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Telugu poet and writer Varavara Rao currently in custody over a case filed in connection with Elgar Parishad. (DC Photo)Nation
Maharashtra govt agrees to shift Varavara Rao to Nanavati Hospital as...

Following the intervention of a bench of Justices SS Shinde and Madhav Jamdar, the state said it will shift Rao out of...

18 Nov 2020 3:22 PM IST

Actor-politician Khushbu Sundar.Nation
Container truck rams into car carrying Khushbu Sundar, actor unhurt

Khushbu was on her way to to take part in the -'Yatra,-' that has been banned by the Tamil Nadu government

18 Nov 2020 2:13 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi with then Vice President Joe BidenNation
PM Modi dials US President-elect Joe Biden, vows to strengthen...

This was the first interaction between the two leaders after Democrat Biden defeated incumbent president Donald Trump

18 Nov 2020 12:51 PM IST

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad, India. (AP)Nation
Five deaths, 948 new COVID-19 cases in Telangana

The recovery rate in the state rose further to 94.42 per cent, while it was 93.5 per cent in the country, the government...

18 Nov 2020 11:28 AM IST

Members of Vishwa Hindu Mahasangh take pledge against Love Jihad. (PTI)Nation
Madhya Pradesh Assembly to bring -'love jihad-' law, make it...

The Bharatiya Janata Party and several rightwing, Hindutva outfits have been targeting young couples and interfaith...

18 Nov 2020 5:45 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind KejriwalNation
As COVID-19 cases rise in Delhi, Kejriwal seeks to impose localised...

The Delhi government has also decided to withdraw its previous order allowing 200 guests to attend wedding functions

18 Nov 2020 4:29 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)Nation
SC dismisses plea for waiver of exam fees for class 10, 12 CBSE...

The plea sought direction to waive the fee or direct the Centre to pay to CBSE from the PM Care Fund or any other...

17 Nov 2020 3:08 PM IST

USS Nimitz (CVN 68)as it leads a formation of ships from the Indian navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the US Navy in the Bay of Bengal as part of Exercise Malabar 2017. (AFP)Nation
Malabar 2020: Navy-'s aircraft carrier Vikramaditya to participate in...

Beijing sees such exercises as a militarisation of the informal Quad, that it sees as an anti-China alliance

17 Nov 2020 8:45 AM IST

The Gupkar AllianceNation
BJP targets Congress, Gupkar Alliance over their stance on Article 370

The BJP described the Gupkar Alliance as -"unholy-"

16 Nov 2020 6:45 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah chairs a meeting over the Covid-19 situation in the national capital with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, LG Anil Baijal, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardh and Delhi Police commissioner Director of AIIMS Randeep Guleria, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (PTI Photo)Nation
Union Minister Amit Shah takes stock of Delhi-'s COVID-19 situation

The decision was taken following an emergency meeting between Mr Shah, the Union Health Ministry and Delhi government

16 Nov 2020 1:51 PM IST

Devotees at the Sabarimala shrine on Monday.Nation
Kerala: Sabarimala temple opens for Mandala-Makaravilakku season amid...

The outgoing melshanti (chief priest) A.K. Sudheer Namboothiri opened the doors of the temple’s sanctum sanctorum on...

16 Nov 2020 12:49 PM IST

Siddhivinayak templeNation
Political parties in Maharashtra tussle to take credit for temple...

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday announced that places of religious worship in Maharashtra will reopen

16 Nov 2020 12:12 PM IST

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