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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)Nation
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)Nation
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)Nation
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

File photo taken on December 9, 2019 of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg at a press conference with other young activists to discuss the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 at the IFEMA - Feria de Madrid exhibition centre, in Madrid. A Canadian oil-services company apologized on March 2, 2020 after an outcry over a sticker that showed their logo under a sexualized image targeting Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg. (AFP)Nation
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)Nation
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)Nation
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

Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala and senior Congress leader Oomen Chandy during a reception given to the Aiswarya Kerala Yatra in Kochi. (Image credit \ Twitter/@chennithala)Nation
Congress planning nationwide protest against soaring fuel prices:...

He urged the Centre and state governments to lower the excise duty on diesel and petrol to ease the burden on the people

12 Feb 2021 12:40 PM IST

A woman shields another student activist of the Communist Party of India during a rally against the West Bengal government as they demand better education and employment opportunities in Kolkata, Thursday, February. 11, 2021. (AP/Bikas Das)Nation
Normal life partially affected in 12-hour Bengal bandh called by Left...

Left activists demanding jobs clashed with police in central Kolkata's Esplanade area on Thursday leading to injuries to...

12 Feb 2021 12:04 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (R) with his party members addressing a press conference in New Delhi on February 12, 2021. (Prakash SINGH / AFP)Nation
Rahul Gandhi attacks government over disengagement agreement with...

Gandhi said Singh 'sheepishly' made a statement on the LAC situation in both Houses of Parliament

12 Feb 2021 11:14 AM IST

NDRF personnel carry the body of a victim who died in the massive floods caused after a glacier broke off in Joshimath in the Dhauli Ganga river, near Raini village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Tuesday, February 9, 2021. (PTI/Arun Sharma)Nation
In Uttarakhand, its a race against time

The ITBP has deployed drones and dogs to detect over 170 people missing since the disaster struck the Chamoli region on...

10 Feb 2021 11:43 AM IST

Twitter app icon. (AP)Nation
Twitter blocks few accounts, 'to continue advocating right of free...

The microblogging platform had been asked by the government to take down multiple accounts that were sharing...

10 Feb 2021 11:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets emotional during his farewell speech for Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Rajya Sabha during ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (PTI)Nation
Teary-eyed Modi praises Ghulam Nabi Azad, will take his advice

Calling himself a 'proud Hindustani Muslim' who did not go to Pakistan, Azad recalled how he learnt a lot from...

10 Feb 2021 9:57 AM IST

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