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New Delhi: India on Thursday embarked on its third vaccination drive that will cover a population above 45 years of age, irrespective of comorbidities, against the coronavirus disease.“People who are eligible will be able to register, and book appointments,...

Ahmedabad: A special CBI court here on Wednesday dropped the proceedings against three more accused police personnel in the controversial Ishrat Jahan encounter case.With this now none of the seven accused police personnel of Gujarat faces charges/trial in the...

Tirumala: Stoutly refuting the false propaganda on the human hair smuggling row by some media organisations, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Additional Executive Officer A V Dharma Reddy on Wednesday said that some vested interests had hatched a conspiracy to...

New Delhi: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, account for 78.56 per cent of the new coronavirus cases and continue to report surge in infections, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement on...

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president and Member of Parliament (MP) Farooq Abdullah has tested positive for COVID-19, weeks after he got first dose of vaccine against the virus in a Srinagar hospital.This was stated by former chief minister and...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday said he had a discussion on Chabahar with Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, just a day ahead of the 9th 'Heart of Asia' conference.The Chabahar port,...

New Delhi: Eight States, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh have reported the highest numbers in the daily new cases84.5 per cent of the daily new cases are reported from these states.According to the...

New Delhi: India on Monday registered a record 68,020 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, pushing the country caseload to 1,20,39,644.The country witnessed 291 deaths, mounting the death toll to 1,61,843, as per the Union health...

Gadchiroli: Five Naxals, including two women, were killed in an exchange of fire with police in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Monday, a senior police official said.The encounter took place on Monday morning between 7.30 to 8 am in Khobramendha...

New Delhi: Over four crore vehicles older than 15 years are plying on roads pan-India and fall under the ambit of green tax, with Karnataka occupying the top slot with more than 70 lakh such vehicles.The Ministry of Road...