Scuffle between Congress, BJP members in Lok Sabha; two MPs allege assault
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha witnessed chaotic scenes as it reopened for the Budget session on Monday, with both the…
2 test favorable for COVID-19 in India
Passengers being screened for COVID-19 at Thiruvananthapuram airport on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran “Both the patients had self-reported…
NRC will not impact Bangladesh, Foreign Secretary Shringla informs Dhaka
Harsh Vardhan Shringla. | File | Photo Credit: PTI The process is entirely internal; there will be no implications for…
Delhi violence | HC asks police to file report on rehabilitation measures for victims
Delhi Police patrol a street in New Delhi on February 26, 2020. | Photo Credit: AP The court was hearing…
SC dismisses alleviative plea of 4th Nirbhaya case convict Pawan Gupta
Nirbhaya case convict Pawan Gupta. File | Photo Credit: PTI The date of execution of the death sentence of the…
U.S.-Taliban contract is like long-awaited ‘Pakeezah’ release, says Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi, on February 8, 2020. | Photo Credit: PTI “Achievements…
Parliament updates live | House to reassemble after a break
Both Houses of Parliament are reassembling on Monday for the second leg of Budget session. The session will be on…
Delhi violence: Death toll rises to 46
The kin of a victim of the clashes at GTB Hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday. Four more bodies recovered…
SC refuses to refer Post 370 matter to bigger seven-judge Bench
Representational image. File Constitution Bench led by Justice N.V. Ramana says it will continue to hear the case on merits…
CBSE Class 12 Physics exam paper analysis 2020: Students unhappy with tough paper
NEW DELHI: CBSE class 12 Physics exam was conducted successfully by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday,…
BSF gives Rs 10 lakh to jawan whose home was burnt in Delhi violence
BSF constable Mohammad Anees’ house in Kahjuri Khas. (Photo: Mumbai Mirror)NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday handed…
Supreme Court rejects Nirbhaya case convict Pawan Gupta’s curative petition
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the curative petition filed by Pawan Gupta, one of the four death…
Virat Kohli loses his cool when asked whether he needs to tone down aggressiveness
CHRISTCHURCH: India captain Virat Kohli on Monday got annoyed after being asked about his animated celebrations over Kane Williamson's dismissal…
Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 kills 2,912 in China as global toll exceeds 3,000
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 02, 2020, 14:12:58 ISTThe global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic…
As soon as smitten two times bold: Surat’s runaway in-laws escape again
SURAT: After their ‘love at second sight’, the infamous runaway in-laws from Surat have eloped for a second time! The…
COVID-19: International coronavirus death toll passes 3,000
This photo taken on March 1, 2020 shows a medical staff member looking on through a gate after all patients…
NZ vs IND: New Zealand beats India by 7 wickets, sweep series
It was a real challenge for the Indian batsmen but what would really hurt Virat Kohli is the singular lack…
India is host to 457 migratory fauna, reveals newest CMS list
With new additions to the wildlife list put out by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS), scientists…
Water crisis looms large in Himalayan areas, finds study
Report flags rising dependence on freshwater springs Eight towns in the Himalayan region of Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakistan were…
Tamil Nadu CM asks Muslims not to protest, assures protection for all
Reiterating that the AIADMK government would protect all people in Tamil Nadu, irrespective of caste, creed and community, Chief Minister…
Delhi violence | Agonising wait at mortuary for missing kin
The crowd outside the GTB hospital mortuary refuses to thin out with families still running around looking for ‘missing’ relatives…
Decide on return fast, young guns likely to urge Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: As the vexed leadership issue roils Congress, and an internal debate picks pace and urgency, a group of…
Foreign secretary in Bangladesh with CAA balm
NEW DELHI: When foreign secretary Harsh Shringla arrives in Dhaka on Monday, his primary task will be to assuage some…
In a first, 11 Chairs named after Indian women scientists to be filled by women
NEW DELHI: One of the first women physicians in the country, a pioneer of India’s weather assessment systems and the…
Pope defrocks rape-convict Kerala vicar
KOZHIKODE: Pope Francis has dismissed Robin Vadakkumchery, the Kerala vicar who was last year convicted of raping and impregnating a…
85 Indian students in Italian town send SOS
Tourists wearing protective masks walk by the Vittoriano in central Rome, on March 01, 2020 (AFP)JAIPUR: Around 85 Indian students…
Coronavirus spurs US to evaluate tourists, ramp up mask production after very first death
WASHINGTON: The United States will start screening travelers for coronavirus and ramp up production of masks and test kits as…
Virus outbreak batters economies, raises fear of spread
In Paris, the Louvre Museum closed its doors and priests stopped placing sacramental bread in worshippers' mou...Read MoreTOKYO: Amid fears…
A big, bad deal: On U.S.-Taliban arrangement
The U.S. deal with Taliban leaves the Afghan people at the mercy of violent, tribal Islamists The deal signed between…
Viral economies: On coronavirus impact
The coronavirus is pushing the world into a recession, and India cannot be immune to it The global economy appears…
Pope expels convicted Kerala priest
Robin Vadakkanchery is escorted out of the Circle Inspector’s office at Peravur in Kerala’s Kannur. File | Photo Credit: The…
Worries rise as coronavirus cases, deaths hit brand-new high
The number of countries hit by the COVID-19 outbreak climbed past 60 on March 1, as infections and deaths continued…
Assam’s NRC-excluded wait anxiously 6 months after publication of final list
Six months after they found their names missing from the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), more than 19 lakh…
Professionals raise issues for India over U.S.-Taliban agreement
New Delhi has signalled its acceptance of the U.S.-Taliban and U.S.-Afghanistan peace agreements in Doha and Kabul that aim to…
Passenger car sales continue down pattern
Wholesale sales of passenger vehicles in the country continued on a downward trend in February 2020, with major car makers…
Delhi violence | Situation eases, police quell rumours
No fresh cases of violence were reported in the national capital on Sunday, a week after riots erupted in the…
Meghalaya violence death toll reaches three, curfew extended
Members of the Khasi Students’ Union and non-tribals during a clash at Ichamati in Meghalaya. | Photo Credit: ANI Mobile…
No one from minority neighborhood will lose citizenship in West Bengal due to CAA: Amit Shah
Kolkata witnessed hectic political activity on March 1, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah assuring a public rally that “no…
Opposition to strongly raise Delhi riots in Parliament, demand Amit Shah’s resignation
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties will strongly raise the issue of communal riots in Delhi during the second part of the…
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.…