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Anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu laid to rest at state funeral in S.Africa

Tutu's funeral was limited to just 100 people, in line with current South African government Covid regulations

Parents breathe a sigh of relief as Co-WIN registration opens for teens

With the Co-WIN portal opening its registration slot for Covid-19 vaccination for children aged between 15 to 18 years from today onward, the parents are breathing a sigh of relief.

Study finds Covid may trigger self-attacking antibodies

The research has been published in the 'Journal of Translational Medicine'

DGGI cracks down on crypto exchanges, Rs 70 cr tax evasion detected: Report

The DGGI is investigating Coinswitch Kuber, CoinDCX, BuyUCoin and Unocoin, say sources

India's economic growth rate over 8%, foreign investment at record high: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the country's economic growth rate is over 8 per cent.

ATM service charges increase, to cost Rs 21 per transaction from Saturday

ATMs across banks are all set to increase service charges per transaction from Saturday, following an order from RBI and customers will have to Rs 1 more beyond permissible free transactions

10 Maharashtra ministers, 20 MLAs infected with Covid: Ajit Pawar

'I want to appeal to the people that they need to understand that Covid is increasing rapidly, as a result of which we had to cut short our assembly session to 5 days only,' says Deputy CM

Continuous, heavy rainfall causes waterlogging in several parts of Chennai

Continuous and heavy rainfall over the past few days led to waterlogging in several parts of Chennai on Saturday.

US drug overdose deaths over 1 million over past 20 years: Report

Deaths due to drug overdose have topped a million over past 20 years, U.S. broadcaster NPR reported on Thursday, citing statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

China mining data from Western social media to equip military: Report

China is mining Western social media to equip its military and police with information on foreign targets, according to a new report

Oil companies slash price of commercial LPG cylinder by Rs 102.50

In some relief for consumers on New Year, National Oil Marketing companies have slashed the prices of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder cost by Rs 102.50 effective from January 1, 2022.

'If we end inequity, we end COVID-19 pandemic', says WHO chief Tedros

As the world enters its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was confident that the pandemic will end in 2022 "if we end inequity" together.

People of Myanmar face 'unprecedented' crisis in 2022: UN report

The turmoil in Myanmar is projected to have driven almost half the population into poverty heading into 2022, wiping out the impressive gains made since 2005, according to a UN report

Vaishno Devi stampede: Yatra resumes after brief halt due to incident

Vaishno Devi Yatra has resumed once again on Saturday after a brief suspension following a stampede incident at the Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Katra

If children safe, future of nation safe: Mandaviya asks people to get jab

Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that the safety of children secures the future of the country and urged the people to get their eligible children registered for vaccination

Taliban prevents border fencing with Pakistan meant to divide Pashtuns

The recent incidents on the Afghan-Pak border has brought to light the age-old issue of Durand Line that Pakistan had hoped to resolve with the Taliban holding the reins in Kabul.

Ukrainian President Zelensky calls end of war in Donabs his main goal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has named the end of the war in the eastern region of Donbas his main goal.

'May we keep scaling new heights': PM Modi extends greetings on New Year

PM Narendra Modi extended greetings on the first day of 2022 on Saturday and expressed hope that the New Year will bring an abundance of joy and good health to everyone

Vaishno Devi stampede: PM Modi expresses grief, announces ex-gratia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the stampede that took place early this morning at Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra

Tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum closed from today

In view of the current COVID-19 situation, the tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan and Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum will remain closed from Saturday.