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Air pollution levels in the national capital escalated to hazardous and visibility dropped significantly as a thick blanket of smog engulfed several parts of the city on Sunday morning. (Photo: ANI)Metros
Air 'poor' in Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, Gurgaon

Average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm on Sunday was 251 in Ghaziabad, 238 in Noida, 224 in Greater Noida, 218 in Faridabad and 209...

7 Feb 2021 8:00 PM IST

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait (Image source: Twitter@RakeshTikaitBKU)India
No 'ghar wapsi' till laws are repealed: Tikait

Government should frame a new legislation to assure the continuation of the minimum support price

7 Feb 2021 6:56 PM IST

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that he is hopeful of completing Air Indias privatization process within 2020. (PTI Photo)India
Govt targets 1,000 routes under UDAN scheme: Puri

Fifty-six airports have already been upgraded and over 700 routes awarded

7 Feb 2021 6:09 PM IST

Glacier outburst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand destroying houses on the river bank (Image source: Twitter@VyvahareHarshal)India
High alert in UP as glacier breaks off in neighbouring Uttarakhand

Districts on the banks of River Ganga to be on high alert 24X7

7 Feb 2021 5:13 PM IST

In this image from video, protesters flash the three-fingered salute as they march in Yangon, Myanmar Saturday, February 6, 2021. (AP)World
Thousands protest army takeover in Myanmar's biggest city

The U.S. Embassy called on the military to give up power, restore the democratically elected government and release...

7 Feb 2021 11:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee releases a book during 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on January 23, 2021. (PTI/Ashok Bhaumik)India
Mamata likely to skip PM Modi's event in Bengal

Prime Minister Modi is set to inaugurate four projects in Haldia in oil, gas, and infrastructure sectors

7 Feb 2021 11:10 AM 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)Opinion
Shashi Warrier | The WhatsApp riddle: What's the big secret?

I was unable to decide whether to change from WhatsApp to some other app, and people were giving me conflicting bits of...

7 Feb 2021 7:45 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (ANI photo)Opinion
Anita Katyal | Farm stir: Snap ties, says JJP to chief; Yogi gags his...

Faced with a revolt by farmers in western UP, the Yogi Adityanath government has ordered a virtual gag order on its...

7 Feb 2021 7:33 AM IST

In a democracy there will be protests. Such protests, if they are allowed to linger on for so long, will attract global attention. (AP/Manish Swarup)Opinion
Pavan K. Varma | Maligning the messenger pays diminishing returns

Our government appears to be making the cardinal mistake of using the paranoia of the 'foreign hand' in today's world

7 Feb 2021 7:13 AM IST

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Image source: Twitter@himantabiswa)India
Assam govt to increase minimum wage of tea workers soon

The notification to be issued in ten days

6 Feb 2021 5:38 PM IST

Farmers during their protest against the Centers new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. (PTI)India
Temporary suspension of internet again at Delhi's three border protest...

The internet has been suspended in view of the 'chakka jam' (road blockade)

6 Feb 2021 5:24 PM IST

\As per the survey, the prevalence of mental disorders in adults over the age of 18 years is about 10.6 per cent,\ Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan said during Question Hour. (Photo: Twitter | @drharshvardhan)India
Change in Bengal inevitable; BJP's Rath Yatra may strengthen process:...

People of the state are fed up with nephew-brotherhood,' the Minister added

6 Feb 2021 4:58 PM IST

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