Odisha reports first case as student who returned from Italy tests positive
Workers spray disinfectants and clean the coaches of Indian Railways train in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. File photo…
Brazil President takes selfies, cheers demonstrators despite infection warnings
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took selfies with supporters and celebrated their demonstrations in major cities on Sunday, drawing criticism from…
Method to go: On Farooq Abdullah’s release
The Centre must do more to restore normalcy in J&K, and return it to full statehood. The release of five-time…
Needless appeal: On U.P. move against removal of ‘name and pity’ posters
HC rap for violating citizens’ privacy through banners has had no effect on Yogi’s regime It is regrettable that the…
Class action against Cognizant by 3,000 staffers
BENGALURU: Over 3,000 employees of Cognizant who work as content moderators for Facebook have filed a class-action complaint against the…
4th batch of 53 Indians evacuated from Iran: Jaishankar
JAISALMER: A fourth batch of 53 Indians returned to India from Iran on Monday, taking the total number of people…
Coronavirus: US death toll hits 65; Fed cuts rate
WASHINGTON: With panic buying on Main Street and fear-driven sell-offs on Wall Street, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates…
Covid-19 cases to be discharged just after 2 unfavorable tests in 24 hours: Govt
NEW DELHI: The government has issued a discharge policy for Covid-19 cases under which a positive case shall be managed…
Madhya Pradesh crisis: Suspense on floor test, return of rebel MLAs
Independent MLA Surendra Singh Shera shows victory sign as he leaves Bhopal airport after returning from Jaipu...Read MoreBHOPAL: The political…
Fear of statelessness haunts thousands rejected by NRC in Assam
The fear of statelessness among in Assam has a name now.Almost everyone in Kamrup district’s Goroimari block knows this name…
Coronavirus | Testing is the easiest thing to do, says community health expert Gagandeep Kang
Gagandeep Kang, Director, of the Translational Health Research Institute, who has extensive experience in working on community health and played…
SBI plans FIR over leaked clip of FM pulling up brass
NEW DELHI: A day after a controversy erupted over finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman pulling up SBI executives led by chairman…
Coronavirus outbreak live updates: Italy virus toll jumps as worldwide deaths pass 6,000
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Coronavirus cases in nation rise to 110: MHA
NEW DELHI: The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 110 on Sunday with Uttarakhand reporting its…
CJI rules out complete shutdown of SC amid coronavirus threat
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Sunday made it clear that there cannot be a "complete…
Biden, Sanders to debate against backdrop of global pandemic
When the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates return to the debate stage Sunday night, they will f...Read MoreWASHINGTON: When the…
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker states decision on holding floor test will be revealed on March 16
Madhya Pradesh Speaker N.P. Prajapati addresses media persons in Bhopal. File | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui Governor has asked the…
Nirbhaya case: Tihar asks hangman to report 3 days ahead of execution
Nirbhaya gang rape case convicts, clockwise from top left, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta,Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh. | Photo Credit:…
We can win 351 seats through effort and by bringing individuals together: Akhilesh Yadav
Former UP chief minister and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav at Parliament during the ongoing Budget Session, in New Delhi. |…
Al-Aqsa mosque, 3rd holiest in Islam, closes over coronavirus concerns
The Islamic endowment overseeing the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, says the mosque itself and other…
Coronavirus: Prevent travel out of Tamil Nadu for 15 days, says CM Palaniswami
As part of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday appealed to…
Coronavirus | 20 passengers evacuated at Kochi airport after man who tested positive found on flight
The Cochin International Airport. File | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Health authorities took the call and decided to evacuate only…
‘I accept that as a professional’: Sanjay Manjrekar on being dropped from BCCI commentary panel
MUMBAI: It's official now. The BCCI has removed former India batsman-turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar from its commentary panel. "I have…
Modi proposes SAARC fund to tackle coronavirus, lays stress on joint efforts
PM Modi addressing the Saarc video conference on Covid-19. (Credits: PTI)NEW DELHI: Making a strong pitch for SAARC nations to…
