Fresh out of power, 94-year-old Mahathir plots Malaysia comeback
Mahathir Mohamad. (AFP)Mahathir Mohamad may be at least temporarily out of power, but the 94-year-old leader isn’t going down without…
Situation peaceful but tense in Delhi; Sri Sri Ravi Shankar visits riot-hit areas
The violence in northeast Delhi claimed at least 42 lives and left over 200 injured.NEW DELHI: A week after deadly…
Mamata won’t be able to stop CAA, says Amit Shah at Kolkata rally
KOLKATA: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a blistering attack on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in…
NCP nixed Shiv Sena’s choice, leaned on ally to pick Param Bir Singh as Mumbai police commissioner
Param Bir Singh (L) took over as city commissioner on Saturday from Sanjay Barve (R) MUMBAI: After two names were…
No one from minority community in Bengal will lose citizenship owing to CAA says Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah being garlanded during a rally at Shaheed Minar Ground in Kolkata on March 1, 2020.…
Sporadic demonstrations in Kolkata as Amit Shah addresses rally
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and NSG, DG, Anup Kumar Singh (L) during the inauguration of a new building of…
A foot, a missing kid and bodies– the remains of the day
The Capital may be limping back to “normalcy” after three days of violence that wreaked havoc across north-east Delhi, but…
NPR | Why has the Bihar government said it will stick to the 2010 manual for updating the population register?
The story so far: On February 25, the Bihar Assembly passed a unanimous resolution stating that there is no need…
When COVID-19 struck Kerala tourist
Three persons testing positive for COVID-19 and declaration of the epidemic a “State calamity’ by the government have come as…
My exclusive tête-à-tête with Trump-ji
Regular readers of this column would know that I hate crowds. That’s one big reason I don’t do press conferences.…
Why Hyderabad’s Yemeni descendants stress over showing their citizenship
Through the arterial thoroughfares of Hyderabad’s Old City, past the imposing Charminar and the Falaknuma Palace (now a Taj Hotel)…
India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test Day 2: Batsmen waste Mohammed Shami-Jasprit Bumrah’s dazzling show, India stare at another defeat
CHRISTCHURCH: India's top-order frittered away a golden chance with another shoddy batting show as New Zealand regained complete control after…
Prohibitory orders in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, posse of policemen deployed
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Sunday imposed prohibitory orders in Shaheen Bagh area in southeast Delhi and deployed a…
How prepared is the US for a coronavirus outbreak?
Shoppers in Los Angeles buy toilet paper, food and water at a store, as people begin to panic buy and…
From royal feasts to tourism titbits: Gir lions turning into scavengers?
AHMEDABAD: A Wildlife Institute of India (WII) study has red-flagged a major concern over diminishing hunting skills in younger lions…
Delhi violence | Looted, burnt out homes offer little welcome to Shiv Vihar’s riot victims
As the fires ebbed, and roads to one of areas worst affected by the riots, Shiv Vihar Phase 7, opened…
Secured Unique Agricultural Zone in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta: Experts seek powers to executing authority
It was the 1977 Assembly election. Kuthalam, a sleepy rural constituency in undivided Thanjavur district, was witnessing a heightened poll…
Just J&K will utilize 2011 Census for delimitation
The newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) will be the only one in the country to undergo…
Curfew reimposed in Meghalaya; death toll rises to 2
Protesters during a clash between Khasi and Non tribal those against and supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Ichamati village…
Indian pop culture has a nostalgia problem and it’s getting out of hand
For a show set three decades ago, this feels particularly ironic, but it has to be said: in an earlier…
The influencers in Indian cricket in the last half century
Virat Kohli must be one of the most influential cricketers to have played for India. ‘Influential’ is not a word…
Kanitkars become first-ever 3-star couple in Indian forces
DG AFMS Lt Gen Arup Banerji & Lt Gen Rajeev Kanitkar (retd) pip Madhuri’s epaulettesNEW DELHI: “Thank you, sir!” was…
India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Live Rating Updates: India eye wickets, NZ look for big lead
LIVE BLOG| LIVE SCORECARD7:13 pm: De Grandhomme playing a fighting knock here, has reached 24* but needs some support from…
First coronavirus death on US soil confirmed, Trump calls for calm
President Trump speaks during a press conference on coronavirus outbreak at the White House in Washington. (AF...Read MoreLOS ANGELES: The…
Govt may use Assam delimitation to counter CAA stir
Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said if a seat is reserved without altering the boundary, then the demogr...Read MoreGUWAHATI: Assam…
Govt obligated to ensure justice for all sections: PM Modi
PM Modi speaks at a function organised to distribute assistive aids and devices to differently-abled people in...Read MorePRAYAGRAJ: Prime Minister…
Back deals that bring Afghanistan peace: India
Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla hands over PM Modi’s congratulatory letter to Afghanistan President Ashraf Gh...Read MoreNEW DELHI: As US signalled…
Anti-CAA protests in UK, Europe call for justice for Delhi victims
Representational photo.LONDON: A large group of students, human rights activists and diaspora group representatives gathered outside the Indian High Commission…
May never be excited about a crowd again after going to India: Donald Trump
NEW DELHI: "I may never be excited about a crowd again after going to India," said US President Donald Trump…
I-T searches on metal processing group yields Rs 1cr cash, unearthes Rs 400cr unaccounted income
CHENNAI: Income tax searches in the last four days in a metal processing and money lending group have led to…
Situation returning to normal in riot-hit northeast Delhi, some shops reopen
Officials on Saturday said schools will remain closed in northeast Delhi till March 7 in view of the violenceNEW DELHI:…
US, Taliban sign historic troop withdrawal deal in Doha
KABUL/ DOHA: The United States signed a historic deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward…
Coronavirus: World’s richest lose $444 billion after hellish week for markets
NEW YORK: Last week was an expensive one for most investors, even for billionaires. The combined fortunes of the world’s…
Arvind Kejriwal advises riot-affected households to return home
Incendiary slogans of “Shoot the traitors” — raised by BJP leaders during the recent election campaign — were shouted at…
U.S.-Taliban agreement | India hails peace deal in “contiguous neighbour”
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The agreement was announced in the backdrop of Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s…
Some respite in the Indo-Lankan fisheries dispute
Depending on the spot along the coast of Jaffna peninsula, resident fishermen share different versions of the familiar story of…
SC Bench will provide J&K ruling on March 2
A view of the Supreme Court of India. File It has reserved verdict on two judgments about nature and extent…
U.S, Taliban indication peace deal; American soldiers to leave Afghanistan in 14 months
The United States signed a historic deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full…
Nirbhaya case: Convicts move court seeking stay on execution
Nirbhaya gang rape case convicts, clockwise from top left, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta,Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh. | Photo Credit:…
Bundelkhand region will end up being huge centre of Make in India: PM
Every penny dispatched from Delhi was reaching its rightful beneficiary under the BJP government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated in…
25 foreign envoys to be taken on J&K check out, Russia declines invite
NEW DELHI: Russian ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev won’t be visiting J&K despite having received an invite from the Indian…
Missile shield over Delhi: India may buy NASAMS-II air defence system from US
The indigenous Akash area defence missile systems will form the layer over the NASAMs, according to the plan i...Read MoreNEW…
Delhi election results: BJP confident, however cautious; AAP gets ready for celebrations
NEW DELHI: A day before the results of the fiercely contested Delhi elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday…
SC quota order: Oppn targets BJP; govt cites ‘Cong govt’s 2012 order’
Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot (L) and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryNEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday informed Lok Sabha that…
Test result of first nCoV positive case comes out negative
THRISSUR: The latest test result of the woman medical student, who arrived here from China's Wuhan region and was the…
Appointment as right: on Supreme Court judgment
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Safeguarding the delta: on T.N.’s Protected Special Agriculture Zone
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Democratic rivals rip into each other
Rifts between Democrat candidates were on full display over the weekend as the presidential hopefuls criticised each other during a…
RSS leader Suresh Joshi highlights broader Hindu unity
Suresh Joshi more-in Joshi’s statement seeks to draw in other parties RSS second-in-command Suresh “Bhaiyyaji” Joshi in an interaction in…
Delhi Assembly elections: Tight security in place ahead of relying on Tuesday
Tight security arrangements have been put in place at various centres across the national capital where the counting of votes…