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US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (AP)

Trump presents Legion of Merit on Narendra Modi

Mr Modi was conferred the award for his steadfast leadership and vision for India's emergence as a global power

23 Dec 2020 8:11 AM IST

Aijaz Hussain (C), the BJP candidate for the District Development Council (DDC) polls celebrates after he won a DDC seat in Srinagar on December 22, 2020. (Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)

Gupkar alliance poised to win big in DDC polls

The BJP has also performed well by winning an election for the first time from any seat in the predominantly Muslim...

23 Dec 2020 7:33 AM IST

Centre spars with Mamata in bid to turn Bengal babus into stool...

Apparently, there is little the Centre can do against civil service officers who are posted under the state government

23 Dec 2020 7:02 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah (R) with Subhendu Adhikary (2L), former TMC leader who joined BJP, during an election rally ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls 2021, in West Midnapore district, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Bhoomi putra for Bengal: Has BJP made a mistake?

Every chief minister of West Bengal has been a national leader first and a local leader as well and most were at...

23 Dec 2020 6:52 AM IST

Municipal workers in personal protective equipment look on as passengers from United Kingdom arrive at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, in Mumbai (PTI)

COVID-19: Eight from UK test positive after arrival in India

Several states have quarantined all those with recent travel history to the UK and collected their swabs for testing

23 Dec 2020 4:55 AM IST

Some pollution hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai turn into green zones. (PTI Photo)

Pollution deaths in India rose to 1.67 million in 2019: Lancet study

India's three main cities, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, were on the list of the world's 20 worst polluted cities,...

22 Dec 2020 11:22 PM IST

Sister Abhaya murder: Both accused found guilty after 28 years

Another accused in the case, Fr Poothrakayal was discharged earlier over lack of evidence

22 Dec 2020 12:24 PM IST

The minister said that there has been a phenomenal growth of 55.71 percent national highway length in the last six years in the state (Photo credit:Twitter)

Gadkari lays foundation for 14 NH projects in Telangana

The Union minister said that a total of 59 road works at a cost of Rs 17,617 crore have been sanctioned for Telangana in...

22 Dec 2020 10:23 AM IST

A police officer directs traffic at the entrance to the closed ferry terminal in Dover, England, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, after the Port of Dover was closed and access to the Eurotunnel terminal suspended following the French governments announcement. (AP)

India suspends flights to and from UK in view of fast-spreading...

The Maharashtra government on Monday said 14 days' institutional quarantine was mandatory for flyers coming from Europe...

22 Dec 2020 9:49 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses during an event on Christmas celebrations, in Kolkata, Monday, December 21, 2020. (PTI /Ashok Bhaumik)

Didi asks Shah to check facts on Bengal growth

Trinamul Congress supremo also cautioned him against lying as a home minister for his political mileage

22 Dec 2020 7:37 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Time bombs' ticking in the Constitution are a worry

The Constitution is a terrific document, but it is also one that has suppressed the Hindu majoritarian sentiment

22 Dec 2020 7:05 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference at Circuit House, in Patiala. PTI photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Congress drifts as real issues are left...

Interestingly, neither the Gandhis' camp nor the dissidents have any clear idea of how to oppose the BJP

22 Dec 2020 6:56 AM IST