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The sun has been much quieter between 2008 and 2019 than it was between 1996 and 2007, according to a team of Indian astrophysicists. Solar activity — solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — can affect our lives on earth,…

New Delhi: Ex-gratia payment to families of COVID-19 victims in India has been anything but smooth. In some states, especially, the pace leaves a lot to be desired. So much so that that the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that people…

Hyderabad: With India launching the precautionary third dose of COVID-19 vaccine after a nine-month gap, the question of how effective the vaccine is, has resurfaced. More so as the country is in the midst of a third wave of COVID-19…

New Delhi: All these years, the Republic Day parade in the national capital used to start at 10 am sharp. This year, for the first time, the traditional extravaganza showcasing the best of India will have a delayed start. ANI reported,…

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has directed the states to enhance COVID testing in order to effectively track the spread of the pandemic. "It is seen from the data available on the ICMR portal that testing has declined in many states and union…

Kolkata: Legendary Bengali cartoonist and Padma Shri awardee Narayan Debnath passed away here on Tuesday morning. He was 96. Debnath created some of the immortal cartoon characters for Bengali readers such as ‘Bantul the Great’, ‘Handa…

Chennai: In what is being touted as India’s first Metaverse wedding, a Tamil Nadu couple is preparing to host their marriage reception digitally. After their wedding at Sivalingapuram village on February 6, Dinesh SP and Janaganandhini…

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday agreed to several political parties’ request to postpone next month’s Assembly elections in Punjab in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. Polls in Punjab, scheduled to be held in a single phase…

Wealth of India’s 10 richest is enough to fund the school and higher education of every child for 25 years, states the report

New Delhi: The Centre informed the Supreme Court that the health ministry’s COVID-19 guidelines on inoculation do not allow forcible vaccination sans the consent of an individual. The apex court was told that the Centre has not issued any…