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…
How to add text, emojis and more to photos and videos in WhatsApp | Gadgets Now
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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,…
PM Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat address: Key points
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. This…
Kumar Sangakkara backs Sourav Ganguly for ICC leading post, says ‘astute brain’ makes him suitable prospect
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara has backed Sourav Ganguly for the ICC chairman's post, saying the BCCI…
Over 3,000 Covid patients in Bengaluru untraceable: BBMP
BENGALURU: More than 3,000 people, who have tested positive for Covid-19, are missing in Bengaluru with the authorities unable to…
Kargil Vijay Diwas live updates: India’s brave forces foiled Pak plans in Kargil war, PM Modi says
Read: Always ready to take any step for nation's unity and sovereignty, says Rajnath SinghKargil is not only a symbol…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 124 live updates | Three-day complete lockdown in Tripura from Monday
India has now hiked its coronavirus (COVID-19) sample testing capacity to over 4 lakh tests per day with 4,20,898 samples…
The fall of a red capitalist empire
On July 17, Chinese regulators announced the takeover of nine financial institutions, with combined assets worth $140 billion. All of…
Satisfy the ‘tiny bug slayer’, ancient relative of dinosaurs and pterosaurs
The fossil’s tiny body size may help explain the origin of flight in pterosaurs If Jurassic Park taught you that…
‘The Space Where It Happened’ review: The insider who didn’t testify
If there is one observation that former senior National Security Adviser John Bolton’s tell-all book makes clear regarding the Donald…
Why the ‘namaste’ emoji is the best symbol for our morally bankrupt fortunate classes
Over the last 20 years, I’ve learnt to live with emojis, but only just. I hated them at first sight…
Fulfill the nurses who have set aside their households and lives to look after patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
As she steps into Ward 206 of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai, V. Murugeswari stops to utter…
Covid infection among young due to genetic defects: Study
Representative imageNEW DELHI: Why are some young people without any pre-existing medical condition getting severe Covid-19 infection? A new study…
Big number of IS agents in Karnataka & Kerala: UN
Representative imageNEW DELHI: A UN report on the global terror threat from Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaida has stated that…
Rajasthan: SC doesn’t leave much option to governor on assembly sessions
NEW DELHI: As Rajasthan Congress MLAs demand summoning of the state assembly, a reading of the Supreme Court’s rulings do…
Another round of LAC troop talks to be held next week
File photoNEW DELHI: The fifth round of corps commander-level talks between India and China will be held next week to…
Covid-19: High percentage of false negatives seeds suspicions about rapid antigen tests
Representative imageNEW DELHI: A moderate to very high percentage of negative results in antigen tests for Covid-19 are turning out…
Coronavirus | U.K. quarantines travellers from Spain in major blow to Europe’s revival
Britain abruptly imposed a two-week quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain after a surge of coronavirus cases, a dramatic…
The Hindu Explains | Is SARS-CoV-2 a latent virus which can recur?
The story so far: Ever since cases of ‘reinfection’ — people who had tested negative for COVID-19 testing positive again…
The Hindu Explains | What are the implications of the Delhi sero-survey findings?
The story so far: To estimate the extent of infection in the community, scientists at the National Centre for Disease…
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…