Nirmala Sitharaman press conference live updates | FM to announce fourth phase of economic package
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's fourth tranche of economic package is largely devoted to policy and structural reforms in key…
Madras High Court directs Centre to divulge number of migrant labourers who passed away on the way to their house States
Migrant workers travelling in a truck in Patna, to get to their hometowns. Photograph used for representational purposes only |…
Coal to air travel: Finance minister Sitharaman reveals structural reforms in 8 essential sectors
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced bold structural reforms in eight key sectors in the fourth tranche…
Govt allows entry of private players in future planetary, outer space projects
NEW DELHI: Bringing a paradigm shift in the space sector that till now had a government monopoly, Union finance minister…
HRD postpones announcement of pending exams’ schedule for class 10, 12 students
NEW DELHI: The HRD ministry on Saturday postponed announcement of the exam schedule for pending class 10 and 12 board…
Ahmedabad: 700 ‘super spreaders’ found coronavirus positive in a week
AHMEDABAD: At least 700 "super spreaders" were found coronavirus positive in Ahmedabad in a massive screening of vegetable sellers and…
FM announces easing of restrictions on utilisation of Indian air space
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced easing of restrictions on utilisation of Indian air space, benefiting civil…
FM reveals walking in FDI in defence production; restriction on specific imports of defence weapons
NEW DELHI: To boost Make in India in defence production, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said FDI limit in…
Low pressure over Bay of Bengal intensifies into depression: MeT
The well-marked low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on the morning of May 16,…
Centre approves modified DPR of Ujh Multipurpose Job in J&K
Representational photo. The DPR of Ujh project, which was declared as a national project in 2008, was initially prepared by…
Kerala to source weather condition inputs from 4 private companies
Terming weather inputs provided by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) inadequate, Kerala has decided to additionally source them from four…
Centre asks KRMB to stop A.P. from proceeding further on Krishna diversion prepares
River board told to convene a meet at the earliest In a significant move likely to follow in the ongoing…
Babri Masjid case: CBI court decides to continue more proceedings through video-conferencing
BABRI MASJID. File | Photo Credit: SUBIR ROY The Supreme Court on May 8 had directed the special court to…
24 migrant labourers killed in truck collision in Uttar Pradesh
A trailer truck carrying migrant workers from Rajasthan collided with a supply lorry near Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh. At least…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 53 live updates | Centre to announce guidelines for lockdown 4.0 today
India's nation-wide lockdown is likely to be extended till May 30 with considerable relaxations in the green and orange zones.…
Business Continuity In Times of Covid | ETMasterclass
About the programme TOI Dialogues is an e-conclave bringing together some of the best-known thought leaders in India and a…
Stop acting like money lending institution, provide cash instead of credit: Rahul Gandhi to Centre
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Centre should stop acting like a "money lender" for its…
Huge coronavirus recovery bill clears US House, fate uncertain in Senate
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks past the Statuary Hall at the US Capitol on May 15, 2020 in Washington: AFPWASHINGTON:…
Coronavirus: 14 projects in 8 cities lead India’s vaccine hunt
BENGALURU: Reiterating that India, which supplies vaccines for various diseases to about 150 countries, is truly a global vaccine hub,…
US to donate ventilators to India, says Donald Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has announced that the US will donate ventilators to India, moments after he underlined the close…
23 migrants killed, 15 injured after trucks collide in UP’s Auraiya
All the injured labourers have been admitted to a nearby hospital. KANPUR: At least 23 migrant labourers were killed and…
No one can be forced to hear something: HC
Representative imagePRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has held that “azaan” (the call to ritual prayer in Islam) can be recited…
Financiers’ flight to safety? SBI deposits skyrocket 1.25 L cr in April
NEW DELHI: The chairman of the country’s biggest bank is clear that economic activity needs to resume and it is…
Covid live: US will donate ventilators to India, Donald Trump says
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | May 16, 2020, 08:17:20 ISTIndia's Covid-19 death toll surged to 2,649 with the…
Govt likely to bring in ordinance to amend Essential Commodities Act
NEW DELHI: The Centre will amend the Essential Commodities Act to provide for notifying stock limits for a retailer or…
Covid-19: India reports 3,500+ cases ,overtakes China
NEW DELHI: India rose to the 11th spot among countries with the highest number of reported Covid-19 cases, overtaking China’s…
Coronavirus | How panic buying at Chennai’s Koyambedu market created a COVID-19 cluster
The normally bustling Koyambedu market in Chennai, touted to be one of Asia’s largest wholesale hubs for perishable goods, has…
TASMAC adversities: On Tamil Nadu liquor sale
The conflict between fiscal health and public health is quite real for the States. Faced with dwindling revenue due to…
A question of quarantine: On migrant employees and other visitors
As tens of thousands of people move across States, many of them migrant workers and their families travelling as unorganised…
India surpasses China’s COVID-19 tally
India’s COVID-19 case tally shot past China, with a total of 85,761 cases, including 53,219 active ones, according to data…
Can Iran weather the financial storm?
