As Nepal PM Oli faces calls to step down, China to his rescue?
NEW DELHI: A flurry of meetings between the Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, and top Nepal leaders, including President…
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding in a television…
Tougher lockdown to be imposed in Bengal from July 9
KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Tuesday decided to expand the areas under lockdown and impose tougher restrictions from July…
Foreign students being ‘ICED’ out of US
Representative imageWASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Monday brought a wrecking ball to the already difficult life of foreign students in…
US will pay $1.6 billion to Novavax for coronavirus vaccine
The federal government will pay the vaccine maker Novavax $1.6 billion to expedite the development of 100 million doses of…
‘India-China disengagement at Hot Springs, Gogra to be completed in next few days’
NEW DELHI: The disengagement process between armies of India and China at friction points Hot Springs and Gogra began on…
NIA arrests Pulwama homeowner for February 2019 attack on CRPF convoy
PTI Srinagar, July 07, 2020 18:13 IST Updated: July 07, 2020 18:17 IST In this file photo, soldiers stand guard…
India’s COVID-19 tally, death rate per million population lowest in world: Health Ministry
India’s total number of coronavirus cases and fatalities per million population is one of the lowest in the world, the…
Gold smuggling case: Pinarayi’s Principal Secretary eliminated from post as street demonstrations appear versus govt.’s declared link to presume
The Kerala government has removed M. Sivasankar from the post of Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. However, the…
Kanpur encounter: 3 more consisting of close relative of Vikas Dubey held
Three more people including a close relative of gangster Vikas Dubey involved in the attack in which eight police personnel…
Why did India enable China to ‘justify’ the Galwan Valley clashes, asks Rahul Gandhi
A day after India and China announced disengagement and de-escalation at the Ladakh border, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on…
US government’s boxed food aid promise falls short
CHICAGO: The US government delivered far less food aid than it had pledged by the end of June, according to…
Online dispute resolution could help make justice delivery efficient, affordable, and accessible
The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic have understandably extended to justice delivery. Not only has the response merited a change…
Airborne coronavirus: What you must do now
NEW YORK: The coronavirus can stay aloft for hours in tiny droplets in stagnant air, infecting people as they inhale,…
International students in US may be deported if universities switch to online classes due to Covid-19
NEW YORK: In a decision that will adversely impact hundreds of thousands of Indian students in the US, the federal…
After Chinese pullback, Indian soldiers likewise move 1.5 km away from Galwan Valley clash website: main
With Chinese troops pulling back two km from the clash site at the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, Indian troops…
IPL will just be staged abroad as a last hope: BCCI
In this May 12, 2019, Chennai Super Kings skipper M.S. Dhoni walks into the ground amid cheers by fans during…
Demolition of old Telangana Secretariat complex begins
An artistic rendering of the proposed new sectretariat. The design is yet to be approved | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 105 live updates | Restrictions eased in Thiruvananthapuram amid widespread confusion
A day after India overtook Russia to become the third-highest country in the world in terms of coronavirus cases, the…
U.S. to withdraw visas for foreign students whose classes move online
AFP Washington, July 07, 2020 08:55 IST Updated: July 07, 2020 11:19 IST File picture shows students attending the U.S.…
Three security workers injured in Pulwama encounter
Peerzada Ashiq Srinagar, July 07, 2020 07:45 IST Updated: July 07, 2020 11:08 IST Peerzada Ashiq Srinagar, July 07, 2020…
Govt. reviewing 50 investment proposals from Chinese firms
A deterioration in bilateral ties since the border clash in June, could further delay approvals, say industry officials | Photo…
‘Neglect, safety lapses led to styrene leak at LG Polymers’
The high-power committee (HPC) formed by the government to probe into the styrene vapour leak from LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam,…
Mike Pompeo says US looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok
NEW DELHI: Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is "certainly looking at" banning…
Renowned MS Dhoni celebrates his 39th birthday
File image of MS Dhoni holding the 2011 ICC World Cup trophy after India won it beating Sri Lanka in…
