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BUREAUCRATIC RESHUFFLE: Health secretary Preeti Sudan gets 3-month extension

NEW DELHI: Union health secretary Preeti Sudan, who was due to superannuate this month-end, was on Sunday given a three-month extension in service as...

Prolonged lockdown may push millions into margins of subsistence: Ex-RBI governor Subbarao

MUMBAI: A prolonged lockdown may possibly push million of Indians into the “margins of subsistence”, former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subba Rao said on Sunday...

I was clueless on Test debut, thought had played my last game: Tendulkar

LONDON: Sachin Tendulkar says he was "clueless" on his Test debut and almost cried thinking it was all over for him. When he walked out...

Dhoni always takes responsibility when team loses, says Mohit

NEW DELHI: He has played most of his cricket under MS Dhoni and pacer Mohit Sharma says the revered former India skipper is a...

Will sport ever be the same on return from pandemic?

New Delhi: Will the fans rush back? Will training abroad be as hassle-free as it used to be? What about contact sports where social...

Hizbul Mujahideen activist held in Amritsar: Punjab DGP

Chandigarh:  Punjab police on Sunday claimed to have arrested an activist of the Kashmiri militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen with Rs 29 lakh cash worth...

This Ramzan, girls in J-K stitch free masks for distribution as ‘sadqa’

Bhadarwah: Fasting and charity are essential to Ramzan, and in this holiest month of Islam when the country is fighting coronavirus pandemic, 12 girls...

Senior govt doctor, another man die of COVID-19 in Bengal

Kolkata:  A senior government doctor involved in the fight against COVID-19 and a 34-year-old man, both diagnosed with the disease, died at a hospital...

PM to interact with CMs on Monday to discuss way out of COVID-19 lockdown

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers via video conference on Monday morning on the way ahead in the fight...

Boris Johnson to be back to work at Downing Street from Monday

London:  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will return to work at 10 Downing Street in London on Monday, three weeks after he was admitted...

Union Health Secretary gets 3- month service extension

New Delhi:  Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, who was due to superannuate this month-end, was on Sunday given a three-month extension in service as...

India’s fight against coronavirus people-driven, says PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday exhorted people to shun complacency on the assumption that the COVID-19 pandemic will not affect them...

SAARC nations unveil emergency stimulus packages to tackle COVID-19 economic fallout

Islamabad/Dhaka: The SAARC countries have rolled out a raft of stimulus packages to boost investments, buffer private businesses and bolster growth in response to...

Indian envoy in UAE “appalled” after mortal remains of 3 deceased nationals sent back

Abu Dhabi:  Indian Ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor has expressed shock over the mortal remains of three Indians being sent back to Abu...

China needs to guard against COVID-19 resurgence, warn health official amid rise in imported cases

Beijing:  China confirmed 11 new coronavirus cases, including six locally transmitted infections, taking the total count to 82,827, while a senior health official has...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 824, cases climb to 26,496: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 824 and the number of cases climbed to 26,496 in India on Sunday, according to...

Global death toll tops 200,000 as some virus lockdowns eased

Atlanta: As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000, countries took cautious steps toward easing lockdowns imposed amid the pandemic, but fears of...

UGC panels recommend academic session in varsities from September

NEW DELHI: The academic session in universities and higher educational institutions can be started from September instead of July in view of the COVID-19...

India records lowest daily growth rate in corona infections in 24 hours since crossing 100 cases: Govt

NEW DELHI: The average doubling rate of COVID-19 cases in the country is 9.1 days as of now and from Friday 8 am to...

Covid-19 death toll rises to 779, number of cases climbs to 24,942 in India: Union health ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 779 and the number of cases climbed to 24,942 in the country on Saturday,...

World Health Organization warns against idea of ‘immunity passports’

BERLIN: The World Health Organization is cautioning against the idea of "immunity passports." It says there is currently no evidence that people who have...

With 51,000 fatalities, US records over one fourth of global Covid-19 deaths

WASHINGTON: The United States accounts for more than one fourth of the global Covid-19 deaths and over one-third of the total number of people...

RS spends 28 per cent time on making laws, 40 per cent on discussing matters of public concerns

NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha spends 40 per cent of its functional time on deliberating issues of public importance, 32 per cent on ensuring...

Tharoor urges PM to facilitate return of Indians stranded in GCC nations

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate the return of Indians stranded in Gulf Cooperation...

Last year’s performances have kept us motivated, women’s hockey forward Navjot Kaur

Bengaluru: A string of good performances by the Indian women's hockey team last year has helped keep the entire group motivated as they continue...

KCCI hails revocation of PSA against Yasin Khan

Srinagar: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Saturday welcomed the J&K government's decision to revoke the Public Safety Act against business leader Mohammad...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 779, no. cases climbs to 24,942 in India: Health ministry

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 779 and the number of cases climbed to 24,942 in the country on Saturday, registering...

Eight FIRs registered against 13 people for selling liquor in J-K

Samba:  Eight FIRs have been registered against 13 people for illegally selling liquor in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district during the ongoing lockdown period,...

Pakistan Navy successfully test-fires anti-ship missiles

Islamabad:The Pakistan Navy on Saturday successfully test-fired a series of anti-ship missiles in the North Arabian Sea, a spokesman said. The missiles were fired from...

Prison inmates across JK manufacture face masks; target 1 lakh masks by month-end

Jammu:  Hundreds of inmates in prisons across Jammu and Kashmir have volunteered and joined efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic with mass production of...

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