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Firefighters rescue people on a boat from a flooded residential area after heavy rain shower in Chennai on November 7, 2021. (Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Intense rains in Chennai after years, PM Modi assures CM of Centre's...

Since the start of the Northeast monsoon in October, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry regions have experienced about 43 per...

8 Nov 2021 11:15 AM IST

A health worker collects swab samples of a woman for COVID-19 testing at Sunday market in wake of spike in coronavirus cases, in Jammu, on Nov. 7, 2021. (PTI)

Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 262 days

The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded...

8 Nov 2021 10:49 AM IST

It is significant that the state government has started showcasing the gallantry of its frontier villages recently with Dipa, which had taken part in the freedom movement. (Representational image: PTI)

Arunachal tribute to 'heroic villages' near China border

There are 11 Arunachal districts which share a border with China and each has a village on the international border

8 Nov 2021 8:59 AM IST

Soldiers stand guard during a search operation reportedly conducted after a tip-off about the presence of suspected militants in Bemina area of Srinagar. (TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)

Target killers back; Srinagar cop shot dead

The officials said that Jammu and Kashmir policeman Tawseef Ahmed Wani was shot and critically wounded by gunmen outside...

8 Nov 2021 7:25 AM IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu (PTI)

Congress infighting in Punjab on: Sidhu targets AG again

Mr Sidhu has been vehemently opposing the appointment of the A-G and the DGP by the new chief minister, Mr Charanjit...

8 Nov 2021 7:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to attend national executive committee meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at NDMC convention centre in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. BJP National President JP Nadda is also seen. (PTI Photo)

Modi tells partymen to become bridge of faith between government,...

Modi expressed confidence that the BJP will 'win the people's trust as it has been moving forward by taking up issues...

8 Nov 2021 12:51 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has strongly defended his controversial plan to override sections of the Brexit deal that he negotiated with the European Union, arguing that the bloc has an extreme interpretation of the treaty that could jeopardize the future of the U.K. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | Patterson row showed power of press, forced Boris to...

The sharp reaction has shown that no matter how popular the PM, the British people will not take corrupt conduct from...

7 Nov 2021 11:55 PM IST

Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a meeting during the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow. (AP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Ambiguities remain amid India's pledges at...

PM's quantitative commitments at Glasgow earlier this month require a closer look than usual

7 Nov 2021 10:55 PM IST

The researchers found that diABZI potently inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of diverse strains, including variant of concern B.1.351, by stimulating interferon signalling. (Representational image)

COVID-19 AY.4.2 variant frequency too low to be of concern, says...

The INSACOG said that AY.4.2 variant of COVID-19 is less than 0.1 percent of all of all variants of concern and variant...

7 Nov 2021 3:25 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda as they arrive to attend partys national executive committee meeting at NDMC convention centre in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (PTI/ Shahbaz Khan)

BJP's best yet to come; few parallels in Indian politics to it's...

Nadda said the party will constitute booth level committees at all 10.40 lakh polling stations by December 25 this year

7 Nov 2021 1:47 PM IST

A health workers hold a vial of Zydus Cadilas ZyCov-D Covid vaccine. (Photo: zyduscadila.com)

Centre places purchase order for Zydus Cadila's needle-free Covid...

ZyCoV-D is the first vaccine cleared by India's drug regulator for inoculation of those aged 12 years and above

7 Nov 2021 1:24 PM IST

Petrol price hiked by 40 paise/litre, diesel by 45 paise. (PTI Photo)

Total tax on petrol down to 50 pc, diesel to 40 pc after duty cuts

The retail price of petrol and diesel is decided after adding central excise, commission paid to dealers and VAT to...

7 Nov 2021 1:18 PM IST