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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the State Department in Washington, May 28, 2021.(AP/PTI)

Stage set for Jaishankar, Blinken talks

The visit is likely to be watched closely by both China and Indiaâ€™s time-tested friend Russia

28 July 2021 8:49 AM IST

The counsel said the material relief by the police against Parra was the sum and substance of the NIA charge sheet filed in a Jammu court from where he has already been granted bail. (Twitter)

Mehbooba Muftiâ€™s aide Waheed Parra denied bail after charged with...

The court cited â€˜prima facieâ€™ terror charges against Parra appearing to be â€˜true at this stageâ€™ as the reason...

28 July 2021 5:34 AM IST

Godavari water merges in River Krishna near Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada. (DC/Narayana Rao)

Srisailam dam filling to brim, AP seeks KRMB nod to generate power

Water resource authorities say the reservoir is getting four lakh cusecs of water from Jurala and 95,000 cusecs from the...

28 July 2021 3:41 AM IST

YS Jaganmohan Reddy, Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (image-Twitter)

Vaccination only answer to Covid-19, says Andhra Pradesh CM

He said that the positivity rate was reduced to 2.82 percent from 25 percent during the second wave

28 July 2021 3:19 AM IST

Jagannathagattu cave temples built in prehistoric caves used by stone age human beings near Kurnool . Famous kethavaram rock paintings adjacent to this temple. (Twitter)

Kethavaram rock paintings -'pitch-' for UNESCO tag

The caves, located at Kethavaram of Orvakal mandal, are home to rock art that dates back to the Palaeolithic age

28 July 2021 2:10 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. (PTI Photo)

New award for eminent Tamil on Independence Day

A selection committee, led by the Chief Minister himself, would identify the awardee based on the work towards the...

28 July 2021 1:16 AM IST

AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam, co-coordinator Edappadi K Palaniswami with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (PTI Photo)

O Panneerselvam, Edappadi K Palaniswami meet Amit Shah

The rumour was that the AIADMK leaders wanted the Union Government to put pressure on the DMK Government to not crack...

28 July 2021 12:49 AM IST

$BJP to announce Karnataka CM Yediyurappa\s successor within 48 hrs, says state Min$ Nation

BJP to announce Karnataka CM Yediyurappa-'s successor within 48 hrs,...

Speaking to reporters here, Ashoka said that the BJP state unit will abide by the decisions taken by the party high...

27 July 2021 6:15 PM IST

Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Dharmendra Pradhan. (File: PTI Photo)

Karnataka: BJP deputes Dharmendra Pradhan, Kishan Reddy as central...

The move comes in the wake of BS Yediyurappa tendering his resignation as Karnataka Chief Minister yesterday

27 July 2021 3:18 PM IST

Kerala Assembly (ANI file photo)

Kerala to have five agro ecological zones to boost agriculture

P Prasad told Kerala Assembly that a scientific approach would be taken to promote farming of the right crops

27 July 2021 3:03 PM IST

A health worker administers the vaccine for COVID-19 at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

Govt dismisses reports on missing target of vaccine administeration by...

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a statement referring to recent media reports

27 July 2021 2:48 PM IST

A cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, gave the nod to include the community in the SEBC category. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala facing acute vaccine shortage; will approach Centre: CM...

The CM also said the state would approach the Centre demanding more doses of vaccine

27 July 2021 2:28 PM IST