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A medic collects a swab sample of a man for COVID-19 test at Civil Hospital, in Amritsar. (PTI)

Centre tells states, UTs to retest all symptomatic negative cases of...

The Union ministry stated that such symptomatic negative cases could remain RT-PCT untested and spread the disease among...

10 Sept 2020 2:04 PM IST

Medical staff members wear masks and protective suits to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, outside the special isolation ward of District Hospital Aluva in Kochi. (PTI Photo)

Telangana government medical officers quit over workload

Docs say officers not appreciating their work, blaming them for rise in cases

10 Sept 2020 1:35 PM IST

Sabarimala temple

Mandatory antigen tests for Sabarimala pilgrims on cards

The board believes that under these circumstances mandatory antigen test will be more effective

10 Sept 2020 1:13 PM IST

Rafale aircraft being accorded water salute during its induction ceremony, in Ambala, Thursday.

Five Rafale jets inducted into Indian Air Force in glittering ceremony...

A traditional -'sarva dharma puja-', a ceremonial -'water cannon salute-' to the Rafale jets marked the induction

10 Sept 2020 1:10 PM IST

Actor Rhea Chakraborty was taken to Mumbais Byculla Womens Prison as she was arrested by NCB. (ANI Photo)

Rhea Chakraborty moved to Mumbai-'s Byculla jail, bail hearing today

Rhea-'s lawyer also claimed that she has not committed any crime whatsoever and has been falsely implicated in the case

10 Sept 2020 12:37 PM IST

Representational image.

Three months on, over 13 lakh differently-abled yet to get financial...

On June 16, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced that people with disabilities would be given Rs 1,000 as...

10 Sept 2020 12:18 PM IST

While 17 lakh students have registered for NEET, 11 lakh youngsters will be writing the JEE

Another NEET student dies by suicide; Tamil Nadu netas up in arms...

Ramadoss demanded the cancellation of NEET permanently

10 Sept 2020 11:55 AM IST

A volunteer gets a COVID19 trial vaccine from a doctor. AFP photo

India will go ahead with Oxford COVID vaccine trials: Serum Institute...

The SII has been issued a show cause notice by Indian drug controller DCGI after one volunteer reported unwell in UK

10 Sept 2020 11:25 AM IST

Victory in the Huzurnagar by-elections acted like a tonic and infusing new energy in the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the partys working President KT Rama Rao said on Monday. (Photo: Facebook/ KTR))

Telangana-'s T Hub II to be ready by end of 2020

IT minister K T Rama Rao gives assurance in Telangana Assembly

10 Sept 2020 10:00 AM IST

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao announced from the floor of assembly setting up of a task force headed by an IAS officer to monitor the treatment and the charges made by corporate hospitals in the state. (PTI Photo)

Telangana sets up task force to monitor COVID treatment by private...

He also assured the House that the government will examine the possibility of including Corona in the Aarogyasri Scheme...

10 Sept 2020 9:59 AM IST

A banner erected by the Indian Army stands on a ridge around the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh. India and China are engaged in a standoff around the lake in Ladakh. (AP)

Indian Army occupies more heights around Ladakh lake

Indian now has tactical advantage on bothÂ the north and south banks of Pangong Tso

10 Sept 2020 8:44 AM IST

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao introduces sweeping land reforms legislations in the state Assembly on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. (Twitter/TelanganaCMO)

Telangana CM introduces landmark land reforms legislation in Assembly

Four news bills that will lead to total digitisation of land records and enable property transfer at the click of a...

10 Sept 2020 8:26 AM IST