India, China talking though diplomatic, military channels to resolve Ladakh standoff: Rajnath Singh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh (PTI)NEW DELHI: India and China are talking through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the ongoing…
Covid-19: 8,000+ fresh cases in a day, toll crosses 5,000
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 caseload went past 1.75 lakh on Saturday, three days after crossing the 1.5 lakh milestone, as…
SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic personal crewed flight
SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight. (Twitter/NASA)KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two veteran…
With its oppn endorsing PM Oli’s map ‘update’ plan, Nepal’s ties with India set to worsen
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli (PTI)NEW DELHI: With Nepal’s chief opposition party Nepali Congress endorsing Prime Minister K…
NASA resumes human spaceflight from U.S. soil with historic SpaceX launch
SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans toward orbit from Florida on Saturday in…
The Hindu Explains | Why is the locust surge posing a threat to agriculture in India?
The story so far: India is gearing up for what could be one of its worst locust invasions in decades.…
LAC standoff | India-China border row will be resolved through diplomacy, says Rajnath Singh
The standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China would be resolved through diplomatic dialogue and India’s effort…
Coronavirus | India’s recovery rate improves to 47%
India’s COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 47.4% on Saturday from 38.29% on May 18. The Union Health Ministry stated that…
Coronavirus | PM CARES is not a public authority under RTI Act: PMO
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has refused to disclose details on the creation and operation of the PM CARES Fund,…
Coronavirus | CSIR chief flays hydroxychloroquine trial suspension
The head of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) — India’s largest chain of industrial laboratories — and…
TikTok traps Assam’s gem thief
She was caught showing off ornaments. The urge to show off her possessions — jewellery and designer clothes —via TikTok…
Read it right, understand it well: The Koran
Latin flowered into the Romance languages — Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian — and itself died away. But Arabic, another…
You may say I’m a dreamer
Imagine the following story taking place in one of our larger States. Say the State is one that has traditionally…
Dhoni played a ‘big role’ in me getting captaincy: Virat Kohli
CHENNAI: Virat Kohli has been yang to MS Dhoni's yin when it comes to captaining the Indian side. While Dhoni…
Talks at military, diplomatic levels on to resolve Ladakh standoff: Rajnath
NEW DELHI: As Indian and Chinese troops remain engaged in a tense border standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday…
Minneapolis killing: Trump plays with fire as America burns
WASHINGTON: The White House went into a lock down in Washington DC, the CNN headquarters in Atlanta was vandalized, and…
Lockdown 5.0: States that have released guidelines
NEW DELHI: A day before the lockdown 4.0 comes to an end, few states have already announced the extension of…
Their Minneapolis restaurant burned, but they back the protest
On Friday morning, as dawn broke through the smoke hanging over Minneapolis, the Gandhi Mahal Restaurant was severely damaged by…
Inter-state motion: No constraints, no e-permit but states can enforce conditions
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Saturday said there will not be any restrictions on the intra-state and…
Coronavirus lockdown | MHA releases new guidelines for phased reopening
As Lockdown 4.0 comes to an end, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued new guidelines called Unlock 1.0 allowing…
Elections for 5 non-permanent members of UNSC next month, India ensured of seat
The U.N. General Assembly has decided to hold elections for the five non-permanent members of the Security Council next month…
Skymet announces arrival of monsoon over Kerala, IMD varies
The southwest monsoon has arrived in Kerala before its onset schedule, private agency Skymet Weather announced on Saturday, but India’s…
Court seeks report on Varavara Rao’s health
Varavara Rao A special lockdown court has ordered the Superintendent of JJ Hospital to report about the health condition of…
No total lockdown tomorrow in Karnataka
Curfew will be imposed from 7 p.m. on Sunday till 7 a.m. on Monday | Photo Credit: AP Buses to…
Tough, big decisions significant Modi 2.0 first year: Nadda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated during the BJP Parliamentry party meeting in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit:…
Demonstrations flare across US over Minneapolis eliminating
