Coronavirus | Urban slum population most vulnerable to COVID-19 spread: ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday asserted that the country is definitely not in COVID-19 community transmission…
Analysis | Who killed Olof Palme?
Close to midnight on February 28, 1986, Sweden’s Prime Minister Olof Palme and his wife Lisbet were walking to a…
IIT-Madras tops federal government rankings
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras is still the country’s best in the field of higher education, according to the…
Congress rushes to save its flock in Rajasthan
The ruling Congress in Rajasthan on Thursday shifted all its MLAs and Independent legislators supporting the government, to a private…
SC takes note of issues relating to treatment of Covid patients, dignified handling of bodies
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday took cognizance on its own of reports of improper handling of Covid-19 patients…
Economy in safe hands; worry not, Mr Guha: Sitharaman
NEW DELHI: A war of words broke out on twitter between finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Ramchandra Guha with the…
Icons topple in America as US military, legislators snub Donald Trump
WASHINGTON: Statues of Christopher Columbus, credited with discovering America, and of confederate icons who fought to defend slavery, are being…
India asks UK not to consider any request for asylum by Vijay Mallya
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it has asked the United Kingdom (UK) not to consider any request for asylum…
Zoom closed down account of former Tiananmen Square protest leader
Popular video conferencing platform Zoom disabled the account of US-based Chinese activist. According to multiple online reports, Zoom shut down…
Surgeons led by Indian-origin doctor perform first known US lung transplant for coronavirus patient
CHICAGO: Surgeons led by an Indian-origin doctor have given a new set of lungs to a young woman with severe…
India’s fundamentals demand much better rating: CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian
NEW DELHI: India's fundamentals demand a much better rating, chief economic adviser (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian said on Thursday after Moody's…
Anti-racism protests sweep the United States leaving fallen Columbus statues in their wake
Protesters Tear Down Christopher Columbus Statue Outside Minnesota State Capitol (AFP photo)BOSTON: Statues of Christopher Columbus from Boston to Miami…
Many more likely sought US jobless aid even as layoffs slow
WASHINGTON: The US government is set to issue its latest report Thursday on the layoffs that have left millions unemployed…
Monsoon gets here in Maharashtra, seaside locations receive showers
File photo used for representational purpose.MUMBAI: The southwest monsoon arrived in Maharashtra on Thursday with rains lashing some coastal parts…
Helicopters land heavy equipment to expedite work of strategic road near India-China border: BRO
India recently opened a road to the Lipulekh pass near the border with China (ANI)PITHORAGARH: Helicopters have landed heavy road-building…
Breaking news updates: India and China are engaged in talks to resolve issue, MEA says on border standoff in
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 11, 2020, 18:06:34 ISTStay here for real-time updates on breaking news from…
MSP for agri crops higher than worldwide, market value; need to discover practical option: Gadkari
The government’s minimum support prices for agriculture crops are way higher then domestic market prices and international rates, Union minister…
Karnataka extends ban on online classes till Class 7
A student using a phone for his classes. The Karnataka government on Thursday decided to extend the ban on holding…
IIT-Madras best college institution in the country: NIRF
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras is still the country’s best in the field of higher education, according to the…
Medical seats: TN celebrations withdraw petition looking for 50%reservation for Backwards Classes
Parties across Tamil Nadu’s political spectrum, seeking a direction to the Centre to implement 50% reservation for Backward Classes in…
Congress sends Surjewala to meet Rajasthan MLAs, senior leader says it is ‘internal politics’
The crisis regarding Congress members in the Rajasthan Assembly ahead of the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections could be related…
PSBs pay out 12,201 crore loan to MSMEs under emergency situation line of credit plan
The Finance Ministry on Thursday said public sector banks have disbursed ₹12,200.65 crore till June 9, under the ₹3 lakh…
Required to turn COVID-19 crisis into opportunity: PM Modi
Insisting that the COVID-19 crisis should be turned into an opportunity to create an Atmanirbhar Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Fight against coronavirus: From the right way to remove it, store it and wash it, here is your detailed facemask guide
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jun 11, 2020, 11:00 ISTclose01/5Fight against coronavirus: From the right way to remove it,…
