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BCCI indefinitely postpones its AGM due to COVID-19 pandemic

NEW DELHI: The BCCI has indefinitely postponed its Annual General Meeting, supposed to be held by September 30, due to the COVID-19 pandemic as...

Sonia Gandhi removes Azad, Vora, Kharge as AICC general secretary; Reconstitutes CWC

New Delhi:In a major reshuffle of the party, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday removed Ghulam Nabi Azad, Motilal Vora, Ambika Soni, Mallikarjun Kharge...

Indian, Chinese armies expected to hold Corps Commander-level talks early next week

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese armies are expected to hold Corps Commander-level talks early next week with a focus on implementing provisions of a five-point...

Pak appoints first VC of Baba Guru Nanak University

Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab government on Friday appointed the first vice-chancellor of the Baba Guru Nanak International University in Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Sikhism's...

Rajnath Singh holds high-level meeting on situation in eastern Ladakh

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and top military brass on Friday deliberated on the five-point agreement reached between India and China on de-escalating tension...

LG Manoj Sinha launches health insurance scheme for J&K residents

Srinagar:  Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday announced a universal health insurance scheme, on the lines of the Centre's Ayushman Bharat,...

Russia welcomes India and China’s decision to de-escalate tensions

Moscow: Russia on Friday welcomed India and China's decison to de-escalate tensions in eastern Ladakh, with foreign minister Sergei Lavrov saying he was "very happy"...

Bipin Rawat appears before parliamentary panel on defence

New Delhi:  Amid a prolonged standoff between India and China along the LAC in Ladakh, Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on Friday appeared...

AMU to start admission process from October 23

Aligarh (UP): Aligarh Muslim University will begin its admission process from October 23, according to an official notification issued on Friday. The entrance tests for admission...

NEP aims to remove marksheet pressure: PM

New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that school students should have a new curriculum, which is in sync with the new National Education...

UK universities prepare to reopen amid updated COVID-19 guidance to limit gatherings

London: Universities across the UK are preparing to reopen for the start of the Autumn semester this month amid the updated COVID-19 government guidance, which...

Pompeo says Afghan negotiations likely to be ‘contentious’

Islamabad: Much anticipated negotiations between Afghanistan's warring parties are likely to be "contentious", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Friday, but are the...

Pakistan’s coronavirus cases cross 300,000-mark

Islamabad: Pakistan's coronavirus tally crossed the 300,000-mark with the detection of 548 new cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on...

Cross LoC firing in Poonch

    Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Friday opened heavy fire and shelled mortars at forward areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district,...

Biden family selling country to China, says Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has accused his Democratic challenger Joe Biden of being "weak" on China and that his family was "selling" the...

COVID-19 cases in India cross 45-lakh mark

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload sprinted past 45 lakh and the death toll climbed to 76,271 with a record 96,551 infections and 1,209 fatalities being...

Trump says US has incredible N-weapons; denies reports of leaking classified info on them

Washington: President Donald Trump has said the US has some "incredible" nuclear weapon systems that nobody knows about but refuted allegations of leaking classified information...

US will reduce its troop strength in Afghanistan to 4,000 in a very short period of time: Trump

Washington: The United States will reduce the number of its troops in Afghanistan to 4,000 in a very short period of time, President Donald Trump...

Trump rules out extension of TikTok deadline

Washington:US President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out extending the September 15 deadline for Chinese video-sharing social networking platform TikTok to either change its...

India, China agree on 5-point roadmap at Jaishankar-Wang talks to resolve border standoff in eastern Ladakh

New Delhi: Noting that the current situation at their border is not in the interest of either side, India and China have agreed on a...

China approves first nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine for trials

Beijing: China has approved for trials its first nasal spray vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus that has claimed over 904,000 lives and infected...

Jaishankar to meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow: MEA

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow shortly, the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA)...

Induction of Rafale jets stern message to those eyeing India’s sovereignty: Rajnath

AMBALA: In a clear reference to China over the tense border row in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the induction...

Foreign ministers of Russia, India, China meet in Moscow

Moscow: The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) on Thursday held trilateral talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...

Militants in Kashmir face acute shortage of arms and ammunition: Army commander

Srinagar: A quadcopter used by Pakistani spy agency ISI in Jammu and Kashmir has necessitated alert along the Line of Control (LoC) in the...

Abrogation of Article 370 removed obstacles in development of J&K, Ladakh: Naqvi

Leh: Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said the abrogation of Article 370 has demolished the speed breaker of redundant...

India, Japan ink mutual military logistics agreement

New Delhi: After years of negotiations, India and Japan have inked a landmark agreement that will allow their militaries to access each other's bases...

US to ASEAN: Reconsider deals with blacklisted China firms

Hanoi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked Southeast Asian nations Thursday to reconsider deals with Chinese companies blacklisted by Washington for building island...

Indian expatriate wins USD 1 million in Dubai lucky draw

Dubai: A 34-year-old Indian software engineer has won a whopping USD 1 million (Rs 7.3 crore) in a lucky draw contest here, according to...

Gold rises by Rs 287, silver jumps Rs 875

New Delhi: Gold prices rose by Rs 287 to Rs 52,391 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. In...

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