MINNEAPOLIS: Protests flared late into the night in many cities in the United States over the killing of George Floyd,…
Once vaccine comes up, everything will be normal: Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly (TOI photo)KOLKATA: The world was in a "sheer shock" in the past few months due to the COVID-19…
Agriculture to defence: PM Modi shares vision to boost key sectors
NEW DELHI: On the completion of one year of BJP government's second term in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…
PM Modi shares ‘vikas yatra’ of his second term in office with people
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared a document with the people detailing the "vikas yatra" or glimpses…
114 Maharashtra cops test Covid-19 positive in last 24 hours
MUMBAI: In the last 24 hours, 114 police personnel have tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra, and one police official…
Coronavirus: Covid vaccine makers may need to infect subjects to get results
NEW YORK: Drugmakers sprinting to deliver potential Covid-19 vaccines say they're facing a new hurdle: declining infection rates that could…
JNU student and activist Natasha Narwal charged under UAPA
Seventh person booked under the stringent Act in the case Natasha Narwal, a JNU student and activist associated with women’s…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 67 live updates | Over 7,500 cases in 24 hours
India registered its highest single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases with 7,964 cases and 265 deaths reported in the past…
Two militants eliminated in Kulgam encounter
Peerzada Ashiq Srinagar, May 30, 2020 09:03 IST Updated: May 30, 2020 10:32 IST Army jawan stand guardin Kulgam District…
One year of Narendra Modi 2.0 | We will decide our present and future, PM tells nation
Marking the first anniversary of his second successive full majority government at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a…
Maharashtra announces 50 lakh cover for all on COVID-19 task
The Maharashtra government will provide a comprehensive personal life cover of ₹50 lakh to all employees who are on active…
NGT panel indicate lacunae in functioning of LG Polymers
The Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to inquire into the leakage of styrene monomer…
Rajasthan farmers, officials in night-long fight against locusts
In Garh, swarms perched on trees were eliminated Farmers in Rajasthan are assisting officials of the Agriculture Department in their…
New York City to begin re-opening on June 8
File photoNEW YORK: New York City, the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, will begin reopening in a…
How coronavirus jumped from animals to humans deciphered: Research study
Researchers said the ability of the virus, SARS-CoV-2, to infect humans was gained by exchanging a critical ge...Read MoreHOUSTON: The…
Modi 2.0 very first anniversary live updates: BJP president JP Nadda shares Modi govt 2.0 successes
Read: First anniversary of Modi 2.0: In letter to citizens, PM hails India’s collective resilience to corona“You have proven collective…
Maharashtra CM’s not in favour of lifting lockdown; some easing likely
MUMBAI: Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday indicated that Maharashtra, especially hotspots like Mumbai and Pune, would continue to remain…
First anniversary of Modi 2.0: In letter to citizens, PM hails India’s collective resilience to corona
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, in a letter to citizens on completion of the first year of his second term…
India’s managed to ‘distribute’ corona curve, says ICMR chief
India has managed to smoothen the Covid -19 curve and keep fatality rate low. While increasing positivity rate is a…
Coronavirus live updates: India’s managed to ‘distribute’ corona curve, says ICMR chief
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No threat to urban areas from locusts: UN body
Representative photoNEW DELHI: Extent of locust invasion in India may spread further and swarms may reach as far as Bihar…
Rajnath Singh discusses border situation with US def secy
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (PTI)NEW DELHI: India will need to firmly keep up its guard against China’s creeping cartographic aggression…
Covid 19: Star hotels to add 2,000 beds for viral fight
NEW DELHI: With the number of coronavirus cases on a surge, Delhi government on Friday decided to take over five…
Jan-March expansion at 40 quarter low of 3.1%, 2019-20 GDP growth at 11-year low of 4.2%
NEW DELHI: The country’s economic growth in the January-March quarter of 2019-20 expanded at its slowest pace in 40 quarters…
PM Modi, Amit Shah go over lockdown; curbs may be alleviated further
A migrant walks past police barricades placed near Ghazipur during a nationwide lockdown. (Photo: PTI)NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah…