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When Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip visited India; rare glimpse of royal visit [Photos]

The official handle of Rashtrapati Bhavan Archives shared a rare glimpse of the royal visit dating back to 1960s. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip had visited India thrice together.

Apr 18, 2021

Former Assam CM Bhumidhar Barman passes away aged 89; PM Modi, others express grief [details]

Congress sources said that the veteran leader had been on ventilator support at the ICU of Dispur Hospital for the last 28 days.

Apr 18, 2021

Delhi orders case against four airlines for carrying passengers without COVID tests [details]

It was reported that around 130 such passengers have been carried by four airlines - IndiGo, Vistara, SpiceJet and AirAsia.

Apr 18, 2021

Heartbreaking journey of national-level boxer who turned auto driver to survive [details]

Abid Khan graduated from S.D College in Chandigarh and that is when he took to boxing. He has also trained five-six regiments of Indian Army, nine para regiment and 67 armoured regiment in boxing.

Apr 18, 2021

Three held for hoarding Remdesivir, trying to sell drug in black market in B'luru [details]

Preliminary inquiry revealed that the trio were selling Remdesivir for Rs 10,500 per injection in the black-market, far above its maximum retail price," it added.

Apr 18, 2021

Kargil inhabitants face shortage of essential commodities during Ramadan

For hours together residents stand in queues to get fresh vegetables, dates, milk amid Ramadan.

Apr 18, 2021

Mysterious "Invest in Turkey" hoardings in Srinagar spark debate; no clue who put them [details]

Relations between the two countries are strained after the abrogation of Article 370 from J&K.

Apr 18, 2021

No shortage of medical oxygen in Karnataka: Health Minister Dr Sudhakar

Amid reports of shortage of medical oxygen in hospitals across Karnataka, health minister Dr Sudhakar has shared data to point out that usage is well below daily production capacity.

Apr 18, 2021

Vaccination is key to fight COVID; Manmohan to Modi [read full letter]

In his suggestions, the former Prime Minister said that the government should publicise what are the firm orders for doses placed on different vaccine producers and accepted for delivery over the next six months.

Apr 18, 2021

Weekend curfew in Bengaluru next week; K'taka govt considering option [Sources]

Karnataka government is mulling weekend curfew in Bengaluru as fresh cases continue to spike in the state capital. An all-party meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday.

Apr 18, 2021

Rahul Gandhi suspends all his political rallies in Bengal amid COVID surge

In West Bengal, three phases of elections are still left to be held, but due to the Covid surge, there has been a demand to hold rest of the elections in a single phase.

Apr 18, 2021

Major bureaucratic reshuffle in J&K administration; 66 KAS, IAS officers transferred [full list]

The government of J&K on Sunday issued an order, which calls for a major reshuffle in the administration. Here are all the details.

Apr 18, 2021

After husband's death due to COVID; wife jumps into lake, 3-year-old follows mother and drowns

As the fight and struggle continue, there are some who have clearly been relegated to a corner and failed by the system. A Telangana worker who had come to Maharashtra in search of work died of COVID, his wife and a 3-year-old killed themselves later.

Apr 18, 2021

India is at war; former Army chief takes dig at Modi govt over COVID deaths

In a brief tweet, former Indian Army chief Ved Malik said that India is at war with COVID, which is killing more Indians than jawans killed in action during Kargil war.

Apr 18, 2021

Covid patient calls government helpline, call center executive asks him to go and die (AUDIO)

At the end of the telephonic conversation, the call center executive asks the Covid patient to go and die

Apr 18, 2021