Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
NEW DELHI: India went past Italy to become the sixth worst-hit nation by Covid-19, with the country registering a record…
Researchers at IIT-Hyderabad establish affordable test package that can find Covid-19 within 20 minutes
NEW DELHI: A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad claims to have developed a first-of-its…
Lawmakers in eight countries form new alliance to counter China
A group of senior lawmakers from eight democracies including the US have launched a new cross-parliamentary alliance to help counter…
Retired AI pilot passes away, suspected cause corona; 200 crew members either favorable or quarantined
NEW DELHI: An Air India pilot who retired from the airline about a month back passed away Friday night and…
Coronavirus | 2020 World Archery Field Championships postponed to 2022
Instruments of archers are seen on the ground. File | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout The world body said a separate…
Trump’s reaction to Floyd demonstrations has actually language connected with racial segregationists: U.N. professionals
U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to protests against the killing of African-American George Floyd has included language directly associated with…
Govt destroying economy by refusing to supply money support to people, MSMEs: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Mr. Gandhi has called for an immediate provision of ₹10,000 to…
Centre needs to handhold States up until their economies are back on track: Ashok Gehlot
The roots of economy are quite robust and the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is going to be temporary,…
Padma awards portal goes live in the middle of pandemic
A view of the Padma Awards portal website. It has been thrown open for nominations by any individual in a…
Tamil Nadu repairs tariff for private medical facilities treating COVID-19 patients
Two slabs for general ward, ₹15,000 for ICU per day fixed. The Tamil Nadu State Health department has determined maximum…
India, China remain engaged through diplomatic, military channels: Army statement
Representative image NEW DELHI: Indian and Chinese officials continue to remain engaged through the established military and diplomatic channels to…
Covid-19 not ‘exploded’ in India but risk remains: WHO expert
UNITED NATIONS: The coronavirus disease has not "exploded" in India, but the risk of that happening remains as the country…
Air India offers over 22,000 tickets for west-bound Vande Bharat battles in 15 hours
NEW DELHI: Air India (AI) has sold over 22,000 seats in 15 hours of opening bookings for Vande Bharat Mission-III…
India now sixth worst-hit country by Covid-19, exceeds Italy with an infection tally of 2,36,657
NEW DELHI: India went past Italy to become the sixth worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic with the country registering…
Kerala: Man held for elephant’s brutal killing
PALAKKAD/THRISSUR: Forest department officials on Friday arrested a person in connection with the brutal killing of a 15-year-old pregnant wild…
Uthenge Hum, a video by Virtual Bharat in collaboration with The Hindu
Uthenge Hum, a video by Virtual Bharat in collaboration with The Hindu, captures India in the midst of the unprecedented…
India, China will have more COVID-19 cases with more tests, states Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that countries like India and China would have much more coronavirus cases than America…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 74 live updates | India now has the sixth highest number of cases in the world
As parts of the economy opens up, a question mark remains over the future of India's education system. India has…
Sun Pharma to test plant-based drug for Covid-19 treatment
(File photo)NEW DELHI: The country’s top drug regulator has allowed Mumbai-based Sun Pharmaceutical to conduct clinical trial for the first…
Trump appears to lose confidence of generals amid pushback from military
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump appears to be losing confidence of Americans generals -- who he praises incessantly when they…
How neglect and infractions resulted in a deadly disaster
A little past 3 a.m. on May 7, Naveen (name changed) woke up smelling something different in the air. Feeling…
Shine a light: On retraction of a term paper
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Winning formula: On revival of Solution One
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States to pick resuming of schools
The State governments will each make their own decisions on when to reopen schools, School Education Secretary Anita Karwal said…
Coronavirus lockdown | Low wages force fishermen of Odisha’s Ganjam to return to Chennai
Just six weeks back, they bought a boat to sail from Chennai to Odisha to escape the travails of the…
Coronavirus lockdown | ‘Guest workers’ want to stay back, Kerala tells Supreme Court
