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Respect Kohli for taking paternity leave but his absence will impact India: Langer

Melbourne: Australia head coach Justin Langer has hailed India captain Virat Kohli for taking paternity leave during the tour Down Under but conceded that...

Lot of talent in store, IPL is ready for expansion: NCA head Rahul Dravid

NEW DELHI: Former India captain Rahul Dravid strongly believes that Indian Premier League (IPL) is "ready for expansion" in terms of number of teams...

Owaisi party entry into Bengal likely to unsettle TMC’s sway over minorities

KOLKATA: With Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM announcing that it would contest Bengal polls, having bagged five seats in neighbouring Bihar, political arithmetic, in all likelihood,...

Centre approves Rs 4,382 crore as assistance for natural calamities to 6 states

NEW DELHI: A high-level committee, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has approved the release of nearly Rs 4,382 crore to six states...

China congratulates Joe Biden on being elected US president

BEIJING: China congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday nearly a week after he was declared winner of the American election. US-China ties have grown...

Trump’s voter fraud claims one more step in delegitimising democracy: Obama

WASHINGTON: Outgoing US President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud is one more step in delegitimising not just the incoming Biden administration, but...

Pakistan bans online payments for Indian electronic media content: report

KARACHI: Pakistan government has asked Pakistani banks to immediately ban online payments from the country for the subscription of electronic media content from India,...

Rupee settles on flat note, up 2 paise at 74.62 against USD

Mumbai: The rupee settled on a flat note at 74.62 against the US dollar on Friday as importers and banks' demand for the greenback...

Gold rises Rs 241, silver gains Rs 161 on festival buying

New Delhi: Gold prices on Friday rose Rs 241 to Rs 50,425 per 10 gram on festival buying on account of the auspicious occasion...

Sensex returns to winning mode as bank stocks recover; ends Samvat 2076 with 11 pc gains

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmarks eked out modest gains on Friday after a day's pause as banking and finance stocks found firmer ground amid mixed...

J&K Congress joins Gupkar Alliance

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Friday joined the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of several parties...

Denying Biden victory, Pompeo heads to Europe, Mideast

Washington: After refusing to acknowledge President Donald Trump's loss in last week's election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is leaving Friday on a trip...

Trump’s voter fraud claims one more step in delegitimising democracy: Obama

  Washington:Outgoing US President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud is one more step in delegitimising not just the incoming Biden administration, but democracy generally,...

With 44,879 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 87.28 lakh

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 87.28 lakh on Friday with a single-day increase of 44,879 cases, while the recoveries surged to 81,15,580,...

PAGD’s announcement brightens up Bukhari

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday welcomed the decision of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD)...

Coronavirus is ‘not tired’: WHO

PARIS: People are becoming weary of the coronavirus pandemic but should remain vigilant and continue to take precautions while the world awaits a vaccine,...

Sino-India border standoff in Ladakh expected to be resolved peacefully soon: ITBP chief

New Delhi: The border standoff between India and China in eastern Ladakh is expected to be resolved peacefully “very shortly”, the ITBP chief S...

BCCI will leave no stone unturned to deliver a safe T20 World Cup in 2021: Jay Shah

DUBAI: The BCCI is committed towards hosting a safe and healthy ICC T20 World Cup next year and “will leave no stone unturned” in...

India’s postponed 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to be played in March, June 2021

NEW DELHI: India’s postponed 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualifying round matches will be played in March and June next year as the...

AIFF appoints specialised coaches for referees to move forward

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed specialised coaches for the nation’s high referees so as to assist them head in...

Enhancing connectivity with ASEAN a major priority for India: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said enhancing all kinds of connectivity, including in social, digital and financial spheres, with the 10-nation...

Working hard to ensure early supply of S-400 missile systems to India: Russia

NEW DELHI: Russia on Thursday said it was working “very hard” to advance the supply of the S-400 surface-to-air missiles to India even though...

India has entered into recession due to PM Modi’s policies: Rahul

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted the government over the state of the economy, claiming the country has entered into a...

Biden vows to ‘get right to work’ despite Trump resistance

WILMINGTON: Vowing to get right to work, President-elect Joe Biden shrugged off President Donald Trump’s fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as inconsequential,...

Gold, silver fall marginally

New Delhi:  Gold prices were marginally down by Rs 81 to Rs 50,057 per 10 gram on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous...

FM announces Rs 900 crore grant for COVID-19 vaccine research

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday announced a Rs 900 crore grant to the Department of Biotechnology for COVID-19 vaccine research. She said the...

Indian economy witnessing strong recovery: Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Indian economy is witnessing a strong recovery after a long and strict lockdown. Addressing a press...

Afghan journalist killed as bomb attached to his vehicle explodes

Kabul:  A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak,...

Serum Institute, ICMR complete enrolment in phase-III trials for COVID-19 vaccine

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) and ICMR on Thursday announced the completion of enrolment process of 1,600 participants in the phase-III clinical trials...

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 86,83,916

New Delhi:  India saw a single-day increase of 47,905 infections taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to 86,83,916, while the number of people who have...

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