Covid-19: India records highest single-day spike of 9,996 cases, 357 deaths
File imageNEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 8,102 and the number of cases climbed to 2,86,579…
Post coronavirus, United States is on its method to a huge comeback: Trump
WASHINGTON: Now that people are getting their jobs back and the stock market is booming after the crisis triggered by…
Coronavirus live updates: Overall number of cases in India cross 2.8 lakh mark
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 11, 2020, 12:17:48 ISTIndia crossed two grim Covid-19 milestones on Wednesday by…
Govt moves to speed up clinical trial process
NEW DELHI: Taking advantage of the opportunity provided by the Covid-19 pandemic to boost the healthcare system, the government has…
Rajasthan Congress sniffs plot to ‘destabilise govt’, corrals its MLAs in a resort
Congress sends MLAs to a private resort ahead of Rajya Sabha pollsJAIPUR: The Rajasthan Congress on Wednesday shifted its MLAs…
In a first, India’s overall recoveries surpass active cases
The number of recoveries have overtaken the total COVID-19 active cases in India for the first time even as the…
Encounter breaks out in between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam
Photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The exchange of firing is on and further details are…
Gujarat’s pride grows as it now hosts 674 Gir lions
Gujarat prides itself on hosting Asiatic lions exclusively, and their numbers have now risen to an estimated 674 in the…
Recall in relief: On the migrant labour crisis
The worst may be over for the country’s inter-State workers. Many have returned home. More may be accommodated in Shramik…
Ugly run: On keeping sports tidy
June 11, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: June 11, 2020 00:44 IST June 11, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: June 11, 2020…
BJP is attempting to fall Gehlot federal government, says Congress
The BJP is trying to topple the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan, the Congress said on Wednesday evening, as it…
As fuel need doubles, IOC ups fine-tuning to 83%
NEW DELHI: IndianOil has ramped up refinery operations to 83% of capacity as fuel demand more than doubled on easing…
Coronavirus live updates: With 359 deaths, India’s Covid toll crosses 8,000
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 11, 2020, 06:09:58 ISTIndia crossed two grim Covid-19 milestones on Wednesday by…
Govt justifies visa denial to members of US body
File photoNEW DELHI: Hardening its stand against United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), the government has justified denying…
Nirav Modi-Choksi jewels worth Rs 1,350cr land in ED’s hands
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has received 108 consignments of diamonds, pearls and other valuables worth Rs 1,350 crore on…
US rights record under scrutiny as more police killings come to light
WASHINGTON: A policing human rights horror that has thrived uncontrolled for decades is starting to unfold in the United States,…
Coronavirus | COVID-19 turns India’s urban blight
The three-time MLA of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, J. Anbazhagan, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday morning,…
U.S. religious liberty report remembers of CAA, NRC, J&K status
The U.S. State Department has released its annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report, a survey of the state of religious…
About 3 in ten think coronavirus was made in a laboratory, states study
About three in 10 believed that coronavirus (COVID-19) was manufactured in a laboratory but most, or 42%, believed it evolved…
U.S. Black Lives Matter protests spur require India to awaken to Dalit discrimination
A screenshot from a viral video showing the body of a Dalit man being lowered from a bridge as caste…
LAC row | China reaches accord with India
China said on Wednesday it had “reached agreement” with India on the ongoing tensions along the Line of Actual Control…
ED revives 1,350 crore worth diamonds, pearls of Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi companies from Hong Kong
Mehul Choksi (left) and his nephew Nirav Modi (right) are accused in the over $2 billion Punjab National Bank fraud.…
Five militants gunned down in J&K’s Shopian
On their toes: Army jawans during an encounter with terrorists in Shopian district of Kashmir. File photo | Photo Credit:…
Bid to poach MLAs, destabilise Rajasthan govt: Chief whip
JAIPUR: The Congress on Wednesday charged the BJP with attempts to destabilise the Rajasthan government even as party MLAs were…
Madhya Pradesh: Students permitted entry into board evaluation centre after chemical spray in Bhopal
Students being sprayed with harmful disinfectant before a Bhopal school on Wednesday.BHOPAL: Around 100 students were permitted entry into an…
ICC Board meeting: T20 World Cup fate to be decided next month
NEW DELHI: A decision on the fate of this year's T20 World Cup in Australia was on Wednesday deferred until…