MP, Bihar, T’gana economy to be hit most by Covid: Lancet
HYDERABAD: Madhya Pradesh is most vulnerable to the long-term effects of Covid-19 pandemic, followed by Bihar and Telangana, says a…
Coronavirus outbreak: India surges past 1 million cases with record one-day spike
NEW DELHI: India has recorded more than 1 million Covid-19 cases and 25,000 deaths from the virus, crossing the twin…
Army to verify Chinese pullback over next 10 days
NEW DELHI: India will keep a close watch and carefully verify over the next 10 days whether Chinese soldiers pull…
Quick reboot at country’s biggest computer market
If work-from-home is the new normal, computers are the new essentials. In Nehru Place – the biggest market for IT…
Evaluating times: On university examinations
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For equivalent treatment: On promoting rights of the handicapped
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Rajasthan political crisis | Congress keeps channels open with Sachin Pilot
Security personnel stand guard outside a hotel where Congress leaders and MLA are staying in Jaipur on July 16, 2020.…
India registers a steep decline in maternal mortality ratio
Pregnant woman wait at a Srinagar hospital for COVID-19 test. File | Photo Credit: THE HINDU Deaths drop from 130…
Half of universities undecided or yet to inform UGC on last year exams
Raised voices: Members of the West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad staging a protest against the UGC in Kolkata, earlier this…
No postal tally facility for citizens above 65 in Bihar elections: EC
In a statement, the EC said the decision was taken for the Assembly and the by-elections that are due soon…
Kerala Govt. suspends Sivasankar, pending inquiry
A Customs team on Wednesday leaves the apartment taken on rent by M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to Chief Minister…
Coronavirus | Number of COVID-19 cases in India crosses million mark
Medical technicians arrange samples for COVID-19 testing at a facility in Chennai on July 16, 2020. | Photo Credit: AFP…
Consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav neither meaningful nor trustworthy: India
In this March 29, 2016 photo, an image of Kulbhushan Jadhav is displayed during a press conference in Islamabad. |…
Dalit couple consume poison | Madhya Pradesh rights panel seeks reports from government over Guna incident
Children of a Dalit couple who reportedly consumed pesticide while resisting eviction from a land in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district.…
Rajasthan political crisis: Top developments
NEW DELHI: Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident Congress MLAs approached the Rajasthan high court on Thursday against the assembly…
‘Double protection’: Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine hopes rise with strong trial results
LONDON: Researchers at the University of Oxford believe they may have a breakthrough in their search for a Covid-19 vaccine…
India begins forming travel bubbles; more flights, lower fares to & from west on the cards
NEW DELHI: There will soon be more flights — at lower fares — to the US, UK and some EU…
Pakistan supplies consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
In this March 29, 2016 photo, an image of Kulbhushan Jadhav is displayed during a press conference in Islamabad. |…
Varavara Rao checks favorable for COVID-19
P. Varavara Rao, 81, who was admitted to the State-run JJ Hospital, has tested positive for COVID-19.“He is not showing…
Sachin Pilot camp moves Rajasthan HC challenging Speaker’s notice on disqualification
Congress chief whip Mahesh Joshi also approached the court asking to be heard before it passes any order. Sachin Pilot…
LAC problem: Disengagement process on border elaborate and needs constant confirmation, says Army
A convoy of Indian Army trucks move towards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in the backdrop…
Panel formed to examine Web curbs in J&K, Centre tells Supreme Court
The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that a special committee chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla…
Rahul Gandhi tweets video revealing cops action against farmer couple
Screenshot from a video tweeted by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath shows police personnel beating up a couple…
Bihar govt refutes reports of Sattarghat bridge being gotten rid of in floods
Only an approach road of a minor bridge was damaged, it says The Bihar government on Thursday refuted media reports…
US weighs sweeping travel ban on Chinese Communist Party members
The Trump administration is considering a sweeping ban on travel to the United States by members of the Chinese Communist…
England vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd Test: England captain Root returns as Windies eye series win
A match official watches as ground staff prepare to remove the covers. (AFP Photo)UPDATE:It's official now, start time is 1700…
LAC face-off: Disengagement process intricate, needs constant verification, Indian Army says
NEW DELHI: The process of complete disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh is "intricate" and requires constant verification, the Indian…
Can Sachin Pilot endure outside Congress, BJP in Rajasthan?
