Gotabaya looks for extra $1.1 billion SWAP center from Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ahead of their bilateral meeting at Hyderabad House in New…
Cleaner, and now cheaper: Solar power beats coal
The Covid crisis has diverted attention from a major breakthrough that should leave all smiling. The latest auction for 400…
Covid-19: New cases rise to 6,378; day’s toll 144
NEW DELHI: India reported 6,378 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the highest single-day jump in cases so far. This was…
Coronavirus live updates: India’s count nears 1.3 L, fifth day-to-day cases record in as many days
11 areas with 70% of cases asked to scale up Covid fightThe 11 areas with high caseload are in seven…
India moves more troops to bolster frontline in east Ladakh
India has moved more troops to bolster frontline in eastern ladakh (Representative image)NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has taken “requisite…
Wholesale veggie rates crash throughout lockdown
In the two months since the country went into lockdown, vegetable prices have crashed in wholesale markets across states. The…
Centre sends Army, NDRF to help Kolkata back on its feet
KOLKATA/KAKDWIP: Responding to an SOS from Bengal, the Centre on Saturday deployed five columns of the Army and National Disaster…
Distress sale, poor demand push down veggie prices
In the two months since the country went into lockdown, vegetable prices have crashed in wholesale markets across states. The…
Pradhan sees fuel demand reaching pre-Corona level next month as India gets back to work
NEW DELHI: India has regained 65% of its appetite for fuel and demand will reach nearly pre-pandemic levels next month…
Will attempt to reboot international flights before August: Hardeep Singh Puri
NEW DELHI: India will try to restart a good percentage of international passenger flights before August, civil aviation minister Hardeep…
Why are India and Nepal fighting over Kalapani?
The story so far: The dispute over Kalapani, which lies on the easternmost corner of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, between Nepal…
Residence rules for J&K
The story so far: On March 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation…
Information of 2.90 crore task applicants on dark net
Personal details of about 2.90 crore Indian job seekers have been found dumped on the dark net, raising concerns among…
Mamata pegs cyclone Amphan damage at 1 lakh crore, toll rises to 86
Over 70% people in Bengal directly affected, says CM The death toll in West Bengal due to cyclone Amphan has…
China recommends shift in BRI technique amidst financial obligation issues
China has hinted at a shift in how it will pursue its signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) amid growing…
Tension advances LAC between India and China
India is “closely monitoring the situation and taking appropriate steps” sources said a day after Army Chief General Manoj Naravane…
Railways to run 2,600 Shramik Specials over next 10 days
The Indian Railways on Saturday said it would run an additional 2,600 Shramik Special trains in the next 10 days…
Coronavirus | India must gear for at least two more months of COVID-19: Health Ministry
India must gear for at least two more months of COVID-19, a summary of a meeting on Saturday involving top…
Concepts for the 19th tranche of relief
You must be thrilled with the government’s ₹20 lakh crore COVID-19 Relief Package. The FM has, for reasons unknown, stopped…
Can Facebook’s self-regulation ensure details hygiene?
