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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with other air force commanders at the meeting. (PTI)

Current combat readiness at LAC has sent strong message to...

The commanders are expected to specifically deliberate on deployment of first batch of around six Rafale jets in the...

22 July 2020 5:41 PM IST

Media fraternity seeks justice. (PTI)

We want justice: Media bodies seek probe into Vikram Joshi-'s killing...

Senior Superintendent of Police Kalanidhi Naithani said nine assailants were nabbed on Tuesday

22 July 2020 5:09 PM IST

Festivities amid a pandemic in Hyderabad. (PTI)

COVID-19 in India: Country all set to breach 12 lakh cases mark today

Wednesday was the seventh consecutive day of COVID-19 cases increasing by over 30,000.

22 July 2020 1:06 PM IST

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao told health staff to place the COVID facts before the High Court.

Health staff tell CM they are busier attending court hearings than...

The courts have admitted 87 public interest petitions on the COVID response by the KCR government

22 July 2020 12:36 PM IST

Mount road in Chennai wears a deserted look following the intensified lockdown in select districts of the state. PTI

New infections in Tamil Nadu on the rise

The total lockdown on Sundays had helped bring down the infection rate in the Tamil Nadu capital, said the minister

22 July 2020 12:17 PM IST

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa has ruled out lockdown as a solution to contain covid cases. (Photo of KSR railway station in Bengaluru. Satish. B)

Declining COVID recovery rate a challenge for Karnataka

While the national recovery rate is increasing day by day, Karnataka is witnessing a decreasing trend

22 July 2020 12:01 PM IST

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Pinarayi Vijayan: Opposition -'trying to sabotage-' Kerala...

The CM lashed out at the Opposition for alleging that the rise in the number of cases was due to lapses of the...

22 July 2020 11:31 AM IST

YSRCP general secretary Y Vijaysai Reddy (Photo: ANI)

Vijayasai Reddy tests positive for COVID-19

He said that he would not available on telephone except for emergencies

22 July 2020 11:16 AM IST

Union minister Prakash Javadekar at the press briefing. (PTI)

Congress losing leaders, will become party of tweets: Javadekar

Javadekar listed Shaheen Bagh protests against CAA and Delhi riots in February as Congress-' achievements.

22 July 2020 10:20 AM IST

Navys MiG-29K maritime fighter jets are being deployed at airbases in the northern sector to beef up the Air Forces strength. (PTI Photo)

20 Navy MiG-29s moved to Ladakh

The Indian Navy has around 40 MiG-29K fighters, only half of which are deployed on aircraft-carrier INS Vikramaditya

22 July 2020 9:54 AM IST

A view of the holy cave at Amarnath posted on Twitter by defence minister Rajnath Singh during his visit. (PTI)

Amarnath yatra cancelled due to COVID-19

Yatra admin says the health system has been stretched to the limit by the pandemic

22 July 2020 12:26 AM IST

Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan (PTI)

Supreme Court initiates contempt of court proceedings against Prashant...

The matter is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday by a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra.

21 July 2020 10:22 PM IST