India-China standoff | Army is working to restore status quo along LAC, says Northern Command chief
“We shall continue all efforts to restore the status quo ante along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China,”…
Coronavirus | India hikes testing capacity to over 4 lakh a day
India has now hiked its coronavirus (COVID-19) sample testing capacity to over 4 lakh tests per day with 4,20,898 samples…
Governor can not use his ‘discretion’ and should strictly abide by the ‘help and guidance’ of the Cabinet to summon House: Supreme Court
Head-to-head: Congress workers staging a demonstration against the BJP in Jaipur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Rohit Jain Paras Even…
Rajasthan political crisis | Ashok Gehlot to push again for Assembly session as crisis drags on
Amid a serious face-off with the Governor, the Congress government in Rajasthan on Saturday deliberated on a fresh proposal to…
It’s back to the future with BCCI: absolutely nothing has actually changed
Over the years, Indian cricket has been allergic to two issues — the formation of a players’ association, and conflict…
Re-imagining journalism-3
Contemporary news is negotiated through partisan politics, technology, capital and the desire for an egalitarian world As I was trying…
3rd Test: Stuart Broad sparks West Indies collapse on Day 2 in Manchester
AFP Photo. MANCHESTER: Stuart Broad sparked a top-order collapse after starring with the bat as England reduced the West Indies…
Ashok Gehlot govt wants assembly session on July 31, drafts new proposal for guv: Sources
JAIPUR: The Ashok Gehlot cabinet on Saturday cleared a revised proposal to be sent to the governor, asking that a…
5th round of India-China military talks next week as Pangong Tso remains a major problem area
File photoNEW DELHI: The fifth round of corps commander-level talks between India and China will be held next week to…
Weekend lockdown in several states amid rapid surge in Covid cases; ‘Janta curfew’ in Nagpur
A deserted flyover in Kolkata. (AFP Photo)NEW DELHI/NAGPUR/KOLKATA: More high-risk areas were brought under lockdown on Saturday for varying periods,…
US puts on ice new foreign students who take on only online courses
Representative photo: ReutersWASHINGTON: Newly enrolled international students whose colleges and universities are operating entirely online this fall won't be allowed…
Coronavirus: The dilemma of Covid-19’s second wave
NEW YORK: Shuttering businesses, grounding airlines and ordering people to stay home was hard enough the first time. The thought…
Sri Lanka has totally curbed neighborhood spread of coronavirus: Head of COVID-19 job force
Chief of staff of Sri Lankan army Shavendra Silva. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS "We haven’t found a single case…
‘Considerable numbers’ of ISIS terrorists in Kerala, Karnataka, states UN report
The flag of Islamic State. File The group reportedly has between 150 and 200 members from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and…
U.S. court rejects bail plea of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana
A U.S. court has rejected the USD 1.5 million bail application of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who has been…
Two militants eliminated in encounter near Srinagar
Army jawan show victory sign after they back from encounter site in the Ranbirgarh area on the outskirts of Srinagar,…
Sheikh Hasina failed to satisfy Indian envoy regardless of demands: Dhaka daily
A prominent newspaper of Bangladesh has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did not meet India’s High Commissioner despite repeated requests…
Thousands of stranded Filipinos crammed into baseball stadium amid coronavirus risks
MANILA: Thousands of Filipinos were crammed into a baseball stadium in Manila on Saturday, breaking social distancing rules despite coronavirus…
India’s Covid-19 testing hits record high of 4.20 lakh samples a day
Representative photo: agenciesNEW DELHI: India has gradually ramped-up its testing capacity for Covid-19 and conducted over 4.20 lakh tests in…
Adityanath gos to Ayodhya, evaluates preparations for Ram Temple ‘bhoomi pujan’
UP CM Yogi Adityanath offers prayers to Lord Hanuman in Hanuman Garhi.LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday…
England vs West Indies Live Score, 3rd Test, Day 2: England eye big first innings total
Over 107.2: Broad's excellent knock of 62 off 45 balls comes to an end. England 356/9Over 105.6: Six runs scored…
US now says no new foreign students for all-online classes
WASHINGTON: The United States announced Friday it will not take in any new foreign students seeking online-only study, after rescinding…
U.S. states no brand-new foreign students for all-online classes
A week after revoking sweeping new restrictions on international students, federal immigration officials said that new foreign students will be…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 123 live updates | Complete lockdown in West Bengal, no flights to and from Kolkata Airport
A 30-year-old male, on Friday, became the first person to be administered the first dose of India’s indigenous COVID vaccine,…
Singaporean national pleads guilty to working as Chinese spy in U.S.