US coronavirus death toll passes 130,000: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON: The United States passed another grim coronavirus milestone Monday as the death toll from the virus climbed past 130,000,…
Coronavirus live updates: The total number of cases in India has now risen to 7,19,665
The total number of cases in India has now risen to 7,19,665, according
US trade groups urge China to increase purchases of US goods, services
WASHINGTON: The US Chamber of Commerce and over 40 trade associations on Monday urged top American and Chinese officials to…
Doval, Wang finalise plan in 2-hr discussion
NEW DELHI: The breakthrough in India’s attempts to get Beijing to pull back its troops in Galwan Valley came after…
China, India begin pullback even as NSA, foreign minister talk
NEW DELHI: In what marks a breakthrough after several rounds of military and diplomatic talks, India and China have kicked…
US flexes military muscle at China as Beijing draws down in its border spat with India
WASHINGTON: The United States is flexing its military muscle at China on behalf of India and other Asian allies and…
Donald Trump states U.S. schools must resume in fall amid pandemic
Reuters WASHINGTON, July 07, 2020 01:05 IST Updated: July 07, 2020 01:08 IST U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the…
Coronavirus | Maharashtra case tally surges past 2.10 lakh mark
Maharashtra recorded another big spike of 5,368 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the State’s total case tally to 2,11,987.A…
Gangster of Kanpur: on history-sheeter Vikas Dubey
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What about WHO?: on failures of containment of COVID-19
July 07, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: July 06, 2020 23:28 IST July 07, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: July 06, 2020…
Last Year university tests must be conducted by September end: UGC
Final Year university examinations may be postponed until the end of September, but must be conducted in either online or…
WHO states examining NYT article on issues over air-borne spread of coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing a report urging it to update guidance on the novel coronavirus after more…
In the middle of need rise, 1.4 lakh families have reached annual MGNREGA work limitation
At least 1.4 lakh poor rural households have already completed their quota of 100 days of work under MGNREGA in…
Lesson from Doklam: No de-escalation up until full return of status quo
The government must not agree to de-escalate the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh without an…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
* The pandemic has killed at least 534,306 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to…
White House turns down national method on masks
(AFP photo)WASHINGTON: The White House is again rejecting calls for a national mask-wearing mandate. White House chief of staff Mark…
Ganguly feels COVID-19 not going anywhere at least till end of 2020; but IPL set to move out
Sourav Ganguly. (TOI Photo)NEW DELHI: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Monday reckoned the country will have to bear with the…
NSA Ajit Doval monitoring border situation, LAC stand-off expected to be resolved amicably soon: Sources
NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is monitoring the India and China border situation continuously with the Indian Army…
India, China begin disengagement after talks between NSA Doval, Chinese foreign minister
NEW DELHI: India and China have begun a long process of disengagement in eastern Ladakh, after NSA Ajit Doval spoke…
‘Disengagement’ of troops at LAC: Key points
NEW DELHI: Mutual disengagement between India and China has started at friction points along the Line of Actual Control in…
CBI books Chennai-based firm for ₹88.27-cr. loss to SBI
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) logo at CBI head quarters, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI According to…
COVID-19 tests in India cross one-crore mark
COVID-19 tests in India crossed the one crore mark on Monday with 1,01,35,525 cumulative samples tested so far, the Indian…
Sino-India disengagement declaration follows Doval’s Sunday call to Wang
The disengagement announced on Monday came after a long and detailed conversation between National Security Advisor (NSA) oval and Chinese…
Gagandeep Kang quits Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad
Jacob Koshy NEW DELHI:, July 06, 2020 14:15 IST Updated: July 06, 2020 14:15 IST Jacob Koshy NEW DELHI:, July…
SC sets aside Delhi HC order on moving Navlakha to Mumbai
Gautam Navlakha surrendering before the National Investigation Agency in New Delhi in April. | Photo Credit: FilepFilephoto Apex court expunges…