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A volunteer rides along a road with a mock Covishield and Covaxin vaccine vials on the back of his scooter during a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccination awareness campaign, in Chennai. (Photo: AFP)

India adds 30,549 new Covid infections, active cases fall after six...

A decrease of 8,760 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

3 Aug 2021 10:35 AM IST

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Legal tangles -'shelve-' HMDA-'s Techno City project

The HMDA had promised to hand over 400 acres for the township project

3 Aug 2021 3:49 AM IST

The duty doctor declared Aashritha dead on arrival. (DC Image)

Hyderabad woman dies after Friendship Day celebration, in car mishap

The Gachibowli police booked a case under 304-II IPC and further investigation is underway

3 Aug 2021 2:17 AM IST

A worker carries an oxygen cylinder for shifting to a district hospitals from the DMO office, in Hyderabad. (Photo:PTI)

Telangana fourth highest recipient of liquid medical oxygen

Proof there were more serious C-cases than were reported

3 Aug 2021 12:46 AM IST

People not maintaining social distancing, stand in queues to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Bhartia Hospital Churu Stand vaccination centre in Fatehpur Shekhawati. (Photo: PTI)

India likely to have its third wave peak in mid-August: Experts

India reported 40,134 new cases of COVID-19 and 422 deaths in the last 24 hours

2 Aug 2021 2:09 PM IST

Police personnel during a clash at Assam-Mizoram border at Lailapur in Cachar district, Monday, July 26, 2021. 6 police personnel died and many were injured. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi to meet Assam MPs today over Assam-Mizoram border dispute

Earlier, Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati met Prime Minister Narendra Modi

2 Aug 2021 2:00 PM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

Centre says states should implement 2015 judgement scrapping Section...

Under the scrapped Section a person posting offensive messages could be imprisoned for up to three years as also fined

2 Aug 2021 1:09 PM IST

Fishing boats anchored at the Puri beach after authorities warned fishermen not to venture into the sea in the view of Cyclone Amphan, at Konark in Puri district. (PTI)

TN fisherman sustains head injuries in firing by Lankan Navy personnel

A group of fishermen were fishing in the sea southeast off the Kodiakarai coast near the International Maritime Boundary...

2 Aug 2021 12:12 PM IST

A health worker counts syringes as she prepares to inoculate traders and shopkeepers with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination camp in Ahmedabad. (Photo: AFP)

40,134 new COVID-19 cases, 422 related deaths in India

The number of active coronavirus cases has increased to 4,13,718

2 Aug 2021 11:07 AM IST

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana. (PTI Photo)

TS, AP water dispute: Justice N.V. Ramana offers to mediate

Displaying his neutrality between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the CJI adjourned the matter to Wednesday

2 Aug 2021 9:57 AM IST

She had alleged that Naidu grossly misused his office to make money for himself and he must be booked and punished. DC file photo

Efforts on to get global recognition to Telugu Academy: Lakshmi...

Telugu has a unique character of accepting any language or culture without losing its identity

2 Aug 2021 7:19 AM IST

This is the second hotline in the Sikkim sector with the Chinese Army. (Representational image: PTI)

India, China set up a hotline at LAC in Sikkim

This hotline is expected to control things locally in case of a clash and to prevent further flareups in case of more...

2 Aug 2021 6:44 AM IST