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650 tourists will be allowed inside the Taj Mahal premises at one point of time so that COVID-19 protocols are followed. (Photo: Reuters)

Taj Mahal to reopen from Wednesday, 650 visitors allowed at a time

All the centrally protected monuments, museums and sites closed for around two months due to the Covid pandemic will...

15 Jun 2021 7:50 PM IST

This photo taken on June 13, 2021 shows nearly 9000 graduates, including more than 2000 students who could not attand the graduation ceremony last year due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, attanding a graduation ceremony at Central China Normal University in Wuhan, in Chinas central Hubei province. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

Masks off, mortarboards on: Wuhan sheds Covid for mass graduation

The city held limited graduation ceremonies last year, with Wuhan University hosting a mostly-online event in June last...

15 Jun 2021 12:07 PM IST

These foreign nationals will not be required to submit any application to the FRRO or FRO concerned for extension of their visas. (DC file photo)

Visas of stranded foreigners extended till August 31

The matter has now been reconsidered by the ministry in the light of non-resumption of normal commercial flight...

5 Jun 2021 12:45 AM IST

The WHO and international bodies have now, belatedly, started an investigation into the origins of the virus, but its credibility has already hit rock bottom in the eyes of most people in the affected nations. (Representational image: AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why China needs to pay reparations to the...

No one is quite sure what lies in store for the world's second most populous country six months from now

4 Jun 2021 1:55 AM IST

A doctor examines a man for the symptoms of mucormycosis at a government hospital in Mumbai, May 25, 2021. (AP /Rafiq Maqbool)

Why is medical care making Covid-hit sicker, poorer in India?

Indians with Covid-19 are advised to take a large assortment of minerals and vitamins that again have not been shown to...

4 Jun 2021 1:40 AM IST

Even subtle nightly changes in sleep can affect anxiety levels. (Photo: ANI)

COVID-19 pandemic led to increased screen time, more sleep problems:...

Of the participants surveyed, 92.9 per cent reported an increase in their electronic device usage between the first and...

3 Jun 2021 10:56 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Too much PMO! Ex-babus chide Modi on vaccine policy,...

The 'coalition' of the willing that Mr Modi seemed to have created since his ascent to power in 2014 is now beginning to...

3 Jun 2021 7:16 AM IST

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If You Like Sports Podcasts, You'll Like D&K in the Lab

Dex decided to take his love for basketball in a new direction by starting his podcast with Kurt

29 July 2021 9:15 PM IST

Hong Kong bars Air India flights till August-end after passengers test positive for COVID-19. (AFP Photo)

Financial bids for Air India likely to be received by September 15:...

The Centre had announced in October 2020 that the bidding for Air India would be done based on enterprise value instead...

22 July 2021 3:30 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee. (PTI Photo)

Mamata Banerjee calls for united Opposition front, to meet Pawar,...

Mamata renewed her call for a united Opposition under one umbrella shunning self-interest to remove the BJP from power...

22 July 2021 1:02 AM IST

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India will gradually end central controls on gas pricing as it seeks to attract foreign investment. (PTI Photo)

Digital initiatives taken during pandemic will be strengthened:...

Pradhan reviewed the digital initiatives taken by the ministry including the PM e-Vidya and the National Digital...

13 July 2021 2:53 PM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | Covid's impact, WFH has hit India's women...

The unpaid childcare burden per woman in India in a normal year is estimated to be 2,380 hours

2 July 2021 12:17 AM IST