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A national library employee shows a gold Nobel Prize medal in Bogota, Colombia. The Nobels, with new winners announced starting Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, often concentrate on unheralded, methodical, basic science. (AP File)

AA Edit | Nobel and the ignoble

A red flag around Nobel news should warn us not to get carried away by nominations because everyone can send nominations...

3 Feb 2021 4:53 AM IST

The government says it has aimed making India a $5 trillion economy by 2025. That cannot happen based only on the performance of the biggies. It will be unwise on the part of the government to put all its eggs in the trickle-down theory basket and ignore the small players. (Photo:PTI)

AA Edit | Largesse for poll' states, MSMEs get short shrift

However, two sins of the budget one of commission and the other of omission have struck that jarring note

3 Feb 2021 4:37 AM IST

India is now caught between Biden administrations call for united action and the traditional Indian policy of playing both ways. (Photo:AFP)

K.C. Singh | India caught in a fix on dealing with Myanmar

The military coup that took place in Myanmar early on Monday morning took the world by surprise

3 Feb 2021 4:24 AM IST

As PM reshuffles his pack of babus, plum jobs for two sidelined'...

The Centre has transferred and posted 18 secretaries to different ministries and departments while several have been...

3 Feb 2021 4:10 AM IST

Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai (Image source: ANI)

Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules are under preparation: MHA tells Lok...

The President had given his assent to the legislation on December 12, 2019

2 Feb 2021 9:16 PM IST

Mandeep Punia , Freelance journalist (Image source: Facebook)

Farmers' protest: Delhi court grants bail to journalist Mandeep Punia

He is admitted to bail on furnishing bail bond in a sum of Rs 25,000 along with one sound surety in the like amount, the...

2 Feb 2021 6:58 PM IST

Trade union members shout slogans during a protest rally organised in support of a nationwide strike called by the ten trade unions over various issues. (Photo: PTI)

Trade unions call for nationwide protest on Wed against privatisation

The unions said that the budget presented by the Finance Minister is full of rhetoric and far away from the ground...

2 Feb 2021 5:48 PM IST

Myanmar soldiers stand guard on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, February. 2, 2021. Hundreds of members of Myanmars Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the countrys capital on Tuesdayi. (AP)

Myanmar generals tighten grip on power as U.S. threatens sanctions

The crisis in Myanmar is one of the first major tests of Biden's pledge to collaborate more with allies on international...

2 Feb 2021 12:24 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI Photo)

Budget 2021: India opens purse strings

The Budget also focused broadly on vaccines, nutrition, infrastructure, education and farmers

2 Feb 2021 12:17 PM IST

In the face of an unprecedented crisis, Panjabi said he was humbled by the challenges the US the world faced to build back better. (Image credit: Twitter/@rajpanjabi)

Indian-origin doctor is global coordinator for US President's Malaria...

Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Panjabi on his appointment

2 Feb 2021 11:20 AM IST

The incident occurred on Sunday at Bhanbora PHC (Primary Health Centre) in Kapsikopri village when the National Pulse Polio vaccination drive for children aged 1-5 years was underway, the official said. (Representational Image: PTI)

12 kids given hand sanitiser drops instead of polio dose in...

The affected children, aged below 5, were admitted to a government hospital, where their condition is stated to be...

2 Feb 2021 11:05 AM IST

A farmer during the ongoing protest against the new farm laws at Singhu border, in New Delhi on January 31, 2021. (PTI/Ravi Choudhary)

Protesting farmers announce 3-hour nationwide roadblock on February 6

Union leaders told a press conference that they will block the roads between 12 pm to 3 pm on February 6

2 Feb 2021 10:44 AM IST