Iran, the hardest hit country by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in West Asia, is struggling to cope with several challenges…
Can’t stop migrants from walking home, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said it could not be expected to stop migrants from taking the hard and, for…
Coronavirus | Universal screening began on March 4, informs Directorate General of Health Services
Early action: Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata airports had started screening of travellers by January 17. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni…
Nirmala Sitharaman reveals brand-new law for contract farming in third tranche of financial stimulus bundle
Making long-pending agricultural marketing reforms the centrepiece of the third tranche of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan economic stimulus package, Union…
Late or early? Forecast companies vary on monsoon’s arrival in Kerala
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a delay in the arrival of the monsoon over Kerala while Skymet, a…
Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 1.63 lakh crore stimulus for agriculture and allied sectors
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced a Rs 1.63 lakh crore package for agriculture and allied sectors…
Coronavirus | Lockdown likely to be extended till May 30
The lockdown is likely to be extended till May 30 with considerable relaxations in the green and orange zones. An…
SC to cancel summer season holidays, to work till June 19 as of now
Further plans on whether to continue functioning or go for a short break would be taken after June 19. The…
Army chief hints at Chinese hand behind Nepal’s protest against the link road to Lipulekh Pass
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s strong protest against India’s new link road to the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand is probably at the…
Managing coronavirus spread could take 4-5 years, can’t depend upon a COVID-19 vaccine alone, states WHO scientist
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - May 15, 2020, 19:00 ISTclose01/10Coronavirus cases are surging across the worldEven as parts of…
Government to amend Essential Commodities Act to deregulate cereals, edible oil, pulses
NEW DELHI: The government will amend the six-and-a-half-decade old Essential Commodities Act to deregulate food items, including cereals, edible oil,…
Nirmala Sitharaman announces setting up of Rs 1 lakh crore agriculture infrastructure fund
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced setting up of a Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund…
India looks for local warplanes as overseas purchase strategy stalls
NEW DELHI: India plans to switch to locally-made fighter jets, two years after asking global companies to submit proposals to…
SC stays Madras HC order asking TN govt to close liquor shops in State
A photograph of a Tasmac employee taken before the lockdown. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: B.…
New Kailash-Mansarovar road: Nepal might have raised concern on somebody else’s request, states Army Chief
Gen. Manoj Naravane There is no ‘contradiction at all’ in the new road constructed via Lipulekh pass up to the…
Participating in sale of Virgin Australia: IndiGo’s biggest investor InterGlobe Enterprises
A Virgin Australia plane is seen at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Virgin Australia…
Beginning of monsoon over Kerala likely to be delayed by 4 days: IMD
Sea erosion continues to haunt Chellanam panchayat as the monsoon rains have set in strongly. A scene from the Bazaar…
Coast Guard patrol vessel, two interceptor boats commissioned
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday commissioned a ship and two interceptor boats of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in…
World Bank approves $1 billion to support India’s battle against COVID-19
The Government of India is getting another $1 billion loan from the World Bank to support its COVID-19 relief measures…
Post-lockdown flights: Cabin crew outfit to have face shield, dress and mask
Cabin crew members of Indian airlines will have personal protective equipment (PPE) like face shields, gowns and masks as part…