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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with Sushanta Borgohain, who resigned from Congress to join BJP. PTI

Setback to Congress as another MLA joins ruling BJP in Assam

Earlier, four-time MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi, who was the lone Congress MLA from the Tea Tribe community, had resigned as an...

2 Aug 2021 7:34 AM IST

The fact that it is headed by home minister Amit Shah, the second-most important leader in the Narendra Modi government, is a sure sign that the new ministry is politically important for this dispensation. (PTI)

Amit Shah persuades Assam, Mizoram CMs to talk, resolve border row

Both the states have refused to honour the summons that were issued by each other following the clashes

2 Aug 2021 7:32 AM IST

This is the second hotline in the Sikkim sector with the Chinese Army. (Representational image: PTI)

India, China set up a hotline at LAC in Sikkim

This hotline is expected to control things locally in case of a clash and to prevent further flareups in case of more...

2 Aug 2021 7:30 AM IST

The Americans will obviously have plans to keep an eye on the Bagram airbase too. Represenatational Image. (Twitter)

Saeed Naqvi | Will air attacks rise after US troops leave Af, Iraq?

The Taliban are pretending to throw a ginger fit should Turkey deploy troops to protect the airport

2 Aug 2021 2:29 AM IST

A video which has surfaced shows that a three-wheeler auto-rickshaw headed straight for the judge on an empty stretch of the road. (Twitter)

AA Edit | Crack down on judge's killers

We hope the CBI will receive the clearance to take up the matter without delay

2 Aug 2021 2:28 AM IST

Locking people up is an easier way for the governments and authorities to bring down the rate of infection than devising ways to use the scientific tools optimally. Representational Image. (PTI)

AA Edit | Keep focus on vaccinations, new lockdowns not way out

People's livelihoods have been hit hard and they have little or no idea when they will be able to get back to their...

2 Aug 2021 2:27 AM IST

Since only UK residents are allowed into the country as of now, all of us would have been much safer and better off at our own homes as we could at least get some fresh air and fresh food, and be not forced to meet total strangers every time we stepped into a corridor. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Kishwar Desai | In UK quarantine, Indians pariahs even though they...

These hotel rooms cost as much as a room in the Taj in India, with meals thrown in

2 Aug 2021 2:25 AM IST

Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti speaks at the UNSC, in New York. (PTI Photo)

India as UNSC head to focus on peacekeeping and terror

India on Sunday took over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August

1 Aug 2021 11:04 PM IST

Assam security personnel stand vigil outside the Mizoram House, after Mondays inter-state border clash, in Guwahati. (PTI)

Tension palpable at Assam-Mizoram border, central forces on vigil

The situation in and around Lailapur along the interstate border remained calm with a large number of CRPF troops...

1 Aug 2021 3:57 PM IST

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, July 2, 2021, people riding bicycles and scooters wait to cross an intersection during rush hour in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets

The world's two most populous countries are among dozens that failed to provide an update on their targets

1 Aug 2021 1:31 PM IST

Microplastics can be carried hundreds or thousands of miles away from the source by ocean currents. (Photo: PTI/File)

Past climate change 'tipping points' can help us prepare for future:...

The paper explores prior research with sediment cores in the Gulf of Alaska, dust records in North Africa and ice cores...

1 Aug 2021 1:06 PM IST

Epic will not be able to create iPhone, iPad or Mac versions of its widely used Unreal Engine for powering rich graphics due to Apples actions, the company said. (Photo | AFP)

Apple's payment methods for app purchases now include UPI, RuPay, Net...

This move means that Apple users can now pay using domestic payment systems as well as international payment systems

1 Aug 2021 12:28 PM IST