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A medical worker collects swab sample of a passenger for Covid-19 test amid fear of spread of Omicron varaint, at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow. (PTI /Nand Kumar)

Amid Omicron scare, high 'seropositivity' rate should help India, says...

Waves can happen even without a new variant, he said

11 Dec 2021 12:26 PM IST

Pinaka extended range successfully tests at Pokhran Range (ANI)

DRDO successfully tests extended range Pinaka at Pokhran Range

Pinaka - ER is the upgraded version of the earlier version of Pinaka which has been in service with the Indian Army for...

11 Dec 2021 11:55 AM IST

A staffer conducts thermal screening of a passenger at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, in Mumbai. (PTI)

Second Omicron case reported in Delhi; tally in India rises to 33

The patient, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight...

11 Dec 2021 11:36 AM IST

A health workers conducts thermal screening of a passenger at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport amid concern over Omicron variant of coronavirus, in Ahmedabad (PTI)

India's active COVID-19 cases decline to 93,277, lowest in 559 days

The daily rise in new coronavirus cases has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 44 days now

11 Dec 2021 11:00 AM IST

Rescue officals at the spot where an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Bodies of five more armed forces personnel killed in IAF chopper crash...

The mortal remains of the five personnel were released to close family members this morning, said a senior military...

11 Dec 2021 10:43 AM IST

Supporters of Socialist Unity Centre of India shout anti government slogans as they protest over the killing of 14 civilians by Indian security forces in Nagaland days before, in Siliguri. (Diptendu DUTTA / AFP)

Nagaland convenes a special Assembly session over AFSPA

The decision to hold the special Assembly session was taken by the core committee on the Naga political issue headed by...

11 Dec 2021 9:47 AM IST

West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee. (PTI)

Centre denies nod to Mamata for Nepal visit

It is true that the Centre did not give permission to the CM for her Nepal visit on an invitation. This is nothing but...

11 Dec 2021 1:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi: Need global norms for crypto and social media

The Prime Minister also called for improving democratic practices and enhancing inclusion and transparency

11 Dec 2021 1:48 AM IST

J&K Bank staf suspended over inappropriate' emoji on Bipin Rawat's...

The contents are purely defamatory and not in consonance with conduct rules of the services of an employee and...

11 Dec 2021 1:38 AM IST

A PTI news agency report said that the terrorists could be part of BAT team, who had infiltrated into this side of LoC to attack an Army listening post. (Representational image)

Two cops shot dead by militants in J&K's Bandipore

The police said gunmen, believed to be militants, targeted the policemen in Bandipore

11 Dec 2021 1:32 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | The power of imagination: Science, myths must...

Epics, myths, narratives enrich the imagination and a culture. Science merely and heroically endeavours to understand...

10 Dec 2021 11:47 PM IST

Firemen and rescue workers stand next to the debris of an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on December 8, 2021. (Photo:AFP)

Shobha De | Copter crash: Too many questions unanswered

Far too many unanswered questions arise about the dramatic crash, that may never be answered convincingly

10 Dec 2021 11:46 PM IST