New Delhi: India's first Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 11 others were killed when their IAF Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district Wednesday, the IAF announced. "With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen...
Nilgiirs/Delhi: An Indian Air Force helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on board met with an accident Wednesday near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, the IAF said, as 13 persons were killed in the mishap that happened reportedly due to low visibility due...
New Delhi: Lok Sabha members Tuesday urged the government to revisit the Collegium system to appoint Supreme Court and high court judges. They also flagged the high pendency of cases and vacancies in the judiciary. The members were participating in a debate to amend two...
New Delhi: The protesting farmer unions have reached a consensus on the future course of the agitation. Sources said Tuesday that the farmers’ unions will call off their protests as nearly all their demands have been met. However, a formal announcement of the decision will...
London: There is some hope for the world as the Omicron variant of coronavirus threatens to engulf it. British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said Tuesday its antibody-based Covid-19 therapy with US partner Vir Biotechnology (VIR) is effective against all mutations of the new Omicron coronavirus variant....
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) urged Monday the government to announce ‘additional’ doses of Covid-19 vaccine for healthcare, frontline workers and immune-compromised individuals amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus. So far 21 cases of Omicron have been detected in India. It...
Mumbai: India carried out a decimation of New Zealand, winning the second Test by a record-breaking 372-run margin to clinch the two-Test series 1-0 with comeback-man Jayant Yadav cleaning up the visiting team's lower half on the fourth morning here Monday. At exactly 10.13 am,...
Bhubaneswar: Argentina defeated Germany 4-2 in the final match of FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium, here Sunday. Argentina's forward Lautaro Domene made all the difference in the match with his hat-trick and then in the last minute Agostini sealed the...
Pune: Nine cases of Omicron variant in Rajasthan's Jaipur and seven more in Maharashtra have taken India's tally of the new variant to 21. The nine Omicron variant cases in Rajasthan have been detected in Jaipur. Maharashtra's Pimpri-Chinchwad has registered six cases, while Pune has...
Kohima/Guwahati/New Delhi: Security forces opened fire on civilians killing 13 and injuring 11 more in Nagaland's Mon district in two consecutive incidents of firing the first of which was possibly a case of mistaken identity, police said Sunday. One soldier also died in rioting which...
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The Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Shatrujeet Kapur’s remark on 22 October that Indian and Chinese forces are...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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