Sushant Singh Rajput case: Netas join in Mumbai vs Bihar cops’ grass war
MUMBAI/DELHI/PATNA: Days after a Bihar police team reached Mumbai to probe the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, a turf battle…
App companies quizzed on information sharing, political ties
NEW DELHI: Companies running recently banned Chinese apps have been served a questionnaire with around 80 queries seeking information such…
5 years after land border contract, previous enclave residents in alarming straits
Five years ago on July 31, 2015, the historic land boundary agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh paved the way…
Pakistanis behind ‘Chinese’ details war on India-China border standoff
Many of the ‘Chinese’ accounts that mushroomed on social media this summer and spread false information about the border clash…
Contraction slows: On indications of economic recovery
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Deceptive claims: On Trump’s poll hold-up talk
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Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa tests positive for COVID-19
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. File | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR He tweeted: 'Whilst I am fine, I am…
A year on, a number of Jammu and Kashmir leaders stay confined
Police standing guard near the residence of Mehbooba Mufti on April 7. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad They were…
Citizenship Amendment Act | Home Ministry seeks three more months to frame rules
The MHA said all data including personal must be obtained and processed fairly and lawfully. | Photo Credit: PTI The…
IPL wants teams to travel on August 20
MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League’s (IPL) governing council (GC) has decided to ask the franchises and other stakeholders to delay…
Microsoft to continue speak to purchase TikTok from ByteDance
Representational photo.Microsoft Corp said on Sunday that it would continue discussions to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from Chinese internet…
Amit Shah tests +ve, admitted to Medanta hospital in Gurgaon
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah was admitted to Medanta hospital in Gurgaon on Sunday after testing positive for Covid-19.…
SpaceX capsule and Nasa crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
A capsule with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico. (Reuters...Read MoreCAPE CANAVERAL:…
India calls for complete troop disengagement in military talks with China
NEW DELHI: India made a renewed push for China to complete troop disengagement at Pangong Tso and Gogra areas as…
SpaceX guiding NASA astronauts to 1st splashdown in 45 years
This NASA image obtained August 2, 2020 shows NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley inside the Spa...Read MoreCAPE CANAVERAL:…
Trump to act on Chinese software companies in coming days: Pompeo
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will take action shortly on Chinese software companies that are feeding data directly to t
Indian billionaires bet big on head start in coronavirus vaccine race
PUNE: In early May, an extremely well-sealed steel box arrived at the cold room of the Serum Institute of India,…
Corona free & distressed passengers coming to India from August 8 can skip institutional quarantine
NEW DELHI: Passengers flying into India from August 8 can skip 14-day institutional quarantine if they submit a Covid-19 negative…
India to evaluate Chinese language programs throughout universities
Close on the heels of its decision to drop Mandarin from its list of suggested languages under the National Education…
Coronavirus | India eases quarantine rules for international travellers
A passenger shows her ticket and identity card to a security personal at the airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. File (representational…
National Education Policy 2020 | Won’t impose any language, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweets in Tamil
Mr. Nishank’s clarification, through a tweet in Tamil, comes in the backdrop of opposition to NEP in Tamil Nadu on…
Tamil Nadu Guv Banwarilal Purohit tests favorable for COVID-19
Asymptomatic, clinically stable, says hospital Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit had tested positive for COVID-19 but is asymptomatic and clinically…
Home Minister Amit Shah tests positive for COVID-19
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attends an event in New Delhi on August 1, 2020. Mr. Shah said on August…
Ram Temple event: Confusion over welcome to Advani
Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani. | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Senior aides of the former Deputy Prime Minister confirmed to…
DU ex-professor Saibaba’s ailing mom dies, her last wish was to see her boy
