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Parents want CBSE, CICSE pending board exams scrapped due to spike in COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, most parents say they are worried about the pending class 10 and 12 board exams by...

Govt unlikely to go for privatisation of PSBs this fiscal

NEW DELHI: Privatisation of any public sector bank (PSB) during the current fiscal is very unlikely due to their low valuations and mounting stressed...

Nafed procures 25,000 tonnes of onion so far to create buffer stock

NEW DELHI: Nafed on Sunday said it has procured 25,000 tonnes of onion so far from farmer producer organisations (FPOs), cooperatives and direct purchase...

Chhetri was one of those who glorified Indian football: Stimac

NEW DELHI: National team head coach Igor Stimac on Sunday hailed Sunil Chhetri, saying the talismanic captain was one of those who "glorified" Indian...

Ban on saliva may upset balance between bat and ball in Test cricket, warns Mark Taylor

MELBOURNE: Former Australia captain Mark Taylor on Sunday warned that ban on the usage of saliva, to combat the COVID-19 threat, runs the the...

Better planning needed for ICC events: Irfan Pathan

MUMBAI: India have all the resources but need to plan better going into the big-ticket ICC events, says former all-rounder Irfan Pathan who blamed...

Centre, Delhi govt to fight COVID-19 together: Kejriwal after meeting Shah

New Delhi: Terming his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah as "extremely productive", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Centre and...

Lavender cultivation brings ‘purple revolution’ to farmers in J&K’s Doda

Tipri (Bhaderwah):Giving up the age-old traditional farming of maize crops, 200 progressive farmers residing in the vast hilly slopes of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda...

COVID-19 peak in India may arrive mid-Nov, paucity of ICU beds, ventilators likely: Study

New Delhi: The peak stage of COVID-19 pandemic in India has been delayed by the eight-week lockdown along with strengthened public health measures and...

Will never compromise on national pride:Defence Min Rajnath Singh on China standoff

New Delhi: Amid a standoff with China on the Ladakh border, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that India will never compromise on...

PaK will wish to be part of India due to development in J&K:Rajnath

New Delhi: The Modi government will change the face of Jammu and Kashmir with its development works so much that people from Pakistan-administered -Kashmir...

Petrol price hiked by 62 paise/litre, diesel by 64 paise; rates up by Rs 4.52 and Rs 4.64 in 8 days

New Delhi, Jun 14  Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by a record 62 paise per litre and that of diesel by 64 paise...

SC restrains HP police from arresting journalist Vinod Dua in sedition case, refuses to stay probe

New Delhi, Jun 14  In a relief to journalist Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court in a special hearing on Sunday restrained the Himachal Pradesh...

Record jump in COVID-19 cases; toll rises over 9K

New Delhi: India saw a record single-day spike of 11,929 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infections to...

Soldier killed, two injured in firing along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: An Army personnel was killed and two others were injured as Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled areas along the Line of Control...

China reports 66 new COVID-19 cases after sudden spike in Beijing

Beijing:China has reported 66 new coronavirus cases, the largest since the disease was controlled in its first epicentre Wuhan in April, prompting the authorities...

Religious places allowed to reopen in Bhopal from Monday

Bhopal:The Bhopal administration has allowed religious places outside COVID-19 containment zones in the district to reopen from Monday after a gap of about two-...

Coronavirus in India is now in community transmission stage, claim experts

New Delhi: Amid a massive spurt in coronavirus cases in India, experts on Saturday came down hard on the ICMR for its sero-survey findings...

No Covid case reported form forward areas in J&K, Ladakh: Army

Jammu: Asserting that no COVID-19 case has been reported from any forward areas in the twin Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,...

Indian, Chinese armies ‘disengaging’ in a phased manner: Army Chief

Dehradun: The military talks between India and China over the eastern Ladakh row have been "very fruitful", and both the armies are "disengaging" in...

Suspected IED detected in Bandipora

Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday detected an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. A suspected IED was spotted...

People fed up with militancy in J&K: Army chief

Dehradun: Army Chief General M M Naravane on Saturday said the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have had a lot of successes recently...

Another LeT operative held by Punjab police

Chandigarh: The Punjab police on Saturday said it has arrested another Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative while he was trying to flee to Kashmir. His arrest came...

Firing continues for second day in Uri

Srinagar: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kamalkote sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday by firing without...

Two ‘Indian spies’ arrested in Gilgit-Baltistan after crossing LoC: Pak media

Islamabad: Pakistani security forces have arrested two “Indian spies” from an area along the Line of Control in Gilgit-Baltistan and the duo has been...

Worst daily coronavirus spike: 11,458 fresh cases push total to 3,08,993; death toll rises by 386

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 tally breached the three-lakh mark on Saturday with a record single-day spike of 11,458 infections, while the death toll rose...

PM reviews COVID-19 situation, India’s response with ministers, bureaucrats

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic with senior ministers and top bureaucrats. He took stock...

Health ministry okays remdesivir under emergency use, HCQ for early course of COVID-19

NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry has recommended use of anti-viral drug remdesivir under emergency use authorization, off-label application of immunomodulator tocilizumab and convalescent...

Nepal Parliament’s lower house unanimously passes bill to redraw political map

Kathmandu: Nepal's Parliament on Saturday unanimously voted to amend the Constitution to update the country's new political map, laying claim over the strategically key...

India’s presence in UNSC will help bring its ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ to world: envoy

United Nations: India's presence in the United Nations Security Council will help bring to the world its ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', the country's envoy...

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