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Lockdown: MHA allows movement of stranded migrants, students, pilgrims by spl trains

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday allowed the use of trains for ferrying people stranded due to the nationwide...

Anti-Muslim incidents bound to attract negative attention abroad; need to change domestic reality: Tharoor

New Delhi:   Asserting that incidents and comments against Muslims were bound to attract negative reactions abroad, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said...

HRD formulating safety guidelines for schools, colleges to ensure social distancing when they reopen

New Delhi:  New seating matrix, staggered classes, different mess and library rules, revamped hostels and canteens, could be part of students' socially distant lives...

World shares skid following grim news on US, EU economies

Tokyo:  Shares dropped in Europe and Asia on Friday after the latest data drove home the extent of economic carnage from the coronavirus pandemic. Many...

COVID-19 lockdown: Maruti Suzuki registers zero domestic sales in April

New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday said it did not sell a single unit in the domestic market...

UP man cycles 100 km alone to marry, rides double with bride on way back

Hamirpur (UP): Undeterred by the coronavirus lockdown, a 23-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh kept his marriage date even if he had to pedal some 100...

Trump says evidence ties virus to Wuhan lab, threatens tariffs

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened new tariffs against Beijing as he claimed to have seen evidence linking the coronavirus to a lab...

China doesn’t want to see me elected: Trump

Washington:   US President Donald Trump on Thursday alleged that China does not want to see him elected in polls due later this year, mainly...

More than 2,000 US coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: tracker

Washington:  The United States recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period for the third day running, according to the latest real-time...

Lockdown: Students from J&K stuck in MP wait for return home

Indore/Bhopal:  A large number of Kashmiri students stranded in parts of Madhya Pradesh due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown have been waiting for their safe...

COVID-19 toll rises to 1,147; cases 35,043

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,147 with 72 more fatalities and the number of cases climbed...

China’s asymptomatic cases climb to over 980; Govt steps up vigil for May Day holidays

Beijing/Wuhan:  China's asymptomatic coronavirus cases have increased to 981, including 631 in Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly virus...

Right to access internet not fundamental right, J&K tells SC

Opposes restoration of 4G mobile internet New Delhi: Right to access internet is not a fundamental right and the state can curtail the freedom of...

NIA arrests one more in DySP case

Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one person, alleged to be an arms dealer, in connection with the case pertaining to the...

Rishi Kapoor dies after two-year battle with cancer Randhir

MUMBAI: Rishi Kapoor, the romantic star of many a Bollywood film who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018, died in a Mumbai hospital on...

End of an era, but his legacy will live on: Film industry mourns Kapoor’s death

MUMBAI: Rishi Kapoor's death is the end of an era in Hindi cinema, said co-stars and friends Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan and Karan Johar...

China opposes any probe into COVID-19 origin

BEIJING: China opposes any "arbitrary" probe into the origin of coronavirus pandemic that is based on the presumption of its guilt, Vice Foreign Minister...

US decides against extending social distancing guidelines

WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire...

Bar Council may consider emergency fund for independent lawyers, says SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday said the Bar Council of India (BCI) may consider an emergency fund for independent practising advocates who are...

Current doubling rate of Covid-19 stands at 11 days, case fatality 3.2 pc: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The current doubling rate for Covid-19 cases has improved to 11 days as against 3.4 days before the lockdown was imposed, while...

Hotel industry mulls pay cuts, reducing manpower to tide over lockdown woes

CHENNAI : The hospitality industry has taken up various measures to overcome the impact due to lockdown to contain spread of coronavirus which include...

We need to introspect if cricket is moving in right direction, says Michael Holding

NEW DELHI: Looking to suck out every dollar available, cricket was suffering from an overkill and the coronavirus-forced break should be used to introspect...

Shastri headlines online session of BCCI coaches

New Delhi: Coaches involved with the senior and junior teams, including India head coach Ravi Shastri, are making productive use of staying at home...

Williamson named ODI player of the Year in New Zealand Cricket’s virtual awards

AUCKLAND: Skipper Kane Williamson was on Thursday named the men's ODI Player of the Year at the annual New Zealand Cricket awards for his...

PM holds meeting to discuss strategies to attract more foreign investments, boost economy

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a "comprehensive" meeting to discuss strategies to attract more foreign investments into India as well...

NIA arrests one more in DySP case

Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested one person, alleged to be an arms dealer, in connection with the case pertaining to the...

Arrange return of J&K migrant labourers from Delhi, Punjab, HP: Azad

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday spoke to chief ministers of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi and asked them to...

Journalists’ working conditions hit hard by coronavirus

Brussels: The working conditions of news reporters around the globe have deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic amid job losses and attacks on media freedom,...

Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods due to COVID: ILO

United Nations: Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy, nearly half of the global workforce, face an immediate danger of losing their livelihoods...

India’s Jan-Mar gold demand falls 36 pc due to volatile prices, economic uncertainties: WGC

Mumbai: Gold demand in India fell 36 per cent in the January-March quarter of this year to 101.9 tonne due to volatile prices, economic...

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