US sees 45,000+ cases, global count up by 1.9L
AFP picture for representationNEW YORK: The US reported record high for a third consecutive day on Friday with 45,300 new…
Facebook to censor hate speech, even those posted by politicians
NEW DELHI: In a major shift, Facebook announced measures on Saturday to address controversial comments on its site, including taking…
Coronavirus live updates: Assam has 7,165, Covid cases, consisting of 4,814 discharged, 2,338 active cases and 1
US sees 45,000+ cases, global count up by 1,91,000At least six US states — Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, South Carolina…
India has worst case fatality ratio in new Covid epicentre of S Asia
NEW DELHI: South Asia has emerged as one of two regions, the other being South America, in which the Covid…
In big spike, India includes 20,000 cases in a day; toll crosses 16,000
NEW DELHI: In the biggest spurt in Covid-19 infections in India, more than 20,000 new cases were reported from across…
‘Swarmageddon’ looks like this: Locusts fly into NCR
A locust invasion (PTI)GURGAON/NEW DELHI: After a pandemic and a lockdown, lakhs of people in Gurgaon and parts of Delhi…
I just had 48.31 lakh in demonetised notes: Sasikala
Former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s close aide V.K. Sasikala has told the Income Tax (I-T) department that she was in possession…
Colombo plea for debt freeze hangs fire
Sri Lanka’s request to India for a postponement of its debt repayment amidst the current economic crisis is “under consideration”,…
Gorkhas, west Pakistan refugees given residence certificates in J&K
An elderly Kashmiri man shows his domicile document, in Srinagar. Photo used for representation purpose only. File. | Photo Credit:…
26.9 crore people utilized drugs in 2018: UNODC World Drug Report
About 26.9 crore people used drugs in 2018, which was 30% more than the 2009 figure, with adolescents and young…
Delhi violence | No need for apprehension, CBSE tells students from northeast Delhi
Repair work in progress at a school in Shiv Vihar which was badly burned during the violence in northeast Delhi.…
Coronavirus | Government approves use of dexamethasone
File photo of an ampoule of Dexamethsone. | Photo Credit: Reuters The drug was found to reduce mortality by one-third…
Ladakh face-off | Three calls that cut short the dreams of three families
Sepoy Gurbinder Singh was engaged a few months ago, Sepoy Jai Kishor Singh’s parents were looking for a match for…
Coronavirus | 8 States account for 85.5% of active COVID-19 case load
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal account for 85.5% of the active case…
A premeditated act is not an unintentional mistake
Setting the record straight for two articles published ‘Open Page’ is a section for our articulate readers to express their…
Satellite images show buildup on both sides of India-China border
BEIJING: Construction activity appeared under way on both the Indian and Chinese sides of the border high in the Karakoram…
Locust swarms enter Gurugram, border areas in Delhi; Several UP districts suffer crop damage
NEW DELHI/GURUGRAM/LUCKNOW: Swarms of locusts entered Gurugram in Haryana and border areas of the national capital on Saturday, and attacked…
COVID-19 | Govt. approves use of Dexamethasone
File photo of an ampoule of Dexamethsone. | Photo Credit: Reuters It is an alternative to Methylprednisolone The Union Health…
BJP president Nadda attacks Congress over Rajiv Gandhi Structure and China
BJP president J.P. Nadda. File | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Nadda asked the Congress to come clean on its “links”…
5 former Congress MLAs join BJP in Gujarat ahead of Rajya Sabha elections
Five former Congress MLAs from Gujarat, out of the total eight who had resigned as legislators in March and June-…
Hyderabad’s high COVID-19 positivity rate worries professionals
Amidst apprehension that COVID-19 community transmission may be under way in large urban cities, Hyderabad’s high COVID-19 positivity rate (32.1%…
Centre asks Tamil Nadu Fibernet Corporation to scrap 1,950 crore BharatNet tender
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has asked the…
Prasar Bharati threatens to cancel PTI membership for “reporting not in nationwide interest”
State broadcaster says new agency’s recent coverage is “anti-national”. The state broadcaster Prasar Bharati has threatened to cancel its subscription…
What is Mount Rushmore and why native Americans are protesting against Trump’s visit to it
NEW DELHI: Native American groups are planning protests for Donald Trump's July 3 visit to Mount Rushmore as the US…