Former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba, who is serving life term in a jail in Maharashtra for links with Maoists,…
Union house minister Amit Shah evaluates Covid-19 positive
NEW DELHI: Union home minister AmitShah on Sunday said he has tested positive for coronavirus and is getting admitted to…
Chenab rail bridge to be ready by next year
NEW DELHI: The world's highest railway bridge, over river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir, will be ready by next year,…
This IPL can’t be selection criteria for MS Dhoni: Ashish Nehra
MS Dhoni and Ashish Nehra. (TOI File Photo)NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni at this year's IPL can be a talking…
Military commanders of India and China hold fifth round of talks on border row
Indian Army trucks move towards Ladakh amid LAC border tension at Manali-Leh highway on Saturday. NEW DELHI: Senior military commanders…
High time Mehbooba Mufti is released, says Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday demanded the release of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti,…
Covid-19: Maharashtra testing doubled to over 20 lakh in July
PUNE: The state ramped up Covid-19 testing through the month of July by almost 103%. Data released by the medical…
COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh Minister Kamla Rani Varun dies at 62
She held the Technical Education portfolio in the Yogi Adityanath Cabinet and was being treated at the SGPGI in Lucknow.…
Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sachin Pilot were the “princelings” of Congress, says Manish Tewari
At a time when Congress seems to be going through a churn, Lok Sabha member and former Union Minister Manish…
Meteoric increase in COVID-19 cases in AP in less than a fortnight
Andhra Pradesh has witnessed a meteoric rise in the numbers related to COVID-19 in less than a fortnight as the…
LAC standoff: India, China to hold 5th round of Corps Commander-level talks today
Vijaita Singh New Delhi:, August 02, 2020 08:33 IST Updated: August 02, 2020 08:42 IST Indian soldiers patrol the mountainous…
The Hindu Explains | What has the National Education Policy 2020 proposed?
The story so far: The Union Cabinet approved a new National Education Policy on July 29, after a 34-year gap.…
Faith and disagreement: the tale of a spiritual town
The ground-breaking ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on August 5, after a decades-long legal dispute that concluded last…
How to be a con man
Okay, don’t get your hopes — or your hackles — up. I know that you know that I know who…
From the #BLM movement to the pandemic, memes go for the jugular with their wit
As a xennial, I exist on a strange cusp. Having lived both the ‘analog’ and ‘digital’ life I’ve often swung…
Gurugram guy beaten in public over ‘beef’ suspicion
Lukmaan was beaten up in full public view near Jama Masjid main market off Jail Road in Gurugram. 1 held;…
TOI Auto Weekly: Personal mobility revs up vehicle sales in June
NEW DELHI: The increasing need for personal mobility due to the Covid-19 pandemic along with healthy rural demand accelerated the…
What would a United States ban on Chinese-owned app TikTok imply?
NEW YORK: President Donald Trump says he wants to take action to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that…
US counts 61,262 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
People wearing face coverings shop for fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers and meat at the Santa Monica Farmers' ...Read MoreWASHINGTON: The…
Lots of sanitiser deaths in Andhra unreported?
VIJAYAWADA: At least 36 people have died in Andhra Pradesh after consuming sanitizer and surgical spirit in place of alcohol.…
With pullback in Depsang & Pangong stalled, military talks with China to be held today
NEW DELHI: Amidst Chinese troops showing no signs of pulling back from Pangong Tso and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh,…
China shouldn’t view us through US lens. That would be a great disservice, says S Jaishankar
Despite his hectic schedule, external affairs minister S Jaishankar put long flights and airport layovers to good use to finish…
Coronavirus live updates: With 738 brand-new cases, Jharkhand’s Covid-19 tally over 12,000
Read: US counts 61,262 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns HopkinsThe United States counted 61,262 new coronavirus cases in the…
LAC row: Depsang & Pangong pullback stalled, military talks deferred
The Pangong Tso is located at 13,900 feet in eastern LadakhNEW DELHI: With Chinese troops showing no signs of pulling…
Expect ‘lengthy’ coronavirus pandemic, warns WHO
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy"…
We must stand up to China: Foreign minister S Jaishankar
NEW DELHI: With Indian and Chinese troops locked in a prolonged military stand-off, foreign minister S Jaishankar told TOI in…