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- India
Pollution levels that dipped during 2020 lockdown threaten to bounce back: CSE
New Delhi: With the levels of pollution rising this year, the downward dip, induced by the hard lockdown phases of the pandemic in 2020, will not persist, a new analysis of regional…
- Sports
SA vs Ind: Virat brings different dynamic to game, says Dean Elgar
Cape Town: South Africa skipper Dean Elgar on Monday termed India captain Virat Kohli as a ‘world class player’ who brings a different dynamic to the game. India and South Africa will…
- India
Haryana: Schools to soon introduce classes on Bhagwad Gita
It will be almost one month since Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that from the next academic session, students will be taught to recite ‘shlokas’ of the Bhagawad Gita in…
- India
70-km-long walkathon in Nagaland demanding repeal of AFSPA
Dimapur: Hundreds of Nagas from different walks of life on Monday joined the two-day walkathon from Nagaland’s commercial hub Dimapur to state capital Kohima, a distance of more than 70 km, demanding…
- Pakistan
Minorities in India targeted by extremist groups: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday alleged that minorities in India were being targeted by extremist groups and warned that such an agenda “is a real and present threat” to…
- India
UP: Two arrested for displaying ‘Hindus-only’ posters along Ganga river
Two Bajrang Dal leaders were arrested by the Varanasi police for displaying posters with a message that “Only Hindus should visit ghats along the river Ganga”. The two, identified as Rajan Gupta…
- India
Defence minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under home quarantine with “mild symptoms.” “I have tested positive for Corona today…
- Automobile
Skoda launches all-new Kodiaq in India; check price, photos
Skoda India has reintroduced the Kodiaq SUV after four years with its latest designs and new features. The car is now available in showrooms across India at a price of 39.99 lakhs (ex-showroom,…
- India
India begins precaution dose drive, over 1 Cr SMS sent to beneficiaries
New Delhi: The drive for administering precaution dose to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus individuals commenced on Monday across the country. The COWIN portal has sent over one crore reminder messages…
- India
PM security breach: SC to form panel to probe lapse in Punjab
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to set up a panel, headed by a former apex court judge, to probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi security breach in Punjab last week.…
- India
COVID-19: India records 1,79,723 cases,146 deaths in last 24 hrs
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 1,79,723 coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 3,57,07,727, including 4,033 cases of the Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so…
- Opinions
How Hindutva is engulfing little traditions of India
Little traditions like spirit worshiping are prevalent all over India. These spirits do not have a physical form and are not part of the Hindu pantheon of the idol-worshiping tradition. These spirits…
- India
Breach in PM’s security: SC to take up matter on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea on the recent breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security in Punjab. On January, the prime minister’s convoy was…
- India
UPI apps dysfunctional for over an hour, users frustrated
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), an instant payment system developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), was dysfunctional for over an hour on Sunday. Users took to Twitter and expressed…
- India
PM Modi reviews COVID-19 situation amid surge in infections.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in the country through a video conference. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Health Minister Dr…