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Defence Minister holds back-to-back meetings with military brass over Ladakh situation

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held two-back-to-back meetings with top military brass on Tuesday deliberating on the situation in eastern Ladakh after an...

India summons Pak Charge d’ Affaires over ‘abduction and torture’ of 2 Indian mission officials

New Delhi: India on Tuesday summoned Charge d' Affaires of Pakistan High Commission Haider Shah and a lodged a strong protest with him over...

Violent face-off in Ladakh result of China’s attempt to unilaterally change status quo in region: MEA

New Delhi:  India on Tuesday said the violent face-off between the armies of India and China in eastern Ladakh was the result of an...

Pompeo to meet top Chinese official in Hawaii amid tensions

Washington:  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make a brief trip to Hawaii this week for closed-door talks with a senior Chinese official, as...

North Korea blows up inter-Korea office, raising tensions

Seoul : North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in...

Pakistan’s IT and Telecommunications minister tests positive for coronavirus

Karachi: Pakistan's Information Technology and Telecommunications Minister Syed Aminul Haq was tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday, joining a long list of politicians who...

Imagine how escalated situation must be: Omar on killing of Indian soldiers by Chinese army

Srinagar,: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said if the Chinese can "shoot dead" three Indian soldiers during the 'de-escalation process', one can imagine...

China accuses Indian soldiers of violating consensus

Beijing: China on Tuesday alleged that the Indian troops twice crossed the border line on June 15 for illegal activities and provoked and attacked...

US hands over first batch of 100 ventilators to India

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Tuesday handed over the first tranche of 100 ventilators to India to assist in the...

Veteran journalist Dinu Randive dead

Mumbai, Jun 16  Veteran journalist Dinu Randive died here on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 95. He died at his home in Dadar, a...

Indian Army officer, two soldiers killed by Chinese Army in Galwan valley

New Delhi: An Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night during a violent face...

Class 10, 12 students can skip pending board exams, to be marked as per pre-boards results: CICSE

New Delhi: The class 10 and 12 students of CICSE board can choose not to appear for pending board exams and be marked as per...

COVID-19: Cases in India climb to 3,43,091; death toll 9,900

New Delhi:  India registered over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for the fifth day in a row pushing tally to 3,43,091 on Tuesday, while the...

Special train carrying labourers for BRO work in Ladakh reaches J&K’s Udhampur

Udhampur/Jammu: A special train with over 1,600 labourers from Jharkhand, who will join the Border Road Organisation’s (BRO) construction work in Ladakh, reached here...

Pakistan rejects Rajnath Singh’s remarks about PaK

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday rejected Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks about the situation in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) and alleged that it was an attempt...

Jaishankar to hold talks with Chinese, Russian foreign ministers on June 22

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to join his Chinese and Russian counterparts at a virtual conference of the Russia-India-China trilateral...

Jammu Municipal Corporation starts home delivery of birth, death certificates

Jammu: Jammu Municipal Corporation on Monday launched the home delivery service of birth and death certificates to avoid public gathering at its headquarters in...

Pakistan authorities release two Indian High Commission staffers

NEW DELHI: Pakistani authorities on Monday evening released two Indian High Commission staffers in Islamabad hours after they were reportedly arrested for their alleged...

India will sort out ‘misunderstanding’ with Nepal through dialogue: Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: Asserting that the road built by India till Lipulekh Pass is very much in its territory, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on...

Modi to speak with chief ministers on Tuesday, Wednesday

New Delhi: Amid an unabated rise in coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a fresh round of consultations with...

Pakistan’s coronavirus tally crosses 140,000-mark

Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 cases reached 144,676 after 5,248 new infections were detected, while 97 more people have succumbed to the coronavirus, pushing the death...

Bury differences, join hands to battle Covid-19 in Delhi: Amit Shah at all-party meet

NEW DELHI: All political parties in Delhi should forget their differences and join hands in the Covid-19 battle of the national capital, Union home...

Arrogance more dangerous than ignorance: Rahul Gandhi quotes Einstein in jab at government

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the government using a quote of world-renowned physicist Albert Einstein on Monday, saying the...

Temperature over India likely to rise by 4.4 degrees Celsius by end of 21st century, says govt report

NEW DELHI: The average temperature over India is projected to rise by 4.4 degrees Celsius, while the intensity of heat waves is likely to...

Wholesale prices plunge to 4.5-year low; WPI deflation at 3.21% in May

New Delhi: Prices in the wholesale market fell to a 4.5-year low level in May, recording a deflation of 3.21 per cent, due to...

Exports fall 36.47 pc in May, trade deficit narrows to USD 3.15 bn

New Delhi: Contracting for the third straight month, India's exports declined 36.47 per cent in May to USD 19.05 billion, mainly on account of...

Sahara Group says no layoffs; gives salary hikes, promotions to employees despite COVID

New Delhi: Even as COVID-related layoffs and salary cuts ensued across sectors, the Sahara Group on Monday said it has given pay hikes and...

Snacks industry expects Rs 35,000 cr revenue loss in FY21 due to COVID-19

Indore: The country's snacks and sweets industry would suffer an estimated revenue loss of Rs 35,000 crore in the current financial year due to...

If players test negative, we can think of allowing use of saliva: Agarkar

NEW DELHI: Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar understands that saliva-ban is a "safe option" in prevailing situation but urged the custodians of the game...

Scrap Hazare, Duleep and Deodhar Trophy this season: Wasim Jaffer

MUMBAI: Former India opener and domestic stalwart Wasim Jaffer feels Vijay Hazare, Duleep and Deodhar Trophy should be scrapped this season in the wake...

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