Positive coronavirus cases rise to 107 in India
Medical staff members wear masks and protective suits to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, outside the special isolation ward of…
Will give my ruling on Monday: Madhya Pradesh assembly speaker on floor test
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh speaker NP Prajapati on Sunday refused to commit whether he will order a floor test in the…
PM Modi proposes coronavirus fund at Saarc virtual summit: Key points
Saarc leaders discuss coronavirus through video conference.NEW DELHI: Addressing the virtual summit of Saarc nations to strategize for the novel…
Coronavirus latest updates: Spain reports 2,000 new cases, over 100 deaths
NEW DELHI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India rose to 107, prompting the Centre to declare the virus…
In a first, Tirupati temple cancels major services over coronavirus
TIRUPATI: The coronavirus scare has impacted Lord Balaji hill shrine atop Tirumala with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) deciding to…
This is the most significant ‘WhatsApp mistake’ you are making on Android phones
NEW DELHI: WhatsApp users generally have a tendency to backup all chats: be it relevant or not. While storage is…
Coronavirus most current updates: Saarc leaders to plan today ways to fight virus
NEW DELHI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India rose to 107, prompting the Centre to declare the virus…
US President Donald Trump tests negative for coronavirus, extends travel ban to Britain, Ireland
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus, his doctor said on Saturday, as the US president extended a…
Coronavirus, live updates | Number of confirmed cases in India crosses 100
The list of positive coronavirus cases as confirmed by the Union Health Ministry stood at 84 on March 14, with…
GST on mobile phones hiked to 18%
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Infosys told to improve GSTN design by July Mobile…
MPs’ panel worried at Defence fund shortage
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has expressed concern at the widening gap between projections and allocations in the defence…
Can Lakshadweep’s fragile lagoons survive a multi-crore tourism villa project?
Hidden in the azure waters of Lakshadweep’s lagoons is a stunningly colourful world: corals burst in tones of red, pink,…
The opposite of the coronavirus story
I’ve been thinking: What if all that the coronavirus wants is harmonious coexistence? Before you bite my head off and…
The Indian publishing house that’s become a movement
One of the poems in Yogesh Maitreya’s collection of poetry, The Bridge of Migration, is titled ‘Proof of Merit’. The…
Admit it: The Web is a very impolite place. It always has been
Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the race for the U.S. Presidential elections — arguably the slowest race of all time…
IPL stakeholders put security first, no fresh schedule yet
MUMBAI: In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and one day after the temporary suspension of the Indian Premier League…
Spain announces a lockdown, France closes down the night life
BARCELONA: Spain locked down its 46 million citizens and France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of…
‘Rumours more virulent than corona itself’
MUMBAI: The brother of a Google techie who tested positive for coronavirus on Friday said that his sister-in-law did not…
SBI, 7 other loan providers to invest 10,000 crore to revive Yes Bank
State Bank of India (SBI) - the country’s largest lender, along with seven other financial institutions have put in ₹10,000…
Madhya Pradesh flooring test on Monday
The office of the Madhya Pradesh Governor announced late on Saturday that the floor test to decide the fate of…
How does soap use help in tackling COVID-19?
The story so far: Ever since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak began in China in end-December 2019, various measures have…
Is the global economy headed for recession?
The story so far: The global death toll due to COVID-19 has crossed the 5,300 mark, with over 1.42 lakh…
Coronavirus | Five more test positive near Pune; Maharashtra count rises to 31
As per Government Order the Carnival Mall in Pimpri-Chinchwad remain closed till March 31, 2020 due to COVID-19 outbreak in…
India’s day will come
India Women choked in the World T20 final. That is not unusual, nor is it unheard of. The best have,…
Public interest journalism requires public financial investment
Last Thursday, I stood in a queue at the Indira Gandhi International Airport to take the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) test.…
Corona outbreak now a ‘notified disaster’
NEW DELHI: With reports of confirmed coronavirus positive cases from states now touching 100 including two deaths (health ministry figures…