Authorities stunned as leading Indian university gets $18.6 mn in confidential contribution
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Bombay received a donation of $18.6 million (Rs 160 crore) from an alumnus who…
Covid-19: Officials informed to preserve stringent vigil
Synopsis PK Mishra, principal secretary to the Prime Minister, advised officials to maintain a strict vigil on the situation and…
Tennessee: Top authorities sacked over ‘mistakes’ in carrying out capital punishment
Representational Images. News 18 Tennessee (US): Tennessee has removed two top officials after an investigation found lethal injections used in…
Chinese Officials Discuss Covid Situation With WHO Experts After Tedros Criticism
China's health officials on Friday discussed with the WHO experts on the current massive surge of the Covid virus in…
Ohio Bans Public Officials From Closing Holy Places
Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature has pushed through a law that bans local or state officials from ordering all houses of worship…
U.S. Officials Offer Clashing Coronavirus Vaccine Timetables
Top U.S. health officials offered conflicting estimates Wednesday of when Americans should expect coronavirus vaccines to be widely available, with…
Trump says he saved 51 million jobs in pandemic. Economists, US officials say otherwise
Trump says he saved 51 million jobs in pandemic. Economists, US officials say otherwise
Not possible to completely block Chinese companies, say authorities
Despite the uproar against the use of Chinese products amid the standoff on the border in eastern Ladakh and the…
United States to impose sanctions on Hong Kong leader Lam, other Chinese authorities
US to impose sanctions on Hong Kong leader Lam, other Chinese officials
Man Fires On Polices With AK-47 After Declining To Wear A Mask: Officials
Authorities have arrested a Pennsylvania man after he allegedly fired on police with an AK-47 a day after shooting at…
Punjab hooch tragedy: Seven excise officials, six cops suspended; death toll now 86
Family of a man who died after consuming spurious liquor in Punjab mourns during his cremation. (PTI Photo)CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief…
Russian Operatives Spreading Coronavirus Disinformation, U.S. Officials Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian intelligence operatives are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic,…
Scaled-down hajj pilgrimage to begin with July 29: Saudi authorities
RIYADH: This year's hajj, which has been scaled back dramatically to include only around 1,000 Muslim pilgrims as Saudi Arabia…
California’s 2 Largest School Districts Will Be Online-Only In The Fall, Officials Say
California’s two largest public school districts, Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified, will hold classes completely online when teaching…
Business vaccine will take at least 12 months, state officials
A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will take at least 12 months to be commercially available and a realistic deadline for…
12 LG Polymers officials detained
File photo shows smoke rises from LG Polymers plant, in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: AP Action after panel submits…
Texas ‘Pong Fest’ Exposed 300 Teens To COVID-19, Officials State
Texas officials are urging hundreds of teens who took part in a weekend “pong fest” to self-isolate after several attendees…
A minimum of 50 dead in landslide at Myanmar jade mine: authorities
Reuters July 02, 2020 12:12 IST Updated: July 02, 2020 12:12 IST This April 23, 2019 photo shows people standing…
Fireworks Blamed For Utah Wildfire, Local Evacuations: Authorities
Someone setting off fireworks in Utah is believed to have ignited a wildfire that engulfed at least 1,000 acres early…
US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese authorities over Hong Kong autonomy
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese Communist…
Mike Pence Apparently Voted Via ‘Rigged’ Mail System, Joining Other Authorities (And Trump)
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife reportedly voted in April using a ballot system blasted by President Donald Trump…
Govt to expedite deal with 32 roadway jobs along border with China: Officials
NEW DELHI: Amid the continuing standoff between the Indian Army and China's PLA, the Centre on Monday reviewed ongoing road…
Little Indication Of COVID Spike After Nationwide Protests, But Officials Stay Mindful
When protests started following the May 25 killing of George Floyd, health experts worried that the large gatherings could spark…
India summons Pakistan envoy, signs up demonstration on abduction of authorities in Islamabad
India News: India on Tuesday summoned the charge d’ affaires of the high commission of Pakistan Syed Haider Shah and…
MEA warns Pakistan over two missing out on Indian authorities
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Monday summoned Pakistan's Charge d'affaires to India and issued a demarche…
Trump’s troop cut in Germany blindsided senior U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s decision to cut U.S. troop levels in Germany blindsided a number of senior national…
