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A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at a station in Mumbai. (Representative Photo:PTI)

India reports 38,667 new coronavirus cases, 478 fresh fatalities

The ministry said the country has now reported less than 50,000 daily new cases for 48 consecutive days

14 Aug 2021 10:55 AM IST

Ms Banerjee got a call from Mr Modi in the afternoon as she was going to visit Amta in Howrah. (PTI)

PM Modi unveils scrappage policy for automobiles

Under this policy, people who give their old vehicle for turning it into scrap will be given a certificate by the...

14 Aug 2021 8:55 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Curry trouble in England A storm over Indian cuisine

Language evolves and the healthier the language is, the more prone it is to adaptation, evolution, flexibility

14 Aug 2021 8:52 AM IST

Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. The Taliban captured the provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken over a weeklong blitz across Afghanistan as the U.S. and NATO prepare to withdraw entirely from the country after decades of war. (AP/Gulabuddin Amiri)

Syed Ata Hasnain | If the Taliban succeeds, regional chaos to follow

Pakistan was forced to assist in the global war on terror against the very same elements it had created

14 Aug 2021 7:36 AM IST

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Photo: PTI File)

Assam Assembly passes Cattle Protection Bill

No person shall directly or indirectly sell or offer or expose for sale or buy beef or beef products in any form except...

14 Aug 2021 2:49 AM IST

Windows 11 testers can now try out one-to-one and group audio or video calling in Microsoft Teams. (ANI Photo)

Windows 11 getting revamped snipping tool, calculator, mail apps

Microsoft is also updating its mail and calendar apps in Windows 11 to match the operating system's new visual style

13 Aug 2021 4:28 PM IST

Walmarts Flipkart eyes alcohol delivery foray with Indian startup, letters show. (PTI Photo)

Flipkart expands grocery shops to Tamil Nadu, Kerala

Flipkart has sharpened its focus on scaling up this category with sellers, brands and farmers

13 Aug 2021 4:02 PM IST

Facebook also intends to add podcast clips feature going forward that will allow listeners to create and share snippets of podcast episodes. (Photo: PTI)

Facebook delays return to office for employees until January

Tech giants including Alphabet Inc's Google, Uber Tech Inc have also said all their US employees have to be vaccinated...

13 Aug 2021 1:47 PM IST

A Russian medical worker adminsters a shot of Russias experimental Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia. Russian health authorities have launched advanced trials of the vaccine among 40,000 volunteers, a randomized, placebo-controlled study. (AP)

US approves extra COVID vaccine for those with weak immune systems

FDA determined that transplant recipients and others with a similar level of compromised immunity can receive a third...

13 Aug 2021 12:38 PM IST

A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in Mumbai on August 12, 2021. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

COVID-19: Mumbai reports first death due to Delta Plus variant

It is the second death due to this variant in the state as it had claimed the life of an 80-year-old woman from...

13 Aug 2021 12:14 PM IST

Indian paramilitary soldiers keep guard near the site of a grenade attack at a busy market in Srinagar, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP/Mukhtar Khan)

Boy killed, 7 family members injured in grenade blast at BJP leader's...

The sources said that it could be a grenade attack by separatist militants but added that the investigations were...

13 Aug 2021 11:48 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts with member of the press, via video conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Twitter 'biased platform', follows what govt's says: Rahul Gandhi

A Twitter spokesperson said the microblogging site it will continue to take proactive action if its rules are violated

13 Aug 2021 11:41 AM IST