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Modi warns China: India capable of giving befitting reply

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sent out a clear signal on the India-China border stand-off that resulted in the killing of 20 Indian soldiers, saying India won't tolerate any misadventures when it comes to defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity

India sees highest corona deaths of 2,003, cases cross 3.54L

India witnessed the highest number of fatalities due to novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in last 24 hours, with 2,003 people losing their lives to the pandemic and registered a spike of almost 11,000 cases taking the total tally to 3.54 lakh, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data revealed on Wednesday

55% Indian students enjoyed virtual classes amid lockdown

At least 55 per cent Indian school students using the online learning platform Brainly have enjoyed virtual classes amidst the COVID-19 lockdown and more than one-third of the participants are looking forward to online learning, a new survey revealed on Tuesday

PM Modi hints at further reopening of economy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hinted that the opening of the economy will continue. However, he cautioned everyone to be mindful of wearing masks and maintaining hygiene and social distancing norms now that offices are re-opening

10.6K new cases take India's corona tally to 343,000

India witnessed a spike of 10,667 COVID-19 cases, with 380 deaths, thereby taking the total tally to 3,43,091, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data revealed on Tuesday

UP creates maximum employment for migrants

Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populous state, has emerged as the biggest contributor to employment generation in the country

COVID-19 infected lawyer moves Supreme Court, says lost grandfather while waiting for bed

A COVID-19 infected lawyer has moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention in a matter where the court has taken suo moto cognizance over the management of the COVID-19 situation

Full lockdown in Chennai, three Tamil Nadu districts June 19-30

With coronavirus infection shooting up in Chennai, as well as three districts, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Monday announced full lockdown in these areas from June 19 to 30

At 11GB data per user a month, 90% Indians binge on streaming

As data consumption touches over 11GB per user a month in India owing to the lockdown times, 90 percent people are spending more time on content streaming, e-learning, infotainment and social media, a new survey said on Monday

Extreme weather events on the rise in India

Average temperature of India experienced a rise of 0.7 degree Celsius, along with decline in rainfall, significant increase in frequency of very severe cyclonic storms and droughts in over a decade due to human activities, the Ministry of Earth Sciences in its research report said

'Sikhs can't be defined by Khalistan alone'

 In a significant move, the acting chief of the Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, Giani Harpreet Singh, has said that Sikhs can't be defined by Khalistan (the name given by secessionists to a separate Sikh State) alone and warned his community against Pakistan which has been pushing the Sikh youth towards terrorism and against the Indian Constitution

Experts from US, Canada, Singapore join hands to douse Assam oil well fire

Experts from the US and Canada joined hands with Singapore-based Alert to douse up oil well fire in Assam's Tinsukia district as the flames continued to erupt on the sixth day on Sunday

11.5k new cases take corona tally to 330,000 in India

India on Monday witnessed a spike of over 11,000 cases second day in a row with 325 deaths taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,32,424, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data revealed

With near 12k new cases, India tally reaches 3.2 lakh

India on Sunday witnessed a spike of almost 12,000 cases, the highest spike in cases in 24 hours, with 311 deaths taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,20,922, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry data revealed

98% Kashmir population susceptible to COVID-19

Just 2 percent population in Kashmir has antibodies for COVID-19 and 98 percent population is susceptible to infection and still far away from acquiring herd immunity, an ICMR survey said