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PM Modi was speaking at the release of the eighth installment of financial benefits under the PM-Kisan scheme via video conferencing. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi to virtually lead Indian delegation at SCO summit on Sept 17

The 21st meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held on September 17 in Dushanbe in a hybrid format

15 Sept 2021 3:05 PM IST

A man walks along the Rajpath street near India Gate amid smoggy conditions a day after Diwali in New Delhi on November 15, 2020. (Photo: AFP/File)

Delhi govt bans storage, sale, use of firecrackers during Diwali

The Delhi government on Tuesday ordered all concerned departments to begin preparing a winter action plan by September...

15 Sept 2021 1:40 PM IST

A man wearing mask walks past a mural, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov 8, 2020. (PTI)

Mu, C.1.2 variants of SARS-CoV2 not found in India so far: INSAOCG

WHO has added B.1.621 (including B.1.621.1) to the list of Variants of Interest (VOI) on August 30 and christened it Mu

15 Sept 2021 1:30 PM IST

A staffer of the Supreme Court tested positive for coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

SC asks Centre to make appointments in two weeks in tribunals across...

Bench headed by CJI N V Ramana and justices D Y Chandrachud expressed unhappiness over the unfilled vacancies in the...

15 Sept 2021 1:14 PM IST

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel (PTI)

Gujarat: New ministers to take oath today, says BJP spokesperson

Gujarat BJP in-charge Bhupender Yadav has been holding marathon meetings in Gandhinagar since the last two days to...

15 Sept 2021 12:54 PM IST

The ranks of the candidates have been released taking into consideration the best of the four NTA scores in accordance with the policy already made. (Representational image: PTI)

44 candidates score 100 percentile in JEE-Main, 18 candidates share...

Starting this year, JEE-Main was conducted four times a year to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve...

15 Sept 2021 11:33 AM IST

A vendor waits for customers next to his stall along a street in Kabul on September 14, 2021. (Karim SAHIB / AFP)

One month after fall of Kabul, economic crisis stalks Taliban

Impromptu markets where people sell household goods for cash have sprung up across Kabul, although buyers are in short...

15 Sept 2021 11:21 AM IST

People wearing masks wait to get vaccinated for COVID-19 outside a school in Kochi, Kerala. (Photo: AP)

India top source of social media misinformation on COVID-19: Study

The study was published in Sage's International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions journal

15 Sept 2021 10:55 AM IST

People get inoculated with the dose of the Covaxin Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a temporary vaccination camp inside a school in Mumbai. (Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)

'Number of people who got at least one dose of COVID jab in India...

Presently, about 60.7 per cent of the adult population in the country has received at least one dose of COVID-19...

15 Sept 2021 10:48 AM IST

A health worker prepares a dose of Covaxin vaccine against Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

India records 27,176 new cases of Covid, 284 fresh fatalities

Less than 50,000 daily cases have been reported for 80 consecutive days now

15 Sept 2021 10:36 AM IST

Currently 63.1 percent of the eligible population over-12 are fully vaccinated, or 54 percent of the total population. (AP file photo)

US approaching Delta wave peak but virus expected to become endemic

Countries in western Europe have also seen similar downturns in their Delta surges

15 Sept 2021 10:32 AM IST

Apple CEO Tim Cook with the iPhone 13 Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 7 during a special event at Apple Park. (Photo: AFP)

Apple's next iPhone mirrors last year's, adds more storage

The pre-recorded video event streamed Tuesday gave Apple a chance to present a polished story

15 Sept 2021 9:17 AM IST