Rapid rise in Covid cases not just due to increased testing
Representative imageNEW DELHI: Is India’s surge in Covid-19 cases over the last month attributable to higher testing? Not quite. Most…
Job drought in cities brings water and taps to Rajasthan villages
When work dried up in the big cities during the lockdown, many thousands of men from Rajasthan’s Udaipur and Rajsamand…
Amid LAC face-off, Army opens Siachen to civilians
File photoNEW DELHI: Missing your fix of adrenaline since the lockdown and yearning to get high on adventure? The Indian…
100 days ahead of vote, failing Donald Trump count on ‘silent bulk’
President Donald Trump mounted a strident defence on Sunday of his wavering re-election bid with 100 days to go in…
BSP concerns whip to 6 MLAs to vote against Congress
BSP general secretary Satish Chandra Misra. File | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang “If the six MLAs voted against the party…
Scandalising as contempt: On proceedings against Prashant Bhushan
July 27, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: July 27, 2020 00:25 IST July 27, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: July 27, 2020…
A Governor’s test: On assembling Rajasthan Assembly
Governors should not act at the behest of the party ruling at the Centre Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra could have…
These Odisha migrant workers in Tamil Nadu are happy to have actually missed the train
Like several other migrant workers from Odisha, Sumant Naik made innumerable calls throughout May to enquire about a train back…
5 drown in Assam, flood toll crosses 100
Medicines being distributed among the flood-hit in Morigaon . More than 24 lakh people affected Five people drowned during the…
Rajasthan political crisis | Ashok Gehlot sends Governor Kalraj Mishra revised note for Assembly session
The stalemate over holding a new session of the Rajasthan Assembly, where Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot could prove his majority,…
Over 14 lakh impacted by floods in 11 Bihar districts
Flood fury: A volunteer distributing food packets among flood-affected people, in Gopalganj district of Bihar on Sunday. | Photo Credit:…
200 Chinese financial investment bids wait for MHA nod
About 200 investment proposals from China are awaiting security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after new rules…
Coronavirus | Imported vaccines may be fast-tracked
In this handout photo released by the University of Oxford samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Oxford…
England vs West Indies, 3rd Test: Windies teetering after being set imposing target to win
England's Stuart Broad celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies' John Campbell with teammates. (Reuters Pho...Read MoreMANCHESTER: England had the…
Manchester United and Chelsea get Champions League spots
LONDON: Manchester United and Chelsea sealed Champions League places on Sunday as Bournemouth and Watford fell through the trapdoor on…
India ramps up rail cooperation with Dhaka
NEW DELHI: India will on Monday hand over 10 broad gauge (BG) locomotives to Bangladesh as a part of its…
Singaporean pleads guilty in US to working for Chinese intelligence
Representational photo.WASHINGTON: A Singaporean pleaded guilty Friday to using his political consultancy in the United States as a front to…
Apprehension dominates in Congress after Sachin Pilot disobedience, all eyes on ‘Rahul brigade’
File photo of Sachin Pilot and Rahul Gandhi. Younger leaders, especially those considered close to Rahul, insist on change and…
How coronavirus molecules ‘camouflage’ in host cell decoded, may lead to drug development
HOUSTON: Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have resolved the structure of a molecule which the novel coronavirus uses to make…
India’s democracy will function in accordance with Constitution, echo voice of individuals: Rahul
The Conress leader was participating in the Congress’s “SpeakUpForDemocracy” online campaign to expose what it called the designs of the…
M.P. leaders who met CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan recently quarantine themselves
Mr. Chouhan had chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday; had one-on-one meetings with 23 Ministers in Bhopal on Wednesday and…
TMC launches social media project to counter BJP
The video series will be anchored by TMC’s Rajya Sabha party leader Derek O’Brien. | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan The…
Moves by Governor’s office to delay Assembly session shows who has the numbers: Congress
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi says the Governor’s office’s reference to pendency of judicial proceedings in the Supreme Court…
Congress set to move no-confidence motion versus Manipur CM Biren on August 10
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena The Opposition party will also move a contempt of…
