As India intensifies fight against Covid-19, will vaccine shortage complicate things?

There are several questions that are brewing in one's mind when it comes to India's vaccination drive. We'll try to answer some of these doubts

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BR Ambedkar: A man more than just a Dalit icon

Ambedkar was not just a Dalit leader but also a maker of modern India and a beacon of social justice

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Over 800 Indian Sikh pilgrims affected by protests in Pak reach Panja Sahib  

On Tuesday afternoon, the visiting Indian Sikhs left for Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hassanabdal in 25 buses, which were escorted by the police and the Rangers

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India, France to work jointly on phasing out single-use plastics 

India will be phasing out single-use plastics by 2022, and France, for its part, has started to ban a series of single-use plastic products

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Slovenia FM bats for stronger ties with India, engagement on Indo-Pacific 

Slovenia will be presiding over the Council of the European Union from July for six months. The Indian PM is expected to travel to Portugal next month for the India EU summit. The summit happens…

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India's class 10 exams cancelled, class 12 CBSE exams postponed amid coronavirus surge

PM Modi, as per the highly placed sources present in the meeting, said that class 12 students must be informed well in advance about whenever their exams will be conducted

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Goa to extend 'Tika Utsav' by 10-12 days: CM

`Tika Utsav` programme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a four-day mass vaccination campaign for inoculation of people above the age of 45 years from April 11 to April 14

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Russia, India committed to S-400 missile deal: Russian envoy

During his visit to India last month, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said there was no discussion with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the possibility of American sanctions against India over…

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'India addressing climate change issue efficiently' 

Industries achieving the set targets are given incentives in the form of energy-saving certificates and the ones that fail to achieve the targets are penalised calculated on what remains to be…

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India's daily coronavirus infections hit new record of 184,372

The nationwide tally of infections is 13.9 million, with the data showing deaths rose by 1,027, for a toll of 172,085

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Maharashtra 15-day strict Covid restrictions: What’s allowed, what’s not

Maharashtra has been the country's worst-hit state due to the coronavirus, accounting for about a quarter of India's 13.5 million cases. 

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Maharashtra shuts most manufacturing, restricts e-commerce to fight COVID-19

Maharashtra had already shut down restaurants, bars, gyms, theatres and non-essential stores last week, a move some industry groups had warned will cause economic losses of billions of dollars

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PM Modi pays tribute to Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary

Born on April 14, 1891, Babasaheb Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who campaigned against social discrimination

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Under PM Modi, India 'more likely' to respond with force to Pakistani provocation: US intelligence report

In the past, in the backdrop of terror attacks like Pulwama in February of 2019, India responded by "Balakot airstrikes" deep inside Pakistani territory

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Less terrorism, more progress: Fashion shows organised in Kashmir to 'break stereotypes'

The burst of opportunity and multi-culturalism did not go down too well with some elements in the valley

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