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India will open consulate in Brisbane to support Sikh diaspora: PM Modi

Indian PM Modi hails Sikh contribution in Australia despite 'challenging times'

24 May 2023 12:00 AM

An aerial picture shows rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following the earthquake. (Photo: AFP)

AA EDIT | World responds to biggest calamity of the decade

The UN believes 2.3 crore people, including around 10 lakh children, may be affected in Turkey and Syria

08 Feb 2023 12:39 AM

The Modi Factor, the BBC documentary, the episode showed a “colonial mindset”, it undermined the nation's "sovereignty" and “integrity”. Telecast in India was blocked.(File Photo: PTI)

Saeed Naqvi | Will the BBC TV documentary be revived here for polarisation?

Ban a TV show, and you are guaranteed a record audience

08 Feb 2023 12:35 AM

Following a decision of the state cabinet, the police are now booking men who married girls aged below 14, under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and those who married girls aged between 14 and 18 under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. (File Photo)

AA Edit | Child marriages: Bring awareness

Marriage is a social institution in India and Assam is no exception

08 Feb 2023 12:30 AM

Indian Air Force's aerobatic team 'Suryakiran' performs during the inauguration of the 13th edition of Aero India, at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru. (File photo: PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | At Aero India, focus on safety & tech transfer

Flight safety reigns supreme in any aviation enterprise

08 Feb 2023 12:30 AM

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. (File Photo)

AA EDIT | Pak general made war, then began peace pitch

Does this amount to a legacy? Time will tell

06 Feb 2023 12:55 AM

Pakistan’s former President Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s popularity dropped and the attack by the security forces on Lal Masjid conservative seminary in Islamabad in July 2007 further increased his unpopularity. (File Photo: AP)

From commando to Prez: The Musharraf era led to turmoil & ill-will in South Asia

Musharraf was on the run from legal and political retaliation from within Pakistan

06 Feb 2023 12:44 AM

In February 2022 Nirmala Sitharaman had stepped forward to salvage the situation by giving up a key mantra of what economists refer to as “neo-liberalism”. (File Photo: PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | The State in the economy and state of the economy

Returning to the 7.0 to 8.0 per cent growth path is the only way in which the next decade can hope to be dubbed as “Amrit Kaal”

06 Feb 2023 12:36 AM

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang. (Photo: Twitter)

AA EDIT | SC must heed Sikkim sentiments

Protests broke out in the Himalayan state after the apex court delivered its verdict

06 Feb 2023 12:06 AM

The Indian Meteorological Department had predicted that thunderstorms and moderate to heavy rains would take place in the parts of Delhi-NCR. (Representational Image: ANI)

Waterlogging hits vehicular movement in Delhi

In series of tweets, Delhi Traffic Police informed the carriageway of IOCL Dwarka To NSG Dwarka is closed due to waterlogging

31 Aug 2021 2:42 PM

President Kovind also sought to address the concerns raised by protesting farmers' unions against the three contentious farm laws, saying the series of agricultural marketing reforms will empower our annadata' farmers and help them get better price for their produce. (Twitter)

Parliament is temple of indian democracy: the president

On the 75th Independence Day, the President referred to the second wave, and said the country is yet to come out of its devastating effects

15 Aug 2021 4:03 AM

Agarwal further said that a high number of COVID cases are being reported across the world and the pandemic is far from over. (Photo: AFP)

Covid 2nd wave not over yet, 'R number' high in 8 states: Centre

These eight states include Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, Karnataka, Puducherry, Kerala, he informed

03 Aug 2021 7:19 PM

NEET UG 2021 - The number of examination centres will also be increased from 3,862 centres used in 2020. (AFP Photo)

NEET UG 2021 exam to be held on Sept 12, application process to begin tomorrow

NEET UG 2021: The application process will begin from 5 pm tomorrow through the National Testing Agency's (NTA) website

12 Jul 2021 7:30 PM

The disease is being detected among patients who are recovering or have recovered from COVID-19. (Representative Image: PTI)

Black Fungus: Centre allocates additional 61,120 vials of Amphotericin-B to States/UTs

People catch mucormycosis by coming in contact with the fungal spores in the environment

23 Jun 2021 4:42 PM

A health worker collects swab sample of a passenger at a COVID-19 testing counter at New Delhi railway station, on May 25, 2021.

COVID cases, positivity rate take a dip in Delhi, but black fungus a big worry

The Centre said that India was the second country after the United States to cross 20 crore cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage

27 May 2021 2:37 AM

Twitter labelled as "manipulated media" tweets by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra (above) and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the alleged “toolkit”. — PTI file photo

Congress toolkit: Delhi police serve notices to 2 Congress leaders

The BJP has accused the Congress of creating a “toolkit” that seeks to tarnish the image of the country and Narendra Modi

26 May 2021 3:28 AM

The central agency arrested Trinamool Congress leader Firhad Hakim along with four other today morning. (Photo: PTI/File)

CBI to file charge sheet against 5 accused in Narada sting case

The sting operation was purportedly conducted by Mathew Samuel of Narada TV news channel in 2014

17 May 2021 1:22 PM

An ITBP Stress Counsellor interacts with a COVID-19 patient at Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre, Radha Soami Beas, Chhatarpur, New Delhi, Monday, May 17, 2021. (Photo: PTI)

India registers 2.81 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 4,106 deaths

The number of active cases stands at 35,16,997, accounting for 14.09 per cent of the total infections

17 May 2021 11:22 AM

A medic takes a swab sample for COVID-19 testing during the second wave of coronavirus epidemic in India, in Ranchi, Friday, May 7, 2021. (Photo: PTI)

Fear of test puts villagers in peril

The fear that is stalking these sections is that “those testing positive would be shifted to Covid hospitals

17 May 2021 8:58 AM

COVAXIN is one of the three COVID-19 vaccines that are currently available in the country. (Photo: PTI)

COVAXIN effective against coronavirus strains found in India, UK

These findings are from a study conducted in collaboration with the National Institute of Virology - India Council of Medical Research

16 May 2021 1:54 PM

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