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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…

New Delhi: The COVID-19 curve in India showed marginal improvement after the country reported 2.58 lakh new cases on Monday. The number is around 5 per cent lower than Sunday. A total of 385 people have died of the infection during the…

New Delhi: Kathak legend Pandit Birju Maharaj passed away at his residence here late Sunday following a heart attack. He was 83. According to reports, Birju Maharaj was playing with his grandsons when his health deteriorated. "He was…

Chennai: The ‘R-value’ dipped to 2.2 for India between January 7 and 13 in contrast with the previous two weeks, which is an indication of a decline in the COVID-19 spread across the country, according to IIT-Madras’ preliminary analysis.…

Haridwar: Religious leader Yati Narsinghanand was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Haridwar court on Sunday. Narsinghanand organised the controversial Dharma Sansad in Haridwar. The religious leader has been booked under Sections 295…

Noida: An FIR has been filed against Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel for violating COVID-related norms while campaigning for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Sunday, ANI reported quoting Gautam Budh Nagar Police. A day…

Chandigarh: BJP and Congress may be preparing for a bitter assembly election, but they are on the same page as far postponement of poll date is concerned. The Punjab BJP on Sunday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra…

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver special addresses on the opening day of the World Economic Forum's five-day online Davos Agenda summit on January 17. According to PMO, Modi will…