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…
Abducted BJP leader saved in Kashmir
Barricades set up in Lal Chowk during lockdown in Srinagar, on July 13, 2020. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad Mehrajudin…
Rajasthan political crisis | Assembly Speaker issues notices to Sachin Pilot, 18 others
Despite rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot declaring that he would not join the BJP, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on…
Pompeo states United States to have decisions quickly on Chinese innovation companies, apps
WASHINGTON: The United States hopes to have a set of decisions shortly on Chinese telecoms companies that will reflect Washington's…
Rajasthan political crisis: Top developments
NEW DELHI: The ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan took a dramatic turn on Wednesday after former Rajasthan deputy chief minister…
Equipped forces get powers to fast-track capital procurements worth Rs 300 crore
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will visit Ladakh this week to take stock of the ground situation amid the…
India-EU partnership vital for global peace and stability, says PM Modi at virtual summit
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the 15th India-EU summit via a video conference and said that…
Trump to sign merit-based immigration act: How it will affect Indians
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump reiterated his pledge to soon sign a "very strong" merit-based immigration act that will…
Sachin Pilot involved in horse trading, says Ashok Gehlot
JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday accused rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot of involvement in horse trading with…
Malini Parthasarathy designated Chairperson of The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited
Ms Malini Parthasarathy has been unanimously appointed Chairperson of the Board of Directors of The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited.…
Jio developing homegrown 5G telecom service: Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani. File | Photo Credit: PTI “In the next three years, Jio will connect half a billion mobile customers,…
ADB appoints Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa as new vice-president
Ashok Lavasa He will succeed Diwakar Gupta, whose term will end on August 31 Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has been…
CBSE states Class 10 results
The Shiksha Sadan which houses the CBSE in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan In a break with…
India-China Corps Commanders hold talks for 15 hours
Indian soldiers walk at the foothills of a mountain range near Leh, the joint capital of the union territory of…
Rajasthan political crisis | I am not joining BJP, says Sachin Pilot
The former Rajasthan Deputy CM said he would decide on his next course after talking to his supporters. Rebel Congress…
Rajasthan political crisis: Congress to send out disqualification notification to Sachin Pilot, rebel MLAs
A day after he was sacked from the Deputy Chief Minister and Pradesh Congress Committee president posts, Congress leader Sachin…
Coronavirus vaccine update: India’s second COVID-19 vaccine candidate ‘ZyCoV-D’ to start human trials; here is all you need to know
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jul 15, 2020, 15:35 ISTclose01/6India is the third-worst hit nation with coronavirusWith more than…
Covid-19 pandemic may add 83-132 million to undernourished population in 2020: Report
NEW DELHI: The world is not on track to achieve the target of Zero Hunger by 2030. According to a…
Google to invest over Rs 33,000 crore in Dependence Jio
Continuing its hot streak of getting investors on board, Reliance Jio today announced that internet search giant Google is its…
LAC face-off: Xi’s show of force versus India is a tactical gift for Trump
NEW DELHI: A brutal day of hand-to-hand combat on the India-China border last month may accomplish what years of Pentagon…
Rajasthan political crisis: Sachin Pilot says he is not joining BJP
NEW DELHI: "I am not joining the BJP," Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Wednesday, asserting that the speculation about…
India’s Zydus starts human trials for potential Covid-19 vaccine
India records 30,000+ cases in a day, Covid toll goes past 24kThe Covid-19 pandemic worsened in the country
Madhya Pradesh: 10-year-old boy steals Rs 10 lakh from bank in just 30 seconds
CCTV footage shows the child, dressed in rags, walk into the cooperative bank at 11am and enter a cashier's cu...Read…
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has walked back a policy that would have stripped international college students of their US visas…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 113 live updates | Kerala to ready 50,000 beds in 10 days
Biotech firm Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy…
First COVID-19 vaccine tested in U.S. shows promising results
Biotech firm Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy…
Trump administration rescinds global students visa policy
The Trump administration has agreed to rescind its July 6 rule, which temporarily bared international students from staying in the…
Kerala gold smuggling case: previous Principal Secretary Sivasankar grilled for 7 hours
Police use water cannons to disperse protesters seeking action in the gold smuggling case in Kozhikode. | Photo Credit: -…
Centre gathers data to map COVID-19 after-effects
Even as the fight against the pandemic continues, data is now being collected from across India on the medical complications…
Dropped India from Chabahar rail job due to lack of active engagement: Iran
Iran remains open to all including India for collaboration and investment but Tehran expects future projects should be safeguarded from…