Virologist who fled to US from Hong Kong accuses China of coronavirus cover-up
Li-Meng Yan (Photo courtesy: Fox News)HONG KONG: At a time when Covid-19 has infected over 12 million people across the…
President Trump dealing with executive order to develop merit-based migration system: White Home
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is working on an executive order to establish a merit-based immigration system, the White House…
Trump commutes prison sentence of ally Roger Stone: White House
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone, shielding the veteran Republican…
Karnataka: After initial high, liquor sale dips 33% in April-June
BENGALURU: The lockdown in April and the imposition of a hefty additional tax on liquor in May had a huge…
All in a day: Appearance, arrest, end of bloody saga
LUCKNOW: When Vikas Dubey made a surprise appearance at Ujjain’s Mahakaal temple on Thursday after six days of unbridled run…
Vikas Dubey: Caught alive, brought dead
KANPUR: Exactly a week after killing eight cops in a guerrilla-style ambush on a police team that had entered his…
Singapore’s judgment PAP wins basic election
Singapore's Prime Minister and secretary-general of the ruling People's Action Party Lee Hsien Loong (C) and his wife Ho Ching…
Vikas Dubey and a raid that left a bloody path
Twenty-four hours after his arrest near a temple in Ujjain, Vikas Dubey met an abrupt and dramatic end on Friday…
Crime as punishment: On the killing of Vikas Dubey
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Reform with care: On criminal laws reform
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Pass percentage improves in CISCE X, XII examinations
NEW DELHI: The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) declared the results of this year’s ICSE (Class X) and…
India’s Covid-19 count tops 8 lakh, deaths cross 22,000
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 caseload went past the 8 lakh mark, just four days after having crossed 7 lakh, while…
In statement, Chinese envoy skips claim to Galwan Valley
Sun Weidong NEW DELHI: Confirming that Indian and Chinese troops are disengaging at LAC as per the consensus reached by…
Security damages happen when polices are attacked, states UP’s brand-new ADG (law & order)
UP’s new ADG (law & order) Prashant Kumar (Photo credit: @PrashantK_IPS90)AGRA: Policemen are legally empowered to defend themselves when attacked,…
Legal challenges, workarounds as White House digs in on foreign student squeeze
Representative imageWASHINGTON: Scores of US lawmakers, academics, and students are pressing the Trump administration to reverse what is widely seen…
Aadhaar should for buying 2 Covid drugs
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration issued a circular on Friday that made it mandatory for the kin of…
Trump postpones New Hampshire rally over tropical storm
MIAMI: President Donald Trump is postponing his planned rally Saturday in New Hampshire, the White House said, citing a tropical…
Donald Trump says he expects to use a mask when he checks out military health center
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, who has avoided being seen wearing a face covering in public, said on Thursday he…
Gangster Vikas Dubey shot dead in encounter: Latest developments
NEW DELHI: Eight days after the Bikru village bloodbath in which eight cops were killed, gangster Vikas Dubey was shot…
India, China agree on complete disengagement of troops from eastern Ladakh
Representative imageNEW DELHI: India and China on Friday held a fresh round of diplomatic talks on the border row in…
States request cancellation of trains, blockages
Passengers sitting inside a train at the New Delhi railway station following the resumption of partial train services. File. |…
LAC standoff | India, China for timely troop pullback
India and China on Friday agreed to push for a “timely” and “complete” disengagement of troops along the Line of…
14%excess rains all India up until now this monsoon
Photo for representation. 40% of districts received excess rains Monsoon rainfall since June has been 14% more than what is…
LAC standoff | First phase of disengagement completed, say sources
Army trucks move towards Ladakh in the wake of India-China border dispute in eastern Ladakh, in Kullu district. | Photo…
Hours prior to Vikas Dubey killing, PIL in Supreme Court discusses its possibility
Police officers cordon the site where top criminal Vikas Dubey was killed near Kanpur. | Photo Credit: AP Filed by…
Business vaccine will take at least 12 months, state officials
A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will take at least 12 months to be commercially available and a realistic deadline for…
