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Virbhadra Singh was 87. (Photo: PTI)

Former Himachal chief minister Virbhadra Singh dies of post-COVID...

Singh, who is a nine-time MLA and five-time member of Parliament, served as Himachal Pradesh's Chief Minister for six...

8 July 2021 8:18 AM IST

The apparent mishandling of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic finally cost the good doctor , Harsh Vardhan, his portfolio. (PTI)

COVID cost Harsh Vardhan his post; Ravi Shankar Prasad exit over...

The second wave of the pandemic, that claimed over one lakh lives, damaged the image of the Prime Minister and his...

8 July 2021 7:28 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind administers oath of office and secrecy to cabinet minister Mansukh Mandaviya, at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (PTI)

4 top ministers, 8 others dropped, 7 elevated; many new faces in first...

Mansukh Mandaviya gets health, aviation for Jyotiraditya Scindia, Anurag Thakur gets I&B, Rijiju to heald law and...

8 July 2021 7:08 AM IST

Dilip Kumars passing is truly the end of an era. (ANI Photo)

AA Edit | Bollywood's first Khan and the idea of India

Though his last film was released 23 years ago, in 1998, Dilip Kumar remains a daunting, revered presence in the Indian...

8 July 2021 1:06 AM IST

The bench said that there should be some ray of hope for the students and there should not be any confusion. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Huge relief, reset by CBSE may help students reboot

The system is burdened right now with ratifying the marks that schools will be giving their students for the previous...

8 July 2021 12:59 AM IST

Before becoming CM, Yogi Adityanath personally looks after Kalu and feeds him. (Photo: File)

Dilip Cherian | Groups of babus play smoke and mirrors ahead of 2022...

Yogi too has gathered around his own trusted band of babus. It is this team that steered Yogi's Covid management

8 July 2021 12:53 AM IST

As Mao rides again, his successor should not forget that the point of his tale about the one and a half wars was that India and China are not doomed to perpetual enmity. (PTI Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India-China peace: Who will take the first...

China's disdain for verbal gymnastics recalls Deng Xiaoping's advice to hide your strength and bide your time

8 July 2021 12:45 AM IST

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

Cabinet expansion: Scindia, Yadav among 43 leaders take oath, complete...

After cabinet expansion, the Modi government is expected to have 27 OBC leaders, out of which five will be in the...

7 July 2021 5:19 PM IST

Two crore vaccine doses have been administered in the first 72 hours of the implementation of the new revised guidelines of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, the ministry said. (PTI Photo)

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines cut COVID-19 risk by 91 per cent: Study

The mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna contain genetic instructions for our cells to make the spike protein of the...

7 July 2021 3:57 PM IST

Former union health minister Harsh Vardhan resigned from his post on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Harsh Vardhan, 7 other union ministers resign ahead of Modi's cabinet...

This will be the first cabinet reshuffle by PM Narendra Modi since he assumed his role for a second term in May 2019

7 July 2021 3:37 PM IST

The Economic Survey listed some key challenges for the IT industry.

Indian IT industry to post strong recovery with 11% revenue growth in...

The recovery will be led by increasing outsourcing and accelerating digital transformation services

7 July 2021 3:03 PM IST

Justice Chanda had on June 24 reserved order on Banerjees application that the judge recuses himself from hearing her election petition apprehending bias on his part. (PTI)

Judge recuses self from hearing Nandigram poll plea, Mamata fined Rs 5...

Justice Chanda directed that the amount be deposited to the Bar Council of West Bengal within two weeks

7 July 2021 1:02 PM IST