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Mamata Banerjee. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Mamata antidote' to Modi? Khela Hobe strikes a chord

It is not entirely incidental that she has taken possession of the empty slot of Opposition leader

11 Aug 2021 1:21 AM IST

Union minister of state for food and public distribution system, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, stated in Lok Sabha that in terms of rice, Punjab had contributed 135.89 LMTs while Telangana contributed 94.57 LMTs. (Representational image: PTI)

Punjab, Telangana on top in contributing PDS rice

Punjab contributed 202.82 LMTs of paddy in 2020-21 till August 3, 2021, while Telangana contributed 141.15 LMTs during...

10 Aug 2021 11:57 PM IST

Twitter express concern over the safety of its employees in India and said it will continue to be strictly guided by principles of transparency and protecting freedom of expression. (Photo:AP)

Twitter 'prima facie' in compliance with new IT Rules, Centre tells...

The court said that Twitter's affidavit on its compliance with IT Rules was finally on record

10 Aug 2021 2:03 PM IST

PM Modi interacted with the state and district officials via video conferencing. (Photo: Screengrab/Twitter/@BJP4India)

PM Modi launches Ujjwala 2.0 for providing free LPG connections

After the formal launch, the prime minister distributed free gas connections to 10 women virtually

10 Aug 2021 1:46 PM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a nucleic acid sample collection station at a park in Beijing on August 5, 2021. (Noel Celis / AFP)

China virus cases rise as Delta variant challenges Beijing

Tuesday's numbers are the highest since January, when the country logged 144 new cases and 126 domestic infections

10 Aug 2021 1:33 PM IST

Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended till Sept 30. (PTI Photo)

DGCA advices passengers planning to travel abroad to check fares on...

Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23 last year amid the coronavirus...

10 Aug 2021 1:09 PM IST

Written consent is to be obtained from the parents of all students who are willing to visit the school. (Representational image: PTI)

COVID-19: Delhi govt issues SOPs for partial re-opening of schools

Schools in Delhi will partially resume classes and students are permitted to visit their schools for admission-related...

10 Aug 2021 12:35 PM IST

A video showing anti-Muslim slogans being raised during a protest at Jantar Mantar here was widely circulated on social media, following which the Delhi Police registered a case in connection with the matter. (Twitter)

Anti-Muslim slogans: Delhi Police detains former BJP spokesperson, 5...

Hundreds of people had attended the protest organised by Bharat Jodo Aandolan at Jantar Mantar

10 Aug 2021 11:47 AM IST

Minister of state for defence Ajay Bhatt. (Photo: PTI)

No deal with NSO, Pegasus: Ministry of Defence

Defence ministry said in Parliament it had not done any transaction

10 Aug 2021 11:13 AM IST

The users will be able to access the new Xbox app in 22 different countries by signing up to the Windows Gaming feature preview in the Xbox Insider Hub app. (AFP Photo)

Xbox cloud gaming now part of Xbox app on Windows

The updated Xbox app will include a new "cloud games" section, with access to all of the same games available on xCloud...

10 Aug 2021 11:04 AM IST

Beneficiaries wait to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during mass vaccination drive organised by Shiv Sena in association with Reliance hospital, in Mumbai, Monday, Aug 9, 2021. (PTI Photo)

India records less than 30K COVID-19 cases, lowest daily count in 147...

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.45 per cent, which is the highest ever recovery rate achieved

10 Aug 2021 11:00 AM IST

Electric car maker Tesla Motors has decided to stop offering unlimited free use of its 734 fast charging stations worldwide.

Over 3,300 charging stations sanctioned for electric vehicles

The Ministry of Heavy Industry had sanctioned about 520 charging stations for Rs 43 crore under Phase-I of FAME-India...

10 Aug 2021 9:13 AM IST