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L. Ravichander | To uphold secularism, free temples from state control

Over 19,000 important temples are directly managed by government officials, in the absence of temple trustees from among...

23 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Saeed Naqvi | Recalling Iraq's tragedy in 2003 & statesmanship of PM...

Worldview India's journalists remember April 2003 for the kind of journalism Indians haven't practised before or since

23 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

A health worker collects swab sample from a person for COVID-19 test, near Kashmere Gate in New Delhi. (PTI)

Over 3.14L new COVID-19 cases in India, world's biggest single-day...

The death toll increased to 1,84,657 with a record 2,104 new fatalities

22 April 2021 12:17 PM IST

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury addressing a press conference after the partys three-day central committee meeting in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Sitaram Yechury's son dies of COVID-19 in Gurgaon hospital

The CPI(M) Politburo issued a statement announcing the death and offering its condolences to the family

22 April 2021 12:05 PM IST

This year the ZojiLa Pass opened after a closure of 110 days, compared to an average of 150 days in previous years. (Photo:PTI)

ZojiLa Pass reopens: Big relief for Ladakh, Army

Opening of Srinagar-Leh and Manali-Leh highways is crucial for the supply of ammunition, food, fuel, essentials for...

22 April 2021 8:03 AM IST

A woman cries after her husband died of a leakage in the oxygen plant of a hospital in Nashik. (Photo: AP)

24 Covid patients die after oxygen tank leak in Nashik hospital

Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray announced Rs 5 lakh compensation each to the heirs of the deceased

22 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Private sector specialists will helm Modi's reforms...

While it would be erroneous to see political colour in what should be seen as usual assignments, few observers are...

22 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

India now has the worlds fastest-growing Covid-19 caseload, adding more than 250,000 new infections every day for the past week or so. (Photo: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Lessons not learnt after a year of battling...

Once again, we are locked down. And migrant workers are leaving out of fear of being abandoned. How did we get here?

22 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

A medical worker inoculates a policeman with a Covishield Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp, in Chennai. (AFP)

Covishield to cost Rs 400 a dose for states, Rs 600 for private...

SII will serve 50% of the total production to the GoI vaccination program, and remaining will be for State governments...

21 April 2021 1:55 PM IST

View of a vial of Indias COVAXIN vaccine against COVID-19. (AFP)

COVAXIN effective against multiple variants of SARS-COV-2, double...

This development comes amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic being witnessed across the country

21 April 2021 1:47 PM IST

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard on a street during the complete lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Jammu, Saturday. (PTI)

Supreme Court stays High Court order on lockdown in Uttar Pradesh

Weekend curfew imposed across the entire state and a night curfew on weekdays in all districts having more than 500...

21 April 2021 7:56 AM IST

Oxygen cylinders brought from Maharashtra being unloaded from a truck. (PTI File)

Delhi gasps for oxygen, Kejriwal pleads for help

LNJP had 12 hours of oxygen left, Ganga Ram 16-18 hours, Max Patpargunj, 8-10 hours

21 April 2021 7:34 AM IST