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A woman wades through a water-logged road in a village after landfall of cyclone Yaas, in South 24 Paragnas. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Yaas caused infrastructure damage of Rs 610 crore in Odisha

The Chief Minister directed the officials to ensure the documentation of the pre-cyclone preparedness and other...

3 Jun 2021 2:29 PM IST

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Hasan Mushrif had appreciated the remarkable work of three gram panchayats with regard to Covid-19 norms. (PTI file image)

Maharashtra announces 'Covid-free village' contest, winners to get Rs...

The prizes will be awarded to a total of three gram panchayats from each of the six revenue divisions

3 Jun 2021 1:40 PM IST

A copy of the petition, seen by Reuters, said Whatsapp was jeopardizing national security by sharing, transmitting and storing user data in another country with the information thus governed by foreign laws. (Representative Photo:AFP)

Whatsapp indulging in anti-user practice, obtaining 'trick consent':...

In its reply, WhatsApp said that the messaging app was not forcing anyone to accept the update and its privacy policy is...

3 Jun 2021 12:24 PM IST

Journalist Vinod Dua. (Photo: Facebook/Vinod Dua)

Supreme Court quashes FIR against Vinod Dua for sedition over his...

Shyam has alleged that Dua, in his YouTube show, had made some allegations against the prime minister

3 Jun 2021 11:33 AM IST

Earlier last year, SII CEO Adar Poonawala had advocated for indemnity for all vaccine manufacturers. (PTI file photo)

After Pfizer, Serum Institute seeks indemnity over COVID-19 vaccine:...

NITI Aayog Member Dr VK Paul had said that the government is still examining the American pharma company's request for...

3 Jun 2021 11:25 AM IST

Artists of Red Cross society wear coronavirus helmet to spread awareness about the pandemic in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

India records over 1.34 lakh fresh cases of Covid, 2,887 more...

Also, 21,59,873 tests were conducted on Wednesday to detect COVID-19

3 Jun 2021 10:50 AM IST

Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AFP/File)

Israel's Lapid says he formed new coalition to unseat Netanyahu

Lapid's announcement came in the final hour before a midnight deadline

3 Jun 2021 10:39 AM IST

Biological-E will run a clinical trial of Providences vaccine in India and seek emergency use approval. (Representational image: ANI)

Centre signs deal with Biological-E for 300 million COVID vaccine...

The vaccine, which is currently undergoing phase-3 clinical trials, is likely to be available in the next few months

3 Jun 2021 10:10 AM IST

Andreas Raounas, 84, the first patient in Island receives from a nurse the vaccine of Pfizer BioNtech against the COVID-19, at a care home in Nicosia, Cyprus. (Photo: AP/File)

Cyprus detects two cases of B.1.617 variant of COVID-19

The samples underwent testing at the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control

3 Jun 2021 9:33 AM IST

The security guard opened fire after an argument with the producer of the drama, according to initial information. (Photo: AFP/File)

Nine hurt during TV shoot as security guard opens fire in Pak's...

The security guard, identified as Gul Chai, has been arrested

3 Jun 2021 9:16 AM IST

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 16, the CM asked the Centre to make Covid-19 vaccines available in the open market for citizens willing to buy them. By arrangement

Naveen Patnaik writes to CMs seeking consensus on centralised...

The CM also stressed execution of vaccination has to be decentralised and states allowed the flexibility to determine...

3 Jun 2021 7:32 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Too much PMO! Ex-babus chide Modi on vaccine policy,...

The 'coalition' of the willing that Mr Modi seemed to have created since his ascent to power in 2014 is now beginning to...

3 Jun 2021 7:16 AM IST