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Former Union minister Margaret Alva (File photo)

Opposition parties nominate Margaret Alva for V-P

Announcing the decision, Mr Pawar said that 17 Opposition parties have unanimously decided on Ms Alva's name

18 July 2022 12:16 AM IST

Conservative party leadership contender Liz Truss looks on before the live television debate for the candidates for leadership of the Conservative party, hosted by Channel 4 in London, Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | In race to elect next UK PM, are women meant to steal...

Some rumours are floating around that a few of these candidates were selected in order to ensure that Liz Truss does not...

17 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

Girls display their arms painted with message Ranil go home referring to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the protest site in Colombo. (AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Keep race, religion out in a Sri Lankan revival...

It's a moot point whether Colombo would have placed itself at Beijing's mercy to this extent if it had not been for the...

17 July 2022 11:31 PM IST

A healthcare worker administers a booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary on the first day of a 75-day special drive for free vaccination against Covid-19, in Guwahati. (PTI)

PM Modi hails India's 200 crore COVID vaccination feat

98 per cent of the adult population has received at least one dose while 90 per cent have been fully vaccinated

17 July 2022 1:44 PM IST

PV Sindhu poses on the podium following her victory against Chinas Wang Zhiyi in their womens final match at the Singapore Badminton Open in Singapore on July 17, 2022. (Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

Sindhu clinches Singapore Open title, her third trophy of 2022

Sindhu managed to stay strong in the key moments to come up trumps against Wang, the reigning Asian Championships gold...

17 July 2022 1:30 PM IST

The last round of talks between the Indian Army and the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) took place on March 11. (Representational image: ANI)

Eastern Ladakh row: India, China to hold 16th round of military talks...

The talks are scheduled to take place at the Chushul Moldo meeting point on the Indian side of the LAC in the region

17 July 2022 11:41 AM IST

The Pakistan High Commission in India, in a goodwill gesture, has issued a three-month visa to Varma, who was only 15 years old when her family moved to India during the Partition in 1947. (Image credit: Facebook)

90-year-old Indian woman revisits Pakistan after 75 years to see her...

Varma, who is from Pune, said her family was living on the Devi College Road in Rawalpindi when the Partition took place

17 July 2022 11:09 AM IST

IndiGo announces deeper pay cuts of up to 35 per cent for senior employees. (AFP Photo)

IndiGo Sharjah - Hyderabad flight diverted to Karachi after technical...

Airline said that an additional flight will be sent to Karachi to fly the passengers to Hyderabad

17 July 2022 10:33 AM IST

These units drawn from the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and the SSB were sent to the Kashmir Valley after the Centre abrogated Article 370 provisions in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: File)

J&K: ITBP jawan shoots 3 colleagues before killing self at camp in J&K

The injured personnel have been admitted to a hospital, and are out of danger, the previous official had said

17 July 2022 9:57 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankar. Dhankhar has been chosen as the BJP-led NDAs candidate for vice-presidential elections in 2022. (PTI Photo)

BJP picks WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for Vice-President poll

BJP's strength in Parliament makes Dhankhar's win a foregone conclusion

17 July 2022 7:43 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inauguration of Bundelkhand Expressway, in Jalaun, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Freebie culture dangerous for country: Modi

Modi asserted that those with freebies culture will never build new expressways, new airports or defence corridors

17 July 2022 2:09 AM IST

A still from the Welsh National Operas Migrations which depicts the experience of Indian doctors working in the NHS featuring Natasha Agarwal as Neera and Jamal Andreas as Jai. (Credit: Craig Fuller)

Shreya Sen-Handley | The unsung benefit of pursuing the arts

The arts and sciences aren't combatants. When born of creative minds, they are complementary

17 July 2022 12:15 AM IST