China launches fresh military drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit island nation

Beijing believes that Washington officials support pro-independence camps and give credence to the idea of Taiwan as a sovereign nation.

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Coronavirus: Bharat Biotech says its intranasal vaccine is safe, generates immune response

The jab, designated BBV154, was tested on 3,100 subjects across 14 locations in India.

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· 2 hours ago

Kerala: CPI(M) worker hacked to death in Palakkad district

While a witness claimed the Communist Party of India (Marxist) members were behind the murder, the Left party blamed the BJP-RSS.

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Mukesh Ambani, family get death threats, one detained

Security at the Reliance chairperson’s Mumbai home, Antilia, has been increased.

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· 3 hours ago

Take a pledge to stop disrespecting women, Narendra Modi asks citizens in Independence Day speech

The prime minister said that women’s pride would be an important asset in fulfilling the dreams of the country.

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· 4 hours ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar promises 20 lakh jobs in Independence day speech

The announcement comes two days after his deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, said that Bihar would soon become the state to provide most number of government jobs.

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· 4 hours ago

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Iran denies being involved in attack

The author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen at an event in New York on Friday.

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· 5 hours ago

Self-obsessed government trivialising sacrifices of freedom fighters, says Sonia Gandhi

On Sunday, the BJP had blamed India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Communist leaders for the country’s partition in 1947.

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· 5 hours ago

Indians must not let ‘authoritarian arrogance’ undermine unity, says Manmohan Singh

Divisive politics may yield temporary benefits, but will impede the country’s progress, says the former prime minister.

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· 7 hours ago

Former anti-drugs agency officer Sameer Wankhede files defamation case against Nawab Malik

The former Maharashtra minister had accused Wankhede of using a fake caste certificate to get a government job – a charge that he has now been cleared of.

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· 7 hours ago

Author JK Rowling gets death threat for tweet about attack on Salman Rushdie, police launch inquiry

A Twitter user wrote ‘don’t worry you are next’ after the writer of the Harry Potter series said she was ‘feeling sick’ about Rushdie being stabbed.

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· 7 hours ago

Take pledge to make India a developed nation by 2047, says PM Modi in his Independence Day speech

The prime minister called upon state governments to work in the spirit of ‘cooperative competitive federalism’.

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· 8 hours ago