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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee (PTI)

CBI summons Mamata kin in coal scandal

They will be questioned for their suspected role in overseas financial transactions relating to the illegal trade

22 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

An Indian army person stands next to an army convoy heading towards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in the backdrop of the current stand-off with Chinese troops, in Leh. PTI Photo

India, China push for steady pullback

The joint statement issued said that the two sides positively appraised the smooth completion of disengagement of...

22 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

Staff of Government ENT Hospital gets administered with COVID Vaccine during the vaccination drive at the Hospital premises in Visakhapatnam. (DC Image/P Narasimha Murthy)

Need to increase pace of vaccinations: Health Ministry tells states

While some states are carrying out vaccination twice a week some others are carrying out four or more than four times a...

21 Feb 2021 7:21 PM IST

A health worker collects swab samples of passengers for COVID-19 test at Dadar Railway platform, in Mumbai. (PTI)

New curbs announced in Pune amid rise in COVID-19 cases

Schools, colleges and private coaching classes will remain closed till February 28

21 Feb 2021 3:13 PM IST

The Indian Army has said agressive local incidents on the Line of Actual Control are resolved through local meetings of

India, China talk to disengage more

It is expected that India and China will first be able to reach an agreement on Gogra-Hot Springs

21 Feb 2021 2:11 AM IST

LeT commander involved in killing of CRPF jawans among 2 killed in Handwara encounter. (AFP Photo)

Three militants, policeman killed in encounters in Kashmir

The search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire towards security forces' positions, officials...

19 Feb 2021 11:24 AM IST

Lt. Gov. Manoj Sinha interacts with foreign envoys, who are on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, in Jammu, Thursday, February 18, 2021. (PTI)

India slams UN human rights experts' comments on situation in J&K

The Press Release has ignored the positive impact of extending Laws applicable to the rest of India to Jammu and...

19 Feb 2021 9:08 AM IST

COVID-19: 3 Maharashtra cities likely to face stricter curbs

COVID-19: 3 Maharashtra cities likely to face stricter curbs

The state reported 4,787 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest one-day count this year

18 Feb 2021 2:54 PM IST

Protesting farmers sit on tracks after calling for a four-hour rail blockade as they continue their protest against the central governments recent agricultural reforms, in Sonipat on February 18, 2021. (AFP)

Rail Roko: Farmers sit on tracks in Punjab, Haryana

Officials stop trains at stations as a precautionary measure

18 Feb 2021 1:36 PM IST

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan being sworn in Lt Governor of Puducherry, an additional charge, by Chief Justice of Madras High Court Sanjib Banerjee during a brief ceremony at Raj Nivas in Puducherry, Thursday, February 18, 2021. (PTI)

Telangana Guv Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in as Pondy Lt Governor

After the swearing-in, the Lt Governor was presented a guard of honour by the Puducherry police outside Raj Nivas

18 Feb 2021 11:29 AM IST

West Bengal minister Jakir Hossain (Image credit : Facebook)

Bengal minister injured in bomb attack in railway station Baharampur

The Minister was waiting on the platform to catch a train to Kolkata at around 10 pm when he was attacked

18 Feb 2021 1:41 AM IST

NDRF team carries out a rescue operation after an overcrowded bus plunged into a canal in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. (PTI)

MP bus accident: 2 more bodies recovered as rescue operations resume

On Tuesday, bodies of 47 people, including 20 women and two children, were recovered

17 Feb 2021 11:17 AM IST