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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

Whatever done was a sacred duty, says Kiran Bedi

'Whatever done was a sacred duty,' says Kiran Bedi

Telangana Governor Tamizhisai Soundararajan has been assigned additional charge of Puducherry following removal of Lt...

17 Feb 2021 10:51 AM IST

A health worker prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in New Delhi, India. (AP)

SC to hear PIL for including judges, judicial staff in priority...

The PIL alleges that Centre's identification of priority groups is not based on any set criteria and suffers from...

16 Feb 2021 1:34 PM IST

OTT Platforms (Photo- Social samosa)

Contemplating 'some action' on regulating OTT platforms, Centre tells...

At present there is no law or autonomous body governing the digital content to monitor and manage these digital contents

16 Feb 2021 12:54 PM IST

JNU sedition case: Delhi court takes cognisance of chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar

JNU sedition case: Delhi court takes cognisance of chargesheet against...

Kumar and others, including former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, were accused of raising anti-India...

16 Feb 2021 12:24 PM IST

People hold placards demanding the release of Indian climate activist Disha Ravi, during a protest in Bengaluru, India on February 15 2021. (AP/Aijaz Rahi)

Disha Ravi arrest: BJP launches all-out counter attack

Supporting 'farmers' is not a crime but conspiring against India and inciting others surely is, said BJP spokesperson...

16 Feb 2021 10:13 AM IST

A DoT official privy to the development said instructions have gone to the licencing wing to carefully examine the implication of the Supreme Courts recent ruling for all such companies. (Photo: Representational)

Govt announces liberalisation of policies governing geospatial data

Democratising data will enable the rise of new technologies and platforms that will drive efficiencies in agriculture...

16 Feb 2021 8:03 AM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample from a person tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a health centre in Hyderabad.(DC Image/SSR)

Fresh COVID-19 cases dip below 100 in Telangana after 8 months

It was on June 2 last year that the state previously reported fresh cases below 100, adding 99 cases

15 Feb 2021 11:29 AM IST

21-year-old activist arrested in Bengaluru for sharing Greta...

Disha Ravi was arrested by a Cyber Cell team of the Delhi Police from Bengaluru on Saturday

14 Feb 2021 12:11 PM IST

Preliminary investigation suggests that the driver of the bus apparently lost control. (Image credit : Twitter/ANI)

Fourteen killed, 4 injured as mini bus hits lorry in Kurnool district

The incident took place at around 4 am when a group of people hailing from Chittoor district were travelling in the bus...

14 Feb 2021 10:32 AM IST

Indian farmers protesting new agriculture laws hold a meeting at the Delhi-Haryana state border, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (AP)

Septuagenarian Punjab farmer part of protests at Singhu dies of...

Hansa Singh was a resident of Moga district, post-mortem report confirmed the reason for death as heart attack

13 Feb 2021 5:59 PM IST