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COVID-19: Death toll rises to 4,337; total cases reach 1,51,767 in India

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,337 and the total number of cases climbed to 1,51,767 in the country, registering an...

In a first, Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Trump tweets

Washington: For the first time, Twitter has flagged some of President Donald Trump's tweets with a fact-check warning. On Tuesday, Twitter added a warning phrase to...

COVID-19: Trump thinks in-person G7 summit would be great example of reopening, says WH

Washington: US President Donald Trump believes that there is "no greater example" of reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic than holding an in-person G7 summit in...

Trump ‘displeased’ with China’s new security law for Hong Kong: WH

Washington: US President Donald Trump is "displeased" with China's new national security law for Hong Kong, the White House has said, amid rising tensions between...

Top Army commanders to deliberate on situation in Eastern Ladakh

New Delhi: Top commanders of the Indian Army will carry out an in-depth review of the tense standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in...

Treat with urgency pleas against payment of full wages during lockdown: SC to GoI

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Government of India to “treat with urgency” the issues raised in the petitions challenging the home...

Omar denies political reasons for Delhi visit, dismisses speculation that NC divided on issues

New Delhi/Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Tuesday denied there were political reasons for his current visit to Delhi and dismissed as “time pass...

Migrant labourers hold protest in Jammu; press for early evacuation

Jammu: A group of migrant workers on Tuesday assembled near the Bhagwati Nagar area of the city and held a protest to press for...

Lockdown has failed, Centre must spell out reopening strategy: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the four phases of nationwide lockdown have "failed" and not given the results that Prime...

India to go ahead with infra development in key areas along LAC notwithstanding stiff resistance by China

New Delhi: India will not stop infrastructure development projects in strategic areas along the nearly 3,500-km Sino-India border, notwithstanding China's well-coordinated efforts to stall...

WHO suspends testing hydroxychloroquine on virus patients

Geneva: The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom...

Easing of travel restrictions, movement of migrants behind surge in cases, say experts

NEW DELHI: With India now in the bracket of top 10 nations worst hit by the novel coronavirus, experts have attributed the surge in...

Student leaders accuse Centre of indulging in vendetta politics against those opposed to CAA

NEW DELHI: Student leaders and activists accused the Centre and police on Tuesday of indulging in “vendetta politics” against those who opposed the Citizenship...

SC asks Centre, states to provide free food, shelter to migrant labourers

NEW DELHI: Taking cognizance of the “unfortunate and miserable” plight of the migrant labourers stranded across the country due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the...

Elgar Parishad case: Gautam Navlakha sent in judicial custody till June 22

MUMBAI: A special NIA court in Mumbai on Tuesday sent civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-alleged Maoist links case, in...

India facing its worst recession in current fiscal, says Crisil

New Delhi: India's fourth recession since independence, the first since liberalisation and perhaps the worst to date, is here, CRISIL said on Tuesday as...

Traders’ body writes to PM, suggests measures to tide over financial stress

Kolkata: A national body of traders has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suggesting a host of measures to help the community tide over...

ICC has successfully finished cricket in last 10 years: Shoaib Akhtar

NEW DELHI: The ICC has "successfully finished" cricket in the last 10 years and brought it down to its knees, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib...

Playing in bio-secure environment is unrealistic, feels Rahul Dravid

New Delhi: Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels the ambition to resume cricket in a bio-secure environment is "unrealistic", giving a thumbs down to...

Lost a big name: Pakistan’s hockey fraternity mourns death of Balbir Singh Sr

Karachi: Balbir Singh Sr's death evoked emotional tributes from Pakistan's hockey community, which described the legendary centre-forward's demise as a big loss to the...

Afghan gov’t to free 900 prisoners; Taliban may extend truce

Kabul (Afghanistan):The Afghan government announced it would free 900 prisoners on Tuesday, its single largest prisoner release since the US and the Taliban signed...

JK panel submits report to end decades-long seniority dispute of KAS officers

Jammu:  A high-level official panel has submitted its report to the Jammu and Kashmir administration for mitigating the seniority dispute of a large number...

Omar denies political reasons for his Delhi visit, dismisses speculation that NC divided on issues

New Delhi/Srinagar:  National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Tuesday denied there were political reasons for his current visit to Delhi and dismissed as "time pass...

J&K advocate general chairs high-level meeting of lawyers for speedy disposal of pending court cases

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Advocate General D C Raina on Tuesday directed advocates to fasten the process of mitigation of cases in various courts...

Airbus technical experts from France reach Pakistan to assist in PIA crash probe

Karachi: A team of technical experts from the Airbus aerospace company arrived in Pakistan for an independent probe into the PIA plane crash involving its...

Military helicopter crash-lands in Russia, kills 4 on board

Moscow: A Russian military helicopter crash-landed on an airfield Tuesday in the far eastern region of Chukotka, killing four people, the military said. The crash involving...

COVID-19 death toll in India climbs to 4,167

New Delhi:The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 and the number of cases climbed to 1,45,380 in the country, registering an increase...

China reports 36 new coronavirus cases

Beijing: China has reported 36 new coronavirus cases, including 29 asymptomatic infections, mostly in the contagion's first epicentre Wuhan where 6.5 million people have been...

US company trials coronavirus vaccine in Australia

Canberra:A US biotechnology company announced on Tuesday the start of human trials in Australia of a vaccine for the coronarvirus with hopes of releasing...

Four more test positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, tally crosses 50-mark

Leh:Four more people tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh even as the first COVID-19 testing laboratory was inaugurated by parliamentarian Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on...

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