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SC imposes token fine of Re 1 on Prashant Bhushan for contempt of court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday imposed a token fine of Re 1 against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan in the contempt case for his tweets...

Treat doctors losing lives in COVID fight at par with martyrs of armed forces: IMA to PM

NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking that all doctors who have died of COVID-19 be treated...

Gold rises by Rs 161, silver jumps Rs 800

New Delhi: Gold prices rose by Rs 161 to Rs 52,638 per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday amid rupee depreciation, according...

Eight core industries’ output contracts 9.6% in July

New Delhi: Contracting for the fifth consecutive month, the output of eight core infrastructure sectors dropped by 9.6 per cent in July due to...

Markets recoil as fresh China border tensions rattle investors; Sensex plunges 839 pts

Mumbai: Equity benchmarks' six-session rally came to a juddering halt on Monday as a flare-up in India-China border tensions hammered investor sentiment. Profit-booking after the...

FM to meet bank officials on 3 Sep

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet top officials of scheduled commercial banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) on 3 September to review...

First training session on sticky wicket was a great challenge: AB de Villiers

DUBAI: The sticky wicket was a "great challenge" but South African star AB de Villiers left the ground after his first net session in...

Misbah-ul-Haq’s reaction will have bad effect on team: Inzamam-ul-Haq

LAHORE: Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has slammed coachcum-selector Misbah-ul-Haq for his negative body language during Pakistan's defeat in the second T20 International against England...

Jamshedpur FC rope in Brazilian midfielder Alex

Jamshedpur: Indian Super League franchise Jamshedpur FC on Monday announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Alexandre Monteiro de Lima as their fourth foreigner for...

That was my life’s biggest thrill but it lasted two seconds: Bindra on Olympic gold

NEW DELHI: Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra says the thrill - the biggest of his life - lasted merely two seconds after his gold at...

Indian economy contracts 23.9 pc in April-June quarter

New Delhi:The Indian economy contracted by 23.9 per cent in the April-June quarter of this fiscal amid the COVID-19 crisis, official data showed on...

Army kept India’s sovereignty secure; why is Congress crying: BJP

New Delhi: Hitting back at the Congress after it targeted the Union government over the Chinese aggression at the Ladakh border, the BJP asked why...

Man arrested for hoisting Pakistan’s flag at home in MP

Dewas:A man was arrested after Pakistans national flag was allegedly hoisted at his home in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said on Monday. A purported video,...

Rahul accuses Modi govt of destroying informal economy, enslaving it

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the Modi government of destroying the informal sector of the economy and trying to enslave...

SC fines Prashant Bhushan one rupee for contempt of court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a token fine of one rupee against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan as punishment in the contempt case against...

Indian Army thwarts fresh attempts by China’s PLA to change status quo in Ladakh’s Pangong lake area

New Delhi:The Indian Army on Monday said it thwarted "provocative" military movements by Chinese troops on the intervening night of August 29 and 30...

Thai government delays purchase of submarines from China

Bangkok: Thailand's government has decided to delay the purchase of two submarines from China, withdrawing its request to parliament to include the sum for an...

In worst COVID-19 hit state Maharashtra, BJP wants temples to reopen; Sena hits back

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday targeted the BJP for seeking reopening of temples in Maharashtra amid the COVID-19 crisis, and asked whether the...

78,512 new COVID cases in India, 971 deaths

New Delhi,: The novel coronavirus tally in India crossed 36 lakh on Monday with 78,512 new cases, while the number of recoveries surged to...

Survey: China manufacturing logs feeble growth in August

Beijing: China's manufacturing activity held steady in August as domestic demand helped to offset weaker orders from exports markets that are struggling with the coronavirus...

HM Amit Shah discharged from AIIMS

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was admitted to the AIIMS here on August 18 for post-COVID care, was discharged on Monday morning,...

Australia records its deadliest day of pandemic

Melbourne:Australia recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic on Monday as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce its plans to lift...

Trump, Portland mayor blame each other after deadly shooting

Portland (US): The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and President Donald Trump engaged in a real-time argument Sunday as the president sent a flurry of critical...

China’s top diplomat dismisses European rights concerns

Paris:China's foreign minister defended detention camps in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's new security law on Sunday, brushing off human rights concerns by European countries...

Army officer killed in Pak firing along LoC in Rajouri

Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army was killed on Sunday in firing by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC)...

We are not anyone’s puppets: Farooq Abdullah’s retort to Pakistan

New Delhi: Reacting sharply to Pakistan hailing the recent Gupkar Declaration in which six political parties of Jammu and Kashmir vowed to fight collectively...

Delimitation panel to visit J&K after preparing broad framework to redraw constituencies

New Delhi: The Delimitation Commission, set up to redraw the constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir apart from Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and will...

India can become world’s toy hub, time to be vocal about local toys: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India has talent and ability to become a toy hub for the entire world and...

Census, NPR unlikely in 2020

NEW DELHI: The first phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR), scheduled for this year but deferred...

With a spike of 78,761 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 35-lakh mark

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 35 lakh, just a week after it crossed the 30-lakh mark, with a record single-day spike of...

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