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Smriti Irani, Sarbananda Sonowal and Scindia. (Photo:PTI)

Smriti, Scindia, Sonowal on powerful panels as govt reconstitutes...

Smriti Irani, Bhupender Yadav and Sarbananda Sonowal as the new members of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs...

14 July 2021 12:25 AM IST

Visual from PM Narendra Modis meet at Lok Kalyan Marg ahead of cabinet expansion. (ANI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Managing expectations after Modi's big shuffle

The cabinet rejig focused on health, labour employment, education and petrol prices

14 July 2021 12:20 AM IST

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at a station in Mumbai. (Representative Photo:PTI)

India's first COVID patient tests positive again for coronavirus

Her samples were tested as she was prepared to go to New Delhi for study purposes

13 July 2021 10:33 PM IST

Thukral said through this partnership, WhatsApp is committed to enhance the digital skills of the aspiring entrepreneurs and empower the youth of our country to create a safe digital environment for all. (PTI Photo)

WhatsApp rolls out disappearing messages feature to iOS beta users

The feature has already rolled to WhatsApp beta testers on Android

13 July 2021 7:17 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)

Karnataka HC to pronounce order on Twitter MD Manish Maheshwari's plea...

The judge said he would go through the citations in detail with regard to the territorial jurisdiction of police

13 July 2021 5:29 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday overturned Prime Minister Olis May 21 decision to dissolve the House of Representatives and ordered the appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister. (AP Photo)

Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes Nepal's Prime Minister for 5th time

Sher Bahadur Deuba is required to seek a vote of confidence from the House within 30 days of his appointment as the...

13 July 2021 3:14 PM IST

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India will gradually end central controls on gas pricing as it seeks to attract foreign investment. (PTI Photo)

Digital initiatives taken during pandemic will be strengthened:...

Pradhan reviewed the digital initiatives taken by the ministry including the PM e-Vidya and the National Digital...

13 July 2021 2:53 PM IST

A health worker holds a vial of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 while Charles Chaplins movies are projected at the Lumiere movie theater, used as vaccination center, in Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina, on March 26, 2021. (Marcelo Manera / AFP)

Sputnik V to be produced at SII from September, says RDIF

India is the leading production hub for the production of the Sputnik vaccine

13 July 2021 2:12 PM IST

A study on rats has shown that coffee suppressed gut bacteria and increased muscle motility regardless of caffeine content in humans. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Coffee might decrease chances of getting Covid: Study

The study also concluded that coffee consumption lowered the risk of pneumonia amongst the elderly

13 July 2021 1:23 PM IST

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at a station in Mumbai, Sunday, July 11, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

COVID-19: India records 31,443 new cases, 2,020 deaths

The active cases have declined to 4,31,315 and comprise 1.40 per cent of the total infections

13 July 2021 12:20 PM IST

A medical official administers a rapid antigen test to a patient at Pharmacy Servais in Jodoigne, some 45kms south-east of Brussels on July 12, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Is it possible to contract two Covid variants at once?

Belgium researchers claimed that the risk of a double variant infection might be underestimated

13 July 2021 11:23 AM IST

Rain lashed parts of the national capital early on Tuesday morning. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi's wait for monsoon ends, rains in parts of city

Normally, monsoon reaches Delhi by June 27 and covers the entire country by July 8

13 July 2021 9:48 AM IST