Furore in Lok Sabha over Health Minister Harsh Vardan’s remarks on Rahul Gandhi
The Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed multiple disruptions as Opposition and Treasury members nearly came to blows after Union Health…
‘Minor’ spends 42 days in prison for anti-CAA stir
LUCKNOW: A 15-year-old boy spent 42 days in jail in connection with the December 19 anti-CAA violence in Lucknow after…
Won’t allow outsiders to settle in Assam: PM Modi
KOKRAJHAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought to mollify Assam’s worry that changes in the Citizenship Act will result…
Criminally sinful to hang Nirbhaya convicts at this point: Delhi high court
NEW DELHI: It is criminally sinful to execute the condemned convicts when the law permits them to live, a Delhi…
Coronavirus: ‘Many’ Indians on board ship quarantined in Japan
NEW DELHI: At least six Indian passengers and “many” crew members are among about 3,700 passengers and crew on Japanese…
Anil Ambani tells UK court his ‘net worth is zero’ despite fleet of cars, private jet and yacht
LONDON: Former billionaire Anil Ambani, once the sixth richest man in the world, declared to a UK court on Friday…
Delhi assembly elections: What it will take for each party to win
NEW DELHI: Which party has to play catch-up in these assembly polls and just how much of a mountain does…
Light Utility Helicopter gets initial op clearance, fillip to indigenous chopper programme
BENGALURU: Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday said it has received the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) for its…
EC issues showcause notice to Arvind Kejriwal for ‘Hindu-Muslim’ jibe at opposition
PTI | Updated: Feb 7, 2020, 20:42 ISTDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at Hanuman temple on the eve of the assembly…
Word from PM Narendra Modi’s speech in Rajya Sabha expunged
PTI | Updated: Feb 7, 2020, 20:40 ISTNEW DELHI: In a rare move, a word from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…
President Donald Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal by blasting opposition Democrats
WASHINGTON: A combative President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal in the gruelling impeachment trial by launching a tirade against the…
Delhi gears up for Assembly polls; additional vigil in Shaheen Bagh, other delicate areas
Riding on tech-savvy elements like QR codes and mobile apps, poll authorities have geared up for the elections to the…
GoM headed by Health Minister keeping an eye on coronavirus scenario, states Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on…
Bodo accord has actually heralded brand-new dawn of peace in Assam: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday advised the youth in central India's Maoist belt and Jammu and Kashmir to emulate…
Congress MPs concerned my seat in Lok Sabha, tried to assault me: Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday,…
Supreme Court orders stock of Sabarimala divine being’s sacred accessories
The Supreme Court on Friday appointed retired Kerala High Court judge Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair to prepare a detailed inventory…
Ehsanullah Ehsan, responsible for shooting Malala in 2012, leaves from jail in Pakistan
This December 10, 2014 file photo shows Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. | Photo Credit: AP more-in It would…
SC to hear pleas against demonstration at Shaheen Bagh on Monday
Women protesters at the Shaheen Bagh area, during a protest against CAA, in New Delhi on January 11, 2020. |…
Nirbhaya case: Tihar jail authorities’ plea seeking fresh date for execution of convicts dismissed
PTI | Updated: Feb 7, 2020, 15:28 ISTThe convicts in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder caseNEW DELHI: A Delhi court…
Death of Chinese doctor fuels anger, demands for change
BEIJING: The death of a whistleblowing doctor whose early warnings about China's new coronavirus outbreak were suppressed by the police…
Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination painting on Kerala budget document
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a sweet ‘revenge’ for artist Tom Vattakuzhy when finance minister T M Thomas Isaac released the cover…
World’s richest man needs an answer to this question
Amazon CEO and the world’s richest man Jeff Bezos took to Instagram seeking an answer to a question. There’s a…
Why Mumbai, India’s richest city, is planning to tax garbage
MUMBAI: Mumbai, India’s financial hub and the nation's richest municipality, is exploring new ways to boost revenue as a slowing…
SC to hear pleas versus demonstration at Shaheen Bagh after Delhi surveys
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said it would hear the pleas against anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh next week as…
Regardless of spaces, U.S. hopeful of trade handle India ahead of Trump’s go to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump. File photo | Photo Credit: Reuters more-in U.S. President Donald Trump…
