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Youngsters sit on railway tracks to protest against the Agnipath scheme, in Buxar, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Centre, Tuesday announced the short-term recruitment plan to enlist young citizens into the armed forces. (PTI)

Protests against Agnipath scheme continue in Bihar; road, rail traffic...

In Muzaffarpur town, a large number of Army aspirants vented their ire by placing burning tyres on the roads

16 Jun 2022 11:37 AM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample from a man to test for COVID-19 during a weekend lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Jammu. (AP/Channi Anand)

Sharp spike in daily COVID tally, India reports over 12,000 new cases...

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.35 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was at 2.38 per cent

16 Jun 2022 10:44 AM IST

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Biden's chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci tests COVID positive, has...

Biden's chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci tests COVID positive, has mild symptoms

16 Jun 2022 9:40 AM IST

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and DMK leader T. R. Baalu during a press conference after the opposition leaders meeting regarding upcoming Presidential elections, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Opposition scrambles to field joint Prez candidate

Opposition leaders will again meet on June 21 to finalise their common candidate for the President's post

16 Jun 2022 1:47 AM IST

The latest shock that threatens to cast doubts on the results of matches in IPL 2019 will probably be lived down as no players or team owners or officials have been named. (Representational Image/ DC)

AA EDIT | IPL in $6 billion heaven

The IPL has built up momentum over 15 years, defying all negatives, including the fan fatigue factor

16 Jun 2022 12:03 AM IST

Nearly 2.45 lakh migrant labourers have been sent in 192 trains to various states. (PTI Photo)

AA EDIT | Fill rail, govt vacancies to keep promises to people

As per the Union government spokesperson, one million people are likely to get appointment orders in the next...

15 Jun 2022 11:58 PM IST

Civilian volunteers attend a training camp of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces in Brovary, northeast of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 21, 2022. (/Felipe Dana/AP File)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Arms and the West: Global effect of the war in...

The ongoing European conflict is a grand opportunity for the arms makers, suppliers and middlemen to make their mega...

15 Jun 2022 11:47 PM IST

Police detain a Congress worker during a protest outside the AICC office against summoning of party leader Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). (PTI)

Government blocking political activities, will face consequences:...

Ashok Gehlot said these past eight years would be marked as the 'black chapter in India's history'

15 Jun 2022 1:59 PM IST

There were only three bidders this year -- Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio -- against seven bidders during the last spectrum auction in 2016. (PTI file photo)

Cabinet gives nod for 5G auctions; 72097.8 MHz spectrum to be put on...

The bidders would be given an option to surrender the spectrum after 10 years with no future liabilities with respect to...

15 Jun 2022 12:48 PM IST

K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal (ANI)

Cracks in Mamata Banerjee-led 'opposition meet' for Presidential polls

The leaders who would likely to take part in the meeting include HD Deve Gowda, HD Kumaraswamy and Mehbooba Mufti

15 Jun 2022 11:23 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during her visit to Darjeeling. (PTI Photo)

Mamata, Opposition in a huddle over Presidential polls

Mamata arrives in Delhi to galvanise opposition effors

15 Jun 2022 7:33 AM IST

Various religious leaders pray for peace and harmony in the country, during a press conference organised by All India Ekta Foundation, regarding recent protests against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks about Prophet Mohammad, in Kolkata, Monday, June 13, 2022. (PTI)

Anand K. Sahay | Will Modi's balancing act work as world eyes India?

The Nupur Sharma affair stinks, and the handling of the matter by the BJP and the Narendra Modi government is less than...

14 Jun 2022 11:55 PM IST