for suggestions and objections and thereafter, it will be notified by the NCR Planning Board. (Representational image: PTI)

National Capital Region likely to shrink as 'Draft Regional Plan 2041'...

With the approval of Regional Plan 2041, areas beyond 100 km are not likely to be the main part of the NCR

13 Oct 2021 10:48 AM IST

The discoms in Delhi had drawn less power than made available to them, as per the data. (Representational image: PTI)

No outage due to power shortage in Delhi: Power Ministry

A factsheet on power supply in Delhi showed that there was no energy deficit in the city from September 26 to October 11

13 Oct 2021 10:32 AM IST

In this file photo taken on August 9, 2021 a vehicle approaches the USA-Canada border to enter the USA, which is still closed to Canadians for non-essential travel. (Jason Redmond / AFP)

US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated travellers

The US had already announced that it would lift bans in November on all vaccinated air passengers who undergo testing...

13 Oct 2021 10:05 AM IST

A boy wearing mask as a precaution against the coronavirus pedals his bicycle past a parked auto rickshaw as a man fixes his fishing net in Kochi. (Photo: AP)

India logs 15,823 fresh Covid cases, 226 new deaths

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 19 straight days

13 Oct 2021 9:49 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan, via video conferencing, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India asks for waiver of intellectual property rights rights at G20

India and South Africa had submitted a proposal in April suggesting a waiver for all WTO members

13 Oct 2021 7:33 AM IST

As the Sensex and Nifty-50 traded at an all time high on Wednesday before some profit taking, further profit taking could continue on Friday and may well set a reversal after sharp gains in the first half of August. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Shares of PSU banks gain

The Nifty PSU Bank Index gained 3.08 per cent on Tuesday

13 Oct 2021 7:26 AM IST

Inflation in vegetables fell sharply to 11.90 per cent in March. (AP Photo)

Inflation at 5-month low

Meanwhile, the IIP for the month of August went up to 11.9 per cent

13 Oct 2021 7:22 AM IST

farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and other parts of UP came together for the antim ardas (last pray-ers) in honour of four farmers and a journalist who were among eight persons killed in the recent violence. (PTI)

Priyanka Gandhi, farm body leaders pay tribute to those killed in...

Security was heightened in the district where Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jayant Chaudhary were among those who attended...

13 Oct 2021 6:51 AM IST