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People injured in poll violence sit by the side of a road as a vehicle is set on fire by locals during Panchayat polls in Nadia district of West Bengal. (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on West Bengal's plea against CBI...

The Calcutta high court had directed CBI to investigate cases of murder and violence against women that took place...

29 Sept 2021 7:29 AM IST

The captured militant has been identified as 19-year-old Ali Babar Patra. (By arrangement)

Pak militant captured alive by Army at LoC

The captured militant is being interrogated at a military base in Uri

29 Sept 2021 7:12 AM IST

CPM leader and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, whose photograph is on right, addresses an election campaign wearing a mask in Kochi, on March 27, 2021. The southern state goes to polls on April 6 to elect members to its state legislature. (AP/R S Iyer)

Dilip Cherian | Kerala first state to appoint point man for diaspora,...

The bureaucracy in India moves at a slow pace is a truth that needs no explanation

29 Sept 2021 2:57 AM IST

Former US President George W. Bush had gone a step further. He saw Australia not as a deputy sheriff but as a sheriff. (AFP Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Quad, AUKUS challenge: How will China respond?

Nearly 20 years ago John Howard, Australian Prime Minister from 1996 to 2007, described his country as America's deputy...

29 Sept 2021 2:49 AM IST

: Rajya Sabha MP KC Venugopal felicitates newly joined Congress member Kanhaiya Kumar and MLA Jignesh Mewani, who extended his support to the party, at AICC in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mewani join Congress

The former JNU student leader also contested against Union Minister Giriraj Singh in Bihar's Begusarai LS seat in the...

28 Sept 2021 6:15 PM IST

The Instagram Reels will have the same vertical and full-screen format as regular Reel uploads. (Photo: PTI)

Facebook halts plans for 'Instagram Kids' app after criticism

In the blog post and series of accompanying tweets, Mosseri blamed the critics for misunderstanding the purpose of the...

28 Sept 2021 5:43 PM IST

Gold prices edged higher on Monday, holding above the key $1,800-per-ounce level. (PTI Photo)

Gold declines Rs 54, silver tumbles Rs 573 on global cues

In the international market, gold was trading lower at USD 1,743 per ounce and silver was flat at USD 22.37 per ounce

28 Sept 2021 4:00 PM IST

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu. (Photo: PTI)

Sidhu resigns as Punjab PCC President, gives Congress a jolt

In a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Navjot Singh Sidhu, however, said he will continue to serve the party

28 Sept 2021 3:40 PM IST

The known effects of smoking that the analysis identified included worse lung function and a higher risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Smoking may increase risk of COVID-19 severity, death, study finds

The latest study is first of its kind to pool observational and genetic data on smoking and COVID-19

28 Sept 2021 2:40 PM IST

A health worker carries vials of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a health centre in New Dehi. (Photo: AFP)

WHO's emergency use authorisation for Covaxin further delayed: Sources

The Strategic Advisory Group of Expert on Immunization (SAGE) will be meeting on October 5 on EUA to Covaxin

28 Sept 2021 2:07 PM IST

The virus is known to persist in the GI tract despite clearance of the virus from upper airways and lungs. (Twitter)

Covid virus expected to continue to transmit for a very long time: WHO

Populations where more people were previously infected and where vaccination coverage is high are expected to be less...

28 Sept 2021 1:44 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the 17th Formation Day celebrations of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (PTI /Atul Yadav)

India handled COVID-19 in best possible way despite limited resources:...

Shah said the government's approach is to ensure zero loss of life during any disaster and it has been successful to a...

28 Sept 2021 1:19 PM IST