A Singaporean national on Friday pleaded guilty to charges of being a spy of China, the U.S. Department of Justice…
Covid-19: Race for Indian vaccine hots up, human trials on in 6 cities
NEW DELHI: The race for an indigenous vaccine against the novel coronavirus is on in earnest. Human trials using the…
Rajasthan political crisis: Can governor ‘defy’ CM advice to summon assembly session
NEW DELHI: As Rajasthan Congress MLAs sit on dharna demanding summoning of the assembly, questions arise whether the governor, in…
Logistics the primary obstacle for taking IPL 2020 to UAE
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli beside the IPL Trophy. (AFP Photo)The Indian Premier League has advanced the 13th edition…
Trump administration reduces drone export standards
WASHINGTON: In a significant development, the Trump administration on Friday relaxed standards for exporting drones to friendly countries. Under the…
Coronavirus live updates: New cases surge to 49,000+, deaths to 757
Government extends its order imposing curbs on airfare till November 24India's cases soar to 13,36,861 with 48,916 fresh infections, 757…
Bad loans may rise to 20-year high due to pandemic: RBI
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has warned that bad loans in banks could rise to a 20-year high…
Gehlot holds protest at Raj Bhavan; what about law & order, asks governor
PTI photoJAIPUR: Rajasthan witnessed high political drama on Friday when CM Ashok Gehlot reached governor Kalraj Mishra’s official residence with…
Brand-new security procedure to strike Chinese phone, drug business difficult
Representative imageNEW DELHI: Chinese manufacturers that have invested in India to set up manufacturing facilities via the foreign direct investment…
Rajasthan cabinet discusses governor’s six points on assembly session
JAIPUR: A cabinet meeting chaired by Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday night discussed the six points raised by…
In Kerala, a twisted web of gold
Wearing a flowing black gown and a bewildered expression on her face, Swapna Prabha Suresh stood in the wooden dock…
Judicial indiscipline: On Rajasthan political crisis
July 25, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: July 24, 2020 23:06 IST July 25, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: July 24, 2020…
Cases cross 13-lakh mark, daily deaths are over 750
With 48,962 COVID-19 positive cases and 757 deaths on Friday, for the third consecutive day cases and deaths in India…
China yet to disengage from the majority of LAC areas, states brand-new report
China is yet to either fully disengage or dilute its extensive military build-up at most points along the Line of…
LAC standoff | India, China hold border dialogue, set for more military talks
An army truck moves towards LAC, amid India-China border dispute in eastern Ladakh, in Leh. File | Photo Credit: PTI…
Congress MLAs begin ‘dharna’ at Raj Bhawan, demand Assembly session
After the Rajasthan High Court ordered status quo to be maintained in the disqualification proceedings against rebel leader Sachin Pilot…
Banks’ gross NPAs might climb to as much as 14.7%by March: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said its stress tests indicated that the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio…
President’s reaction to pandemic in his own style
President Ram Nath Kovind with Union Minister for Health Dr. Harsh Vardhan during the flag-off ceremony of the trucks loaded…
From ping-pong diplomacy to tit-for-tat hostility, US-China ties spiral down
WASHINGTON: What began with ping-pong diplomacy nearly 50 years ago plunged into tit-for-tat hostility this week as China retaliated on…
Why Election Day could be just the start of a long battle over the US presidency
President Donald Trump's refusal this week to say if he would accept the results of November's election, and his repeated…
US says Russia sent more equipment to Libyan front lines
TUNIS: Russia appears to be sending more military equipment to its mercenaries in Libya, including the flashpoint city of Sirte,…
Experts fear post-election crisis as Trump attacks integrity of US elections
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's continuous attacks on the security of mail-in ballots are compelling both parties to cope with the…
Narasimha Rao can genuinely be called father of economic reforms in India: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao was a “great son of the soil” and he can truly be called the…
Gold hits fresh high of 51,946, increases by 475 per gram
PTI New Delhi , July 24, 2020 16:57 IST Updated: July 24, 2020 17:06 IST Gold prices in the national…
Man given first dose of Covaxin as phase-1 human scientific trial begins at AIIMS
The phase-I human clinical trial of India’s first indigenously-developed vaccine against novel coronavirus, Covaxin, began at the AIIMS in New…