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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan casts his vote for Rajya Sabha election at the Legislature Complex in Thiruvananthapuram, Monday. (PTI)

Once a model state for COVID-19 control, Kerala-'s virus cases surge...

At least 2,067 people were cured in the state on Thursday, CM Vijayan said.

28 Aug 2020 2:50 PM IST

Activist Sudha Bharadwaj. (AP)

Bombay High Court denies bail to Sudha Bharadwaj on health grounds

A bench led by Justice RD Dhanuka rejected an appeal filed by Bharadwaj in June this year

28 Aug 2020 2:15 PM IST

6 ministers of opposition-ruled states move SC seeking review of order on NEET, JEE. (Representative Image)

NEET, JEE 2020: Ministers from 6 states move SC seeking postponement...

Several parties opposed holding the NEET, JEE exams amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and consulted on approaching SC...

28 Aug 2020 1:42 PM IST

Supreme Court of India

Apex court sends notice to Centre on guidelines for identifying...

A bench headed by Justice S K Kaul issued notice to the Ministries of Home Affairs, Law and Justice, and Minority...

28 Aug 2020 1:04 PM IST

States, universities cannot promote students without holding final year exams by Sept 30: SC

Final year exams mandatory, states can approach UGC for deadline...

If any state feels they can-'t conduct exams by that date, they must approach the UGC for new dates to hold the exam,...

28 Aug 2020 12:23 PM IST

Maharashtra tops the list of positive cases and deaths as it has 7 lakh cases and 23,000 deaths respectively.

Ensure 140 tests per million in each district: Rajiv Gauba to states...

The meeting was convened at a time when coronavirus pandemic cases have refused to show a downward trend

28 Aug 2020 12:13 PM IST

Dawood Ibrahi. (PTI File)

India slams Pakistan for sheltering Dawood Ibrahim, Masood Azhar

New Delhi also slammed Islamabad for criticising the chargesheet filed in India in the Pulwama terror attack case

28 Aug 2020 11:59 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a meeting in New Delhi. PTI photo

Centre puts its burden of GST compensation upon states

The government has made an estimate of a shortfall of Rs 2.35 lakh crore based on the expected cess collection for the...

28 Aug 2020 11:45 AM IST

Ambala: IAF Rafale aircraft touching down at Air Force Station on its arrival after covering a distance of nearly 8500 km from France to India, in Ambala,

Amid China tensions, India to raise a new Air Defence Command in...

The ADC is likely to be headed by an Air Force officer.

28 Aug 2020 10:45 AM IST

Hemant Soren writes to Pokhriyal, seeks postponement of NEET, JEE exams. (PTI Photo)

JEE, NEET exam 2020: Jharkhand CM urges Centre to postpone exams

Soren said conducting examinations of such a large scale would require public transport and hospitality units to...

28 Aug 2020 10:24 AM IST

MEA says 1,095 look out circulars deleted, 630 foreign members left India

1,095 lookout notices deleted, 630 Tablighi Jamaat members left India:...

The ministry has been actively facilitating their consular access, deletion of LOCs and smooth repatriation to their...

28 Aug 2020 9:40 AM IST

So far, 766 routes have been sanctioned under the UDAN scheme.

UDAN scheme expanded to include remotest corners of India

Special boost is being given to connectivity in the North East

27 Aug 2020 8:17 PM IST