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ICICI Bank to bear cost of Covid vaccine for employees, kin

Lending major ICICI Bank on Wednesday announced that it will provide Covid-19 vaccination for its employees and their immediate family members free of cost.

Mar 10, 2021

India reports 17,000 Covid cases, 133 deaths

India on Wednesday recorded 17,921 new coronavirus cases and 133 fatalities, taking the total tally to 1,12,62,707.

Mar 10, 2021

Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers 'man-made' nuclear disaster

When a huge earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, devastating towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, a stunned world watched the chaotic struggle to contain the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

Mar 9, 2021

What's borderless war? Sensing such wars with China is more important now

With increasing cyber attacks on Indian establishments, the country needs to look beyond physical clashes at borders and focus on fighting the invisible enemy waging a daily war on many fronts with malware attacks

Mar 9, 2021

Parliament begins Covid vax drive for MPs; here's what you need to know

With the second leg of the Budget Session underway, Parliament on Tuesday started Covid-19 vaccination drive for all members of both the Houses.

Mar 9, 2021

Protests erupt across Myanmar; Suu Kyi party official dies in custody

An official from the party of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi died overnight in police custody, associates said, while protests were held in at least half a dozen cities in some of the most widespread action against the coup last month.

Mar 7, 2021

Congress MLA goes shirtless in Karnataka Assembly; gets seven-day suspension [details]

The display of inappropriate behaviour in the past has ranged from shoes to chairs being hurled and paper-weights being thrown around.

Mar 4, 2021

Twitter hashtags trends should be treated as political ads, says EC panel; here's why

An expert committee set up by the Election Commission recommended that 'Hashtag' trends on Twitter may be treated as political ads during the election process.

Mar 2, 2021

Myanmar crackdown: Military junta unleashes armed thugs; several dead [details]

Unofficial sources put the death toll in the firing at 10 because many of those injured had sustained live bullet wounds.

Feb 28, 2021

Myanmar envoy to UN defies military regime, denounces coup

In a dramatic show of defiance Myanmar's Permanent Representative Kyaw Moe Tun has denounced his country's military regime before the General Assembly and declared he would fight for democracy.

Feb 28, 2021

On BSY birthday, PM calls him 'most experienced leader'

Warm birthday greetings poured in from all over the country, including BJP stalwarts like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, to Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa who celebrated his 78th birthday on Saturday.

Feb 27, 2021