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4 million global Covid-19 deaths: where counts are rising or falling, and why
Fri Jul 09 2021
The world crossed a grim milestone on Wednesday, with Covid-19 deaths crossing the four million (40 lakh) mark. That is...
WhatsApp says privacy policy on hold till enactment of data privacy law
Fri Jul 09 2021
WhatsApp on Friday told the Delhi High Court it would not limit the functionality of its messaging app in case...
Cairn Energy secures French court order to seize 20 Indian government properties
Thu Jul 08 2021
Britain’s Cairn Energy Plc has secured a French court order to seize about 20 Indian government properties in France to...
Need 8 Weeks To Appoint Grievance Officer: Twitter To Court After Warning
Thu Jul 08 2021
Twitter today sought eight weeks' time to appoint a grievance officer in India, telling the Delhi High Court that it...
Coronavirus India Live Updates: Global death toll crosses 4 million mark
Thu Jul 08 2021
The global coronavirus death toll has crossed the grim four million mark. This comes as countries around the world rush...
Himachal Declares 3-Day State Mourning To Condole Virbhadra Singh's Death
Thu Jul 08 2021
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to observe three days of state mourning as a mark of respect to former...
Bengal BJP MP Quits Party Post, Retracts 'Under Amit Shah's Instruction'
Thu Jul 08 2021
Hours after resigning as BJP's Bengal youth wing chief and taking to Facebook to launch a blistering attack on the...
"One Of The Most Brilliant...": Wharton Classmate On New IT Minister
Thu Jul 08 2021
India has named a former bureaucrat who graduated from the country's top engineering school its new Information Technology minister, appointing...
Will Work To Fulfil PM's Vision: Ashwini Vaishnaw, New Railways Minister
Thu Jul 08 2021
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha, Ashwini Vaishnaw, took charge as the new Railways Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet...
"Deliberate Neglect": US Right Body On Death Of Elgar Case Accused Stan Swamy
Thu Jul 08 2021
A federal American body has condemned the "deliberate neglect" by the government of India that it said led to the...
2 Hizbul Mujahideen Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir
Wed Jul 07 2021
Another Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani has been killed by the police in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara...
Two soldiers arrested for ‘links to drug racket, ISI’
Wed Jul 07 2021
The Punjab Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a “cross-border espionage network” with the arrest of two Army personnel...
Nitish Kumar's Party Raises An Old Demand To Join PM's Cabinet: Sources
Wed Jul 07 2021
Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle, Bihar ally Nitish Kumar's party raised an old demand. A top Janata...
Tesla's Fall From Grace In China Shows Perils Of Betting On Beijing
Wed Jul 07 2021
Huang Jiaxue, a businessman in Wenzhou in eastern China, was thrilled when he got his Tesla Model 3 late last...
PM Modi's Big Cabinet Reshuffle: Read Here On What To Expect
Wed Jul 07 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle at 6 pm today, the first in his second term, will bring in big...
Don’t return to the era of ‘your terrorists’ and ‘my terrorists’: India cautions UN
Wed Jul 07 2021
India has cautioned that 20 years after the 9/11 terror attacks, there are attempts again to divide terrorism into different...
ED arrests NCP leader Khadse’s son-in-law in money laundering case
Wed Jul 07 2021
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Girish Chaudhary, son-in-law of NCP leader Eknath Khadse, in connection with a case pertaining...
Dilip Kumar had advanced prostate cancer, suffered kidney failure
Wed Jul 07 2021
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar passed away early on Wednesday morning in Hinduja hospital, Khar, in Mumbai. The actor, aged 98,...
"Hope God'll Allow Next Time": Supreme Court Says Rath Yatra In Puri Only
Tue Jul 06 2021
Amid concerns that mass gatherings could spark a third wave of Covid infections, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that...
Cabinet reshuffle this week, eye on coming polls, Covid control
Tue Jul 06 2021
More than two years after he returned to a second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to revamp his...