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The Union ministry of electronics and IT (MeITY) is learnt to have sought a clarification from the Facebook following recent revelations by whistle-blower Frances Haugen. (AFP file photo)

Facebook Messenger to get built-in bill splitting feature

The feature could be useful for situations like divvying up a restaurant bill with your friends or splitting a bill with...

5 Dec 2021 11:18 AM IST

Soldiers ride past the main town in a convoy in Kohima, capital of Nagaland, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (AP/Yirmiyan Arthur)

16 civilians gunned down in Nagaland as Army anti-militant operation...

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who was in New Delhi, announced a high-level Special Investigation Team probe into...

5 Dec 2021 11:14 AM IST

A health worker collects swab sample of a commuter for COVID-19 test, amid fear of the spreading of a new variant of COVID-19, at KSR railway station in Bengaluru, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (PTI)

India adds 8,895 new COVID-19 cases, records 2,796 deaths as Bihar...

Kerala also cleared a backlog of 263 deaths due to which the nation's death tally is showing a spike

5 Dec 2021 10:47 AM IST

A man is seen standing on the ledge of a building as smog envelopes the horizon in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Delhi's air quality remains stagnant in 'very poor' category

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi on Sunday morning was recorded at 309

5 Dec 2021 10:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 6 appreciated the states efforts in the administration of vaccines. (Representational image: PTI)

Himachal Pradesh becomes first fully COVID-19 vaccinated state:...

A special function is being organised to honour COVID-19 workers at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in...

5 Dec 2021 10:29 AM IST

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

Omicron will be in major cities but with mild symptoms: Former CSIR...

As per the WHO, the first known confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen collected on November 9 this year

5 Dec 2021 9:29 AM IST

Kangana Ranaut (PTI)

Don't belong to any party, will campaign for nationalists: Kangana...

Ranaut also said that she hoped Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will make efforts for people to see the 'actual...

5 Dec 2021 9:06 AM IST

Bharatiya Kisan Union Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait addresses a press conference after farmers meeting at Singhu Border, in New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (PTI/Atul Yadav)

Farmers' protest: SKM forms panel for talks with government

Several farmer leaders had gathered near the Singhu border on Saturday to discuss and deliberate upon the future course...

5 Dec 2021 8:36 AM IST

Several pacts in defence, trade, energy and other sectors will be inked on Monday after talks between President Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening as well as the 2+2 talks at the foreign and defence ministerial level between the two nations earlier in the day on Monday morning. (AP)

Ahead of Putin visit, government clears plan to make 5 lakh AK-203...

This is two days ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi for the 21st Annual Bilateral Summit

5 Dec 2021 6:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami during the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of multiple projects, in Dehradun, Saturday, December 4, 2021. (PTI)

PM Modi launches, lays foundation stone for Rs.18,000 crore projects...

Mr Modi started his speech by greeting people in Garhwali language and ended the speech by reciting a poem dedicated to...

5 Dec 2021 6:46 AM IST

The need of the hour is to educate the public on the effectiveness of masks as two in three Indians are still wearing cloth masks that provide limited protection from Covid-19. (DC file photo)

One in 3 Indians continue to step out without masks: Survey

The survey, conducted in April, received more than 25,000 responses from citizens residing in 364 districts of India

5 Dec 2021 6:41 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | Stolen naps and other secrets from the library

The library was a large quiet hall full of bookshelves with the librarian in a cubicle near the door and a couple of...

5 Dec 2021 1:46 AM IST