JAIPUR: With Sachin Pilot clarifying on Wednesday that he would not join BJP, the options left before him could be…
Breaking News Live: Kulbhushan Jadhav granted second consular access today
Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas & Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan will meet with his American counterpart US Secretary of…
As Covid-19 cases surge, health minister says just God can conserve Karnataka
CHITRADURGA: Health minister B Sriramulu, who also heads the state’s Covid-19 task force, struck a note of despair on Wednesday…
Tamil Nadu’s case count most likely to decrease in 10 days, states CM
The government on Wednesday said sanitisers are disinfectants like soaps and anti-bacterial liquids among others, which attract 18% duty under…
Biden, Gates, Obama other prominent Twitter accounts hacked
A series of high-profile Twitter accounts were hijacked on Wednesday, with some of the platform's top voices — including U.S.…
Rajasthan political crisis | ‘Tell how much money was paid to us when we joined Cong. from BSP’, former Minister asks CM Gehlot
Rajasthan Assembly's disqualification notice pasted outside the official residence of Viratnagar MLA Indraj Gujjar, who is one of the supporters…
Favorable news on Oxford COVID-19 vaccine could come today: report
AstraZeneca's experimental vaccine is probably the world's leading candidate and most advanced in terms of development Positive news on initial…
7 more die in Assam, flood toll touches 66
Flood affected villagers sit on a boat in front of their partially submerged house, at Chandrapur in Kamrup district. |…
India and E.U. push trade talks; go over China, Pakistan and the coronavirus pandemic
India and the European Union committed to a framework for strategic cooperation until 2025, and vowed to cooperate on their…
Sourav Ganguly in home quarantine after elder brother tests positive for Covid-19
Sourav Ganguly. (TOI Photo)KOLKATA: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday went into home quarantine after his elder brother and Cricket…
Ashok Gehlot may’ve won the day but his govt remains vulnerable still
Can Sachin Pilot survive outside Congress, BJP in Rajasthan?Since Independence, the state has elected either a Congr
Worst-case scenario: India to have 35 lakh Covid-19 cases by September 1, finds IISc study
BENGALURU: Going by the current national trend, a worse case scenario projection made by a team at the Indian Institute…
Coronavirus live updates: Positivity rate stable between 9 & 10%
Local shop owners in Sadar Bazaar claim Municipal Corporation issues them hefty fines & seal their shops allegedly for land…
Speaker slaps anti-defection notice on Pilot, 18 other MLAs
Sachin PilotJAIPUR: In a move to mount pressure on rebel MLAs and indicate its resolve, Congress moved Rajasthan assembly Speaker…
Coronavirus: India hits highest 1-day count of cases, fatalities
India recorded its highest single-day peaks in Covid-19 deaths as well fresh cases on Wednesday even as the number of…
Gehlot tears into Pilot: Impeccable English & personality not enough
JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday made a scathing attack on his former deputy Sachin Pilot, accusing him…
De-escalation in Pangong Tso, Depsang still some distance away
NEW DELHI: Military de-escalation in Pangong Tso, Depsang and other areas of eastern Ladakh is still some distance away, with…
Google to pay RIL Rs 34,000cr for 7.7% stake in Jio Platforms
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Mukesh Ambani announced new frontiers of expansion in the digital and telecom space and sealed a mega Rs…
When Mumbai’s iconic red fleet took city on road to recovery
As the pandemic haunted Mumbai, the city’s iconic red fleet – BEST buses – ferried healthcare workers. After lockdown eased,…
Inflation alert: On increasing rates
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The day of Duda: On Poland elections
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Dalit couple consumes pesticide in Madhya Pradesh while resisting eviction from land
Screenshot from a video tweeted by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath shows police personnel beating up a couple…
12 MLAs stand between Sachin Pilot and BJP?
Ousted Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot. File | Photo Credit: Rohit Jain Paras BJP sources say loyalists of…