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New Delhi: Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia clarified on Friday that the consent of parents would be mandatory for attending the schools and the students will not be forced to attend the classes physically.“The schools should ensure that a...

Guwahati: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal today said that waterway connectivity should be harnessed for the economical benefit of the Northeastern region.Speaking at a stakeholders conclave on Waterways as Engine for Growth here...

Shillong/New Delhi: Amid tension on the India-China border, Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria reviewed the preparedness in the eastern sector, emphasising its strategic importance as he addressed a conference of Indian Air Force commanders in Shillong.Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria...

New Delhi: Kerala and Maharashtra together contributed 78 per cent of the 44,658 new cases of COVID-19 reported in India in the last 24 hours, data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday showed.The infection rate recorded in...

New Delhi: Over seven months since the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination rolled out in India, the mass inoculation programme has achieved a major milestone as half the country’s adult population has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccines,...

New Delhi: Evacuation of Indians stuck in Afghanistan is the top priority for India, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar informed leaders from different political parties as he briefed them on the situation, adding that India is in a "wait...

New Delhi: India recorded 46,164 fresh infections, with Kerala alone accounting for 68 per cent of the caseload in the past 24 hours, data shared by Union Health Ministry on Thursday showed.According to the data, an increase of 8,571...

New Delhi: Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan was anticipated but the timeline was quicker than expected, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday.Speaking at a discussion on "The India-US Partnership: Securing the 21st Century, organised by the...

New Delhi: India reported a big rise in single-day coronavirus cases on Wednesday as the country recorded 37,593 new cases and 648 deaths during the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.New cases went up by 32...

New Delhi: Military forces of India and Kazakhstan would jointly hold a training exercise by month-end at a training node in Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Defence informed on Wednesday.Named KAZIND-21, the exercise scheduled from August 30 to September 11,...