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Customers at Janpath Market in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec 29, 2021. Non-essential shops open between 10am and 8pm on an odd-even system. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Delhi reports maximum cases of Omicron, country's tally rises to 961

Delhi recorded the maximum number of 263 cases followed by Maharashtra at 252, Gujarat 97, Rajasthan 69, Kerala 65 and...

30 Dec 2021 10:51 AM IST

The terrorists are believed to have planted the IED during the intervening night under the cover of darkness, the officials said. (Representational image: PTI)

Three terrorists killed in Anantnag encounter

The encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Wednesday at Nowgam Shahabad, in the Dooru area of...

30 Dec 2021 10:34 AM IST

A Naga holds a placard during a rally protesting the killings of fourteen civilians by Indian army soldiers earlier this month, in Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. (Photo: AP)

Govt declares entire Nagaland 'disturbed area' amid AFSPA withdrawal...

The govt has extended AFSPA for six more months with effect from December 30

30 Dec 2021 9:45 AM IST

A crowded platform at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station amid concern over rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 across the country, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Omicron will soon replace Delta as dominant global variant: Experts

The new variant was first detected in South Africa on November 11, and spread across more than 110 countries

30 Dec 2021 9:13 AM IST

The special investigation team of the Nagaland government is likely to start questioning the accused soldiers and record their statements from Thursday after getting a green signal from the army, according to sources. (Representational Image: PTI)

Army probe team visits spot of Nagaland killings; Soldiers to face SIT...

The state police had lodged an FIR against the army troopers including 21 Para (Special Forces) commandos

30 Dec 2021 8:58 AM IST

: A patient leaves after he could not be attended due to doctors protest over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling, at the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi (PTI Photo)

Patient care hit in hospitals as Delhi doctors intensify NEET stir

The stir by resident doctors in Delhi, who have been protesting over delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling, entered its 13th...

30 Dec 2021 8:53 AM IST

Shoppers, some wearing face masks as a precaution against COVID-19, crowd a marketplace in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Omicron has high immune escape potential: INSACOG

The country is gearing up to prevent another massive outbreak even though only 810 cases of the Omicron were identified...

30 Dec 2021 8:34 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Ex-babus want Peace Nobel for farmers' front

A forum of former IAS officers has come out in support of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the apex body of the farmers

30 Dec 2021 7:37 AM IST

Its no secret that millions of jobs have been lost since the onset of the pandemic and workers who are part of the informal sector, the mainstay of the Indian economy, have been very badly hit. (Representational image: PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Polarisation in pandemic times is the price we...

The narrative grabbing headlines in recent days pivots around the persistent drip-drip of hate speech against minorities

30 Dec 2021 7:30 AM IST

Defence ministry orders import ban on 351 sub-systems from December...

This is the third such list released by the MoD over the last 16 months

30 Dec 2021 6:51 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AFP)

PM Modi to open Rs 17K-cr projects in Uttarakhand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crores on...

30 Dec 2021 3:45 AM IST

RRR is a fictional take on the younger days of celebrated freedom fighters, Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetharama Raju. (Photo: Twitter/@RRRMovie)

'RRR' sticks to its release date despite Delhi theatres shutdown

'RRR' features a stellar cast including Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Jr. NTR, and Ram Charan

29 Dec 2021 4:12 PM IST