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The arrangements for the collective sacrifice of cattle on three days of Bakrid have been made by a few organisations, particularly at the Deeni Madarsa. (DC file photo)

Andhra Pradesh govt issues guidelines for Bakrid, prohibits prayers in...

Prayers must only be performed in Masajids (mosques) confining with the 50 per cent occupancy following social...

16 July 2021 4:33 PM IST

The British high commission in India said the carrier strike group (CSG) 2021, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sailed into the Indian Ocean Region after transiting the Suez Canal. (AFP Photo)

UK-'s carrier strike group enters Indian Ocean, to conduct wargame...

The warships are expected to visit the South China Sea region as part of the tour

16 July 2021 2:42 PM IST

Fishing alongside the banks of Krishna river. (Photo: PTI)

Centre orders KRMB, GRMB to overlook irrigational projects in Krishna...

The two Telugu states have been asked not to interfere in the work of the respective boards

16 July 2021 2:26 PM IST

A health worker holds one vial of Zydus Cadilas ZyCoV-D vaccine. (Photo: AP)

Centre says Zydus Cadila-'s vaccines for children may be available in...

Zydus Cadila has concluded its trial for children between the age group of 12 to 18

16 July 2021 1:37 PM IST

People wait to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Ajmer. (Photo: PTI)

ICMR study reveals Delta variant majorly responsible for rising cases...

The Delta variant has been designated as a variant of concern due to increased transmission and higher immune evasion

16 July 2021 1:30 PM IST

PM Modi at the review meeting. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

PM asks states with rising COVID cases to take proactive steps to...

Modi said apprehensions about a third wave of the coronavirus are being expressed with number of cases in some states a...

16 July 2021 1:25 PM IST

While seven cases were reported from a medical centre in Kerala, where about 1.2 million people were administered the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, known as Covishield in India, four were reported from Nottingham, UK, in an area in which approximately 700,000 (7 lakh) people received the jab. (PTI Photo)

No application received for EU authorisation of Covishield, says EMA

The EMA has approved Pfizer BioNTech-'s Comirnaty, Moderna-'s Spikevax, AstraZeneca-'s Vaxzevria and Johnson and...

16 July 2021 11:44 AM IST

Rescue operations continue in Vidisha. (ANI)

4 bodies recovered, 19 people rescued after many people fall in well...

It will be difficult to say the exact toll until the operation concludes, state-'s Medical Education Minister Vishwas...

16 July 2021 11:10 AM IST

A woman gets inoculated with a dose of the Russias Sputnik V Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination facility in Mumbai on July 13, 2021. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

India records 38,949 fresh COVID-19 infections

The positivity rate has been less than three per cent for 25 consecutive days

16 July 2021 10:07 AM IST

An old man receives a dose of the Russias Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at Wockhardt hospital in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Fully vaccinated people won-'t need negative RT-PCR report to enter...

This exemption is applicable for domestic as well as international passengers

16 July 2021 7:40 AM IST

The areas where the pig menace was reported to include New Gajuwaka, BC Road, Ajimabad, Navab Nagar, Kaniti Road, VUDA Colony and Old Gajuwaka. Representational Image (DC Image)

GVMC ropes Chennai team to catch stray pigs in Vizag

The pigs would be released at places away from the city

16 July 2021 3:54 AM IST

HC directs AP to clear bills of MNREGA works by month-end

The court asked the state as to why it was paying the bills for the new works taken up under the scheme instead of...

16 July 2021 2:45 AM IST