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Both General Yahya Khan and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), did not want a federal government to be headed by Sheikh Mujibur Rehman of the predominantly East Pakistan-based Awami League. (Twitter)

Manish Tewari | November 21st, 1971

On March 25, 1971, the West Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight massacring

21 Nov 2021 2:21 AM IST

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait with farmers at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Farmers to go ahead with their protests

Demands statutory guarantee for a fair MSP, withdrawal of cases against the protesting farmers and compensation for...

21 Nov 2021 1:26 AM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot along with senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot. (PTI file photo)

Rajasthan cabinet to have 12 new faces, 5 from Pilot camp

The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government will have a total of 30 ministers, including 18 who had resigned earlier

21 Nov 2021 1:10 AM IST

John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer in Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee By Amit Ranjan. (Amazon Photo)

Book Review | Discovering the Oz author who was lawyer for Rani of...

In his short life of 48 years, John Lang produced 23 novels, one travelogue, some plays and five volumes of poetry

20 Nov 2021 7:57 PM IST

Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute By Maroof Raza. (Amazon photo)

Book Review | Crouching Elephant, Hidden Dragon: This history is not...

The resulting shortcomings in dealing with the Chinese have cost India dearly in terms of its security and progress

20 Nov 2021 7:55 PM IST

Karunanidhi: A Life By A.S. Panneerselvan. (Amazon Photo)

Book Review | Truths about M. Karunanidhi & perspectives on Tamil...

One of the key takeaways in the book is the articulation of Karunanidhi's position vis-a-vis the Sri Lankan Tamil issue

20 Nov 2021 7:52 PM IST

Harris is the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States; no woman has ever been president in the countrys nearly 250-year history. (AP Photo)

Harris became first woman to be acting US President as Biden underwent...

Presidential power has been transferred to the vice president before, when President George W. Bush had colonoscopies in...

20 Nov 2021 3:41 PM IST

Licensed practical nurse Yokasta Castro, of Warwick, R.I., draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a mass vaccination clinic, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass. U.S. regulators have opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all and more adults, Friday, Nov. 19, letting them choose another dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. (AP)

US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+

Under the new rules, anyone 18 or older can choose either a Pfizer or Moderna booster six months after their last dose

20 Nov 2021 3:32 PM IST

Clean road of Indore. (Twitter)

Indore cleanest city for 5th time in row in Centre's annual...

Second and third positions in the cleanest city category of the Swachh Survekshan Awards, were secured by Surat and...

20 Nov 2021 1:18 PM IST

Jyotiraditya Scindia (PTI)

Scindia urges States, UTs to reduce VAT on jet fuel to increase air...

The Minister said that Indian aviation industry has overcome many challenges to become one of the world's most lucrative...

20 Nov 2021 12:58 PM IST

All norms of State & Central Government regarding COVID-19 including social distancing, sanitization etc should be followed in trains and at the Railway stations, said the release.

IRCTC announces various special trains to clear extra rush during...

The bookings for the trains will open from November 20, 2021, at all Passenger Reservation System Counters and IRCTC...

20 Nov 2021 12:56 PM IST

A BMC health worker conducts thermal screening of outstation passengers for COVID-19 testing at Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

India logs 10,302 fresh Covid cases, 267 more deaths; active cases dip...

The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.29 per cent, the highest since March last year

20 Nov 2021 11:02 AM IST