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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during A.B. Vajpayee Memorial Lecture (Photo credit: Twitter)

Pokhran nuclear tests Vajpayee's most enduring contribution', says...

There is no question that he was the transformational leader when it came to Indian foreign policy, Jaishankar pointed...

26 Dec 2020 12:30 AM IST

Christians on the screen attend an online Christmas service for social distancing and a precaution against the coronavirus at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, December. 25, 2020. (AP/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea reports record virus surge on Christmas Day

The nation has been held up as a model of how to combat the virus, but Friday saw a record 1,241 new infections

25 Dec 2020 1:11 PM IST

Christian devotees take part in a mass service on the eve of Christmas, in Mumbai on December 24, 2020. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

Karan Thapar | Christmas, like Diwali, is a special day in India

The attempt to redesignate Christmas is likely to be more hurtful to India's Christians than the 2014 redesignation as...

25 Dec 2020 7:37 AM IST

Farmers during their protest against the Centers new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. (PTI)

Centre extends fresh invite to protesting farmer unions

The government had earlier written to the farmers' unions on Sunday, inviting them for the sixth round of talks as per...

25 Dec 2020 6:45 AM IST

A medical staff member conducts a COVID-19 rapid test on a bicycle rider at a drive-through testing site. (Representational Image: AP)

New coronavirus strain may replace the old one, say experts

The biggest worry is the status of the vaccines due to the emerging new strains

25 Dec 2020 6:44 AM IST

People to check their names on the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Kamrup. (PTI Photo)

Most of Assam's 19 lakh NRC rejects can cast votes in 2021 polls

Unless foreigners tribunal declares a person as foreigner, his or her name will be there in the voter list even after...

24 Dec 2020 5:00 AM IST

AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi addresses media persons on Bihar election results at his residence in Hyderabad, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (PTI)

NPR first step towards NRC: Owaisi

Owaisi reacts to Census India's directive

24 Dec 2020 4:48 AM IST

Bharat Biotech has been asked to submit more details to the subject committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for a review (AFP)

Bharat Biotech sends Phase-2 study results of Covaxin trial

Altogether, the data of human trials on 26,000 volunteers has to be submitted by the company to the subject committee

24 Dec 2020 4:39 AM IST

Farmers shout slogans at Singhu border during their Delhi Chalo protest march against the Centres new farm laws, in New Delhi (PTI)

Farmers ask Didi to join their stir

Many farmers had an interaction on the telephone with Mamata Banerjee who assured them of her full solidarity with their...

24 Dec 2020 4:17 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | Christmas '91: The day Red Flag was lowered

For most of that decade, Russia teetered on the brink with Yeltsin's mood swings worsened by the alcoholic haze he was...

24 Dec 2020 12:00 AM IST

Why are fat cats being so reckless in Covid times?

I know of so many people who have been organising totally avoidable public gatherings and events with a...

24 Dec 2020 12:00 AM IST

BJPs DDC polls in-charge Anurag Thakur along with BJP Mahila Morcha members after the partys candidate performance in the elections, at party office in Jammu, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (PTI)

J&K elections: Gupkar alliance makes it big but BJP's vote share is...

Counting was suspended in 2 constituencies- Drugmulla in Kupwara and Hajin-A in Bandipore - over citizenship issue of 2...

23 Dec 2020 11:45 PM IST