Navy keen on 3rd attack aircraft carrier to keep edge over China, even as 2nd postponed yet once again
NEW DELHI: The commissioning of India’s second aircraft carrier has been delayed till September next year because of the Covid-19…
Rafale India live updates: Section 144 imposed near Ambala air base ahead of Rafale touchdown
Water salute to be given to the five Rafale fighter aircraft after their landing at Ambala airbase in Haryana today.…
Rajasthan crisis live updates: BSP obstacles merger of six party MLAs with Congress in Rajasthan
Rajasthan governor Kalraj Mishra cancels Independence Day 'At Home' event, due to Covid-19 situation in the state: Raj BhavanBSP challenges…
Coronavirus live updates: 2618 Covid-19 positive cases and 55 deaths reported in Pune
5 lakh tested for 2nd day, positivity rate now 9%According to Covid-19 data released by Johns Hopkins coronavirus resource centre,…
‘Thok do saale ko’: Big B appears at troll
MUMBAI: Hitting out at an anonymous troll who had tweeted “I hope you die with this Covid” to Amitabh Bachchan,…
Railways freight loading back at year-ago level
Representative imageNEW DELHI: In a positive sign for the economy shrugging off a long period of lockdown and depressed growth…
Corbett tops in tiger count, Madhya Pradesh pips Karnataka
Jim Corbett national park in Uttarakhand has the most number of tigers in the country, with 231 of the 2,967…
Troops have disengaged in most ‘localities’, claims China
India had in the last round of diplomatic talks on stressed the need for early and complete disengagement along the…
Covid tally crosses 15 lakh; record 781 fatalities on Tuesday
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 caseload went past the 15-lakh mark on Tuesday, with the last 5 lakh cases having come…
Coronavirus | 57% of Mumbai slum population has developed antibodies: Study
A sero-surveillance study done in Mumbai has revealed that 57% of slum population and 16 per cent of non-slum residents…
Digging deeper: On GST payment
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The cost of haste: On drugs, vaccines and regulators
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Centre not able to pay GST fees to States: Union Financing Secretary
Ajay Bhushan Pandey. File | Photo Credit: THE HINDU GST Act allows change in formula, Ajay Bhushan Pandey tells Parliamentary…
Post 370 relocation has left no space for mainstream leaders: Omar Abdullah
A year after the Centre’s decision to dilute article 370 and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into two Union…
Ladakh face-off | Disengagement at most spots on LAC ‘complete’, says China
China on Tuesday said border troops had “disengaged in most localities” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), but defence…
As schools stay shut, States leverage digital resources
Learning curve: Teachers are also using WhatsApp to communicate with students. | Photo Credit: PTI Focus on digital classrooms, e-textbooks…
Rajasthan political crisis | Wanted to teach Ashok Gehlot and Congress a lesson: Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati addresses a press conference on the Rajasthan political crisis in New Delhi on July 28, 2020. |…
COVAX Center targeting 2 billion vaccine doses by 2021: WHO Regional Director
With the world and India entering the middle phase in a two-pronged fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, including public health…
Indian Navy’s clear message to Beijing following escalation of border tension ‘registered’ by China: Sources
Picture courtesy: Twitter | @indiannavyNEW DELHI: The Indian Navy's clear message to Beijing through its aggressive deployment of almost all…
Twitter gets rid of virus ‘false information’ video posted by Trump
WASHINGTON: Twitter said Tuesday it had withdrawn a video retweeted by President Donald Trump in which doctors made allegedly false…
LAC row: India denies China’s claim of complete disengagement at most locations
BEIJING: The frontline troops of China and India have "completed" disengagement at most locations of their border, a senior Chinese…
Reports about time capsule being placed underground at Ram temple site are baseless: Champat Rai
AYODHYA: Reports circulating in the media about a time capsule being placed beneath the site of the Ram temple, Ayodhya…
Biden to unveil strategy to combat racial inequities
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will explain how he would address systemic racism and racial economic inequality in a speech…
BSP waited for right time to teach Congress, Ashok Gehlot a lesson: Mayawati
File PhotoNEW DELHI: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot had "unconstitutionally" merged six MLAs of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) with the…
Coronavirus | India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 1.5 million mark
A health worker collects a swab sample from a school teacher in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on July 28, 2020. Vijay Soneji…
NIA opposes Sudha Bharadwaj plea
