India lodges strong protest after civilians die in Pakistan ceasefire violation
File photo of Indian Army personnel during an operation to defuse mortal shells of Pakistan army in Poonch district of…
Rajasthan political crisis | Congress claims majority, asks rebels to return
Despite the political crisis in Rajasthan showing no signs of abating, the ruling Congress on Saturday claimed that it had…
Coronavirus | Used PPEs wash up in Assam floods, raise concern over COVID-19 spread
Volunteers help fight coronavirus, floods in Assam, July 18, 2020 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Medical waste has raised concerns…
Pandemic leaves Uttarakhand’s pilgrimage market gasping
With the governments of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana suspending the annual Kanwar yatra this year, Shravan (July) is turning…
Federal government mulls Australia’s entry into Malabar naval exercise
A warship takes part in a Malabar exercise. File | Photo Credit: T.K. Rohit Naval exercise with Japan and U.S.…
The interesting Test had numerous messages for sports and the world in general
The writer John Berger ended one of his essays thus: “The moment at which a piece of music begins provides…
Chicago authorities, protesters clash during bid to fall statue
CHICAGO: Protesters trying to topple a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Chicago's Grant Park clashed with police who used batons…
Bennett University offers BCA Program focussed on Information science and Cloud computing skills
World is experiencing changes across various facets of life – personal and professional, at a speed never seen before. Everywhere…
Rajasthan political crisis: Leading developments
NEW DELHI: As the political crisis plays out in Rajasthan, the issue of 'phone-tapping' of political leaders blew up into…
‘Trump the most divisive in century, but 1968 US election was even worse’
NEW DELHI: Will the 2020 United States Presidential Election be the most divisive one in the past 100 years? Donald…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
NEW DELHI: India's actual Covid-19 caseload is 3,58,692, while close to 18,000 people have recuperated from the disease in 24…
Iran estimates it has 25 million Covid-19 cases, expects 35 million more infections
People wear protective face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus as they ride an escalator at a...Read…
Govt. opens up NDRF for individual donations
Centre has applied an unused provision in the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to allow any person or institution to contribute…
Resorts have ended up being a de rigueur function of Indian political life
Television crews and others outside the ITC Grand Bharat in Manesar on July 12, 2020, amid reports that several MLAs…
Individuals of Rajasthan paying for discord within Congress, says Vasundhara Raje
“It is unfortunate that the people of Rajasthan are paying for the discord within the Congress,” BJP national vice president…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits forward posts in Kupwara
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits the holy cave of Amarnath and offered prayers, on July 18, 2020. | Photo…
Health Ministry concerns COVID-19 guidelines for gated property complexes
The Union Health Ministry has issued a coronavirus (COVID-19) advisory for gated residential complexes, asking them to make provisions for…
England’s Jofra Archer available for third Test despite COVID-19 breach
Jofra Archer. (AFP Photo)MANCHESTER: England fast bowler Jofra Archer will be available to play in next week's series finale against…
‘US election shaping up as contest between which candidate hates China more’
Representative photo: AFPTOKYO: As relations between Washington and Beijing worsen over a range of issues, the upcoming US election is…
MLAs in Manesar resort moved out through ‘secret door’ when SOG team arrived: Rajasthan Congress chief Dotasra
Govind Singh Dotasra, Rajasthan Congress president (ANI)JAIPUR: Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra on Saturday claimed that Special Operations Group…
‘Were phones of politicians tapped in Rajasthan?’ BJP asks and requires CBI probe
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday asked if the Congress government in Rajasthan resorted to "unconstitutional" methods to tap phones…
Coronavirus live updates: AAP leader Atishi states, she is qualified to contribute plasma after recovering from Covi
Local councils in England get new powers to order Covid-19 shutdownsLocal authorities in England have been handed fresh powers from…
Rajasthan crisis: BJP needs CBI probe into supposed phone tapping
New Delhi: BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra addresses a press conference, at BJP HQ in New Delhi, Saturday, July 18,…
For Tamil Nadu’s judgment AIADMK, Sasikala aspect declines to disappear