India recorded 1.2 million snakebite deaths in the previous 20 years
India recorded a staggering 1.2 million snakebite deaths in the 20-year period from 2000 to 2019 with an average of…
Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque
ANKARA: Turkey's highest administrative court issued a ruling Friday that paves the way for the government to convert Istanbul's iconic…
China rejects prospect of joining arms control talks with US
BEIJING: China on Friday rejected any prospect of joining in nuclear arms limitation talks with the US, calling reports from…
US bans PIA operations over dubious licences issue: Report
ISLAMABAD: The US has imposed a ban on Pakistan International Airlines flights for at least six months, citing dubious pilots'…
Eye on China: India to invite Australia for Malabar naval exercise
NEW DELHI: India plans to invite Australia to join the annual Malabar naval exercise that has so far included just…
136 congressmen, 30 senators seek reversal of Donald Trump admin’s choice on international students
Kamala Harris has asked for the reversal of the Trump administration's decision on foreign students (AP, file...Read MoreWASHINGTON: A group…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh evaluates circumstance in eastern Ladakh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. File | Photo Credit: PTI Both sides have completed creation of a buffer zone of three…
Telangana HC stays demolition of Secretariat till July 13
The Secretariat buildings in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The petitioners' counsel contended that the demolition, which started four…
Solar power will play significant role in achieving Atmanirbhar Bharat, says Modi
A screengrab of solar energy part at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. It will be a big medium for energy needs…
Congress slams Centre for getting rid of masks, hand sanitisers from list of essential products
Party accuses the government of colluding with MNCs for ‘profiteering’. The Congress on July 10 slammed the Union government for…
CICSE board to reveal class 10, 12 results on July 10
A file photo of students writing ICSE Class 10 examination in Mangaluru. As per the scheme, candidates will be assessed…
Vikas Dubey death: Who would think such an unlikely story, asks previous leading cop Asthana
Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed 'while trying to flee custody' on Friday after a police vehicle carrying him met with…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 108 live updates | Is coronavirus airborne? “Closely watching” the virus’ evolution in India, says health ministry
Is coronavirus an airborne infection? Uncertainity surrounds this as the World Health Organisation admitted that there is evidence emerging of…
Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounter, says UP Authorities
Vikas Dubey, the history-sheeter accused of shooting dead eight policemen in Kanpur’s Bikru village last week, was on Friday morning…
Vikas Dubey eliminated in encounter by UP cops: Who said what
NEW DELHI: The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police said that gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an…
From Friday to Friday: The Vikas Dubey story
Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on FridayLUCKNOW: Vikas Dubey was a relatively unknown name in Uttar Pradesh…
Gangster Vikas Dubey shot dead in encounter with police in Kanpur
The encounter occurred near Sachendi area when one of the three police vehicles taking gangster Vikas Dubey to...Read MoreKANPUR: Eight…
Karnataka may embrace Kerala’s ‘triple lockdown’ strategy
A notice displayed by authorities warning people away from a containment zone in Bengaluru (Photo: AP)BENGALURU: Public-health experts have urged…
PLA begins Pangong pullback ahead of army talks next week
Pangong Tso is situated at an altitude of 13,900 ft in eastern Ladakh (Getty)NEW DELHI: Chinese troops have now also…
None gains: On U.S. withdrawal from WHO
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Visa politics: On Trump’s migration policy
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Country of origin tag a must: Ram Vilas Paswan informs e-commerce websites
The Ministry’s reminder to e-commerce portals is part of a concerted effort by the government to have ‘country of origin’…
Yale to penetrate questionable study on sex employees
Long wait: Women from a red light area in Mumbai queuing up to collect free rations last week. | Photo…
Nepal blacks out Indian news channels other than Doordarshan
Minister of Communication and Information Technology Yubaraj Khatiwada. File | Photo Credit: AFP ‘Character assassination’ by foreign TV channels will…