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…
Delhi elections: Arvind Kejriwal’s Hanuman bhakti comes to the fore
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal offering prayers in a temple. TOI file photoNEW DELHI: Elections sometimes bring to the fore…
Congress, Left inciting people at demonstration sites, states Modi in Parliament
Amid anti-CAA protests in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress and the Left of inciting…
Analysis: Congress dealing with caste conundrum in visit of KPCC chief
The Congress high command seems to be taking no chances with Karnataka and is carefully considering candidates from all castes…
Parliament proceedings live | Gandhi may be trailer for you, but he is life for us: Modi
The Parliament budget session 2020 resumes on Thursday. On Wednesday, some of the talking points were the protests against the…
Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court to hear Centre’s appeal on Friday
PTI New Delhi , February 06, 2020 11:17 IST Updated: February 06, 2020 15:22 IST Nirbhaya case victim's mother along…
“It occurred in seconds”: airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul airport
A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in…
Franchises wary of launching gamers for All-Star IPL game
MUMBAI: Even as BCCI president Sourav Ganguly announced that an All-Star game will be held ahead of the 2020 edition…
PM Narendra Modi addresses Lok Sabha: Highlights
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Feb 6, 2020, 13:49 ISTNEW DELHI: Speaking during the ongoing discussion on Motion of Thanks to the…
Bidar cops interrogate 85 school kids 5 times over 9 days for ‘anti-CAA play’
BIDAR: Child rights groups in a statement have criticised the Bidar police’s repeated interrogation of school children in the last…
No cut again: RBI leaves repo rate unchanged at 5.15%
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept repo rate unchanged for the second consecutive time at…
How to avoid coronavirus on flights: Forget masks, says top airline doctor
Forget face masks and rubber gloves. The best way to avoid the coronavirus is frequent hand washing, according to a…
Coronavirus: death toll in China increases to 560, almost 3000 new cases in the country
The number of confirmed fatalities from China's coronavirus outbreak rose to at least 560, after authorities in hardest-hit Hubei province…
Navy to get 3rd Scorpene submarine in December
A file picture of 'INS Karanj' during its launch in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre more-in Discussions on to…
Election Commission asks Delhi Authorities to caution DCP Rajesh Deo over connecting Shaheen Bagh shooter to AAP
An activist in New Delhi on February 03, 2020 paints graffiti on a wall to protest against the recent incidents…
Polarised state of union: On U.S. politics riven by partisan hostility
February 06, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: February 06, 2020 00:53 IST February 06, 2020 00:02 IST Updated: February 06, 2020…
Delhi Assembly election: BJP has no discourse, but desperate for a win, says Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on February 5 that he was seeking votes from the people of Delhi on…
China new virus deaths rise to 563; 2 cruise ships isolated
BEIJING: China on Thursday reported 73 more deaths from a new virus, raising its total to 563, as the World…
US Senate acquits Trump of all impeachment charges
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential…
Toss squatters out on roadways in 2 weeks, says HC
NEW DELHI: Cracking the whip on the Centre for permitting 576 government accommodation units to be illegally occupied by retired…
Avail of all options in one week: Delhi HC to Nirbhaya convicts
NEW DELHI: Putting a lid on delaying tactics by the Nirbhaya death row convicts, Delhi high court on Wednesday gave…
Govt kinds trust in significant step towards building Ram temple
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced the formation of a trust for the construction of a Ram…
Coronavirus break out eliminates nearly 500; WHO states ‘no known effective cure’: Bottom line
The death toll from coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday. The viral outbreak, which has spread to over…