The Sasikala factor in the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) refuses to fade away.Despite the party leadership’s…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 116 live updates | For first time, world records 1 million coronavirus cases in 100 hours
Less than 1% COVID-19 patients are on the ventilators, less than 2% cases in ICUs, and less than 3% on…
Madras HC restraint on Patanjali’s use of trademark ‘Coronil’
A photo of the kit released by Patanjali. Photo: Twitter Chennai-based company Arudra Engineering Private Limited has claimed that ‘Coronil’…
Dalit young boy made to clean his faeces with own hands in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district
Google Maps image locates Pennagaram in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district. The boy was spotted by a landowner, who pulled him…
Breakable embankments contribute to flood issues in Assam
Ill-maintained or poorly constructed river embankments have added to Assam’s flood woes this year.The daily flood summary provided by the…
UN blacklists Pakistan Taliban leader Noor Wali Mehsud
Noor Wali Mehsud The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group’s leader Noor Wali Mehsud has been designated as a global terrorist…
Variety of Americans who Trump’s handling of coronavirus increasing, reveals poll
Health care workers arrive for a shift at a hospital in Atlanta. Around 52 per cent people strongly disapprove...Read MoreWASHINGTON…
Hackers utilized qualifications of some employees to access our internal systems: Twitter on Bitcoin fraud
NEW DELHI: Social media giant Twitter on Saturday said that cyber attackers targeted some of its employees through a social…
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
ATLANTA: John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped…
India’s firm message to China: Pullback of troops is non-negotiable
NEW DELHI: The last round of talks between Indian and Chinese military commanders saw the Indian side resolutely and firmly…
Ambush witness and Vikas Dubey aide’s spouse may turn approver, gets cop cover
Manu, wife of don Dubey’s aide Shashikant, let off on FridayKANPUR: While slain gangster Vikas Dubey’s wife Richa was let…
Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune emerge as new urban Covid hotspots
NEW DELHI: Among India’s nine largest urban centres (with 5 million plus population), it is now Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune…
US traveler flights to India can resume from July 23: United States transportation dept
WASHINGTON: The US transportation department said on Friday the government of India has agreed to allow US air carriers to…
Pakistan offers India ‘unhindered’ access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
Kulbhushan Jadhav (File photo)ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: After the second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav for India on Thursday turned out to…
Digital payments widen gap with ATM withdrawals
Representative imageBENGALURU: There are early signs that India is finally turning into a digital payment economy less dependent on cash.…
PM Modi calls for ‘reformed multilateralism’ at UN
Prime minister Narendra ModiNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it was important to “assess the UN’s role…
Hopeful, but can’t guarantee China talks outcome: Rajnath Singh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh (ANI image)NEW DELHI: No force in the world can grab Indian territory, asserted defence minister Rajnath…
Americans turn on each other as tensions rise over Covid-19 measures
WASHINGTON: Americans are turning on each other over wearing (or not) of masks, social distancing, and closures, as Covid-19 cases…
Three of a household eliminated in Pak. shelling in Poonch
Peerzada Ashiq Srinagar:, July 18, 2020 01:09 IST Updated: July 18, 2020 01:32 IST File photo of Indian Army personnel…
Telangana’s COVID trials and adversities
Around 8 a.m. on June 27, a distressed health volunteer sat next to his sick younger brother outside the Government…
Beyond the pale: On Rajasthan drama
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Turning point of a million: On India’s COVID-19 numbers
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5 Dalit males attacked over land disagreement in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri
A Dalit farmer who was assaulted among others by upper caste men over a land dispute in Shivpuri district. Photo:…
Less than 2%COVID-19 clients in ICU, says Health Ministry
Less than 1% coronavirus (COVID-19) patients are on the ventilators, less than 2% cases in ICUs, and less than 3%…
LAC standoff | Chinese troops are yet to fully move out, says government official
Chinese troops are yet to fully move out of Patrolling Point (PP) 15 of Hot Springs area in Eastern Ladakh…
Bihar gangrape survivor granted bail
Amid wide spread media outrage and concern from the legal fraternity across the country, the gangrape survivor from Araria in…