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CRPF personnel carry the coffin of a paramilitary soldier who lost his life in an encounter with Maoists, in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, Sunday, April 04, 2021. (PTI)

Maoists used rockets on securiy personnel in Chhattisgarh; Toll at 22

Around 2,000 jawans were mobilized from five camps of security forces in Sukma and Bijapur districts to launch...

4 April 2021 4:20 PM IST

A health worker collects a nasal sample from a passenger for COVID-19 test, amid coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, Friday, April 2, 2021. (PTI/Kamal Kishore)

India records this year's biggest single-day jump of 93,249 COVID-19...

This is the biggest daily rise in cases since September 19, when 93,337 fresh infections were recorded

4 April 2021 10:35 AM IST

The encounter took place near Jonagunda village situated along the Sukma-Bijapur border when a joint team of security forces were out on a counterinsurgency operation. (Photo: PTI)

Five jawans killed in Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh's Bastar

This was the second major attack on security personnel by Naxals in Bastar in the last 10 days

4 April 2021 4:19 AM IST

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 near the landmark Gateway of India in Mumbai, on April 2, 2021. (AP/Rajanish Kakade)

India records 89,129 COVID-19 cases, 714 deaths in a day, highest in...

Corresponding to the rapid surge in cases, the number of active cases too have registered a steady increase for the 24th...

3 April 2021 11:19 AM IST

A low pressure area over South Andaman and its neighbourhood became well-marked and intensified into a depression over north Andaman Sea. Representational image

Severe heat wave conditions predicted for Guntur and Prakasam

IMD says thunder storm with gusty winds accompanied by lightning were likely over north coastal AP and Yanam for three...

3 April 2021 8:19 AM IST

During the day, Jagan Mohan Reddy and his wife Bharati took the jabs at Ward 140 of the Secretariat at Bharatpeta in Guntur, initiating the vaccination process. (Photo: DC/Tejo Roy)

People brave heatwave to take COVID vaccine in Andhra Pradesh

Due to the heat wave conditions, some registered persons avoided reporting themselves for the jab

3 April 2021 8:11 AM IST

DMK President M K Stalin during an all party meeting with the main opposition to discuss the three farmer bills passed in the Parliament, at party headquarters in Chennai. PTI photo

DMK slams Centre for 'IT searches' in the house of party chief...

Income tax officials neither confirmed nor denied the searches

2 April 2021 12:26 PM IST

Encounter breaks out between security forces, militants in Kulgam. (PTi Photo)

Pulwama encounter:Three terrorists involved in attack on BJP leader's...

In the exchange of fire, three militants were killed, the official said, adding their identity and group affiliation was...

2 April 2021 12:09 PM IST

Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala alleged that the LDF government had signed an agreement with the private group to purchase power at a higher price which involved corruption. (ANI file photo)

Congress raises fresh corruption charge against Left government in...

Rejecting the charges, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that Chennithala was 'jealous' of the five years under the...

2 April 2021 11:57 AM IST

A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a woman to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a government hospital in Hyderabad on March 31, 2021. (NOAH SEELAM / AFP)

COVID-19: Telangana reports 965 fresh cases, 5 deaths take toll to...

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 254

2 April 2021 11:12 AM IST

A health worker, wearing PPE, conducts COVID-19 testing of a passenger at CSMT station, as coronavirus cases surge across the country, in Mumbai, on April 1, 2021. (PTI)

COVID-19: Single-day rise of 81,466 cases in India, highest in six...

Registering a steady rise for the 23rd day in row, the active cases have increased to 6,14,696 comprising 5 per cent of...

2 April 2021 10:57 AM IST

Pingala Venkayya was a selfless freedom fighter and had designed the National Flag by way of a service to the nation without aiming at any monetary benefit. Representational image

National flag centenary celebrations held

PCC working president Dr N. Tulasi Reddy said the national flag is a symbol of national dignity and patriotism

2 April 2021 9:45 AM IST