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Much of the loss was in the Amazon, including new areas that were deliberately cleared. (AFP file photo)

Sharp increase in destruction of virgin forest in 2020

Tropical forests continue to disappear rapidly, threatening irreparable losses to Earth's crucial biodiversity

31 March 2021 1:50 PM IST

A staff member of the Rajawadi Hospital holds a vial of Covishield, AstraZenecas Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine made by Indias Serum Institute, in Mumbai. (AFP)

DCGI extends shelf life of Covishield from 6 to 9 months

In a letter to the Serum Institute, DCGI said it is permitted to apply the shelf life of nine months to unlabelled vials...

31 March 2021 12:25 PM IST

An elderly woman is inoculated with a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 at a vaccination center set up at the University Olympic Stadium in Coyoacan neighborhood, in Mexico City on March 30, 2021. (CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP)

Germany halts AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s over clot risks

The cities of Berlin and Munich, as well as Brandenburg state had announced earlier that they were suspending the...

31 March 2021 11:41 AM IST

This handout from the Royal Thai Army taken and released on March 30, 2021 shows an injured Myanmar refugee being transported via an ambulance to a hospital in Mae Sam Lap, after crossing the Salween river from the Myanmar side while fleeing from air strikes in Myanmars eastern Karen state. (Handout / ROYAL THAI ARMY / AFP)

US orders diplomats out of Myanmar as violence spirals

Around 3,000 people fled through the jungle to seek safety across the border in Thailand after the weekend strikes

31 March 2021 11:15 AM IST

While speaking to media persons before entering the NCBs office on Tuesday, Khan said he was not detained and he had himself come to meet the anti-drug agencys officers. (Image credit: Twitter)

NCB arrests actor Ajaz Khan in drugs case

His name had cropped up during the interrogation of arrested drug peddler Shadab Batata

31 March 2021 11:00 AM IST

It is significant that the Mizoram government had also issued guidelines directing officials to provide shelter to those coming from Myanmar after the violence. (Representational image: Twitter/@APRRN_)

Manipur lifts order to deny food, aid for Myanmar refugees

The situation along the international border with Myanmar in Manipur and Mizoram still remains very fluid

31 March 2021 8:33 AM IST

A.G. Noorani | India in Nato? Is New Delhi ready for such a major...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, headquartered in Brussels, has long been in a reflective mood regarding its own...

31 March 2021 7:42 AM IST

No wonder Britains response was limited to grieving rhetoric when Beijing imposed sanctions on five ruling Conservative Party MPs, two peers, a barrister and an academic. (AFP file photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Weak Britain reluctant to confront aggressive...

Ramping up criticism of Beijing not only risks deterring future Chinese investment but could undermine British...

31 March 2021 7:25 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister of State Vellamvelly Muraleedharan and BJP candidate E Sreedharan (R) waves at the crowd during an election campaign rally for Assembly polls in Palakkad constituency. (Photo: PTI)

As Judas betrayed Jesus, LDF has deceived people of Kerala: PM Modi

The Prime Minister also raised the Sabarimala issue accusing the LDF government of unleashing lathis on innocent...

31 March 2021 6:53 AM IST

As per the Union health ministry, the presence of foreign mutant variants of Covid-19 in the country is low. (Photo: PTI)

COVID-19 situation going from bad to worse: Centre

271 deaths and 56,211 cases were detected in the last 24 hours

31 March 2021 6:52 AM IST

It appears that many Indians are not primarily voting on the basis of issues like the economy and their own well-being as measured by data provided by the government. (Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | India headed in wrong direction: Is it too late to...

We have become as much of a religious state as Pakistan and this is a fact

30 March 2021 1:16 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | NRIs a master race'? It's not they who are special

The NRIs who talk at our Pravasi Bharatiya melas hardly remit any money back home, but they talk a lot telling us what...

30 March 2021 1:14 AM IST