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Modi appreciates efforts of GoI, Delhi govt in containing Covid situation

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appreciated the efforts of the Centre, state and local authorities in containing the Covid-19 situation in...

Demands for Rahul Gandhi to take over as party chief dominate Congress meet on Covid-19

NEW DELHI: A meeting of Congress Lok Sabha MPs called by party president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic and the political situation...

WHO believes ‘unknown pneumonia’ in Kazakhstan could be COVID-19

LONDON: The emergencies chief of the World Health Organization says the agency believes an unexplained pneumonia outbreak in Kazakhstan is likely due to the...

Traders’ body protests after Chinese JV bids for 44 Vande Bharat trains

New Delhi: In a letter to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has urged that a Chinese firm be...

ED raids Delhi-NCR travel firms, CAs for suspected e-visa fraud; seizes over Rs 3.50-cr cash

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has seized Rs 3.57-crore cash after raiding tours and travel firms and their CAs in Delhi-NCR to probe alleged...

There is hardly any understanding of sport among people in India: Kiren Rijiju

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday rued that people in India, including some of his colleagues in Parliament, have limited understanding of...

My instinct says I want to make ODI comeback: Ajinkya Rahane

NEW DELHI: India batsman Ajinkya Rahane is trusting his instincts to make an ODI comeback, a format he last played in February 2018. The 32-year-old...

Asian Beach Games in China postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

KUWAIT CITY: The Olympic Council of Asia on Saturday postponed the sixth Asian Beach Games, scheduled from November 28 to December 6 in the...

No guarantee Trump will back India against China if tensions escalate: Former US NSA John Bolton

New Delhi: Former United States national security advisor John Bolton has said that if the Sino-India border tensions escalate, there is no guarantee that...

COVID-19 cases in India cross 8 lakh-mark with record single-day spike of 27,114 infections

New Delhi: With a record single-day increase of 27,114 cases, India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past the eight-lakh mark on Saturday, just four days after...

Trump rules out phase 2 trade deal with China

Washington:US President Donald Trump has for the time being ruled out a second phase trade deal with China, saying the relationship between the two...

Deadlier than COVID-19: Another ‘unknown pneumonia’ spreading in Kazakhstan

Beijing: China has warned its citizens living in Kazakhstan of a local “unknown pneumonia” which, it said, has a “much higher” fatality rate than...

India, China agree on complete disengagement of troops from Ladakh

New Delhi: India and China on Friday held a fresh round of diplomatic talks on the border row in eastern Ladakh and reaffirmed to...

NGT seeks report on dumping of solid municipal waste in Wullar Lake

Srinagar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir to file an action taken report on alleged dumping of...

Army soldier killed in Poonch

Jammu: A 36-year-old Army soldier was killed in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district...

SC to examine if ‘not to use social media’ can be set as condition for bail

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would consider the issue of whether a court can impose the condition of restricting a person...

Record single-day jump of 26,506 Covid-19 cases in India

NEW DELHI: India saw yet another record single-day jump of 26,506 Covid-19 cases pushing its tally to 7,93,802 on Friday, while the death toll...

Defence minister Rajnath Singh reviews situation in eastern Ladakh

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday carried out a comprehensive review of the situation in eastern Ladakh with top military brass in...

Hours before Vikas Dubey’s encounter, plea sought to protect his life from UP police

NEW DELHI: Hours before gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter near Kanpur on Friday, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court...

Tablighi Jamaat: Court allows 62 Malaysians,11 Saudis to walk free on fine of Rs 7000 and Rs 10,000

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Friday allowed 62 Malaysians and 11 foreigners from Saudi Arabia to walk free on payment of fine of Rs...

PCI seeks replies from UP, HP, Chhattisgarh over alleged targeting of journalists

NEW DELHI: The Press Council of India on Friday sought replies from the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh in connection with...

France urges Netanyahu not to annex parts of West Bank

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to annex Palestinian territory in the West Bank, warning that it...

India a ‘good example’ as solar auctions gain popularity amid Covid-19 pandemic: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS: India is a "good example" as solar auctions have seen popularity amidst the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, UN chief Antonio Guterres...

Insurance companies launch short-term Corona Kavach policy

New Delhi: Sticking to the stiff deadline set by the regulator IRDAI, several insurance companies on Friday launched short-term 'Corona Kavach' health insurance policies...

Forex reserves hit fresh all-time high, touch USD 513.25 bn

Mumbai: The country's foreign exchange reserves surged by a massive USD 6.47 billion to touch an all-time high of USD 513.25 billion in the...

Anderson first bowler who could bowl ‘reverse’ reverse swing: Tendulkar

NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar believes James Anderson is the only bowler who could bowl a "reverse outswinger" with a wrist position...

Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounter in UP: Police

  Kanpur,: Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on Friday after a police vehicle carrying him from Ujjain to Kanpur met with an...

‘India has not yet reached community transmission stage’

NEW DELHI: Amid a spurt in coronavirus cases, the Government of India (GoI) on Thursday said India has not yet reached the community transmission...

India again rejects China’s claim over Galwan Valley, another round of talks expected today

New Delhi: India has once again rejected China’s claim over Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh even as both sides are expected to hold another...

Withdrawal of Chinese troops in Gogra and Hot Springs complete: Sources

New Delhi: China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Thursday completed moving back its troops from the face-off sites in Gogra and Hot Springs in...

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