Focus on house-to-house study and timely testing, Union health ministry informs authorities of 45 civic bodies in 10 states
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Monday asked officials of 45 civic bodies across 38 districts in 10 states,…
Washington prepares for major protest as Democratic officials move to check police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Protesters began to gather in Washington for a big demonstration on Saturday as street marches across the…
Buffalo police officers stopped system to oppose associates’ suspension
(Reuters) - All 57 members of a police tactical unit in Buffalo have resigned from that team to protest the…
Indian government turns down Pakistan’s assertions about expelled authorities
India rejected Pakistan’s contention that two of its high commission staff were detained on unsubstantiated charges and tortured, people familiar…
Pakistan passenger aircraft with 107 on board crashes near Karachi: Officials
Many people are feared dead after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 107 people on board crashed into a…
U.S. senators seek to sanction Chinese officials over Hong Kong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese…
Trump Doubles Down On Hydroxychloroquine Claims, Backed By Cabinet Officials
President Donald Trump defended his support for hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 on Tuesday despite the fact that its…
White House directs staff to use masks after officials contract coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday directed all people entering the West Wing, where the daily operations of…
Coronavirus Cluster Linked To California Birthday Celebration: Officials
A large birthday party held in California amid the state’s stay-at-home order has led to several people testing positive for…
All Central govt. officials to use Aarogya Setu app
The Aarogya Setu app is used to issue advisories. Photo: G.R.N. Somashekar Department of Personnel and Training has told…
How a handful of Apple and Google employees came together to help health officials trace coronavirus
Singapore's new contact tracing app, TraceTogether, which is being used as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus in the…
Centre effects major reshuffle of officials
In a much-awaited large-scale reshuffle in the Central administration, the Modi government has appointed/reshuffled 23 Secretary-level officials. Two senior bureaucrats…
18 terrorists eliminated in J&K throughout lockdown: authorities
Fifty terrorists, including several top commanders of Jaish-e-Mohmmad (JeM) and Lashker-e-Tioba (LeT), were killed in counter terrorism operations by security…
Focus inward for military needs in post-Covid-19 world, say top Army officials
India must turn focus inward for its military needs in the post-Covid world and make every effort to cut dependence…
Lok Sabha staffer tests Covid-19 favorable, state officials
A housekeeper of the Lok Sabha has tested positive for the coronavirus disease, according to at least three officials who…
As protesters decry U.S. coronavirus lockdown, authorities prompt care
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - The U.S. debate over restrictions for fighting the coronavirus intensified on Monday, as protesters labeled mandatory…
U.S. senators press Saudi officials to put oil cut in motion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. senators from oil states who recently introduced legislation to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia…
Ex-U.S. Navy secretary’s Guam trip to ridicule commander cost taxpayers $243,000: officials
FILE PHOTO: Former Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly, testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing…
Brazilians scorn Bolsonaro’s coronavirus efforts, back health officials: polls
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilians increasingly disapprove of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, and overwhelmingly support…
Path Of Possible Infection By Kashmir’s 1st Coronavirus Death: Officials
Kashmir reported its first COVID-19-linked death today (File) Srinagar: Kashmir reported its first death linked to the COVID-19 virus -…
Coronavirus outbreak: Breaking home quarantine may lead to jail, warn officials
NEW DELHI: Those flouting the law and ditching home quarantine can face up to six months in jail along with…
COVID-19 vaccine will take at least two years to develop: health authorities
Health crisis: A man seen buying a hand sanitizer in New Delhi on Thursday. The virus has affected 74 people…
Coronavirus Client in Kerala Claims They Educated Airport Authorities About Travel From Italy
Pathanamthitta: One of the three fresh coronavirus infected people in Kerala has claimed they had informed Kochi airport authorities about…
Death toll in north-east Delhi violence increases to 53: Medical facility officials
The death toll in the violence in north-east Delhi violence has gone up to 53, hospital officials said on Thursday.…