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Novak Djokovic, one of the three knights of modern tennis, turned on his best game on the hardcourt at the Rod Laver arena he can call his own backyard for having won nine times and never having been beaten in an Australian Open final. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Cyborgs of tennis

If tennis is all about eliminating errors, then Djokovic is just that champion

23 Feb 2021 4:41 AM IST

DC Edit | Withdraw restrictions on academic webinars

Has the government gone totally insane? Or is this just a way of imposing thought control through the backdoor

23 Feb 2021 4:32 AM IST

The nations that follow India on the list of those with high taxes are all European nations, plus the United States and Japan. (Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | Who's to blame for Rs 100 petrol: Nehru, Indira or Modi...

India's consumers pay the highest rate of tax on the petrol and diesel that they consume

23 Feb 2021 4:13 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah (PTI)

Amit Shah reviews Covid-19 situation

During the meeting, the ongoing vaccination drive and the steps needed to check the further spread of the virus were...

23 Feb 2021 1:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally during the second leg of his campaign for Bihar assembly elections, in Muzaffarpur district, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Modi calls upon voters to replace 'tustikaran' and 'tolabaji' with...

Centre gave Rs 1,700 crores to the TMC for water supply to all the households of which the state government spent only...

23 Feb 2021 1:09 AM IST

The SPG cover of the Gandhis (Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi) was replaced with the Z-plus security of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by the government.

HC seeks response of Gandhis in National Herald case

All the seven accused including the Gandhis and others had denied the allegations

22 Feb 2021 1:57 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a webinar on effective implementation of Budget provisions in Defence sector, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Monday, February 22, 2021. (PTI)

India committed to enhancing capabilities in defence manufacturing: PM

The prime minister listed a series of measures taken by his government to boost self-reliance in the defence sector

22 Feb 2021 1:07 PM IST

Telugu poet and writer Varavara Rao currently in custody over a case filed in connection with Elgar Parishad. (DC Photo)

Elgar case: Varavara Rao gets interim bail for 6 months

The HC said if it did not grant Rao medical bail, it would be abdicating its duty to protect the principles of human...

22 Feb 2021 12:54 PM IST

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy (ANI)

Puducherry CM Narayanasamy loses confidence vote, Congress government...

Narayanasamy and his ruling side MLAs later walked out before the motion was put for voting

22 Feb 2021 12:29 PM IST

Donald Trump with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AFP file photo)

Trump 'offered Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One'

During the Singapore summit, Trump gave Kim a glimpse inside his presidential state car in a show of their newly...

22 Feb 2021 11:15 AM IST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers his opening remarks at the Lanting Forum on bringing China-U.S. relations back to the right track, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing on Monday, February 22, 2021. (AP /Andy Wong)

China urges US to lift trade restrictions, stop interference

China faces more opposition than ever in Washington due to its trade record, territorial disputes with neighbours

22 Feb 2021 10:54 AM IST

The Chinese military too would not patrol up to Finger 3, which is Chinas claim line of 1960, which India never accepted. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | After pullback, Chinese have tactical advantage

The Chinese side imposed the condition that Indian forces will not patrol up to the Indian claim line at Finger 8

22 Feb 2021 4:48 AM IST