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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday refuted media reports that it may cancel the Class 12 exams this year. In a statement, CBSE said, “It is clarified that no such decision has been taken regarding CBSE…

New Delhi: India reported 3,43,144 new COVID-19 cases and 4,000 deaths on Friday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. India’s daily Covid tally has been on a decline with over three lakh cases and over 3,000 fatalities…

As many as 18 wild elephants have been killed in Nagaon district of Assam. Preliminary investigation suggests that the cause of death was most likely to have been lightning, officials informed on Thursday. But experts said there could be…

Kerala has already been struggling to cope with a massive surge in COVID-19 cases amid the second wave of the pandemic. Now, there is more trouble in store. Cyclone Tauktae, the first cyclone of the year, is likely to lash parts of Kerala…

In a heartbreaking tweet, a doctor shared the story of a dying patient's son who sang to his mother via video call, leaving everyone teary-eyed. "Today, towards the end of my shift, I video-called relatives of a patient who is not going to…

New Delhi: Supreme Court proceedings may soon be telecast live. Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana informed on Thursday that he was actively considering the proposal of live telecast of the apex court’s proceedings. The CJI, however,…

There are millions who have been working from home since April 2020. That’s more than a year -- long enough for monotony and boredom to set in. Those who had just about started travelling to office around December-January because of the…

Chhattisgarh: A Maoist couple surrendered to the IG (Bastar Range), P Sundarraj, in Chhattisgarh on Thursday after testing positive for COVID-19. The surrendered Maoists were identified as Arjun Tati and Laxmi Pada of Pratapur area…

Raipur: At a time when the Opposition parties have been demanding that the Central government stop spending money on the ambitious and costly Central Vista project in Delhi, Congress is out to demonstrate that it's not a party which…

New Delhi: Self-medication as a result of IDIOT (Internet Derived Information Obstruction Treatment) syndrome is a new worry for doctors treating COVID-19 patients. In fact, the medical fraternity concedes that it is one of the major…