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Civil services preliminary exam to be held on October 4: UPSC

NEW DELHI: The civil services preliminary examination 2020, postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held on October 4, the Union Public Service...

Twitter disables Trump campaign’s George Floyd video tribute

Washington: Twitter has blocked a Trump campaign video tribute to George Floyd over a copyright claim, in a move that adds to tensions between...

Last three COVID-19 patients in China’s Wuhan discharged from hospital

Beijing: The last three coronavirus patients in Wuhan, the first epicentre of the COVID-19, have been discharged and the central Chinese city has recorded...

10 central trade unions call for nationwide protest on July 3

New Delhi: Ten central trade unions, including Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), on Friday called for...

Union threatens protests if Atlas Cycles doesn’t reopen soon

Ghaziabad (UP): The shutdown of the last remaining unit of Atlas Cycles in Sahibabad earlier this week came as shock to its employees, who...

World stock markets rise ahead of US jobs data

Washington: Global markets rose Friday and Wall Street futures as investors awaited the US jobs report for May, which is expected to show another...

EU hopes to free borders of virus restrictions by end June

Brussels: Europe could have its free travel zone up and running again by the end of the month, but travellers from further afield will...

Chhattisgarh consumers to get compensation for power cuts

Raipur: People will be entitled for compensation if they are made to face prolonged power cuts in Chhattisgarh, the state electricity regulator said on...

SBI records historic net profit in FY20 on stake sale in subsidiaries; Q4 net jumps over 4-fold

New Delhi/Mumbai: State Bank of India on Friday posted over four-fold jump in standalone net profit at Rs 3,581 crore for March quarter, 2019-20...

Cricket is nothing without diversity, says ICC in wake of George Floyd’s death

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council on Friday said “cricket is nothing without diversity” as racism remained a topic of global debate following the death...

ICC should wait for a suitable time to host T20 World Cup: Akram

Karachi: Pakistan pace legend Wasim Akram cannot visualise a T20 World Cup happening behind closed doors and believes the ICC should wait for a...

Interesting to see how players deal with new ICC guidelines: Sangakkara

Mumbai: Sri Lankan batting great Kumara Sangakkara said cricket is a social game and it will be interesting to see how players cope with...

Amarnath Yatra: ‘Pratham Pooja’ held in Jammu

Jammu: The traditional 'Pratham Pooja' (first prayer) for the annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas was held...

CRPF says its men taking oath to shun Chinese goods pledge out of ’emotions’, not official stand

New Delhi:The CRPF on Friday said some of its personnel in north Kashmir announcing boycott of Chinese goods as seen in a video was...

Eastern Ladakh standoff: India, China to hold Lt. General-level talks on Saturday

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese armies will hold a Lt. General-level dialogue on Saturday in their first major attempt to resolve the month-long bitter...

Civil services prelims on October 4: UPSC

New Delhi : The civil services preliminary examination 2020, postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held on October 4, the Union Public...

SC mulls granting 15 days to Centre, states for transporting migrant workers, reserves order

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it intends to give 15 days to the Centre and states for transporting all stranded migrant workers...

COVID-19: Jamia Millia Islamia to open its offices with 50 per cent staff

New Delhi;  In view of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Jamia Millia Islamia has said its offices would be opened with 50 per cent staff...

Class 10, 12 students with special needs availing scribe facility can skip pending board exams: CBSE

New Delhi:  Children with special needs availing facility of scribe can choose not to appear for pending class 10 and 12 board exams as...

China says committed to properly resolve border standoff with India ahead of key military talks

Beijing: China on Friday said that it is committed to properly resolve the relevant issue with India ahead of the key talks between senior...

India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 2,26,770 with record spike of 9,851 cases; death toll 6,348

New Delhi: India saw a record single-day jump of 9,851 coronavirus cases and 273 deaths on Friday, pushing the nationwide infection tally to 2,26,770 and...

Trump heads to rural Maine but won’t escape demonstrators

Washington, Jun 5 (AP) Maine's Democratic governor is urging President Donald Trump to watch his tone during a visit to the state Friday to...

China’s Wuhan city discharges last three COVID-19 patients from hospital

Beijing:The last three coronavirus patients in Wuhan, the first epicentre of the COVID-19, have been discharged and the central Chinese city has recorded zero...

Pak reports record 4,896 infections, COVID-19 death toll reaches 1,838

Islamabad: Pakistan's coronavirus cases rose to 89,249 on Friday after a record 4,896 new infections were detected in the country, while the death toll...

Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside Indian embassy in US vandalised

Washington, Jun 4  Unknown miscreants have vandalised the statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside the Indian embassy in the US with graffiti and spray painting,...

US lawmakers, Trump campaign condemn vandalisation of Gandhi statue

Washington:The vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Washington DC is disrespectful and such incidents do not bring people together, top US lawmakers have said. The...

Trump issues memorandum to protect US investors from Chinese companies

Washington: It is wrong and dangerous for China to benefit from US capital markets without complying with critical protections that investors rightfully deserve, President Donald...

Defence secretary tests positive for coronavirus

New Delhi: Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, following which the defence ministry carried out a massive contact-tracing exercise, official...

SOP for restaurants, hotels issued

New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Thursday released the standard operating procedure for restaurants and hotels which included measures like allowing only asymptomatic staff...

Religious places outside containment zones can open: Health Min

New Delhi: Religious places inside containment zones shall remain closed for public and those outside will be allowed to open, according to the SOPs...

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