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Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir doesn’t think Virat Kohli’s team has the mental strength to win knockout games in ICC tournaments after their 8-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup on Sunday. India had to beat New Zealand to revive their campaign and were expected to come …

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday reviewed the progress of the sea trials of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’ during an on-board visit. The ship had sailed out for the second Sea Trials on October 24. The maiden sea sortie of the ship was …

As the country gets ready to celebrate Diwali, only 2 per cent of Indians think that masking compliance around them is effective, while only 3 per cent feel that people in their localities and districts are following social distancing norms, according to a survey. The survey conducted by LocalCircles, a …

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that Pakistan and Afghanistan are “feeling disturbed” by the Taliban, but if the insurgent group moves towards India, “an air strike is ready”. He was addressing the Samajik Pratinidhi Sammelan during which he also launched an attack on his political opponents …

The 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) kicked off on Sunday in Scotland’s Glasgow and will conclude on November 12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is among the world leaders who will address the World Leaders’ Summit of COP26, arrived in …

Schools in Delhi reopened for all classes on Monday after remaining closed for 19 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Students were seen streaming into Delhi schools early this morning, but not before they were thermal screened and their hands spritzed with sanitisers. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had …

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the Centre’s recent proposal to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, would be used for NPR (National Population Register) and NRC (National Register of Citizens) and violate Article 324 of the Constitution. The amendment will allow the Centre to create a …

India is ready to produce over 5 billion Covid vaccine doses by the end of next year to help the world in the fight against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a G-20 Summit session in Rome on Saturday and stressed the ‘One Earth, One Health’ vision of …

Beijing introduced new Covid-19 curbs on Saturday to stamp out a “serious” outbreak as the Chinese capital maintains its strict zero-tolerance policy, with less than 100 days before it hosts the Winter Olympics. China’s leading epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan said Saturday that authorities could contain a nationwide outbreak within a month …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a virtual meeting with officials of districts where the COVID-19 vaccination coverage is low, his office said today. India administered its billionth Covid vaccine dose last week, a feat the Prime Minister hailed as a symbol of the country’s ability and of “new India”. …