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New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally soared to 4,30,06,080 with 2,075 new infections in the last 24 hours on Saturday. According to Union health ministry data, the active cases dropped further to 27,802. The toll climbed to 5,16,352 with 71…

Moscow: Russian envoy to India, Denis Alipov, said on Friday that Indian pharmaceutical companies may replace Western manufacturers leaving the Russian market. “The withdrawal of many Western companies from the Russian market and those…

Bengaluru: The mortal remains of Naveen Shekarappa, a medical student who died in Russian shelling in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, will arrive at Bengaluru airport on March 20. "Naveen's body will arrive in Bengaluru on Monday at 3 am," …

Warsaw: India’s embassy to Ukraine informed on Friday that it continues to function from Poland and provided contact details for the benefit of those who want assistance amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Dear Indians in Ukraine, Embassy…

New York: India is closer to the bottom than top of the list in the World Happiness Report 2022, released by the United Nations on Friday. Significantly, India is ranked below countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The…

New Delhi: With some countries reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Union Health Ministry has asked all states and UTs to continue to focus on the five-fold strategy of ‘Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate & Adherence to COVID Appropriate…

Bhubaneswar: For the second day in a row, the G-23 leaders of Congress party held a meeting at veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's residence in New Delhi even as Rahul Gandhi tried to reach out to them. Following the Congress' humiliating…

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira have been summoned again by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding a money-laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal. Abhishek, nephew of…

Bengaluru: Even after the Karnataka High Court announced its hijab verdict, the controversy over wearing of headscarf refuses to die. Muslim girls who had moved the high court against the state government’s order banning hijabs inside…

Bhubaneswar: Karolina Bielawska from Poland was crowned Miss World at the 70th edition of the pageant that took place in Puerto Rico on March 17. Shree Saini from the United States is the 1st runner-up, and Olivia Yace from Côte d'Ivoire…