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Sea incursion was reported in various districts. (Photo: File/PTI)

Heavy rains in Kerala, yellow alert sounded in 11 districts

Uprooting of trees and water-logging of low-lying areas were also reported across the state

26 May 2021 4:47 PM IST

Beneficiaries wait in a long queue for Covid-19 vaccination in Chikmagalur, Karnataka. (Photo: PTI)

Karnataka's global tender for vaccines get response from 2 firms to...

An official stated that the documents including financial bids will be scrutinised first

26 May 2021 3:10 PM IST

Yoga guru Ramdev addresses the media during the launch of Coronil and Swasari, ayurvedic medicines claimed by Patanjali to cure coronavirus disease, in Haridwar. PTI photo

IMA serves defamation notice on Ramdev

The notice demanded a written apology from Ramdev within 15 days of its receipt

26 May 2021 1:58 PM IST

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait holds a black flag during a protest against the farm laws marking a Black Day, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Protest flags and marches as farmers observe 'black day' to mark 6...

A brief ruckus was also reported from the Ghazipur protest site

26 May 2021 1:36 PM IST

People queue up for coronavirus vaccine in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps

The pandemic's disparities already were stark in India

26 May 2021 12:37 PM IST

Beneficiaries wait for the COVID-19 vaccine dose outside a vaccination centre at Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj hospital in Thane. (Photo: PTI)

India reports 2.08 lakh Covid cases as it conducts highest single-day...

The death toll also climbed to 3,11,388 with 4,157 fatalities reported in a 24-hour period

26 May 2021 11:01 AM IST

The AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine got its approvals on February 15. (Photo: PTI)

Bharat Biotech says EUL for COVAXIN submitted to WHO, approval...

The WHO has given approvals to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use on December 31

26 May 2021 10:37 AM IST

A priest removes an idol of Lord Jagannath from a seafront temple to a safer place while strong winds batter Balasore district in Odisha as Cyclone Yaas barrels towards Indias eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal. (Photo: AFP)

Cyclone Yaas pounds Odisha-Bengal coasts, high alert sounded in...

The IMD also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts

26 May 2021 9:53 AM IST

Jaiswal has also served as Maharashtras director general of police in the past. (Photo: PTI)

CISF chief Subodh Kumar Jaiswal appointed CBI director

Jaiswal is a 1985-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Maharashtra cadre

26 May 2021 9:20 AM IST

Authorities have ordered for a comprehensive study on the scientific authenticity of Anandaiahs concoction. (Photo: Wikipedia)

Pro-Anandaiah comic memes a big hit on social media

Self-proclaimed Ayurvedic practitioner Bonigi Anandaiah has claimed to have prepared a cure for Covid-19

26 May 2021 9:08 AM IST

To expand her services even further, she approached the local Gurudwara for assistance. DC Image

Ailment doesn't deter Dimple Kaur from serving needy

Despite being afflicted by an auto-immune disorder, the urge to assist fellow humans in this crisis situation is helping...

26 May 2021 3:26 AM IST

Gangamani family noticed the exchange. Both families flayed the negligent attitude of GGH staff. Representational image

Nizamabad GGH goof-up leads to exchange of Covid bodies

Instead of Galamani, the hospital staff handed over the body of Gangamani to the Galamani family members

26 May 2021 3:08 AM IST