Mehbooba Mufti’s detention an abuse of law, states Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram He backs her decision to reject the conditional offer extended by J&K government to release her Senior Congress…
N. Ram, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan move Supreme Court versus Contempt of Court Act
The trio said the contempt law in question was unconstitutional, rooted in colonialism and produced a chilling effect on free…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 130 live updates | Human clinical trial of vaccine ‘Covaxin’ begins at Gorakhpur hospital
As countries across the world debate reopening of schools, a new study has found that children younger than five years…
President Trump states he’ll act to prohibit TikTok in U.S. as soon as Saturday
President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app…
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To help people whose cash flows and incomes were suddenly disrupted by COVID-19 and the attendant lockdown, the Reserve Bank…
Temples in The United States and Canada to hold virtual prayer to commemorate Ram Temple’s structure laying event
Replica of the proposed Ram Mandir on display at Karsewakpuram, in Ayodhya. Credit: PTI PhotoWASHINGTON: Hindu temples in North America…
73 yrs on, 3 LoC villages frequently pounded by Pak to get electricity
NEW DELHI: Pummeled frequently by shelling from Pakistan, three north Kashmir villages along the LoC in Kupwara district that remained…
YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s three-capital plan on track as Andhra Pradesh guv provides nod to two expenses
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh governor Biswabhusan Harichandan on Friday cleared the two controversial bills seeking three capital cities for the state…
Trump states he’ll act to ban TikTok in United States as quickly as Saturday
NEW YORK : President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular…
Delhi: Killer physician’s 100 victims became crocodiles feed in UP canal
NEW DELHI: He would perhaps have gone through life as a genteel Dr Jekyll, but a failed business investment turned…
With Mumbai ‘unlocking’, migrants trickle back looking for work
Migrants has returned from his UP village to DharaviMUMBAI: After the lockdown was imposed to manage the coronavirus pandemic, migrants…
UPA was victim of ‘sabotage’ by ex-CAG Vinod Rai: Manish Tewari
Manish Tewari (File photo)NEW DELHI: A day after Rahul Gandhi loyalists in Congress charged that UPA-II was responsible for the…
Apple vendors, Samsung line up for mobile production
A worker solders a wire on a printed circuit board of a mobile handset at Lava International Limited's manufac...Read MoreNEW…
‘Chinese’, in NEP’s 2019 languages list, dropped
Foreign-language teachers say Chinese as a language was gaining popularity in Bengaluru since 2017BENGALURU: The National Education Policy (NEP) approved…
Monsoon 10% deficient in July, driest in 5 years
NEW DELHI: After a wet start to the season in June, the southwest monsoon stuttered in July. The month ended…
Bennett University’s School Of Engineering & Applied Sciences Ranks 2nd In The Times Engineering Survey
Gone are the days when an Engineering degree came in just three shades: Electrical, Mechanical and Civil. Today, a degree…
Towards a new normal: On Unlock 3
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War and talks: On Taliban ceasefire
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Sattankulam custodial deaths | Video of post-mortem confirms injuries on bodies of Jayaraj, Benicks
P. Jayaraj (left) and his son J. Benicks. | Photo Credit: PTI Red flesh on Benicks’ behind, crusted blood on…
Financial deficit touches 83%of full-year target
The Centre’s fiscal deficit for the first three months of fiscal 2020-21 was ₹6.62 lakh crore, which is 83% of…
KVs unlikely to alter medium of guideline
The Centre is unlikely to implement its own National Education Policy (NEP) recommendations regarding the medium of instruction in Kendriya…
Strenuous assessments done before framing brand-new National Education Policy, says Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
State governments will take a decision on the medium of instruction in schools under their jurisdiction, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal…
21 dead in Punjab after apparently taking in spurious alcohol
At least 38 people have died over the past 48 hours in three districts of Punjab allegedly after consuming spurious…
Lawsuit: Trump still blocks Twitter critics after court loss
NEW YORK: An organisation that successfully proved President Donald Trump violated the law when he blocked Twitter critics sued him…
7 more apprehended in Punjab booze disaster; toll mounts to 38
Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh.CHANDIGARH: The Punjab police on Friday arrested seven more bootleggers from Amritsar rural, Batala and…
