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There is really no way we can prevent the rest of the world from taking interest in our domestic affairs, especially if we wish to be at the high table of the international community. (Photo:AP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | The siege within: India and the foreign hand'

The ruling BJP sees comments from global celebrities in support of the ongoing farmers' protests as part of a deep...

11 Feb 2021 4:14 AM IST

A girl reacts as a health worker wearing protective gear prepares to collect her swab sample to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at sample collection centre in Hyderabad on October 29, 2020.(AFP)

Declining trend in new Covid cases continues in India

Over 33 states and UTs have reported less than 5,000 active cases in the last 24 hours

11 Feb 2021 3:11 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Modi promises Canadian PM to do his best on vaccine supply

The PM also assured his Canadian counterpart of collaboration on climate change and global economic recovery

11 Feb 2021 3:02 AM IST

The conduct of Tropex is being overseen by Naval Headquarters with the participation of all three Indian Navy commands and the Tri-Services Command in Port Blair. DC Image

Indian Navy's largest wargames, Tropex, underway in Indian Ocean

This exercise is aimed at validating the coastal defence setup, that was entirely revamped after the 26/11 terror...

11 Feb 2021 2:07 AM IST

A screen capture of one of the accounts that Twitter withheld (Image source: Twitter)

Comply with laws in India, take strong action against campaigns aimed...

The government questioned Twitter that allows fake and unverified accounts and questions its commitment to transparency

11 Feb 2021 1:40 AM IST

In this image from video, protesters flash the three-fingered salute as they march in Yangon, Myanmar Saturday, February 6, 2021. (AP)

Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup

Protesters seeking freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi and other party members detained by the military

11 Feb 2021 1:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (LSTV/PTI Photo)

Congress is a divided and confused party: Modi

Mr Modi again used the andolanjeevi jibe to target protesting farmers, which he had used in his speech in the Rajya...

11 Feb 2021 12:47 AM IST

Members of World Health Organization team depart from the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital after a field visit in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province on Saturday, January 30, 2021. (AP/Ng Han Guan)

What the WHO coronavirus experts learned in Wuhan

The visit was politically sensitive for China which is concerned about any allegations it didn't handle the initial...

10 Feb 2021 9:45 PM IST

The crime branch traced and arrested 10 Nepalese nationals who had obtained Aadhaar cards (Picture used for representational purposes only)

Ten Nepalese nationals held for obtaining Aadhaar

It was found found that they had helped foreign nationals including those from Nepal and Bangladesh and some Non...

10 Feb 2021 7:31 PM IST

Chinese troops made a second failed attempt on Monday to capture the peaks on the southern banks of Pangong Tso. (PTI Photo)

Chinese, Indian border troops start disengagement in eastern Ladakh:...

There was no comment from the Indian side on the statement made by the Chinese defence ministry spokesperson Colonel Wu...

10 Feb 2021 6:37 PM IST

Screen capture from the shortfilm titled Bittu by a Mumbai based director Director Karishma Dev Dube is now advanced advanced to the next round in Best Live Action Short Film segment of the 93rd Academy Awards

'Bittu' team celebrates 'proud moment' as film advances to next round...

It's every filmmaker's dream to be recognised by the AMPAS Academy, and I'm overwhelmed by the gratitude, said Director...

10 Feb 2021 6:24 PM IST

An act of sexual penetration by an adult on a minor under 15 will be considered a rape, said Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti

French government seeks to set age for sexual consent at 15

A push to set France's first age of consent three years ago in the wake of the global #MeToo movement failed amid legal...

10 Feb 2021 5:53 PM IST