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Shreya Sen-Handley | The wonder years start at 50

But if growing up is getting to fifty then it isn't miles away, and with my two left feet, dancing's not on my bucket...

27 Jun 2021 12:10 AM IST

Anita Katyal | Ayodhya leak radar on Yogi; Cong ready to forgive...

The temple construction committee of the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust is headed by Nripendra Misra, PM Modi's former principal...

27 Jun 2021 12:10 AM IST

BJP National President JP Nadda at a meeting with partys National General Secretaries at party headquarters in New Delhi.(Photo: Twitter @BJP4India)

Top BJP leaders discuss preparations for assembly polls in 5 states in...

Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa are slated for early next year

26 Jun 2021 9:29 PM IST

Omar told reporters it was made clear to the Centre during the PMs meeting that the statehood should be restored to J&K before holding Assembly polls. (PTI Photo)

Statehood should be restored to J&K before holding Assembly poll, says...

Farooq said even senior Cong leader Karan Singh has called for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before...

26 Jun 2021 6:13 PM IST

Farmers protest had started on November 26 last year and has now completed seven months notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI Photo)

Tomar appeals farmers to end 7-month long protest, says ready to...

Farmer groups have alleged that these laws will end the mandi and MSP procurement systems, leave the farmers at the...

26 Jun 2021 6:09 PM IST

The increase took rates across the country to fresh highs with Tamil Nadu becoming the latest state to see petrol cross Rs 100-a-litre mark. (PTI Photo)

Petrol crosses Rs 100 in Tamil Nadu after steep hike in fuel rates

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

26 Jun 2021 3:46 PM IST

A health worker takes sample of a cop for COVID testing in Navi Mumbai. PTI photo

India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests: ICMR

Prof Balram Bhargava said exponential increase in testing has led to early identification, prompt isolation and...

26 Jun 2021 1:03 PM IST

Former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh with Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. (PTI file photo)

ED summons ex-minister Anil Deshmukh for questioning day after...

Deshmukh, who had resigned from his post in April following the allegations, has denied any wrongdoing

26 Jun 2021 12:01 PM IST

People gather at the Hennepin County Government Center awaiting word of the prison sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Friday, June 25, 2021 in Minneapolis. (AP/Jim Mone)

US ex-cop sentenced to over 22 years for George Floyd murder

The sentencing was long awaited in Minnesota, with hundreds of people gathering near the courthouse into the evening

26 Jun 2021 11:48 AM IST

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (via AP)

Delta the 'most transmissible' of variants identified so far,...

Delta, now reported in 85 countries globally, continues to be reported in new countries across all WHO Regions

26 Jun 2021 11:45 AM 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 'withholds' 35 tweets after legal request from India

The account holder is notified directly so that the user is aware that Twitter has received a legal order pertaining to...

26 Jun 2021 11:04 AM IST

People rest after getting inoculated with a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, at Sree Cinema BMC Health centre, in Mumbai, June 22, 2021. (PTI)

India records 48,698 COVID-19 cases, 1,183 deaths in a day

The number of active cases has further declined to 5,95,565 and now accounts for 1.97 per cent of the total infections

26 Jun 2021 10:37 AM IST