India’s Covid count on Sunday highest in world
NEW DELHI: For the first time, India added the highest number of fresh Covid-19 cases among all countries on Sunday.…
Trump indications executive order against hiring H1B visa holders for federal agreements
In a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, President Donald Trump on Monday signed an…
Congressional Democrats, White House cite development in talks on coronavirus costs
The top Democrats in the U.S. Congress and White House negotiators on Monday said they had made progress in talks…
Coronavirus | Two family members of Tripura CM Biplab Deb test positive
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. Twitter/@BjpBiplab Test report of Chief Minister is awaited. Two family members of Chief Minister…
Time to unlock: On a year after the removal of J&K’s statehood
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Toxic brew: on the increase of liquor tragedies
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Donald Trump to limit US contractors’ use of foreign workers
US President Donald Trump speaking at a meeting before signing an executive order on hiring American workers (...Read MoreNEW DELHI:…
Clock is ticking for Microsoft to buy TikTok
WASHINGTON: Holding back from his threat to ban TikTok in America, US President Donald Trump has given Microsoft CEO Satya…
No compromise on territorial stability: India to China during 5th round of military talks
File photoNEW DELHI: The Indian army has categorically conveyed to China's PLA at the fifth round of military talks it…
Donald Trump’s TikTok assault opens new front in tech war with China
NEW DELHI: By going after TikTok, the US is expanding a fight against Beijing using Chinese-style restrictions on tech companies…
India strengthens troop presence in northern Ladakh, heavy tank deployment to tackle Chinese threat
ANI photoNEW DELHI: In response to China's deployment of more than 17,000 troops and armoured vehicles opposite Daulat Beg Oldi…
Coroanvirus: When it comes to Covid shots, rich nations are first in line
NEW YORK: Wealthy countries have already locked up more than a billion doses of coronavirus vaccines, raising worries that the…
MGNREGA has actually already consumed half its yearly funds
One-third of the way through the financial year, government data shows that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act…
Lower eligibility duration for gratuity to one year: parliamentary panel
Parliamentary Committee on Labour has, in its latest report, recommended that the eligibility period for gratuity payable to an employee…
Curfew revealed in Srinagar for 2 days
CRPF personnel stand guard at a deserted street in Srinagar on August 3, 2020. Restrictions were imposed in the Kashmir…
Ahead of Assembly session, Rajasthan Congress factions inch towards a truce
The Rajasthan Assembly in session. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu MLAs loyal to Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot are…
Modi, Bhagwat amongst 5 to be on stage in Ayodhya occasion
Around 175 guests, including 135 seers from across the country and kin of the ‘kar sevaks’ killed in police firing…
Coronavirus Unlock 3 | Guidelines issued for yoga institutes, gyms
All yoga institutes and gymnasiums in the containment zones shall remain closed for public, said the Union Health Ministry on…
Earlier SC decisions on contempt care versus ‘simple irritation’
Supreme Court of India Judges are supposed to be men of fortitude, to thrive in a hardy climate, said Constitution…
Govt to deliberate on outcome of Corps Commander talks
Army vehicles move towards Leh, amid border tensions between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, in Kullu district. |…
Sushant Singh Rajput had bipolar affective disorder, says Mumbai authorities chief; Bihar legislators look for CBI probe
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was suffering from bipolar disorder, a mental condition characterised by extreme mood swings, at the time…
PM Modi to represent all devotees, only invitees should come for Ram temple foundation ceremony: CM Yogi Adityanath
UP CM Yogi Adityanath takes stock of preparations ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ram Temple (ANI photo)AYODHYA:…
Pakistan HC allows India to appoint lawyer for Kulbhushan Jadhav
NEW DELHI: The Islamabad high court on Monday asked the Pakistan government to give Indian officials a 'chance' to appoint…
There may never be a Covid-19 ‘silver bullet’: WHO
File PhotoGENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Monday that there might never be a "silver bullet" for the new coronavirus,…
Sushant Singh Rajput’s death: It is inappropriate, says Bihar CM about IPS officer’s ‘forcible’ quarantin
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday voiced strong disapproval of the "forcible" quarantine of an IPS officer from Patna,…
Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Mumbai Police formally narrate series of events in investigation; says 56 stat
In the latest developments in the Sushant Singh Rajput’s case, the Mumbai Police have addressed the media and have formally…
Did taking part in four public events in a week prove risky for CM Yediyurappa?
Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa at a function celebrating one year in power in the State at the Vidhana Soudha in…
M.P. High Court asks unwanted sexual advances implicated to request victim to connect him ‘rakhi’
Bench also orders man to pay ₹11,000 to complainant, ₹5,000 to her son. The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh…
Ransomware feared as possible saboteur for November elections in the U.S.
Federal authorities say one of the gravest threats to the November elections in the U.S. is a well-timed ransomware attack…
Uma Bharti to avoid Ram Temple occasion in Ayodhya over COVID-19 worries
Former Union Minister and BJP Leader Uma Bharti. File | Photo Credit: A.M.Faruqui She will, however, be present in city…
Expression of viewpoint or suffering is not contempt amounting to scandalising the court: Prashant Bhushan informs SC
Expressing opinion or bona fide anguish, however outspoken, disagreeable or unpalatable, cannot constitute contempt amounting to scandalising the court, noted…
Assam unlocks as COVID-19 positivity rate decreases
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given nod to the Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting phase…
COVID-19: DCGI nod to SII for stage 2 and 3 human medical trials of Oxford vaccine prospect
In this handout photo released by the University of Oxford samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Oxford…
Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan, a minimum of 24 die in Islamic State attack
Men help an injured person in a hospital after blasts, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan August 2, 2020. | Photo Credit: Reuters…
India’s Covid-19 testing crosses 2 crore mark: ICMR
NEW DELHI: India has crossed the 2-crore-mark of Covid-19 testing across the country on Sunday after 3,81,027 samples were tested…
One year of union territory status: Ladakh brims with hope
People visiting a market in Leh on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)LEH/NEW DELHI: Unlike every other summer when the bazaars are teeming…
Coronavirus: US has entered a ‘new phase’ of the pandemic, White House expert says
WASHINGTON: The United States has entered a "new phase" of the pandemic, White Housecoronavirus advisor Deborah Birx warned Sunday, with…
Trump to provide TikTok’s Chinese owner 45 days to agree sale: Report
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has agreed to give China's ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular…
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.…