U.S. enforces sanctions on Chinese business over abuse of Uighurs
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a powerful Chinese company in the Xinjiang province and two officials…
Fauci optimistic Covid-19 vaccine will be widely available
Representative imageWASHINGTON: Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable…
Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: Enforcement Directorate submits a money laundering case, to summon Rhea
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed a money laundering case on the basis of a Bihar Police FIR in…
Suspension of worldwide flights extended till August 31
Representational image Flights under bilateral agreements with five countries will continue to operate The Union government on Friday extended the…
8 core markets’ output diminishes by 15%in June 2020
Barring fertilizer, all seven sectors - coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel, cement, and electricity - had recorded…
Mehbooba Mufti’s detention extended by another 3 months
Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad She is the only top J&K mainstream leader…
Hong Kong delays elections by a year pointing out COVID-19
Carrie Lam | Photo Credit: The poll would have been Hong Kong’s first official vote since Beijing imposed a new…
Rajasthan political crisis | 54 Gehlot camp MLAs on way to Jaisalmer, more to follow
Congress MLAs from the Ashok Gehlot camp entering into Sanganer airport in Jaipur on Friday to board the chartered plane…
In SC, UGC presses for final tests by September-end
File photo for representation only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Hearing is based on a bunch of petitions filed by…
Financial systems created in wrong way, COVID-19 has actually revealed weak points: Yunus
The coronavirus pandemic has given the world a chance to reflect and take ‘outrageously bold decisions’ to create a new…
Sushant Singh Rajput case: Rhea Chakraborty breaks her silence on the claims versus her: I have imm
Sushant Singh Rajput case: Rhea Chakraborty breaks her silence on the allegations against her, "I have immense faith in God…
International flights suspended till August 31; travel bubbles with more countries soon
NEW DELHI: The government has extended suspension of scheduled international flights till August 31, 2020. However, travel will take place…
Trump’s planning for US rollout of coronavirus vaccine falling short, officials warn
Representative imageWASHINGTON: As scientists and pharmaceutical companies work at breakneck speed to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, public…
Rajasthan political crisis: Over 50 Gehlot camp MLAs moved to Jaisalmer in chartered flights, others to follow
JAIPUR: Over 50 Congress MLAs in the Ashok Gehlot fold, who were camping at a hotel on the Jaipur-Delhi Highway…
Rajasthan political crisis live updates: Raj cops not permitted to get in Haryana hotels to deliver notices to
Rajasthan Assembly Congress chief whip Mahesh Joshi approaches Supreme Court against July 24 order of Rajasthan High Court decision to…
Nagara style of architecture for Ayodhya’s Ram temple
LUCKNOW: The grand Ram Mandir, coming up at the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya, will now have five domed ‘mandaps’ and…
Watch | Highlights of National Education Policy 2020
A video on the new National Education Policy approved by the Union Cabinet The Union Cabinet approved the new National…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 129 live updates | Andhra Pradesh sees biggest spike in COVID cases
India now has the fifth-highest death toll in the world, surpassing Italy with 35,132 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University’s…
Ramesh Kumar restored as A.P. State Election Commissioner
Soon after his unceremonious exit in the second week of April, Mr. Ramesh Kumar got a favourable verdict from the…
What failed in containing COVID-19 spread in Kerala
Focussed surveillance studies and testing in areas such as markets would have helped much On January 30 afternoon when Health…
SC asks Centre to make sure salaries paid to physicians on time, quarantine duration not treated as leave
Representative photo: PTINEW DELHI: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura are yet to follow directives on timely payment of salaries to…
American people overwhelmingly backs India over China: Survey
Americans overwhelmingly want US govt to support India in the event of a India-China conflict, a survey has shownSYDNEY: American…
National Camps: Pandemic-forced stop-start pattern hurting India’s plans to get sports back on track
Collage of representational images for the sport of shooting, boxing, cycling and hockeyNEW DELHI: The moment things start looking a…
Ashok Gehlot camp MLAs to be shifted to Jaisalmer
The MLAs will be shifted after the Congress Legislature Party meeting in the hotel, the sources said, adding, Chief Minister…