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India will receive five Rafale fighter jets by the end of July 2020, said Indian Air Force. (AFP Photo)

Congress quizzes BJP 'silence' on Rafale

The Congress has demanded a JPC probe into the Rafale deal, alleging corruption in the purchase of the fighter jets

5 July 2021 1:13 AM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addresses the media virtually, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, seeks Bharat Ratna for Indian doctors

He also stressed that if necessary, changes should be made in rules so that the medical community can be awarded the...

4 July 2021 3:34 PM IST

Uttarakhand CM designate Pushkar Singh Dhami with former chief minister TS Rawat, in Dehradun. (Photo: PTI)

Pushkar Singh Dhami to take oath as Uttarakhand chief minister today

The two-time MLA from Khatima constituency is set to take oath at 5 pm today

4 July 2021 12:46 PM IST

Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as value-added tax (VAT) and freight charges. (Photo: PTI)

Diesel crosses Rs 100 in Madhya Pradesh; Petrol in Sikkim crosses Rs...

Petrol price was increased by 35 paise per litre and diesel by 18 paise a litre

4 July 2021 11:48 AM IST

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands guard at Bagram Air Base, after all US and NATO troops left, some 70 Km north of Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

'What was the point?' Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram

Violence has been raging throughout Afghanistan in the weeks since President Joe Biden announced troops would withdraw...

4 July 2021 11:25 AM IST

Relatives perform final rituals before the cremation of a COVID-19 victim in Gauhati. (Photo: AP)

India records 43,071 new Covid cases, 955 deaths

The active cases have further declined to 4,85,350 and comprise 1.59 per cent of the total infections

4 July 2021 10:50 AM IST

The governments tough new e-commerce rules announced on June 21 aimed at strengthening protection for consumers. (Photo: AFP)

Amazon, Tata say Indian govt e-commerce rules will hit businesses

Amazon argued that COVID-19 had already hit small businesses and the proposed rules will have a huge impact on its...

4 July 2021 10:35 AM IST

The session is slated to conclude on August 13. (Photo: rstv.nic.in)

Monsoon session of Parliament to have 19 sittings

Lok Sabha will meet from 11 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm unless directed otherwise by Speaker Om Birla

4 July 2021 9:23 AM IST

Janaushadhi Kendras accepting orders on WhatsApp, e-mail to facilitate access to medicines. (PTI Photo)

Large-scale drug analysis reveals potential new COVID-19 antivirals

While COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, there are still few drug options that can be used to treat patients with...

4 July 2021 9:16 AM IST

The Department of Science and Technology had last year formed the panel to forecast the surge of coronavirus cases using mathematical models. (Photo: DC/Narasimha Murthy)

Covid 3rd wave may see half the cases recorded during second surge:...

In case of the 'pessimistic' scenario, the third wave could see cases rise up between 1,50,000 to 2,00,000 in the...

4 July 2021 7:14 AM IST

Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar. (Photo: Geetali Tare)

Shailaja Khanna | What kept the maestros going during pandemic

All the musicians have made the best of the pandemic, taken the restrictions imposed on them in their stride

4 July 2021 12:15 AM IST

News.The Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrated a hundred years of its existence on the 1st of July. (AFP Photo)

Manish Tewari | Break the Chinese puzzle by studying CPC's game

The current commentary is about this distinctive organisation that lies at the heart of an emerging system of global...

4 July 2021 12:10 AM IST