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Spraying disinfectants can be ‘harmful’, says WHO

Geneva: Spraying disinfectant on the streets, as practised in some countries, does not eliminate the new coronavirus and even poses a health risk, the...

India’s COVID death count rises by 120, record jump of nearly 5,000 new cases

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,872 and the number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 on Sunday, registering...

China reopens more schools, revives flights

Beijing: China on Sunday reported five new cases of the coronavirus, as the commercial hub of Shanghai announced the restart of some classes and...

Discoms in UTs to be privatised: FM

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said electricity distribution companies in Union Territories (UTs) will be privatised. This is expected to provide a...

Ladakh students to get 5 percent quota in NIT Srinagar

Leh: Five percent of all reserved seats in under-graduate programmes of Srinagar National Institute of Technology will be earmarked for students of Ladakh Union...

Announcement of class 10, 12 CBSE exams postponed

New Delhi: The MHRD Ministry on Saturday postponed announcement of the exam schedule for pending class 10 and 12 board exams, saying the CBSE...

10 CAPF companies withdrawn from J&K

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday ordered withdrawal of 10 CAPF companies from Jammu and Kashmir and sent nine such units to...

Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 2,752; cases climb to 85,940: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 2,752 and the number of cases climbed to 85,940 on Saturday, registering an increase...

24 migrant labourers killed, 36 injured in truck collision in Uttar Pradesh

Auraiya (UP): At least 24 migrant labourers were killed and 36 people sustained injuries when a trailer truck carrying them collided with another truck...

US to donate ventilators to India to fight coronavirus: Trump

Washington: President Donald Trump has announced that the US will donate a lot of ventilators to India to help it fight the "invisible enemy",...

Stop acting like money lender, give cash rather than credit: Rahul Gandhi to Centre

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Centre should stop acting like a "money lender" for its children by giving them...

Migrants prefer trucks, tempos to return home; no distancing

MUMBAI: Even as special Shramik trains and buses are being run by the government to ferry stranded migrant labourers from Maharashtra and other states,...

Govt unleashes bold reforms; to raise FDI in defence production; open coal, mineral mining

New Delhi: In bold reforms aimed at boosting sagging economy, the government on Saturday announced an easing of limits on foreign direct investment in...

ICC Board members may discuss shifting T20 World Cup to 2022

NEW DELHI: The option of shifting the upcoming T20 World Cup to 2022 is expected to be put on the table when the ICC...

Ladakh students to get 5 % quota in NIT-Srinagar reserved seats

Leh: Five per cent of all reserved seats in under-graduate programmes of Srinagar National Institute of Technology will be earmarked for students of Ladakh Union...

Amit Shah holds meeting with MHA officials ahead of announcement of lockdown 4.0 guidelines

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held several meetings with his ministry's officials ahead of the announcement of guidelines for the fourth-phase of...

Don’t be so apprehensive about disposal of service cases: CAT chairman to J&K HC chief justice

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court need not be so apprehensive about the disposal of cases by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT),...

MHRD postpones announcement of pending class 10, 12 exams

New Delhi:  The MHRD Ministry on Saturday postponed announcement of the exam schedule for pending class 10 and 12 board exams, saying the CBSE...

64 foreign Tablighis arrested in Bhopal

Bhopal, May 16 Over 60 foreign nationals, who are members of Tablighi Jamaat, have been arrested by police here for participating in various religious programmes...

24 migrant labourers killed, 36 injured in truck collision in Uttar Pradesh

Auraiya (UP): At least 24 migrant workers were killed and 36 injured when a trailer rammed into a stationary truck, both carrying passengers, on a...

Report: Google facing onslaught of antitrust cases in US

Mountain View (US), May 16 (AP) Federal and state regulators in the U.S. are preparing to file antitrust lawsuits alleging Google has abused its...

BCI asks lawyers not to wear coat, long gowns during COVID-19

New Delhi, May 14  The Bar Council of India asked lawyers across the country on Thursday not to wear coats and long gowns during...

Trump’s emergency powers worry some senators, legal experts

Washington, May 16 (AP) The day he declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency, President Donald Trump made a cryptic offhand remark. I have the...

China reports 21 new COVID-19 cases, Wuhan steps up mass testing for infections

Beijing, May 16  China has reported 21 new COVID-19 infections, including 13 asymptomatic ones, taking the number of cases in the country to 82,941,...

Pak’s anti-graft body approves filing of 2 more corruption cases against former PM Nawaz Sharif

Lahore, May 16  Pakistan's anti-graft body has approved the filing of two additional corruption cases against embattled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is...

Afridi buys Mushfiqur’s bat for USD 20,000

New Delhi, May 16  Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has bought the bat put up for auction by Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim for...

CRPF soldier kills wife, 2 children in Allahabad

New Delhi, May 16  A CRPF soldier posted at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh allegedly shot dead his wife and two children on Saturday, officials...

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 2,752; cases climb to 85,940: Health Ministry

New Delhi:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,752 and the number of cases climbed to 85,940 on Saturday, registering an increase...

Intra-Afghan negotiations only realistic peace solution: Top US diplomat

Washington: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has said there is no alternative to intra-Afghan negotiations for peace in the war-torn country,...

Don’t want to talk to Xi Jinping right now: Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he does not want to talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping right now, indicating his...

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