Alibaba, Jack Ma summoned by Gurugram court on previous staff member’s problem
A district court in Gurugram has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former…
Over 2,500 ceasefire violations on LoC this year: Army
There have been 14 civilian deaths along the LoC this year. | Photo Credit: PTI There have also been repeated…
How to add text, emojis and more to photos and videos in WhatsApp | Gadgets Now
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Coronavirus Instruction Newsletter
India’s health ministry has confirmed 1,385,522 Covid-19 cases (467,882 active cases) and 32,063 fatalities. 48,661 fresh cases were recorded on…
Staff leaving US Chengdu consulate under high security as deadline looms
A bus is guided out of the United States Consulate in Chengdu (AP)CHENGDU, CHINA: Staff of the US consulate in…
England vs West Indies Live Score, 3rd Test, Day 3: England eye big first innings lead against West Indies
Rory Burns. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images for ECB)Overs 4.1: Onto the pads by Roach, Burns clips it away to…
One person shot, eliminated during Black Lives Matter demonstration in Texas
AUSTIN: One person was killed when several shots were fired amid a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Austin, Texas,…
PM Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat address: Key points
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. This…
Kumar Sangakkara backs Sourav Ganguly for ICC leading post, says ‘astute brain’ makes him suitable prospect
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara has backed Sourav Ganguly for the ICC chairman's post, saying the BCCI…
Over 3,000 Covid patients in Bengaluru untraceable: BBMP
BENGALURU: More than 3,000 people, who have tested positive for Covid-19, are missing in Bengaluru with the authorities unable to…
Kargil Vijay Diwas live updates: India’s brave forces foiled Pak plans in Kargil war, PM Modi says
Read: Always ready to take any step for nation's unity and sovereignty, says Rajnath SinghKargil is not only a symbol…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 124 live updates | Three-day complete lockdown in Tripura from Monday
India has now hiked its coronavirus (COVID-19) sample testing capacity to over 4 lakh tests per day with 4,20,898 samples…
The fall of a red capitalist empire
On July 17, Chinese regulators announced the takeover of nine financial institutions, with combined assets worth $140 billion. All of…
Satisfy the ‘tiny bug slayer’, ancient relative of dinosaurs and pterosaurs
The fossil’s tiny body size may help explain the origin of flight in pterosaurs If Jurassic Park taught you that…
‘The Space Where It Happened’ review: The insider who didn’t testify
If there is one observation that former senior National Security Adviser John Bolton’s tell-all book makes clear regarding the Donald…
Why the ‘namaste’ emoji is the best symbol for our morally bankrupt fortunate classes
Over the last 20 years, I’ve learnt to live with emojis, but only just. I hated them at first sight…
Fulfill the nurses who have set aside their households and lives to look after patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
As she steps into Ward 206 of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai, V. Murugeswari stops to utter…
Covid infection among young due to genetic defects: Study
Representative imageNEW DELHI: Why are some young people without any pre-existing medical condition getting severe Covid-19 infection? A new study…
Big number of IS agents in Karnataka & Kerala: UN
Representative imageNEW DELHI: A UN report on the global terror threat from Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaida has stated that…
Rajasthan: SC doesn’t leave much option to governor on assembly sessions
NEW DELHI: As Rajasthan Congress MLAs demand summoning of the state assembly, a reading of the Supreme Court’s rulings do…
Another round of LAC troop talks to be held next week
File photoNEW DELHI: The fifth round of corps commander-level talks between India and China will be held next week to…
Covid-19: High percentage of false negatives seeds suspicions about rapid antigen tests
Representative imageNEW DELHI: A moderate to very high percentage of negative results in antigen tests for Covid-19 are turning out…
Coronavirus | U.K. quarantines travellers from Spain in major blow to Europe’s revival
Britain abruptly imposed a two-week quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain after a surge of coronavirus cases, a dramatic…
The Hindu Explains | Is SARS-CoV-2 a latent virus which can recur?
The story so far: Ever since cases of ‘reinfection’ — people who had tested negative for COVID-19 testing positive again…
The Hindu Explains | What are the implications of the Delhi sero-survey findings?
The story so far: To estimate the extent of infection in the community, scientists at the National Centre for Disease…