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Coronavirus global tally nears 6 million mark, deaths surge past to 3,64,000

Currently, the US has 1,747,087 confirmed cases and 102,836 deaths, both tallies account for the highest in the world. WASHINGTON: The total number of global...

28% of COVID-19 cases in India till April 30 are asymptomatic: Study

NEW DELHI: At least 28 per cent of 40,184 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 between January 22 and April 30 in India...

Kohli only Indian in 2020 Forbes World’s Highest-Paid Athletes list with $25 mn worth

NEW YORK: Cricket superstar Virat Kohli remains the only Indian in the Forbes' list of world's highest-paid athletes with total earnings of USD 26...

Being mentally fit is very important during lockdown’: Gagan Narang

NEW DELHI: Having achieved success in a sport which, in his words, is 98 percent mental, Olympic bronze-medallist shooter Gagan Narang on Friday emphasised...

West Indies approve ‘bio-secure’ Test tour of England

ST JOHN'S (Antigua): The West Indies cricket board has approved next month's tour of England where they will play three Tests in a "bio-secure"...

AIFF decides to delay start of upcoming domestic season due to pandemic

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation on Friday decided to delay the start date of the domestic season till further notice in view...

VoIP exchange with J-K link busted in Mumbai, one held

Mumbai, May 30 The Mumbai Police has busted a racket involving an illegal Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) exchange in suburban Govandi here and...

SC to decide if divorced daughter has same right to freedom fighter family pension as unmarried one

New Delhi, May 30  Is a divorced woman entitled to her freedom fighter father's family pension like an unmarried or widowed daughter? A high court...

Jammu, Srinagar to have CAT benches; Personnel Ministry modifies its order

New Delhi, May 30 The benches of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), that adjudicates central government employees' service matters, will function from Jammu and Srinagar,...

Arrest warrant against Sharif for failing to appear in court in corruption case

Islamabad, May 30 An accountability court in Pakistan has issued an arrest warrant against embattled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently in...

Boy kills self after parents take away his mobile phone

Thane, May 30  A 13-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide at his Mira Road residence in the district after his parents snatched away his mobile phone,...

COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 265 deaths, 7,964 cases

New Delhi, May 30  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,971 and the number of cases climbed to 1,73,763 in the country...

Trump bans entry of certain groups of Chinese students to US

Washington, May 30 US President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation banning the entry of Chinese students and researchers having ties with the People's...

Pak violates ceasefire in J&K’s Poonch

Jammu, May 30 The Pakistan Army resorted to intense firing on forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district...

Organic masks to fight coronavirus

Bhubaneswar, May 30  The state-owned Utkalika has started production and marketing of organic masks, manufactured by traditional artisans, with covering the face becoming the new...

Encounter breaks out in J&K’s Kulgam

Srinagar, May 30  An encounter broke out between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday, police said. A cordon...

Delhi’s COVID death toll jumps to 82 in last 24 hours

New Delhi, May 29  Delhi's COVID-19 death tally has jumped by 82 in the last 24 hours, due to inclusion of 69 deaths that...

Trump says US terminating relationship with WHO; takes steps against China

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that America is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization as he blamed it and...

GoI likely to allow states more say after lockdown 4.0

NEW DELHI: The government of India is likely to retain a limited role and allow states and union territories to take decisions on whether...

India, China reject Trump’s offer to mediate on border row

New Delhi: India and China on Thursday said they are engaged with each other to peacefully resolve the ongoing border row, signalling an indication...

Wife of Soz moves SC against his house detention

New Delhi: The wife of former Union minister and senior Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Saifuddin Soz moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking...

LPG truck catches fire, multiple cylinder explode triggering panic along Srinagar-Jammu highway

Jammu: Dozens of LPG cylinders exploded in over 45 minutes after a truck carrying these caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Udhampur district,...

CBI takes JK police officer into custody in wife’s dowry death case

New Delhi: The CBI on Friday took into custody a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer after filing a charge sheet against him in a...

PM Modi not in ‘good mood’ over border standoff with China: Trump

WASHINGTON: Reiterating his offer to mediate on the border dispute between India and China, US President Donald Trump has said that he spoke to...

Investigators find Rs 30 million in wreckage of crashed Pak aircraft

Karachi: Investigators and rescue officials have found around Rs 30 million in cash in the wreckage of the Pakistan International Airlines' aircraft that crashed...

14 Afghan security force members killed in attack claimed by Taliban

KABUL: Taliban fighters stormed an Afghan border post Friday, killing at least 14 security force members, the insurgents and officials said, the latest in...

China asks Western nations to stay out of its internal matters in Hong Kong

BEIJING: China has lodged diplomatic protests with the US, the UK, Canada and Australia for “interfering” in its internal matters by criticising its new...

India’s coronavirus death toll overtakes that of China

NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus death toll has surpassed that of China after it reported a total of 4,706 fatalities, while it overtook Turkey to...

Govt must come clean on border standoff with China: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked the government to come clean on the border standoff with China and tell the country...

Not ‘India’, but ‘Bharat’ or ‘Hindustan’: SC to hear plea on amending Constitution

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on June 2 a plea which has sought a direction to the Centre to amend the Constitution...

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