1.1 lakh Covid cases in 6 days, 19,700+ on Sunday
NEW DELHI: India reported more than 19,700 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the second highest single-day surge so far after…
Letter and spirit: On brand-new domicile rules in J&K
Opposition to the new domicile rules in J&K is rooted in old fears and new suspicions New domicile rules that…
India will win battles versus coronavirus and Chinese hostility: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah gestures during an interview with ANI in New Delhi on June 28, 2020. | Photo…
Centre unveils brand-new guidelines to manage unique animal trade
A file photo of exotic animals seized in Thane, Mumbai. Under the new rules, owners and possessors of such animals…
Bengaluru quarantine violators beware! HAM operators are watching you
Keeping track: Gautam Shantappa, a HAM operator, collecting details from volunteers in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: By Special Arrangement About…
FIR against Baba Ramdev, others on COVID-19 treatment claim
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev. File | Photo Credit: PTI Claims made without approval from Ayush Ministry Police have registered a…
Supreme Court to hear immediate petition on CA exams on June 28
A view of the Supreme Court of India. ICAI’s “opt-out” scheme discriminates against students living in remote or containment areas,…
No extortion, just genuine taxes imposed: NSCN (IM)
The Isak-Muivah faction of the extremist National Socialist Council of Nagaland, or NSCN (IM), has said that the “legitimate taxes”…
Short reprieve: On Pakistan and the terror funding guard dog
Pakistan has bought time, but it cannot back away from its commitments to the FATF According to reports in Pakistan…
Pakistan cricketers reach England for series amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq arrives at Manchester Airport on June 28, 2020. (Jan Kruger/Getty Images)MANCHESTER: A 31-member Pakistan contingent, including…
Congress didn’t criticise China while questioned Modi govt on Ladakh standoff: Union minister
CHANDIGARH: Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday lashed out at the Congress, accusing it of "not criticising China" while…
Trump tweets video with ‘white power’ chant, then deletes it
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power," a…
Trump denies rundown on reported bounties versus US soldiers
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday denied that he had been briefed on reported US intelligence that a Russian military…
United States Covid-19 cases breach record for 5th day
WASHINGTON: The United States recorded a fifth consecutive day of record new cases of coronavirus infections on Saturday as the…
Covid: MP, UP announce house-to-house survey; Centre says ‘encouraging’ results after proactive steps
NEW DELHI: With a record spike of nearly 20,000 cases in a day, India's Covid-19 tally mounted to 5,28,859 on…
Indian, Chinese soldiers still in eyeball-to-eyeball standoff
A week after the Corps Commander level talks in the wake of the June 15 Galwan incident when 20 Indian…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ‘soft spot’ for China, states Congress
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi. File | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Lists Chinese firms who have donated to PMCARES…
West Bengal could not avail migrants’ task plan as Trinamool govt. didn’t provide information: FM
Criticising the Trinamool Congress (TMC) dispensation in West Bengal for allegedly opposing pro-people policies of the Centre, Union Finance Minister…
Sattankulam custodial deaths: TN chooses to turn over probe to CBI, says Palaniswami
Regarding possibilities of extending lockdown, Mr. Palaniswami said that a decision will be taken after meeting with medical experts on…
Meetings in India to topple my govt., states Nepal PM K.P. Oli
K.P. Sharma Oli. File. Links moves to change in country’s map that includes Indian territory Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli…
Coronavirus | Over 10 million cases registered worldwide
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask and a shield due to coronavirus pandemic walks along a street in Tehran on…
Anxiety in Kashmir as govt. orders stocking up of LPG for two months, seeks school buildings for security forces
Vehicles carrying official documents move towards Kashmir on the Jammu-Kashmir national highway, near Jammu on June 28, 2020. | Photo…
Decision to be taken whether lockdown should be reimposed in GHMC limits: Telangana CM
HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has said that a decision will be taken on the proposals whether lockdown…
Tamil Nadu custodial deaths: Case will be handed over to CBI, CM says
P Jayaraj and his son Beniks who died after being arrested by the Sathankulam police.SALEM: The Tamil Nadu government has…
India unlocking key sectors that remained in lockdown for decades: PM Modi in ‘Mann ki Baat’
File photoNEW DELHI: In the 66th edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…
Majority of China’s BRI projects abroad adversely affected by Covid-19 pandemic: Official
The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is the flagship...Read MoreBEIJING: Majority of the…
Befitting reply given to those who cast evil eye on Indian territory in Ladakh: PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that India has given a befitting reply to those who cast…
China sent martial artists to India border before deadly clash: State media
(File photo)BEIJING: China reinforced its troops near the Indian border with mountain climbers and martial arts fighters shortly before a…
PM Narendra Modi’s Mann ki Baat address: Key points
NEW DELHI: Addressing the 66th edition of the monthly 'Mann ki Baat' programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said spoke about…
US tops 2.5 million coronavirus cases as infections surge
MIAMI: The United States has surpassed 2.5 million coronavirus cases, as efforts to reopen the world's economic powerhouse were dramatically…
Two eliminated in Wal-Mart shooting: United States media
Representative image (AFP)LOS ANGELES: At least two people were killed and four wounded in a shooting at a Wal-Mart distribution…
Covid times: Online sex changes Kolkata’s Sonagachhi bustle
According to the study, if red-light areas are kept closed following the lifting of lockdown, there can be a d...Read…
World has seen India’s dedication to protecting its border and sovereignty: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: AP "Guided by its strong cultural ethos, India has turned challenges into…
Neighborhood transmission has actually started in Karnataka, says official
Over five lakh COVID-19 positive cases, and more than 15,600 deaths — India's coronavirus numbers continue to climb nearly five…
How will the U.S. visa ban effect India?
The story so far: On June 22, the White House made a proclamation halting the processing and issuance of non-immigrant…
Great void combines with unusual compact things
Puzzling merger: The mass of the primary was about 23.2 solar mass and the secondary was about 2.6 solar mass.…
Shock treatment, exorcism, psychotropic drugs: The risks of ‘conversion treatment’ for queers
Rihaan* came out to his parents in the summer of 2008 — three days after they created a profile for…
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…