PM Modi launches Covid-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata: Highlights
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched "high throughput" Covid-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata, which…
Bennett University student’s ‘safe secret’ to eliminate Covid ends up being top-seller
A student at Bennett University has developed a contactless safety tool for use during the COVID-19 epidemic that has become…
After ban on 59 Chinese apps, government blocks 47 more
NEW DELHI: The government has banned 47 more Chinese apps which are apparently clones of the 59 applications which were…
Assembly session can be summoned, give 21-day notice: Rajasthan governor to Cabinet
JAIPUR/NEW DELHI: Rajasthan governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday agreed to summon a session of the state assembly provided the government…
First batch of 5 Rafale jets takes off from France for India
NEW DELHI: The first batch of five Rafale jets on Monday took off from France for India, officials said. The…
Rajasthan crisis live updates: Governor to summon assembly if state govt accepts 21-day notice
10-15 MLAs of Ashok Gehlot camp are in contact with us & are saying they will come to our side…
New Rafales fly out of France, arrival in India on July 29: All you need to know
NEW DELHI: A new batch of five Rafale jets fly out of France on Monday to join the growing Indian…
ICC launches Super League qualification pathway for 2023 ODI World Cup in India
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday launched the ODI Super League, a qualifier for the 2023 World Cup…
No decision yet on convening Rajasthan assembly session
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Raj Bhawan returned the files related to the convening of the assembly session to the parliamentary affairs department…
US closes consulate in Chengdu, China, after Houston order
CHENGDU: The US says it has closed its consulate in Chengdu, China. China ordered the consulate closed in retaliation for…
Karnataka unable to trace 3,000 Covid positive patients in Bengaluru
Representative imageBENGALURU: Even as Karnataka is struggling to contain the unprecedented spread of coronavirus, the authorities said more than 3,000…
Rajasthan political crisis | Governor returns CM Gehlot’s request for Assembly session with queries
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has returned Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's note seeking an Assembly session to the State government with…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 125 live updates | COVID-19 deaths in India have doubled in the past month, shows data
The number of coronavirus deaths in India have doubled in the past month, according to data compiled from State and…
Gold smuggling case: Sivasankar heads to Kochi for questioning by NIA amidst speculations of arrest
Former Principal secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, M. Sivasankar, brushed past a phalanx of television camera persons…
Flag reduced as U.S. departs Chengdu consulate in China
The American flag has been taken down at a U.S. consulate in southwestern China, according to state media, as officials…
A lot of parents in Karnataka, Delhi, T.N. desire longer online classes: survey
School students upload study materials in visual format in their laptop at a school in Chennai. File | Photo Credit:…
More than 60 eliminated in fresh violence in Sudan’s Darfur region: UN
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok | Photo Credit: AFP “This was one of the latest of a series of security…
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The Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is one of the most storied temples in India, said to hold unimaginable riches…
Coronavirus live updates: Record 50,000+ infections on Sunday; over 5,000 deaths in 7 days
Centre doesn’t endorse Biocon drug for CovidBiocon suffered a setback on Sunday with the Union health ministry announcing that the…
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
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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…
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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,…