The Kerala government on Friday told the Supreme Court that “guest workers” in the State did not want to return…
Huge spike in foreign circulations into market
In just under a week in June, the quantum of foreign flows in the equity market has surpassed that of…
Video of Jodhpur cop kneeling on guy’s neck goes viral
Police claimed that Mukesh Kumar Prajapat was roaming around without a face mask and had turned violent when confronted by…
Ahead of elect UNSC seat, India launches campaign pamphlet
India will highlight international terrorism, United Nations reforms and Security Council expansion, streamlining the world body’s peacekeeping operations and technology…
India, China hold diplomatic talks in the middle of border stress
Army patrol teams in the sub sector North along the Line of Actual Control with China. File | Photo Credit:…
To deny BJP an extra Rajya Sabha seat, Congress may back Deve Gowda
NEW DELHI: Janata Dal(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda may be back in Parliament as Congress is ready to support…
Long-awaited darshan for devotees, but shrines taking abundant caution
Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati (File photo)With the virus keeping devotees away from religious places, it’s now time for the…
At rate cut satisfy, RBI managers were bearish on economy
MUMBAI: Top Reserve Bank of India officials expressed pessimism about the impact of Covid-19 on the country's economic prospects, according…
Deaths increase to 295; India’s Covid count now sixth highest in world
NEW DELHI: India witnessed its highest single-day death toll in the Covid-19 pandemic so far, with 295 fatalities reported on…
Parents wary of sending children to schools as of now: Survey
Representative imageNEW DELHI: Rising Covid-19 cases and reports of children getting infection after schools reopened in some countries have made…
Earth vs Space: Karjakin set to take on cosmonauts
Sergei Karjakin. (Getty Images)CHENNAI: The coronavirus hasn't been able to dim the magic of at least one sport, chess, which…
Coronavirus | Rising infections among pregnant women spark worry in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a spark spike in pregnant women testing positive for COVID-19, with 70 such cases in…
Analysis | With Gujarat RS polls coming up, it’s back to business in politics
As India negotiates its way out of four stages of nationwide lockdown, the first sign of ‘back to business’ style…
A land empties: India in lockdown
A video that captures the Indian public space during the days of the lockdown, done in collaboration with Virtual Bharat…
Coronavirus | Can private hospitals charge COVID-19 patients at Ayushman Bharat rate, asks Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to respond to whether COVID-19 patients, who are not beneficiaries under the…
Required to utilize resources wisely in COVID-19 crisis, don’t start any new scheme: FinMin to Ministries
Representational Image | Photo Credit: REUTERS Schemes that are already approved for the current financial year will remain suspended till…
Narco-terror: probe firms no in on Germany-based Bagga
Investigating agencies have zeroed in on Germany-based Gurmeet Singh Bagga, who has emerged as a common link in the narco-terror…
China selects brand-new PLA Ground Forces commander for India border
China has appointed a new Army General to oversee the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Ground Forces on the India border,…
Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat whips market committee staff member with her slipper
BJP leader Sonali Phogat slaps a market committee officer at Balsamand in Hisar district on Friday, June 5, 20...Read MoreCHANDIGARH:…
Kerala elephant killing: Jumbo had significant oral injuries; did not eat for almost 2 weeks prior to drowning, states post-mortem report
The postmortem, performed at Thiruvizhamkunnu Forest Station, revealed that the elephant was pregnant.KOCHI: The pregnant wild elephant which met with…
SC mulls granting 15 days to Centre, states for transporting migrant workers, reserves order
Representative imageNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it intends to give 15 days to the Centre and states for…
No need for CBI probe in Tablighi Jamaat congregation case: Centre informs SC
File photoNEW DELHI: The Central government on Friday submitted before the Supreme Court that there is no need for a…
No new schemes for a year, says finance ministry amid rise in Covid-19 cases
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File photo)NEW DELHI: The finance ministry has asked all ministries and departments not to initiate…
UP teacher ‘worked’ at 25 schools simultaneously; ‘earned’ Rs 1 crore in 13 months
Picture for representational purpose only.LUCKNOW: A full-time science teacher employed in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), a residential setup for…
Trump hits out at Republican Senator over Mattis remarks
As protests across the U.S. continued in the aftermath of last week’s the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed…