Why companies are pulling off ads from social media
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Jun 29, 2020, 12:14 ISTNEW DELHI: More than 160 advertisers — including PepsiCo, Unilever, Starbucks, Verizon Communications Inc…
Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 death toll hits 500,000-mark
Representative image. SYDNEY/BEIJING: The death toll from Covid-19 reached half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally,…
Greater Hyderabad most likely to shut for 15 days to curb Covid-19
HYDERABAD: The state government on Sunday said it will reimpose lockdown in greater Hyderabad if needed for at least 15…
LAC stand-off: India, Japan conduct naval exercise amid China row
Though it was ‘largely a passing exercise’, sources said it definitely amounts to some strategic signalling for ChinaNEW DELHI: At…
Shooters assault Pakistan stock market in Karachi, six eliminated
Policeman secure the area outside the Pakistan Stock Exchange building after a group of gunmen attacked the building, in Karachi…
8 Vande Bharat flights from Australia sold out in 3 hours
File photo of Air India planes parked at the IGI airport in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Air India…
After Chennai, Hyderbad considers executing lockdown
After Chennai, now Hyderabad is mulling over implementation of a total lockdown after the number of coronavirus cases in the…
Karnataka federal government now allows online classes
Educational institutions have been directed not to charge extra for providing online education. | Photo Credit: file photo However, this…
Encounter breaks out at Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag
File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The security forces launched a cordon and search operation…
YSR Jagananna colonies with 30 lakh homes to be integrated in Andhra Pradesh
Ch. Ranganatha Raju First phase for 15 lakh units will begin on Aug. 28: Minister The State government is gearing…
‘China can’t deal with SCS as its maritime empire’
WASHINGTON: The United States has welcomed the statement by members of the Asean countries that South China Sea disputes should…
To de-escalate, India and China put faith in talks
An Indian fighter jet flies over Leh, on June 25, 2020 (AFP)NEW DELHI: With the border situation yet to cool…
Caught in crossfire, Indians in China battle a sense of guilt
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Google, Apple technique federal government with proposal to contact-trace
API is an enabling tool and needs to be embedded into an app — like Aarogya Setu to monitor location…
Hold-ups at ports will hit India, not China: Nitin Gadkari
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over delays in customs clearance for imports from China, transport and MSME minister Nitin Gadkari has…
1.1 lakh Covid cases in 6 days, 19,700+ on Sunday
NEW DELHI: India reported more than 19,700 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the second highest single-day surge so far after…
Letter and spirit: On brand-new domicile rules in J&K
Opposition to the new domicile rules in J&K is rooted in old fears and new suspicions New domicile rules that…
India will win battles versus coronavirus and Chinese hostility: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah gestures during an interview with ANI in New Delhi on June 28, 2020. | Photo…
Centre unveils brand-new guidelines to manage unique animal trade
A file photo of exotic animals seized in Thane, Mumbai. Under the new rules, owners and possessors of such animals…
Bengaluru quarantine violators beware! HAM operators are watching you
Keeping track: Gautam Shantappa, a HAM operator, collecting details from volunteers in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: By Special Arrangement About…
FIR against Baba Ramdev, others on COVID-19 treatment claim
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev. File | Photo Credit: PTI Claims made without approval from Ayush Ministry Police have registered a…
Supreme Court to hear immediate petition on CA exams on June 28
A view of the Supreme Court of India. ICAI’s “opt-out” scheme discriminates against students living in remote or containment areas,…
No extortion, just genuine taxes imposed: NSCN (IM)
The Isak-Muivah faction of the extremist National Socialist Council of Nagaland, or NSCN (IM), has said that the “legitimate taxes”…
Short reprieve: On Pakistan and the terror funding guard dog
Pakistan has bought time, but it cannot back away from its commitments to the FATF According to reports in Pakistan…
Pakistan cricketers reach England for series amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq arrives at Manchester Airport on June 28, 2020. (Jan Kruger/Getty Images)MANCHESTER: A 31-member Pakistan contingent, including…
Congress didn’t criticise China while questioned Modi govt on Ladakh standoff: Union minister
