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India, China to hold talks to ease tension in Ladakh

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese military will hold their first extensive talks on Saturday, and both sides are expected to deliberate on specific proposals...

MHA blacklists 2,550 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members; bans entry into India for 10 years

New Delhi: The Home Ministry has blacklisted 2,550 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members who were staying in India during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown in violation...

India’s Covid-19 tally reaches 2,16,919 with record spike of 9,304 cases; death toll 6,075

NEW DELHI: Coronavirus cases in India saw a record single-day jump of 9,304 cases on Thursday pushing the total tally to 2,16,919, while the...

INX Media corruption case: SC rejects CBI’s review plea against bail granted to P Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea filed by the CBI seeking review of its verdict granting bail to former finance minister...

‘Foolish’: Ex-Law Minister Veerappa Moily on idea of renaming India as ‘Bharat’ or ‘Hindustan’

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and former Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily on Thursday dubbed the idea of renaming India as 'Bharat' or 'Hindustan'...

Construction firms wooing migrant workers with air tickets, extra payments

NEW DELHI: Unable to meet their deadlines due to labour shortage following return of migrant workers to their home states, several construction firms in...

China defends Tiananmen Square crackdown as ‘fully correct’

BEIJING: China on Thursday put up its customary defence of the ruling Communist Party's massive crackdown on students' protests in Beijing's iconic Tiananmen Square...

Pak surpasses China in COVID-19 cases; infections surges to 85, 246

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday surpassed China, the first epicentre of the coronavirus, after a record 4,688 new cases were registered during the last 24...

Postponed Tokyo Olympics could be downsized and simplified

Tokyo: The Japanese public is being prepared for the reality of next year’s postponed Olympics, where athletes are likely to face quarantines, spectators will...

Hyderabad Open badminton cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

NEW DELHI: The Hyderabad Open badminton tournament, scheduled to be held in August, was on Thursday cancelled by the sport’s world governing body in...

MHA blacklists 2,550 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members; bans entry into India for 10 years

New Delhi: The Home Ministry has blacklisted 2,550 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members who were staying in India during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown in violation of...

China easing airline access amid conflict with Washington

Beijing:Chinese regulators said Thursday more foreign airlines will be allowed to fly to China as anti-coronavirus controls ease, but it was unclear whether the...

Railways refunds Rs 1885 cr to passengers who booked tickets during lockdown

New Delhi: The railways said it has refunded Rs 1,885 crore to passengers who booked tickets during the lockdown period and whose tickets were...

PCI member B R Gupta resigns, cites deep crisis in media

New Delhi, Jun 4 Press Council of India (PCI) member B R Gupta, group editor of a Bhopal-based news organisation, has resigned from his...

Biden to focus on economic plans, inequality in weeks ahead

Washington, Jun 4 (AP) Joe Biden is pledging to unveil a series of proposals in coming weeks aimed at reversing the economic devastation wrought...

HC permits unmarried woman to terminate 23-week pregnancy

Mumbai, Jun 4  The Bombay High Court has permitted an unmarried woman to terminate her over 23-week pregnancy, observing that giving birth to a child...

SC seeks finance ministry’s reply on waiver of interest on loans during moratorium period

New Delhi, Jun 4  The Supreme Court Thursday sought finance ministry's reply on waiver of interest on loans during the moratorium period after the...

Pak surpasses China in COVID-19 cases; infections surges to 85, 246

Islamabad, Jun 4  Pakistan on Thursday surpassed China, the first epicentre of the coronavirus, after a record 4,688 new cases were registered during the...

PM Modi holds virtual summit with Aussie counterpart Scott Morrison

New Delhi, Jun 4  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison held an online summit on Thursday focussing on ways to...

Veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee dead

Mumbai, Jun 4  Veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee, known for his middle-of-the-road cinema and films such as "Chhoti Si Baat" and "Rajnigandha", died on Thursday...

Abhay Deol to celebrities against racism in US: Call out systemic problems in your own country too

  Mumbai: Actor Abhay Deol on Wednesday called out "woke" Indian celebrities who have expressed their stand against racism in America over the killing of...

40 primary students, teachers stabbed in primary school in China

Beijing:About 40 students and staff members of a primary school in China were stabbed by a security guard, official media reported on Thursday. The incident...

India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 2,16,919 with record spike of 9,304 cases; death toll 6,075

New Delhi: Coronavirus cases in India saw a record single-day jump of 9,304 cases on Thursday pushing the total tally to 2,16,919, while the...

Health ministry issues memorandum for staff

New Delhi, Jun 3 In view of several of its officers having tested positive for COVID-19, the Union health ministry issued an office memorandum...

Trump tries religious gestures to hike support amid protests

Washington, Jun 3 (AP) Cloaking himself in religion for the second day in a row, President Donald Trump sought to seize the moral authority...

Defence Secy tests positive for COVID-19

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

J&K: Private transporters postpone proposed strike after meeting govt officials

Jammu:  Private transporters in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night postponed their proposed strike after holding a meeting with some government officials here. Earlier during...

PSA detention of Faesal, two PDP leaders revoked

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday revoked the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) against former IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal and two PDP...

With record jump of 8,909 corona cases, India breaches 2 lakh mark

New Delhi: India registered a record jump of 8,909 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,07,615 on Wednesday,...

US to ship first tranche of 100 donated ventilators to India next week: White House

WASHINGTON: The US will be ready to ship the first tranche of 100 donated ventilators to India next week, President Donald Trump told Prime...

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