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A health worker sanitises her hands after taking a swab sample for the Covid-19 coronavirus. PTI Photo

Kerala, once a model state, is now entering its most critical COVID-19...

Even as the daily caseload is rising, the state government is not considering a complete lockdown

30 Sept 2020 1:01 PM IST

A picture of Babri Masjid taken prior to its destruction in December 1992, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo | Frederick M. Asher - Britannica)

Babri verdict: All accused, including LK Advani and Murli Manohar...

CBI Judge SK Yadav read out the judgment, acquitting Advani, Joshi

30 Sept 2020 12:38 PM IST

Hindu activists climb up the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished by end of the day. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Verdict in Babri Masjid demolition case to be delivered today

CBI judge SK Yadav had on September 16 directed all the 32 surviving accused to remain present in the court on the day...

29 Sept 2020 4:02 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)

Supreme Court seeks J-K administration-'s response on Mehbooba Mufti...

A bench of Justices SK Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy granted 15 days to the Union Territory to file response

29 Sept 2020 3:41 PM IST

An IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI jet flies over Ladakh region. (PTI)

We-'re in -'no peace no war-' status with China: IAF chief

Air Force is prepared for any eventuality, says Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria

29 Sept 2020 3:30 PM IST

Hindu Sena members stage a protest against illegal annexure of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan, near Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Gilgit-Baltistan polls are cosmetic exercises to hide illegal...

Pakistan has announced that elections for the legislative assembly of Gilgit-Baltistan will be held on November 15.

29 Sept 2020 3:18 PM IST

February 2019 file photo of Amnesty International India employees working at their headquarters in Bengaluru. The human rights watchdog said on Sept. 29, 2020, that it was halting its operations in India, citing reprisals from the government and the freezing of its bank accounts. (AP)

Amnesty halts operations citing -'incessant witch hunt-' by Indian...

Human rights NGO says its bank accounts were frozen on September 10

29 Sept 2020 2:48 PM IST

Andhra and Telangana are opposing each others irrigation projects on the Krishna and Godavari. (Representational image)

Apex Council meeting on Andhra-Telangana river disputes set for Oct. 6

The meeting has been postponed twice earlier

29 Sept 2020 1:19 PM IST

Many farm downstream of the Prakasam barrage are under water due to the inflow from the barrage. (File photo)

Andhra Pradesh floods: Standing crops in hundreds of acres inundated

NDRF personnel despatched to flood-hit districts

28 Sept 2020 11:27 PM IST

an IAF fighter jet flies against the backdrop of the Himalayan mountain range, amid the India-China stand off in eastern Ladakh, in Leh district, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (PTI)

India to buy 72,000 US assault rifles for troops on the LAC

Defence Ministry approves purchase of arms and equipment worth Rs 2290 crore

28 Sept 2020 11:12 PM IST

Charred remains of a tractor that was set on fire near India Gate during a protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, Monday, Sept 28, 2020. (PTI)

Nationwide fury over new farm laws

Opposition parties across India gear up to challenge new legislations in the courts and streets

28 Sept 2020 10:45 PM IST

Defence minister Rajnath Singh symbolically lays the foundation stone for an underpass construction at IMA Dehradun from his office in New Delhi on Sept. 28, 2020. (PTI)

Defence acquisition processes tweaked to make purchases faster

Also, offset guidelines have been revised to give preference to defence companies that offer to manufacture in India

28 Sept 2020 6:53 PM IST