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Rupee gains 7 paise to close at 75.58 against dollar on easing crude oil

Mumbai: The rupee on Monday rose by 7 paise to close at 75.58 against the US currency on easing crude oil prices and a...

Sensex drops 210 pts on weak global cues

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex on Monday dropped 210 points on selling mainly in banking and IT stocks as mounting coronavirus cases kept investors globally...

Pakistan cricketers reach England for series amid COVID-19 pandemic

MANCHESTER: A 31-member Pakistan contingent, including 20 players, reached England on Sunday as six out of their 10 coronavirus-infected cricketers were held back despite...

Young Indian umpire Nitin Menon inducted in ICC Elite Panel

DUBAI: India's Nitin Menon on Monday became the youngest ever to be included in the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of Umpires for the...

Unlock 2: Schools, cinemas to remain shut; domestic flights, train services to be expanded

New Delhi: The government on Monday night issued guidelines for the month-long 'Unlock 2' -- the "phased re-opening" of activities that had been barred...

GoI bans 59 apps including China’s TikTok, SHAREit

New Delhi: The government on Monday banned 59 mobile apps, including China's TikTok, SHAREiT and WeChat, terming them prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and national...

Bangladesh Defence Secretary dies of COVID-19

Dhaka,:  Bangladesh defence secretary Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury died of coronavirus-related complications on Monday at a military hospital here. He was 57 and is survived...

JKRTC imposes penalty of Rs 1.7 lakh on 2 conductors

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation on Monday imposed a total penalty of over Rs 1.7 lakh on its two conductors and...

Tihar Jail prisoner stabbed to death by inmate

New Delhi:  A prisoner was stabbed to death by another inmate inside Delhi's Tihar Jail on Monday suspectedly because of an old enmity, an...

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump, asks Interpol to help

Tehran: Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried...

COVID-19: Court seeks response from Tihar jail on separatist leader Shabir Shah’s plea

New Delhi: A Delhi Court Monday sought response from Tihar jail authority on a plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah, arrested in two...

Pakistan Stock Exchange attacked, 4 attackers among 9 killed

Karachi:  Four heavily armed militants attacked the busy Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday morning, killing four security guards and a police sub-inspector before being...

Single-day spike of 19,459 COVID-19 cases takes India’s tally to 5,48,318

New Delhi:  A single-day spike of 19,459 COVID-19 cases took India's tally to 5,48,318 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 16,475 with...

Doda is militancy free: Police

Srinagar: Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir has become "militancy free" as the last of the surviving militants in the area was killed in...

Pakistan rejects grant of domicile certificates in J&K

Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday “rejected” the grant of domicile certificates by India to the people not originally from Jammu and Kashmir. As per the new...

NC, Congress leaders feel threatened: Singh

New Delhi: The leaders of the National Conference and the Congress feel threatened due to the new domicile rules in Jammu and Kashmir as...

Befitting reply given to those who cast evil eye on Indian territory in Ladakh: Modi

New Delhi; Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that India has given a befitting reply to those who cast an evil eye on...

Pakistan to hold general polls in Gilgit-Baltistan on Aug 18

Islamabad: Pakistan will hold general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan on August 18, the government has announced after the country’s top court allowed holding of polls...

A rare flower blooms amid slump in tourism in Bhaderwah

Bhaderwah: In the picturesque valley here in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the slump in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic has been...

COVID-19: India adds nearly 20,000 cases, highest single-day spike

New Delhi: India recorded close to 20,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time on Sunday, taking the tally to 5,28,859,...

India’s COVID-19 fight people-driven: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: India's fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic is driven by its people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, attributing the "success" against...

China sent martial artists to India border before deadly clash: State media

BEIJING: China reinforced its troops near the Indian border with mountain climbers and martial arts fighters shortly before a deadly clash this month, state...

People should not consider 2020 as a bad year, says PM Modi on many challenges of country

NEW DELHI: The country will have to focus on defeating coronavirus and bolstering the economy as it exits from the lockdown and enters the...

India among Switzerland’s top 3 partners for information exchange on tax matters: Global Forum

NEW DELHI: India figures among the top-three countries getting detailed information from Switzerland about bank accounts and beneficiary ownership of entities established by their...

UP govt decision to start MBBS classes can jeopardize their safety: Priyanka Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for its decision to start classes...

2 in 5 Indian-Americans worried about financial stability, says first-of-its-kind survey

Washington: Two in five Indian-Americans are worried about their long-term financial stability due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but almost all are changing their lifestyle,...

Farm loan waiver: Bank unions seek Maha CM intervention for directions

Mumbai: Bank unions have written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeking his intervention in getting directions for banks from competent authorities for sanctioning...

Panel opposes proposal of separating CMPDIL from Coal India: Sources

Kolkata: A five-member panel has opposed the proposal of separating Central Mines Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDIL) from Coal India, saying that the...

Dhoni used to control bowlers in 2007 but started trusting them in 2013, became calmer: Pathan

New Delhi: Former India pacer Irfan Pathan has revealed that World Cup-winning ex-skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni liked to control his bowlers when he started...

We can beat England in their own backyard: Azhar Ali

KARACHI: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali believes that his team can defeat England in their own backyard in the upcoming three-match Test series if the...

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