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A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in Mumbai on August 12, 2021. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

COVID-19: Mumbai reports first death due to Delta Plus variant

It is the second death due to this variant in the state as it had claimed the life of an 80-year-old woman from...

13 Aug 2021 12:14 PM IST

Indian paramilitary soldiers keep guard near the site of a grenade attack at a busy market in Srinagar, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP/Mukhtar Khan)

Boy killed, 7 family members injured in grenade blast at BJP leader's...

The sources said that it could be a grenade attack by separatist militants but added that the investigations were...

13 Aug 2021 11:48 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts with member of the press, via video conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Twitter 'biased platform', follows what govt's says: Rahul Gandhi

A Twitter spokesperson said the microblogging site it will continue to take proactive action if its rules are violated

13 Aug 2021 11:41 AM IST

Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. The Taliban captured the provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the U.S. and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war. (AP/Gulabuddin Amiri)

US, UK to launch evacuation flights as Taliban advance across...

Washington and London announced plans late on Thursday to quickly pull out their embassy staff and other citizens from...

13 Aug 2021 11:29 AM IST

The Instagram Reels will have the same vertical and full-screen format as regular Reel uploads. (Photo: PTI)

Instagram announces new features to protect users from online abuse

These features include the ability for people to limit comments and DM (direct message) requests during spikes of...

13 Aug 2021 10:41 AM IST

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at the CSMT station in Mumbai, July 19, 2021. (PTI)

COVID-19: India reports 40,120 fresh infections, active cases lowest...

The daily positivity rate is at 2.04 per cent also remains less than 3 per cent for the last 19 days

13 Aug 2021 10:32 AM IST

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi arrives during the Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi, Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021. (PTI)

Sonia Gandhi takes the lead, invites Opposition to virtual meeting on...

The online interaction will likely set the stage for another lunch or dinner meet the Congress is planning in Delhi

13 Aug 2021 9:13 AM IST

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

Feel like losing a lion, CJI on Nariman's retirement

There exists a misconception in the minds of people that judges stay in big bungalows, work only from 10 to 4, Chief...

13 Aug 2021 7:45 AM IST

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during their meeting in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug 12, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Eight ministers target Opposition, ask it to 'apologise' for...

The government rebutted the allegations by NCP chief Sharad Pawar that 'outsiders' had been called in to 'manhandle'...

13 Aug 2021 7:21 AM IST

One of the implications of climate change that has not received much attention is its impact on civilisations. Representational Image. (ANI)

Indranil Banerjie | A hotter, wetter planet to trigger new world...

This calamitous warning comes from the latest report released earlier this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on...

13 Aug 2021 2:52 AM IST

The Kanpur riots yielded more sociological narratives of a different kind. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Saeed Naqvi | From Warsaw to Kanpur: A tale of 2 cities

Parallels between the two episodes in Warsaw and Kanpur have risks

13 Aug 2021 2:14 AM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

AA Edit | Speed up judges' appointments

The court made a sharp observations on the practice and cited it as the prime reason why justice is often served with...

13 Aug 2021 1:44 AM IST