She is taking advantage of the pandemic situation, agency tells court The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday “strongly opposed”…
Rajasthan Cabinet suggests Assembly session from July 31
The Cabinet will send its note with the advice to Governor Kalraj Mishra who has twice returned its recommendation to…
Will verify media reports of LG recommending remediation of 4G Web in J&K, Centre informs SC
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it would verify reports in the media quoting Jammu and Kashmir…
Pakistan army shells 2 sectors along LoC in Poonch
Indian army soldiers patrol near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch district. File photo | Photo…
Punjab CM condemns efforts to transform gurdwara into mosque in Pakistan
Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh | Photo Credit: Akhilesh Kumar Gurdwara Shahidi Asthan is a historical shrine where Bhai…
Stuart Broad takes 500th Test wicket to join remarkable company
England's Stuart Broad celebrates taking his 500th Test wicket. (Reuters Photo)MANCHESTER: England fast bowler Stuart Broad took his 500th Test…
Beijing claims troops disengaged on most of India-China border
BEIJING: Indian and Chinese troops have "completed disengagement" on most parts of the disputed border between their two countries, China's…
Moderna, Pfizer start decisive Covid-19 vaccine trials, eye year-end launches
WASHINGTON: Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc launched two 30,000-subject trials of Covid-19 vaccines that could clear the way for regulatory…
Rapid antigen kits help UP conduct over 1 lakh Covid tests in 24 hours
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath during the launch of ICMR testing labs on Mond...Read MoreLUCKNOW: UP…
Covid-19: Bengaluru’s muddled response has only added to burden
Picture used for representational purpose onlyBENGALURU: Much like in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, Karnataka’s capital city has accounted for the…
DBT readies five sites for final phase of human trials of Oxford Covid vaccine: Secretary
Representative photo: ReutersNEW DELHI: Five sites across the country are ready for the third and final phase of human trials…
Volkswagen has paid $9.5 billion in US over ‘dieselgate’
WASHINGTON: Volkswagen has paid some $9.5 billion since 2016 to US motorists misled by devices installed by the German automaker…
50k to 1L Covid-19 cases: Karnataka took 11 days, Andhra Pradesh 7, Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu more
BENGALURU: Karnataka, whose Covid-19 caseload crossed the 1 lakh mark is among the five states along with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,…
Trump bets on Covid-19 vaccine for political shot in arm
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump vowed to defeat the coronavirus by "unleashing American scientific genius" as he toured a Covid-19…
Eye on China, quality curbs on 370 products
NEW DELHI: Nearly 371 categories of items such as toys, steel bars, steel tubes, consumer electronics, telecom items, heavy machinery,…
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak convicted of corruption charges in 1MDB scandal
A Malaysian court pronounced former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty in his first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 126 live updates | No Statewide lockdown, but strict curbs: Kerala CM
India was in a much better position than other countries in the fight against COVID-19 as a result of ‘right…
Two CPI( M) MLAs will back Gehlot govt., states Yechury
Sitaram Yechury. File photo: Sandeep Saxena He, however, says Congress is in league with BJP in Kerala CPI(M) general secretary…
Jaishankar admires Bangladesh’s economic development
India hands over 10 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh India-Bangladesh relationship is a role model for good neighbourly relationship in…
MPs fume at MTNL net service, seek private ISPs
NEW DELHI: State-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) may lose its exclusive rights to provide internet facilities to Members of…
Time capsule to be positioned listed below Ayodhya temple
Representative imageAYODHYA: A time capsule containing the history of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement is to be placed beneath site of…
High Five: Rafales take off, arriving tomorrow
Rafale NEW DELHI: So, it’s finally jet, set, go! The first five Rafales tore into the skies over France with…
Government bars 47 clones of banned Chinese apps
NEW DELHI: The government crackdown on Chinese apps continues, with the information and technology ministry banning 47 new apps. The…
India’s Covid toll crosses 33k, active cases set to top 5 lakh
A health worker collects a swab sample of a resident at a free testing centre for the COVID-19 coronavirus, in…
After lockdown blues, Goans on a mission to grow more greens
Goa felt the lockdown on its palate. The supply of vegetables from Belagavi in Karnataka, and Kolhapur, Nashik and Solapur…