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Veteran Trinamool Congress leader Sadhan Pande (Twitter/@PandeSadhan)

West Bengal minister and veteran TMC leader Sadhan Pande dies at 71

Pande was a five-time MLA from Burtola constituency in North Kolkata till 2011, when TMC came to power in the state

20 Feb 2022 1:08 PM IST

Russian marines take their position during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus. (AP)

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

The number of Russian ground units, the battalion tactical groups, in the border area had grown to as many as 125, up...

20 Feb 2022 12:16 PM IST

A health worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary, at a vaccination centre, in Gurugram, Saturday, February 19, 2022. (PTI)

Active COVID-19 cases in India decline

A total of 19,968 cases have been reported in a day while the death toll climbed to 5,11,903 with 673 fresh fatalities

20 Feb 2022 10:20 AM IST

Citizens undergo thermal screening as they wait to cast their votes a polling station during Punjab Assembly elections, in Jalandhar, Sunday, Feb 20, 2022. Polling is underway for all 117 seats in Punjab. (PTI)

Punjab Assembly elections: 17.77 percent voting till 11 am

A total of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women and two transgenders, are in the fray for the high-stake electoral...

20 Feb 2022 9:55 AM IST

Cover image of the book Afghanistan: The New Great Game Edited by Alok Bansal. (Twitter)

Book Review | Who's who in the New Great Game that has started in...

The US abandoning Afghanistan to let it fall to the Taliban is one of the greatest catastrophes of the 21st century

20 Feb 2022 3:45 AM IST

The country saw over 90,000 total hospital admissions for children 17 years old and under from August 1, 2020 to January 13, 2022, CDC data showed. (Representational Image/AP)

Ranjona Banerji | In India's hospitals, don't expect end-of-life care

We have learnt as a family that what we lack most terribly in India is geriatric care and an understanding of the last...

20 Feb 2022 3:01 AM IST

Students of government Pre-University college in Kundapur town wearing hijab arrive at their college in Udupi district in Karnataka. (Dinesh Rayappana Matt / AFP file)

Pavan K. Varma | Our duty is to put back nuance in hijab debate

The hijab dispute is now sub judice, and is being heard by the Karnataka high court

20 Feb 2022 2:36 AM IST

Cover image of the book The Rossogolla Murders by Debeshi Gooptu. (Twitter)

Book Review | Murders, served with dollops of laughter

Dolly is suspected of one of the murders and it is up to Mini to don the sleuth's hat and clear her friend's name

20 Feb 2022 2:30 AM IST

Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar. (DC Image)

Anita Katyal | Shah, Digvijaya share this habit; Ashwani's beef...

Ashwani Kumar who quit the Congress last week, spoke eloquently about how the Congress policies did not reflect the...

20 Feb 2022 2:08 AM IST

Cover image of the book Cat People Edited by Devapriya Roy. (Twitte)

Book Review | Feline mystique! How one cat can change your world

It's a collection of essays and fictions by cat lovers

20 Feb 2022 2:02 AM IST

The NIA plea to invoke Section 16 and Section 18 of The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 was accepted by the court. (Representational image: PTI)

NIA raids 9 J&K locations as part of terror probe

The raids were carried out in connection with the cases of recovery of an IED from Bhatindi area of Jammu in June last...

20 Feb 2022 1:10 AM IST

An employee on election duty casts her vote using Postal Ballot Paper, a day before Punjab Assembly elections, in Jalandhar, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Punjab all set to cast its vote today in 4-cornered contest

16 Uttar Pradesh districts to see battle for votes in 3rd phase

20 Feb 2022 1:07 AM IST