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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey during a press conference for the announcement of schedule of general elections to the Legislative assemblies of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Tripura goes to poll Feb 16, Nagaland, Meghalaya Feb 27

The polls in nine states are seen as semi-finals before the Lok Sabha elections next year, where the BJP is hoping for a...

18 Jan 2023 5:33 AM

Delhi Pradesh Mahila Congress activists being detained during a protest against rising prices of fuel and other essential commodities, at Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi, Monday, March 22, 2022. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

Petrol, diesel, LPG prices are hiked; Uproar in Parliament

More hikes likely, Inflation fears, Fuel prices on freeze for 137 days

22 March 2022 5:02 AM

Students participate in a procession to protest against barring Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in Kolkata, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP /Bikas Das)

3-judge Karnataka HC bench set to hear hijab matter today

Whether it is a bikini, a ghoonghat, a pair of jeans or a hijab, it is a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear,...

10 Feb 2022 1:47 AM

People evacuated from Kabul arrive at Hindon Air force base near New Delhi, India. Sunday, August 22, 2021. A special military flight carrying 168 people, which include 107 Indian nationals and 61 others, landed at Hindon Air force base near New Delhi. (AP)

India airlifts 392 from Afghanistan, more evacuation flights on the...

With Sunday's evacuation, the number of people brought back by India from Kabul reached around 590 since last Monday

22 Aug 2021 5:58 AM

Vaccine manufacturers have been asked to supply 50 per cent of their stock to the Centre, and split the rest 50 per cent between state governments and the open market. (Photo: AP)

Serum Institute cuts vaccine price for states to Rs 300/dose

Bharat Biotech which priced its Covaxin shots at â‚¹600 for states and â‚¹1,200 for private hospitals is yet to announce...

28 April 2021 7:30 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with chief ministers of all states over the rising cases and current status of Covid-19, New Delhi, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (PTI)

Focus on Vaccine Festival from April 11-14, Modi tells CMs

Centre playing politics by giving more vaccines to BJP-ruled states and fewer to non-BJP governed states, says...

9 April 2021 2:15 AM

The list of frontline health workers will include both government as well as private-sector doctors, nurses, paramedics, sanitary staff, ASHA workers and surveillance officers. (AFP representational image)

Plans to vaccinate 25 crore people by July 2021: Minister

The Centre estimates to receive and utilise 40-50 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine covering 20-25 crore people by July...

5 Oct 2020 6:06 AM

A child getting treated for Coronavirus play at the newly inaugurated child-friendly COVID-19 ward of the state-run LNJP Hospital, in New Delhi. PTI photo

India COVID19 cases cross 54 lakh mark

It would take substantive time for herd immunity to develop so as to be able to cover about 70% of the population

21 Sept 2020 6:37 AM

Commuters walk to exit a metro station as Kolkata Metro services resume in a graded manner, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata. PTI photo

COVID cases in India cross 50-lakh mark

The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection further dropped at 1.63 per cent

16 Sept 2020 6:45 AM

In this photo illustration, a syringe is displayed at the Hindustan Syringes factory in Faridabad. - Indias biggest syringe manufacturer is ramping up its production to churn out a billion units, anticipating a surge in demand as the global race to find a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine heats up. AFP

Serum Institute of India: India will go ahead with Oxford COVID...

The SII has been issued a show cause notice by Indian drug controller DCGI after one volunteer reported unwell in UK

10 Sept 2020 5:59 AM

A medic collects samples for COVID-19 testing during total lockdown, in Patna. PTI photo

Record high in India's coronavirus cases

The number of recovered cases outweighs the active cases by a factor of 1.85

16 July 2020 5:37 AM

Health workers conduct door-to-door screening in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, during Unlock 2.0, at Evershine Nagar in Malad, Mumbai. PTI photo

Record jump in COVID-19 cases takes India virus tally to 8 lakh

The number of recoveries stands at 4,95,51, while there are 2,76,685 active cases of coronavirus infection

10 July 2020 5:22 AM