CHANDIGARH: Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday lashed out at the Congress, accusing it of "not criticising China" while…
Trump tweets video with ‘white power’ chant, then deletes it
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power," a…
Trump denies rundown on reported bounties versus US soldiers
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday denied that he had been briefed on reported US intelligence that a Russian military…
United States Covid-19 cases breach record for 5th day
WASHINGTON: The United States recorded a fifth consecutive day of record new cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday as the…
Covid: MP, UP announce house-to-house survey; Centre says ‘encouraging’ results after proactive steps
NEW DELHI: With a record spike of nearly 20,000 cases in a day, India's Covid-19 tally mounted to 5,28,859 on…
Indian, Chinese soldiers still in eyeball-to-eyeball standoff
A week after the Corps Commander level talks in the wake of the June 15 Galwan incident when 20 Indian…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ‘soft spot’ for China, states Congress
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi. File | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Lists Chinese firms who have donated to PMCARES…
West Bengal could not avail migrants’ task plan as Trinamool govt. didn’t provide information: FM
Criticising the Trinamool Congress (TMC) dispensation in West Bengal for allegedly opposing pro-people policies of the Centre, Union Finance Minister…
Sattankulam custodial deaths: TN chooses to turn over probe to CBI, says Palaniswami
Regarding possibilities of extending lockdown, Mr. Palaniswami said that a decision will be taken after meeting with medical experts on…
Meetings in India to topple my govt., states Nepal PM K.P. Oli
K.P. Sharma Oli. File. Links moves to change in country’s map that includes Indian territory Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli…
Coronavirus | Over 10 million cases registered worldwide
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask and a shield due to coronavirus pandemic walks along a street in Tehran on…
Anxiety in Kashmir as govt. orders stocking up of LPG for two months, seeks school buildings for security forces
Vehicles carrying official documents move towards Kashmir on the Jammu-Kashmir national highway, near Jammu on June 28, 2020. | Photo…
Decision to be taken whether lockdown should be reimposed in GHMC limits: Telangana CM
HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has said that a decision will be taken on the proposals whether lockdown…
Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: Case will be handed over to CBI, CM says
P Jayaraj and his son Beniks who died after being arrested by the Sathankulam police.SALEM: The Tamil Nadu government has…
India unlocking key sectors that remained in lockdown for decades: PM Modi in ‘Mann ki Baat’
File photoNEW DELHI: In the 66th edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…
Majority of China’s BRI projects abroad adversely affected by Covid-19 pandemic: Official
The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is the flagship...Read MoreBEIJING: Majority of the…
Befitting reply given to those who cast evil eye on Indian territory in Ladakh: PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that India has given a befitting reply to those who cast…
China sent martial artists to India border before deadly clash: State media
(File photo)BEIJING: China reinforced its troops near the Indian border with mountain climbers and martial arts fighters shortly before a…
PM Narendra Modi’s Mann ki Baat address: Key points
NEW DELHI: Addressing the 66th edition of the monthly 'Mann ki Baat' programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said spoke about…
US tops 2.5 million coronavirus cases as infections surge
MIAMI: The United States has surpassed 2.5 million coronavirus cases, as efforts to reopen the world's economic powerhouse were dramatically…
Two eliminated in Wal-Mart shooting: United States media
Representative image (AFP)LOS ANGELES: At least two people were killed and four wounded in a shooting at a Wal-Mart distribution…
Covid times: Online sex changes Kolkata’s Sonagachhi bustle
According to the study, if red-light areas are kept closed following the lifting of lockdown, there can be a d...Read…
World has seen India’s dedication to protecting its border and sovereignty: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: AP "Guided by its strong cultural ethos, India has turned challenges into…
Neighborhood transmission has actually started in Karnataka, says official
Over five lakh COVID-19 positive cases, and more than 15,600 deaths — India's coronavirus numbers continue to climb nearly five…