From 1 lakh to 5 lakh Covid-19 cases in 39 days; medical specialists point to increased testing
NEW DELHI: It took 110 days for coronavirus infections in the country to reach one lakh, while just 39 days…
Infosys now has more than 10,000 American workers
BENGALURU: Infosys has more than 10,000 Americans on its payroll, its chairman Nandan Nilekani said at the company’s 39th annual…
New US coronavirus cases hit 45,242 for biggest one-day increase of pandemic
Representative imageLUBBOCK: The United States recorded 45,242 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic,…
India moves air defence rocket systems into Eastern Ladakh sector
An Indian fighter jet flies over Leh (AFP file photo)NEW DELHI: Amid heightened Chinese fighter aircraft and helicopter activities along…
Judge: US must free migrant children detained with parents
Representative imageHOUSTON: A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of children held with their parents in US immigration jails…
Constitution our assisting light, states PM Modi at Mar Thoma church event
NEW DELHI: Asserting that the government's guiding light is the Constitution of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said…
Locusts attack: Swarms reach Gurgaon
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jun 27, 2020, 11:36 ISTFacebookTwitterLinkedinMailAAText SizeSmallMediumLargeUp NextLocusts attack: Swarms reach GurgaonPM Modi address on 90th birth anniversary of…
Facebook will label newsworthy posts that break rules as ad boycott widens
Facebook Inc said on Friday it will start labeling newsworthy content that violates the social media company's policies, and label…
‘Total combat potential’ will deter Chinese assault: Forces
NEW DELHI: With Army chief General M M Naravane briefing the top political leadership about the operational situation in eastern…
Trump signs ‘strong’ executive order to protect monuments
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to protect monuments, memorials and statues facing new scrutiny amid fresh…
India watches as KP Oli faces ‘revolt’
Sashastra Seema Bal deployed additional force for surveillance at the Dharchula-Kalapani stretch on the Indo-Nepal border on Friday (ANI)NEW DELHI:…
Ex-Union Minister Yashwant Sinha most likely to form front in Bihar
Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha with Shatrughan Sinha during a demonstration in Ahmedabad. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI According…
Rahul targets govt., PM, as COVID-19 cases rise past five-lakh mark
Training his guns on Mr. Modi, he said, “PM is silent. He has surrendered and is refusing to fight the…
Over 5 lakh cases, 15,600 COVID-19 deaths in India
Ove five lakh COVID-19 positive cases, and more than 15,600 deaths — India's coronavirus numbers continue to climb nearly five…
Six injured in Glasgow hotel stabbing, believe killed
Police officers attend the scene after a man was shot dead after a stabbing in a central Glasgow hotel on…
Covid among young on the rise
A man wearing a PPE mask passes a mural on the side of a building in midtown New York City…
Three dead after storage facility shooting in main Illinois
Law enforcement enter the C1 building to the west of the Bunn-O-Matic warehouse (AP)
Jobs calling: Trains from UP, Bihar run full
NEW DELHI: There is strong evidence of “reverse” migration with several Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Howrah, Delhi and Secunderabad-bound special mail…
It’s official: SC allows CBSE to cancel pending board papers
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Centre and CBSE to cancel the remaining Class X and XII…
Corona count goes from 4 lakh to 5 lakh in 6 days; 18,000-plus cases on Friday
NEW DELHI: India raced past the 5 lakh mark in Covid-19 cases on Friday, just six days after the caseload…
Monsoon covers India 12 days in advance, fastest since 2013
PUNE/NEW DELHI: In a swift and smooth advance through the country, the monsoon on Friday covered the whole of India,…
After turning their backs during lockdown, cities now want migrant employees back
Until the novel coronavirus outbreak and the consequent lockdown imposed by the government to curb its spread, migrant workers lived…
Mischief handled: On Manipur politics
The BJP has retained Manipur after another round of defections, but instability reigns After winning the sole seat in the…
Science vs rubbish: On Patanjali’s COVID-19 claim
The unrelenting spread of COVID-19 has set off both mass anxiety and a clamour for a panacea. Fear paves the…