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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin before taking oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. (PTI)

Stalin forms panel to study NEET impact on medical admissions

Ahead of the Assembly polls, the DMK leader had promised to do away with the nationwide medical entrance exam for MBBS...

5 Jun 2021 4:50 PM IST

health worker takes a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a market in Chennai on June 1, 2021. (AFP)

Lockdown to continue in Tamil Nadu till June 14 with easing of curbs

11 districts will have lesser relaxations and the rest of the state relatively more, according to an official release

5 Jun 2021 4:34 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI)

Delhi unlock: Markets, offices to re-open; metro services to resume...

Delhi had begun the unlocking process from May 31 with factories and the construction sector resuming operations

5 Jun 2021 1:37 PM IST

As per a statement, over 300 saplings were planted in the Coast Guard residential area and headquarters. (ANI)

Karnataka: Indian Coast Guard plant over 300 saplings on World...

Officers, civilian staff and their families participated in numerous activities to spread environmental awareness

5 Jun 2021 1:21 PM IST

People wait to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses at a vaccination centre in Nagpur, Maharashtra. (PTI)

COVID-19: Maharashtra to follow 5-level unlock plan from Monday

The degree of relaxation has been decided as per the level of severity of Covid-19 in districts

5 Jun 2021 12:14 PM IST

A nurse prepares for a week long duty inside COVID-19 wards, at Ramaiah Medical College Hospital in Bengaluru, Friday, June 4, 2021. (PTI)

India witnesses sharp decline in daily Covid cases with 1,20,529 new...

The active cases in the country have been less than 2 lakhs for the nine successive days

5 Jun 2021 11:21 AM IST

Southwest monsoon arrives in Karnataka, parts of state receive light showers

Southwest monsoon arrives in Karnataka, parts of state receive light...

Heavy falls with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty wind predicted over Kerala, Tamil and Karnataka during the next 24...

5 Jun 2021 11:12 AM IST

Defence minister Rajnath Singh symbolically lays the foundation stone for an underpass construction at IMA Dehradun from his office in New Delhi on Sept. 28, 2020. (PTI)

Rs 43K-crore for Make in India' submarines

Last year the DAC had approved 5 foreign companies as the potential Original Equipment Manufacturers that could...

5 Jun 2021 9:15 AM IST

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

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh given four weeks to constitute SSC, PCA

SSC is state-level panel which will look into grieviances against higher-rank police officials

5 Jun 2021 8:46 AM IST

The four suspected Maoists were gunned down in an alleged encounter in the Attapaddi forests in Palakkad district late last month. (Photo: File)

Police keeping tab on RMPs for tracking Covid-hit Maoists

Police are also keeping a close watch on RMPs and PMPs following information that Covid-positive Maoists may take...

5 Jun 2021 8:19 AM IST

The CBSE had earlier said it has not taken any decision yet on Class 12 board examination. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

JNTUH preparing to hold BTech/BPharm exams offline

The varsity asked principals of all colleges offering 4th year BTech/BPharm courses to make arrangements to contact all...

5 Jun 2021 2:38 AM IST

IT and industries minister K.T. Rama Rao. (Photo: Twitter @MinisterKTR)

Import vaccines from countries with surplus, KTR tells centre

Rama Rao said that 50 crore vaccines manufactured by AstraZeneca are lying unutilised in countries like Norway, Denmark,...

5 Jun 2021 2:31 AM IST