We have spent a decade discussing the problems posed by social media platforms and looked at issues such as filter…
Seeking Army help a ‘good move’: West Bengal governor praises Mamata
NEW DELHI: In a rare show of praise, West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday appreciated chief minister Mamata Banerjee's…
Army deployed in cyclone-ravaged Bengal for remediation work
Army personnel along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF in orange) involved in restoration work in Ko...Read MoreKOLKATA: The Army…
Sikkim asks Delhi govt to withdraw ad referring to state as ‘different country’
NEW DELHI: Sikkim on Saturday took strong exception to a Delhi government advertisement on newspapers which referred to the state…
Future actions to stimulate economy will depend on how Covid crisis work out: Finance minister
NEW DELHI: A day after the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) projected economic contraction in 2020-21, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
Cyclone ‘Amphan’: Protests across Kolkata as power, water crisis continues
Local residents of Ganguli Pukur interacts with police personnel as they block the main road agitating the non...Read MoreKOLKATA: Protests…
Modi discusses coronavirus situation with Lankan Prez, Mauritius PM
PM Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, regarding the ongoing C...Read MoreNEW DELHI:…
Guests of two Shramik trains phase demonstrations in Unnao
The passengers complained that they had been in the train for 3-4 days but had not got proper food or…
Will try to reboot international flights before August: Puri
Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday that commercial international flight operation could start as early as middle…
Bullied Sikh trainee in U.S., who dropped out of school, files claim
A Sikh student in the U.S. state of New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against an education board, alleging that…
Congress arranges buses for Kerala students stranded in Bhopal
The party has been sending buses as soon as they receive instructions and information about stranded students from the southern…
Complete lockdown in Bengaluru on Sunday
Rehearsals at Vijayanagar metro rail station in Bengaluru on May 22, 2020 | Photo Credit: Somashekar GRN Civic chief urges…
Amphan | W.B. asks Railways not to send Shramik Special trains to State till May 26
A woman cooks food in a damaged house, in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, in South 24 Paraganas district of…
Chidambaram knocks federal government, asks why RBI is infusing liquidity
NEW DELHI: Former Union finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, on Saturday, slammed the central government and questioned…
Day 60 of coronavirus lockdown: Ground report from Indian cities
NEW DELHI: Streets were once again jammed with traffic and mask-wearing shoppers were seen in markets in various cities across…
H-1B legislations presented in Congress to offer concern to US-educated foreign youths
Representational photo. WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a legislation in both the chambers of the US Congress proposing…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath okays razing of Gorakhnath temple wall to build four-lane road
The wall and some adjacent shops were demolished on Friday GORAKHPUR: CM Yogi Adityanath has approved a proposal to demolish…
Telangana: Murder or suicide? Nine bodies discovered floating in Warangal borewell
HYDERABAD: Nine bodies were fished out from a borewell in Warangal in the last 48 hours, but police were still…
Covid has hit income of 60% households: Survey
NEW DELHI: Covid-19 has hit the income of around 60% households across India, showed a survey. The study, conducted by…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 60 updates | ICMR issues revised advisory on use of hydroxychloroquine
India registered a record daily high of 6,510 new cases on Friday, with Maharashtra accounting for nearly half of it.…
‘Mayday, Mayday,’ states pilot minutes prior to Pakistan plane crash that killed a minimum of 82
At least 82 people were killed when a Pakistan International Airlines plane with 99 people on board crashed into a…
‘Design State’ Gujarat under terrific stress
On May 15, in the wee hours of the morning, the Ahmedabad police stumbled upon a body at the Danilimda…
India reaches out to Pakistan to fight locusts
India has reached out to Pakistan to counter a locust invasion which threatens to destroy crops and undermine food security…
Repeatedly: On RBI repo rate cut
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Cold neighbourhood: On India-Nepal ties
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80%success opportunity for Oxford vaccine trials, states Serum Institute chief
If the world is to gain access to a vaccine for coronavirus (COVID-19), there is a good chance it will…
Ban on Zoom | Supreme Court issues notice to Centre
Representational image only. | Photo Credit: AFP Plea says the app made users ‘vulnerable and prone to cyber threats’. The…
Cyclone Amphan | Mousuni licks its wounds as leaves turn yellow, resorts stare at certain doom
The inhabitants of the sinking island of Mousuni woke up to a bright sunny morning and an unusually calm sea…
Healthy elderly can fly; Aarogya app not need to for air travel: Puri
NEW DELHI: The Centre iterated on Friday that domestic flights to all places would resume from Monday, despite resistance from…
PM announces Rs 1000 crore aid for Bengal; toll at 86
KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday announced interim central assistance of Rs 1,000 crore to West Bengal and Rs…
6,300+ new Covid cases, nearly 3k from Maharashtra; 140 deaths
NEW DELHI: Indian states reported 6,339 new Covid-19 cases on Friday — the fourth peak in daily cases in as…