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New Delhi:  The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Thursday postponed the civil services preliminary examination, scheduled to be held in June, to October 10 in view of the alarming COVID situation in the country. The commission conducts civil services examination annually in three stages --...

New Delhi: Vitalik Buterin, the Russia-based co-founder of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency Ethereum, has donated 500 coins and over 50 trillion SHIB meme coin worth around $1.14 billion to India COVID-Crypto Relief Fund, as the country grapples with the lethal second wave of the pandemic....

New Delhi: Taking umbrage at the B.1.617 mutant of the novel coronavirus being termed an ‘Indian variant’, the Union health ministry Wednesday said the WHO has not used the word ‘Indian’ for this strain in its document. The ministry dismissed as "without any basis and...

Beijing: Chinese demographers say India will become the world's most populous country earlier than the United Nations' projection of 2027, surpassing China where a steady drop in the birth rate has been recorded in the last few years. India is expected to add nearly 273...

New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India declined by 10 per cent to 2,61,633 units last month as compared to March this year, as COVID-19-led restrictions across various states impacted demand, auto industry body SIAM said on Wednesday. Passenger vehicle sales in March 2021, stood...

New Delhi: The government is engaging with the drug manufacturers to ramp up the production of an antifungal drug used for the treatment of mucormycosis, the Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry said, as a rash of cases of rare black fungus infection have been reported among...

Ballia (UP): With seven more bodies seen floating in the Ganga, the count of bodies found in this Uttar Pradesh district has reached 52, an official said Wednesday. The district administration is immediately performing the last rites of the deceased as there is a possibility...

Beijing: China Wednesday accused the Quad of being an ‘exclusive clique’ against Beijing as it defended its Bangladesh Ambassador's warning to Dhaka against joining the US-led alliance, saying the envoy has made the country's position ‘clear’ on the issue. China's Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jiming...

New Delhi: The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus first identified in India last year has been found in 44 countries, says the World Health Organization (WHO) which has classified it as a ‘variant of concern'. The UN body routinely assesses if variants of SARS-CoV-2 result...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a criminal case under the anti-money laundering law against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The case against Anil Deshmukh has been filed in an alleged ‘bribery’ incident, official sources said Tuesday. They said the case has...