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It’s time to take out bicycles & stop using cars, says SC

NEW DELHI: It is time to take out bicycles and stop using “beautiful cars”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while hearing the matter...

China setting up world’s highest-altitude data centre in Tibet

Beijing: China is building the world's highest-altitude cloud computing data centre in Tibet that will meet the data storage needs of the country and...

Eight core industries’ output contracts 0.8 pc in Sep

New Delhi: Contracting for the seventh consecutive month, the output of eight core infrastructure sectors dropped by 0.8 per cent in September, mainly due...

India likely to back New Zealand’s Greg Barclay for ICC chairman’s post

NEW DELHI: The BCCI is likely to back the candidature of New Zealand's Greg Barclay over Singapore's Imran Khwaja in the elections for the...

Would not be surprised if Dhoni is retained as CSK captain in 2021: Gambhir

NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings owners share such mutual trust and fabulous relationship that he could be retained as captain...

COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 80-lakh mark with 49,881 new cases

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload surpassed the 80-lakh mark on Thursday, 18 days after it had gone past 70 lakh, with 49,881 new cases...

Protests in Jammu against new land laws in J&K

Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Panthers Party (NPP) on Wednesday staged separate protests here, demanding repeal of the new land laws which...

Congress opposes land laws

Srinagar: Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Wednesday said his party rejects the new land laws notified by the Centre for...

Rajnath lauds Army’s handling of current security environment

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday addressed top Army commanders and lauded the force for the way it is handling the “current...

China says border standoff with India bilateral issue, criticises US’ Indo-Pacific strategy

Beijing: China on Wednesday said its border standoff with India in Ladakh is a bilateral issue, and asked the US to “stop” its Indo-Pacific...

2 Army soldiers injured in mine blast in Poonch

Jammu: Two Army personnel were injured in a mine blast along the Line of control (LoC) in Poonch district on Wednesday, official sources said. The...

Two more die in Ladakh, 46 new cases

Leh: Two more persons died of COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the death toll in the Union Territory to 73 while 46 fresh cases pushed...

Fresh Covid-19 cases remain below 45,000 in India; total caseload inch closer to 80 lakh-mark

NEW DELHI: The new coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 45,000, even as the total Covid-19 caseload...

Over 2 million virus cases in just 1 week: WHO

LONDON: The World Health Organisation said countries globally reported more than 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases last week — the shortest time ever for...

Pawar blames Centre’s policies for soaring onion prices

Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday blamed the central government's policies for the spiralling prices of onion and said he would speak to...

Interest waiver: Outstanding as of Feb 29 to be reference for ex gratia relief

New Delhi: The loan outstanding as of February 29 would be the reference amount for calculating the differential interest amount under the 'scheme for...

Why national flag hoisting prevented in Srinagar? Shiv Sena

  Mumbai:The Shiv Sena on Wednesday asked why some youths were prevented by police from hoisting the national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar despite the...

Pompeo calls on Sri Lankan president; holds bilateral talks with counterpart

Colombo: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and discussed a range of bilateral issues, including economic...

Fresh COVID-19 cases remain below 45k in India; total caseload inch closer to 80 lakh-mark

New Delhi: The new coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 45,000, even as the total COVID-19 caseload inched...

UN watchdog: Iran building at underground nuclear facility

Berlin: Inspectors from the UN's atomic watchdog have confirmed Iran has started building an underground centrifuge assembly plant after its previous one exploded in...

GoI changes law to allow outsiders to own, buy land in J&K

On request of army, govt may declare any area ‘strategic’ Srinagar: The Government of India has paved the way for people from outside Jammu and...

Aimed at looting natural resources: CPI(M)

New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Tuesday described the amendments to land laws in Jammu and Kashmir to allow outsiders to buy land there as...

US stands with India in its efforts to defend its sovereignty, liberty: Pompeo

New Delhi: The United States stands with India in its efforts to defend its sovereignty and liberty, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said...

Army commanders huddle expected to discuss LAC

New Delhi: Top commanders of the Army on Monday held extensive deliberations on a plethora of issues relating to human resource management in the...

‘Dynastic corruption’ growing challenge for country: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that "dynastic corruption" is a major challenge for the country and lamented that it has...

Stop sowing discord between China, regional countries: Beijing on Pompeo’s visit to India

BEIJING: China on Tuesday urged US secretary of state Mike Pompeo to stop sowing discord between Beijing and countries in the region, undermining the...

Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims rally against France

DHAKA: About 10,000 Bangladeshis from an Islamist group marched through the nation’s capital on Tuesday to denounce the display of caricatures of Islam’s Prophet...

Finance Minister sees GDP growth in negative zone or near zero in current fiscal

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said there were visible signs of revival in the economy but the GDP growth may be...

Gold declines Rs 137 amid tepid demand

New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital dropped Rs 137 to Rs 51,108 per 10 gram on Tuesday amid rupee appreciation and subdued...

Rohit unlikely as Mumbai and RCB aim to secure play-off berth

Abu Dhabi: Rohit Sharma is likely to miss his third game in a row when Mumbai Indians face Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Wednesday...

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