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Navjot Singh Sidhu took charge as Punjab Congress President today, leaving behind months of hostilities with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. In his usual fashion, the cricketer-turned-politician vowed to carry everyone along in Punjab's development.

The months-long crisis in Punjab Congress may have come to an end today as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met newly-appointed state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu over a cup of tea. The meeting came ahead of the latter's inauguration in his new role.

Sixty-two MLAs gathered today at the Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's Amritsar home ahead of a Golden Temple visit, party insiders said. Some MLAs rejected the need for the state party leader to apologise to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

One distraught senior doctor broke down on camera while talking about his patients' precarious situation and having to discharge many of them out of turn.

There is no respite for India on the coronavirus front. Up to 68,020 fresh cases have been reported over the past 24 hours, making it the biggest one-day surge since October, Union Health Ministry data indicate. Maharashtra reported an overwhelming majority -- 40,414 -- of the total. The state is already bracing for a shortfall in health care infra...

Flapping and swaying tents have made way for more permanent structures. Air conditioners and coolers being set up indicate the approaching summer has been accounted for. At the many makeshift townships that have sprung up along Delhi's border points in the past three months or more, the crowd may be thinning, but not the resolve by the looks of it....

Farmers Chakka Jam: A thoroughly fortified national capital largely remained peaceful on a day agitating farmers had called for a nationwide chakka jam protest for three hours, even though they did leave Delhi out of it in the first place along with Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Today's protest came 10 days after the unprecedented vi...

The stream of farmers heading for various protest points along Delhi's borders continued remained incessant today on the 67th day of the massive protest against three Central agricultural laws. The agitation have only intensified over the past few days, particularly since the Republic Day violence in the national capital a few days ago.

India's fresh coronavirus infections rose by 45,882 in the past 24 hours to touch 90,04,365, government data shows. Recoveries surged to 84.28 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.6 per cent. Up to 584 people died of the disease since Thursday, the overall number till now being 1,32,162. Up to 4,43,794 active cases remain in the country.

The number of new coronavirus infections in India has jumped 18% recorded with 45,576 recorded in the past 24 hours, according to government data. That takes the overall figure to 89,58,483 since the outbreak in January. Up to 585 people died of the disease since yesterday, the overall number till now being 1,31,578. Up to 4.43 lakh active cases re...

Amid a veritable festival surge in the number of COVID-19 infections in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pointed at pollution as a reason for the spike and hoped to control its spread in the next 7-10 days.

India today reported 47,905 fresh COVID-19 cases, 8% higher than on Wednesday. The country has up to 86.83 lakh cases so far with 1,28,121 deaths, up 550. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh remained the top five most affected states in the country in overall numbers. The total number of people who have recovered f...

The central government's late-night order to allow all shops to reopen in residential areas - except those in malls - amid a nationwide lockdown over coronavirus may not have much impact in Delhi that has 92 containment zones.

Students from violence-hit areas of northeast Delhi, where over 42 people died earlier this week and over 200 were injured amid clashes over controversial citizenship law, say they feel unprepared for their Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams. Many of these students, forced to leave their homes, say they have no books and admit cards.

Murder 3 actress Aditi Rao Hydari, who would be seen next opposite Akshay Kumar in action drama Boss, says the success story of her co-star inspired her to believe in herself.

Navjot Singh Sidhu took charge as Punjab Congress President today, leaving behind months of hostilities with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. In his usual fashion, the cricketer-turned-politician vowed to carry everyone along in Punjab's development.

The months-long crisis in Punjab Congress may have come to an end today as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met newly-appointed state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu over a cup of tea. The meeting came ahead of the latter's inauguration in his new role.

Sixty-two MLAs gathered today at the Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's Amritsar home ahead of a Golden Temple visit, party insiders said. Some MLAs rejected the need for the state party leader to apologise to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

One distraught senior doctor broke down on camera while talking about his patients' precarious situation and having to discharge many of them out of turn.

There is no respite for India on the coronavirus front. Up to 68,020 fresh cases have been reported over the past 24 hours, making it the biggest one-day surge since October, Union Health Ministry data indicate. Maharashtra reported an overwhelming majority -- 40,414 -- of the total. The state is already bracing for a shortfall in health care infra...

Flapping and swaying tents have made way for more permanent structures. Air conditioners and coolers being set up indicate the approaching summer has been accounted for. At the many makeshift townships that have sprung up along Delhi's border points in the past three months or more, the crowd may be thinning, but not the resolve by the looks of it....

Farmers Chakka Jam: A thoroughly fortified national capital largely remained peaceful on a day agitating farmers had called for a nationwide chakka jam protest for three hours, even though they did leave Delhi out of it in the first place along with Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Today's protest came 10 days after the unprecedented vi...

The stream of farmers heading for various protest points along Delhi's borders continued remained incessant today on the 67th day of the massive protest against three Central agricultural laws. The agitation have only intensified over the past few days, particularly since the Republic Day violence in the national capital a few days ago.

India's fresh coronavirus infections rose by 45,882 in the past 24 hours to touch 90,04,365, government data shows. Recoveries surged to 84.28 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.6 per cent. Up to 584 people died of the disease since Thursday, the overall number till now being 1,32,162. Up to 4,43,794 active cases remain in the country.

The number of new coronavirus infections in India has jumped 18% recorded with 45,576 recorded in the past 24 hours, according to government data. That takes the overall figure to 89,58,483 since the outbreak in January. Up to 585 people died of the disease since yesterday, the overall number till now being 1,31,578. Up to 4.43 lakh active cases re...

Amid a veritable festival surge in the number of COVID-19 infections in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pointed at pollution as a reason for the spike and hoped to control its spread in the next 7-10 days.

India today reported 47,905 fresh COVID-19 cases, 8% higher than on Wednesday. The country has up to 86.83 lakh cases so far with 1,28,121 deaths, up 550. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh remained the top five most affected states in the country in overall numbers. The total number of people who have recovered f...

The central government's late-night order to allow all shops to reopen in residential areas - except those in malls - amid a nationwide lockdown over coronavirus may not have much impact in Delhi that has 92 containment zones.

Students from violence-hit areas of northeast Delhi, where over 42 people died earlier this week and over 200 were injured amid clashes over controversial citizenship law, say they feel unprepared for their Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams. Many of these students, forced to leave their homes, say they have no books and admit cards.

Murder 3 actress Aditi Rao Hydari, who would be seen next opposite Akshay Kumar in action drama Boss, says the success story of her co-star inspired her to believe in herself.