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"We have learnt some tough lessons in the year 2020," said President Ram Nath Kovind in his address to the nation on the eve of Independence day listing 4 of them that the year has taught. ....

China has deployed high altitude artillery guns in Tibet amid the ongoing border tension with India in eastern Ladakh. ....

The Supreme Court Monday said life should move on even in Covid-19 times and declined to entertain a plea seeking the postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), slated in September. ....

Actors Riteish Deshmukh and Sandhay Mridul, and filmmaker Milap Zaveri took to social media on Monday to dispel rumours that filmmaker Nishikant Kamat has passed away. The rumours had been fuelled by the fact that certain websites ran the news that Kamat is no more, based on unconfirmed sources. ....

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's health condition deteriorated on Wednesday as he developed lung infection, the Army Research and Referral Hospital said. He has been hospitalized for the past nine days and been on ventilator support following a brain surgery. ....

A day after reporting the highest Covid deaths, Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded a new peak of cases, even as the state toll crossed 21,000, health officials said. ....

With 68,898 new Coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India tally mounted to 2,905,823 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 54,849 with 983 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry.....

Government sources have claimed that there has been a rise of almost 50 per cent in NEET centres this year as compared to last year, and indicated that enough arrangements are in place to hold the competitive examinations, which many people want to be postponed, including BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy. ....

Cyclone Tauktae hit Mumbai with full fury bringing heavy rains, strong gales of over 75-85 kmph, which wreaked havoc by uprooting scores of trees, damaged some homes, and disrupted road traffic, though there were no human casualties, officials said on Monday. ....

New Covid cases in Delhi remained below the 5,000 level for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, with 4,482 reported in the last 24 hours. This was also the lowest since April 4, when 4,033 cases were reported. ....