Coronavirus: death toll in China strikes 636, infections exceed 30,000
The official Chinese death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose on Friday to 636, with the government saying total infections…
New york city police has a brand-new finest ‘pal’ and it’s called the iPhone
You know how you’ve seen in movies or TV shows that policemen take out their notepads to jot down some…
Coronavirus kills ‘hero’ Chinese medical professional who sounded alarm as toll passes 630
A file photo of Li Wenliang.SHANGHAI/BEIJING: A Chinese doctor who tried to warn the world about a new coronavirus died…
Indian scientist in Australia brings world closer to a coronavirus vaccine
Prof SS Vasan (right) with a team member at the CSIRO lab in Australia, where the virus is being grownIn…
A few hours earlier, PM had slammed ‘unacceptable’ remarks by J&K ex-CMs
NEW DELHI: “There have been statements made by former Jammu & Kashmir chief ministers that are not acceptable to us…
India eyes Chabahar Port, more air corridors to boost central Asia link
NEW DELHI: Chabahar port and more air corridors could overcome the problem of direct connectivity between India and the five…
On the front foot: On RBI holding rates
February 07, 2020 00:05 IST Updated: February 07, 2020 01:01 IST February 07, 2020 00:05 IST Updated: February 07, 2020…
For a data firewall software: On need for a data defense law
February 07, 2020 00:05 IST Updated: February 07, 2020 01:02 IST February 07, 2020 00:05 IST Updated: February 07, 2020…
All 645 Indian evacuees from Wuhan test unfavorable for coronavirus
All 645 evacuees from Wuhan, China, have tested negative for novel coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry said in a release…
Parliament proceedings | No plan to amend Constitution to include Net access as fundamental right, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Minister for Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday justified the imposition of Internet blockade in Jammu and Kashmir by stating…
Rates to fall regardless of RBI’s status quo
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided at a meeting on Thursday to keep…
Our significant plank in Delhi polls is Modi’s governance record: Prakash Javadekar
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar is also the BJP’s poll in charge for Delhi. He speaks on the campaign, its tonality…
Bodo accord to bring Narendra Modi to Assam for first time since anti-CAA protests started
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kokrajhar on Friday to attend an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo…
Course picked by you can result in anarchy, Narendra Modi cautions Opposition
Putting up a strong defence of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in both Houses of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Saudi Arabia ‘snubs’ Imran Khan’s call for OIC meet on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia is reluctant to accept Pakistan’s request to immediately convene a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s…
Chinese doctor who first warned about coronavirus outbreak dies
BEIJING: Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, one of the eight whistle-blowers who warned other medics of the coronavirus outbreak but were…
How PM Modi quoted Nehru, Shastri and Lohia to counter opposition on CAA
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday unleashed a full-blown attack on the opposition over the issue of Citizenship Amendment Act, accusing…
All 645 evacuated from Wuhan test negative for coronavirus
People who have returned from China queueing for food at a isolation facility of the Indo-Tibetan Border Polic...Read MoreNEW DELHI:…
‘Note the change in Mahathir’s tone’: Malaysia’s PM-in-waiting seeks end to palm oil tension with India
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has dialled back his criticism of India after it sparked a boycott of…
PM Modi attacks opposition for ‘misguiding, misinforming’ people on citizenship law
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a blistering attack on opposition parties on their attempt to "misguide…
Delhi elections: EC issues show-cause notice to Yogi Adityanath for ‘biryani to terrorists’ remark
PTI | Updated: Feb 6, 2020, 19:36 ISTYogi Adityanath had made this remark during a speech here on February 1.NEW…
India slams Kashmir reference in Pak-Malaysia joint statement
PTI | Updated: Feb 6, 2020, 19:12 ISTNEW DELHI: India on Thursday reacted sharply to the reference to Jammu and…
Was Nehru communal as he wanted to protect religious minorities from Pakistan: PM Modi to Congress
PTI | Updated: Feb 6, 2020, 18:57 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Congress…
Bombay high court grants bail to Peter Mukerjea in Sheena Bora murder case
MUMBAI: In a major setback to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and relief to Peter Mukerjea, the Bombay high…