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Modi said the Centre would keep in mind the best interests of students and ensure their health is taken care of and also that their academic interests are not harmed. — (Representational Photo: DC)

CBSE puts off Class 12 exams

A large number of students, academics and politicians were demanding the cancellation of the board exams due to the growing Covid-19 cases

15 Apr 2021 7:55 AM

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said this was done since a substantial proportion of the 45-plus population are in the organised sector of the economy and work in offices (private or government), or in manufacturing and services. (Representational Photo: AP)

Centre allows COVID-19 vaccination at places of work from April 11

This change in the government’s plan comes as the desired target for vaccinations is yet to be achieved

08 Apr 2021 8:29 AM

The battle between the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamul Congress and its main challenger, the BJP, is intensifying with both sides pulling no punches in showing the other one down. (Photo: PTI)

Anita Katyal | Mithun made to wait after biting bait; Mamata’s game of drones

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has been proactive in denying access to journalists to Parliament

21 Mar 2021 4:35 AM

If Rahul Gandhi is going to be our Prime Minister one day, he needs to learn how to handle awkward situations, in particular those connected to his family’s past. (Photo: PTI)

Karan Thapar | Of Rahul, Indira and the ‘mistake’ of Emergency

Indira Gandhi didn’t think the Emergency was a mistake and she certainly didn’t apologise for it

19 Mar 2021 4:36 AM

The Congress and the UDF need to device a scheme that can rival that of the LDF if they were to return to power following the four-decade-old pattern. (Photo:DC)

DC Edit | Chacko exit: Is it too late for Cong to stop Kerala loss?

The Congress has of late demonstrated an unenviable ability to watch nonchalantly the sight of its bastions falling to the rivals

12 Mar 2021 4:37 AM

Justice Suresh Kait, while issuing notice to the Gandhis and others sought their stand on Swamy's plea by April 12. (PTI file Photo)

HC seeks response of Gandhis in National Herald case

All the seven accused including the Gandhis and others had denied the allegations

22 Feb 2021 1:29 PM

Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi during a 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in support of farmers agitation against the three farm laws, at Chandganj in Bijnor district on Feb. 15, 2021. (PTI)

DC Edit | Congress’ lesson from Punjab: Set more store by local stalwarts

The lesson for India’s oldest party, which now appears to be in a semi-somnolent state — is that the road to revival is not closed

20 Feb 2021 7:37 AM

Rashtrapati Bhavan announced that Ms Kiran Bedi will “cease to hold” the office of lieutenant-governor, but no reasons were given.

Bedi removed, MLAs quit ahead of RaGa's visit: Here's what is happening in Puducherry

Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been given the additional charge of Puducherry till a full-time L-G is appointed

17 Feb 2021 4:28 AM

Tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Tso lake region, in Ladakh along the India-China border on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP)

India did not concede any territory to China in disengagement pact

The defence ministry said it had taken note of some 'misinformed and misleading' comments on the disengagement underway at Pangong Tso

13 Feb 2021 2:01 AM

Congress flag (Image source: Freepik)

Anand K Sahay l Can Rahul or anyone salvage Congress, or will it break?

The BJP had come into its own and formed governments at the Centre under a well-liked figure. In contrast, the Congress had haemorrhaged

29 Jan 2021 4:15 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the launch of the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT, Healthcare Scheme to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir, through video conference, in New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (PTI)

Congress need not lecture us: Modi

'Some people in Delhi offer me lessons in democracy,' the PM said, blasting the Congress for not undertaking the local polls in Puducherry

26 Dec 2020 9:56 PM

In this file photo dated May 6, 2016, Congress President Sonia Gandhi talks with party leader Ahmed Patel as Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Janardhan Dwivedi look on during the 'Save Democracy' rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Despite defeat, Rahul vac was on track; Patel’s unenviable role

Among the various responsibilities entrusted to the Patel was to keep his boss out of the line of fire

29 Nov 2020 10:01 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi(L) with former US president Barack Obama. (Twitter)

Nervous, unformed quality: What Obama's memoir says about Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi's mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi also appears to find mention in the memoir

13 Nov 2020 1:18 PM

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, left, and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav greet the crowd gathered for an election campaign rally in Hisua, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. (All India Congress Committee via AP)

Bihar Elections: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi on Chinese intrusion, jobs and farm laws

Gandhi was sharing the dais with RJD leader and grand alliance Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav during the rally

23 Oct 2020 8:35 PM

Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi meet the family members of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after being allegedly raped two weeks ago, at Bulgadi village in Hathras. — PTI photo

Judicial probe, suspension of DM among Hathras victim family's demands: Priyanka

In a series of tweets, Priyanka Gandhi listed some of the demands and questions of the victim's family

04 Oct 2020 1:02 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks on demonetization during the second episode of his video series ‘Arthvyavastha Ki Baat, Rahul Gandhi ke saath’, in New Delhi.. (PTI Photo)

Modi's note ban was attack on India's poor, farmers, labourers: Rahul

He also said the decision to scrap high-value currency notes was an attack on the country's poor, farmers, labourers and small shopkeepers

03 Sep 2020 1:55 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI Photo)

Demonetisation led to GDP slump: Rahul Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also accused the government of being responsible for the slump in the economy

02 Sep 2020 11:38 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserted that a fair and inclusive COVID-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place by now. (PTI Photo)

Government's unpreparedness alarming: Rahul on COVID vaccine access strategy

"A fair and inclusive vaccine access strategy should have been in place by now. But there are still no signs of it," he said in a tweet

27 Aug 2020 10:01 AM

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (PTI)

DC Edit | Letter a wake-up call to Congress on its future

It’s undeniable that the Gandhis – Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka -- are the Congress’ only nationally recognisable figures

25 Aug 2020 6:15 PM

Rahul Gandhi (PTI photo)

Listen to students' Mann Ki Baat on NEET, JEE: Rahul Gandhi

There have been demands from several students and parents to postpone the entrance exams in view of increasing coronavirus cases

23 Aug 2020 2:24 PM

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My life in Covid-19 quarantine

Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

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A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

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