PM Modi’s appeal soars amid India’s Covid battle
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to the country's surging coronavirus epidemic may help him walk away unscathed from…
Rishi Kapoor dies at 67 after a long fight with Cancer
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor breathed his last today, at the age of 67. The popular actor had been unwell…
Rare and hidden images of Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor
Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor, is the second son of legend Raj Kapoor and Krishna Raj Kapoor, had his first lead
Raghuram Rajan says focus of the government should be on starting people’s lives first: Key points
NEW DELHI: Former governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday in a video chat with Congress…
Coaches have had to end up being creative: Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid, head of cricket at the National Cricket Academy, talks to TOI on the challenges of training players during…
Post-May 3, orange & green locations to see substantial relaxations: MHA
NEW DELHI: Indicating a significant easing of curbs in ‘orange’ and ‘green’ areas post-May 3, with measures to increase economic…
States start plasma therapy trials, HCQ administration in War Covid
Plasma therapy trials have already started in some states — like Maharashtra, UP and Madhya Pradesh — though on a…
Coronavirus live updates: Uttarakhand govt to improve resistance of corona warriors with natural, ayurvedic
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 30, 2020, 12:14:26 ISTThe number of coronavirus cases in India climbed to…
Rishi Kapoor’s death: Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Javadekar respond
A day after actor Irrfan Khan's demise, members of the political and film fraternity are mourning the passing of another…
Favorable cases cross 33,000
The West Bengal government announced that the lockdown will continue till the end of May, but will allow small shops…
Rishi Kapoor, experienced Hindi star, passes away
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai at 8.45 a.m. on Thursday, his…
Coronavirus live updates: Doubling rate of cases has slowed down to 11.3 days, govt says
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 30, 2020, 05:07:07 ISTThe number of coronavirus cases in India climbed to…
Coronavirus: 32 deaths in 1 day a record for Maharashtra; Delhi gets 125 brand-new cases
NEW DELHI: India recorded 74 more Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, with Maharashtra alone accounting for 32 of them – the…
Irrfan Khan, mighty heart & warrior for great cinema, finds peace
His eyes were multi-taskers. They could rage like a bushfire, be warm and tender like a grandma’s lap and convey…
Uddhav Thackeray dials PM Modi for help to get into Upper House
MUMBAI: More than a fortnight after the cabinet urged him to nominate chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to the legislative council,…
Migrants can go home; more curbs to be eased after May 3
Representative imageNEW DELHI: In a major relief for migrant workers and other people, like students and tourists, stranded for the…
Chief of J&K al-Qaida module, 2 aides shot dead
SRINAGAR: The chief of al-Qaida’s Kashmir module was killed along with two of his aides in a gun battle with…
India remains on U.S. Top priority Watch List
India continues to be on the ‘Priority Watch List’ of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for lack of adequate…
Only 30 lakh found MGNREGA operate in April
Although the Centre gave explicit instructions to reopen its flagship rural jobs scheme from April 20, only 30 lakh people…
Strategic shift: On house isolation of moderate coronavirus cases
On March 28, only 130 districts of India’s 736 had reported COVID-19 cases. The Health Ministry’s strategy then, after the…
President under probe: On Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro faces a political setback as Brazil struggles with economic and health crises Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s decision to sack…
Coronavirus lockdown | Home Ministry clears inter-State movement of stranded people
More than a month after the countrywide lockdown owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)…
NEET uses to minority-run medical colleges: Supreme Court
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is mandatory for admission to medical colleges run by religious and linguistic minority communities, the…
Coronavirus | Punjab extends lockdown by two weeks, with limited relief
Punjab on Wednesday became the first State in the country to announce that it would extend the lockdown till May…
US re-opens even as Covid toll in three months surpasses loss during Vietnam War
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday passed the grim milestone of losing more people to coronavirus in three months than…
Irrfan’s surrender and acceptance, 2018-20
“The only thing certain was the uncertainty. All I could do was to realise my strength and play my game…
Uddhav speaks to PM Modi as he awaits governor’s decision
MUMBAI: As the decision about his appointment to the legislature as governor's nominee hangs fire, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray…
UGC issues new calendar for universities; 2020-21 session to begin from Aug 1
NEW DELHI: The new academic session for old students will commence from August 1 while for the new students it…
Govt permits movement of stranded people with conditions
NEW DELHI: Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people stranded in different parts of the country were on Wednesday allowed…
Death toll due to Covid-19 now at 1,008, cases climb to 31,787: Health ministry
NEW DELHI: Death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,008 and the number of cases climbed to 31,787 in the…
A homage: With Irrfan Khan, less was constantly more
It was this same cruel month of April back in 2002. Irrfan Khan, despite more than a decade of struggle…
Nirav Modi set for remote extradition trial from May 11 in U.K. court
The five-day extradition trial of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will begin from May 11 in a part-remote setting, a…
All Central govt. officials to use Aarogya Setu app
The Aarogya Setu app is used to issue advisories. Photo: G.R.N. Somashekar Department of Personnel and Training has told officials…
Will hold pending exams for Class 10, 12 after examining scenario, says CBSE
Students outside a school in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Several States had suggested cancelling the pending exams…
No end in sight: On India’s coronavirus technique
If it took 94 days to reach one million novel coronavirus cases on April 3 after China reported the first…
Salary cut: Kerala Govt. may take Regulation path to clear legal difficulties
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. File | Photo Credit: S. Gopakumar HC order on deferment of salary of employees The…
Signalling assistance: On RBI relief for shared funds
RBI’s liquidity facility for mutual funds still hinges on banks’ willingness to lend The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to…
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1 / 10Government has an 'email scam warning' for you: All detailsThe Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued…
MS Dhoni greatest finisher I have seen, says Mike Hussey
CHENNAI: It’s Mike Hussey’s attachment with the sport that made peers name him Mr Cricket. But now he is trying…
Immediately download Aarogya Setu app, come to office when there is no risk: Centre to all staff
NEW DELHI: All central government employees were on Wednesday asked to immediately download the 'Aarogya Setu' mobile application and to…
Day 36 of coronavirus lockdown: Ground report from Indian cities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 29, 2020, 13:16 ISTRepresentative Image.NEW DELHI: Even as Karnataka relaxed restrictions and allowed limited business activity…
Over 2 lakh H-1B workers could lose legal status by June
NEW DELHI: Manasi Vasavada has less than three weeks left before she loses her legal right to be in the…
Breaking News Live: SC rules that NEET will apply to private unaided minority professional colleges
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 29, 2020, 16:45:01 ISTStay here for real-time updates on breaking news from…
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 36 updates | Death toll crosses 1,000
A week before the scheduled end date of the lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Ministers for the…
Federal government begins preparing for Haridwar Kumbh Mela
Mega gathering: Maha Kumbh Mela is organised once in 12 years, and 10 million had congregated in Haridwar in 2010.…
Coronavirus latest developments: Kedarnath portals open today amid lockdown
A woman passing through a sanitization tunnel in Mumbai. (Credits: NYT)NEW DELHI: India's tally of COVID-19 cases has reached 31,332,…
As US Covid-19 cases hit 1M, many Americans opt to stay on in India
NEW YORK: Many Americans in India who had signed up for airlifts back to the US are now deciding to…
Healthcare facilities can’t demand coronavirus test before treatment, says govt
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over many private hospitals across India either turning away critical patients or having closed down, the…