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Anti-coup protesters display images of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, February 25, 2021. Social media giant Facebook announced Thursday it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmars military as well as ads from military-controlled companies in the wake of the armys seizure of power on Feb. 1. (AP)

Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts citing the coup

The move, which takes effect immediately, applies to the military and entities controlled by the armed forces on both...

25 Feb 2021 11:31 AM IST

Human activity such as population (growth) and transport combined with climate change increases antibacterial resistance... and therefore the need for more pharmaceuticals. (Photo: AFP)

Union Cabinet nod for PLI scheme for pharmaceuticals, IT hardware

It proposes production linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the value chain...

25 Feb 2021 7:17 AM IST

President Bidens words need closer attention to understand that this is a new America, traumatised by four years of Trumpian undermining of US institutions. (AP /Evan Vucci)

K.C. Singh | Ignoring Biden mantra may be costly for India

Indian government has so far ignored subtle hints from the US that freedom of expression includes the freedom to protest...

25 Feb 2021 1:08 AM IST

A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a Hospital in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the worlds largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. (AP)

AA Edit | Renew thrust on tests, speed up vaccinations

This situation leaves the Centre with little option other than taking a serious look at the way the pandemic is fought...

25 Feb 2021 12:52 AM IST

$Soon after President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the worlds largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, which will now be known as Narendra Modi stadium, social media was flooded with remarks, including by some leaders of the Congress and other opposition parties who alleged that the renaming exercise amounted to an \insult\ to Sardar Patel. (AFP)$ India

Narendra Modi stadium in Gujarat faces Opposition ire

J P Nadda said that naming the world's largest stadium after Prime Minister Modi is a 'humble attempt to honour his...

25 Feb 2021 12:16 AM IST

AA Edit | Business trumps nationalism

At a time when India's exports were suffering on account of Covid and other factors, its exports to China were in steady...

25 Feb 2021 12:15 AM IST

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, state BJP chief CR Patil meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence, after BJP won the majority seats in Gujarat Municipal Elections, in Ahmedabad on February 23, 2020. (PTI)

Gujarat civic poll results show people's trust in BJP: Shah

Shah used the civic poll results to lash out at the opposition over the protests against the new farm laws

24 Feb 2021 12:31 PM IST

Paramedical staff screen Indians after they arrive at New Delhi airport from Chinas coronavirus-hit city of Wuhan on Sunday. India airlifted the second batch of 323 Indians on Sunday from Wuhan. (Photo: PTI)

'Delhi to ask for COVID-19 negative report from travellers from 5...

People travelling in flights, trains and buses from these states will have to produce negative test report before...

24 Feb 2021 12:07 PM IST

Migrants to return home in special trains. (PTI Photo)

Rs 5,000 cr annual loss to Western Railway due to COVID-19 crisis:...

Among the trains being currently operated by the WR, some are running with only 10 per cent occupancy, a senior official...

24 Feb 2021 11:42 AM IST

Police personnel investigate at the site where bodies of two minor Dalit girls were found in a field and another in critical condition on Wednesday evening, near Baburaha village in Unnao district. (PTI)

Unnao deaths: Survivor records statement before magistrate

Police have arrested two people in the case, accusing them of murder over a 'one-sided' love affair

24 Feb 2021 11:16 AM IST

Bharadwaj is the founder of the Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), a citizens group. (Image credit : Twitter/@AnjaliB_)

Anjali Bharadwaj among 12 winners of US anti-corruption award

She in a tweet said the honour is a 'recognition of the collective effort of people and groups across the country who...

24 Feb 2021 11:06 AM IST

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, third from right, attends a ceremony of Indias AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination at the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (The Presidential Palace via AP)

Anand K. Sahay | Afghan challenges for India & Taliban factor

Whether the Taliban's recapture of Kabul comes to pass or not, staying engaged with Afghanistan is India's foremost...

24 Feb 2021 7:25 AM IST