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Some states showing very early signs of plateauing in daily new Covid-19 cases: Govt

NEW DELHI: As the second wave of coronavirus continues to engulf several parts of the country, the Centre on Monday said some states are...

Verizon selling Yahoo, AOL unit to Apollo in USD 5B deal

New York: AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm. Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the...

Over 7.5 million people lose jobs in April as lockdowns bite: CMIE

NEW DELHI: The second wave of COVID-19 and the resultant localised lockdowns have impacted over 75 lakh jobs, taking the unemployment rate to a...

Philippines protests “blocking” of its patrol ships by China

Manila (Philippines): The Philippine government has protested the Chinese coast guard's harassment of Philippine coast guard ships patrolling a disputed shoal in the South...

Factory orders, production rise at slowest rates in 8 months in April: PMI

NEW DELHI: India's manufacturing sector activity was largely flat in April, as rates of growth for new orders and output eased to eight-month lows...

There is no going back now: Teams after COVID breaches IPL’s water-tight bubble

NEW DELHI: Players, especially overseas recruits, are feeling edgier following the emergence of two COVID-19 cases in the Kolkata Knight Riders camp on Monday...

Russia, facing lags, turns to China to produce Sputnik shots

Taipei: Russia is turning to multiple Chinese firms to manufacture the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production as demand...

PV Sindhu, Michelle Li named athlete ambassadors for IOC’s ‘Believe in Sports’ campaign

NEW DELHI: World champion and Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and world no 11 Canada's Michelle Li have been nominated as athlete ambassadors...

India second in ICC T20I rankings, drop to third in ODIs after annual update

DUBAI: India retained the second place in the ICC Twenty20 team rankings but dropped a rung to third in the ODI chart following the...

Gold jumps Rs 310, silver rises Rs 580

New Delhi: Gold jumps Rs 310 to Rs 46,580 per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday reflecting recovery in global precious metal...

Cow dung to be used for cremation of bodies in Delhi 

New Delhi: mid a surge in the number of COVID-19 fatalities and a shortage of wood, two civic bodies in the national capital have given...

PM takes key decisions to boost availability of medical personnel to fight COVID-19

New Delhi: Seeking to augment human resources deployed in fighting COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a number of measures, including postponing the NEET-PG...

EC plea on media ‘too far fetched’, it can’t be restrained from reporting court discussions: SC

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday termed as “too far fetched” the poll panel's plea for restraining media from reporting remarks in court proceedings...

Pak opens fire along IB in Jammu: BSF

    Jammu:Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire by opening fire along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Monday, a senior BSF...

COVID-19:India records 3,68,147 new cases in single day

New Delhi: The daily COVID-19 cases in India showed a slight dip with 3,68,147 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, taking the total...

One death, 140 fresh virus cases in Ladakh

  Leh: One more person died from coronavirus in Ladakh as 140 fresh cases surfaced, pushing infection count in the union territory to 14,226, according...

Probe ordered into 4 deaths allegedly due to oxygen shortage in Jammu hospital

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has initiated an inquiry into the death of four people allegedly due to shortage of medical oxygen at...

Srinagar placed in red zone; Edu Institutes to stay shut till May 31

Jammu: The State Executive Committee on Sunday put Srinagar district in the red category as it issued revised guidelines for effective containment of COVID-19...

Govt to set up 10,000 beds in temporary hospitals near oxygen plants

New Delhi: The government expects to make 10,000 oxygenated beds available in a short period of time by making temporary hospitals near industrial units...

TMC sweeps Bengal, BJP returns in Assam and LDF in Kerala

New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee rode the BJP challenge to take her Trinamool Congress to triumph for a third consecutive term in West Bengal on...

Record 3,689 daily COVID-19 deaths reported in India, 3,92,488 more test positive

NEW DELHI: A record 3,689 daily COVID-19 fatalities pushed India's death toll to 2,15,542, while the infection count reached to 1,95,57,457 with 3,92,488 more...

COVID vaccination: Centre says 122 crore doses needed to inoculate 59 crore people in 18-45 age group

NEW DELHI: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that a total of 122 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine would be required to vaccinate...

Government may incentivise medical, nursing students for joining COVID-19 duty

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed various measures to augment human resources for effective management of the COVID-19 situation and possible...

‘Quitting this space’, declares Prashant Kishor despite TMC’s massive projected win

KOLKATA: Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who had claimed back in December that the BJP will struggle to cross double digits in the West Bengal...

BJP has met its match in Bengal and lost: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday hailed Mamata Banerjee for her "spectacular victory" in the West Bengal Assembly polls and said...

North Korea warns US of ‘very grave situation’ over Joe Biden speech

Seoul: North Korea on Sunday warned the United States will face “a very grave situation” because President Joe Biden “made a big blunder” in...

Optimism, fear rides in former Taliban bastion as US begins Afghanistan pullout

KANDAHAR: As the US military began formally withdrawing from Afghanistan on Saturday, some residents in Kandahar -- the former bastion of the Taliban --...

China’s carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea

BEIJING: China's Shandong aircraft carrier group has recently conducted routine annual exercises in the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army said Sunday, after...

India’s fuel sales hit in April on Covid wave

New Delhi: The second wave of coronavirus sweeping the nation has pummelled fuel sales in April as local restrictions clamped to curb the spread...

Vijay Goel takes over as CMD of THDCIL

New Delhi: THDC India Ltd said Vijay Goel has assumed the additional charge as its chairman and managing director. "Vijay Goel assumed the additional charge...

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