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Pondy clocks 22 new COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 1,29,500

Puducherry, Jan 1 (PTI) Puducherry recorded 22 fresh cases of coronavirus during the last 24 hours ending 9 AM on Saturday taking the total...

Environment 2021: Slow decisions in the face of accelerating climate change

Madrid, Jan 1 (The Conversation) In terms of the environment, the year that is now coming to an end, he started dressed in blue.January...

Centre to set up 157 new medical colleges but facing land availability issues in some states: minister

Aurangabad, Jan 1 (PTI) The Centre has decided to set up 157 new medical colleges in the country to strengthen the health infrastructure...

Father-son duo from Tripura shot at by police in Mizoram

Agartala, Jan 1 (PTI) A 40-year-old man and his teenager son, both residents of North Tripura district, were shot at by the Mizoram...

Nearly 31K complaints of crimes against women received in 2021, over half from UP: NCW

New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) Nearly 31,000 complaints of crimes committed against women were received by the National Commission for Women (NCW) last year,...

4 held for celebratory firing in UP’s Miranpur

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jan 1 (PTI) Four youths were arrested for celebratory firing at the premises of a restaurant in Miranpur police station area...

Kejriwal expresses grief over Vaishno Devi shrine stampede

New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in...

Low-key welcome of New Year in Mumbai amid rise in COVID-19 cases, prohibitory orders

Mumbai, Jan 1 (PTI) For the second year in a row, the New Year eve celebrations remained muted in Mumbai in view of...

At 24, Trinamool Congress eyes national stage

By Pradipta Tapadar Kolkata, Jan 1 (PTI) Twenty-four years after Mamata Banerjee formed the Trinamool Congress on January 1, 1998 to unseat the...

Minor altercation led to stampede situation at Vaishno Devi shrine: DGP Dilbag Singh

Jammu, Jan 1 (PTI) A minor altercation among some young boys led to the stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in which 12...

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.