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The first Americans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine could get it as soon as December 11 or 12, the White House vaccine czar said on Sunday. (AP)

Telangana, Rajasthan chosen for dry run of vaccine software by Central...

Doctors claim that their opinion was not taken on whether they want to be vaccinated during the dry run

3 Dec 2020 5:26 AM IST

Former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, MLAs Nimmala Ramanaidu, K Atchham Naidu address the media conference outside the assembly hall in Guntur district on Tuesday. (DC Image: Narayana Rao)

Speaker Thammineni Seetharam loses cool at Naiduâ€™s threatening...

Naidu raised his hand with his finger pointed at the Speaker and threw papers in his hand targeting the Speaker

2 Dec 2020 11:52 AM IST

An elderly farmers shouts slogans as others listen to a speaker as they block a major highway during a protest at the Delhi-Haryana state border, India, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (AP)

Farmers sit-in at Noida-Delhi border, key route to Delhi closed for...

The farmers, who are from western UP, want to reach the capital to join the bigger stir lead by farmers of Punjab and...

2 Dec 2020 11:41 AM IST

AP CM blames TD for stalling distribution of 3.65L houses

AP CM blames TD for stalling distribution of 3.65L houses

Jagan accused Desam, CPM leaders of filing cases against distribution on flimsy grounds

2 Dec 2020 9:51 AM IST

CPM state secretary Tamineni Veerabhadram gets disappointed and leaves polling station number 8 at Indraprastha colony of Amberpet division after his name was missing from the electoral rolls in the GHMC elections. (DC Image)

-'Missing-' voter names results in low turnout in GHMC elections

Some of them turned up to vote but found that their vote had been cast by someone else

2 Dec 2020 4:17 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy . (DC Image: Narayana Rao)

Jagan suggests Speaker to admit Chandrababu Naidu in mental asylum

The CM even advised the Speaker to suspend TD MLAs who were disrupting proceedings in the House

1 Dec 2020 11:32 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the dedication of 6-lane Prayagraj-Varanasi section of NH-19, in Varanasi, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (PTI)

PM Modi says opposition is misleading farmers and -'playing tricks-'...

Modi asserted that the new agriculture laws will provide new options to sell for more and also safeguards

1 Dec 2020 10:21 AM IST

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

Farmer unions call meeting to decide on Centre-'s offer to hold talks

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday had invited leaders of farmer unions for talks on Tuesday instead of...

1 Dec 2020 10:13 AM IST

A child reacts as a health worker takes her nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad, India. (AP)

COVID-19 cases taper in Telangana; 502 new cases added

As many as9,627 patients are under treatment and 46,597 samples were tested on Sunday

1 Dec 2020 10:06 AM IST

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members protest after police imposed section 144 at Ghazipur border, during their Delhi Chalo march against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (PTI)

All India Taxi Union threatens to go on strike if farmers-' demands...

President of the Union said they are giving two days to the central government to meet the demands of the farmers

1 Dec 2020 12:05 AM IST

Asha workers on GHMC election duty at City College making arrangements for the polls to be held kn December 1. (DC Image: P.Surendra)

GHMC district reports 63 containment zones ahead of elections

In the GHMC limits, Charminar zone had 16 containment zones, Khairatabad 22, Serilingampally 16, Kukatpally 10 and...

30 Nov 2020 11:12 AM IST

Farmers in Uppalaguptam mandal showing their damaged crop to the social welfare minister P.Viswaroop on Sunday. (DC Image:Vadrevu Srinivas)

Farmers of pulses rue damage when prices are high

Heavy rainfall, supply of only substandard fertilisers and pesticides, apart from bad cropping practices have led to...

30 Nov 2020 4:30 AM IST