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Congress will pay for rail travel of every needy migrant worker: Sonia

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday said its state units will bear the cost of rail travel of needy migrant workers and labourers stranded...

India covid death toll hits 1,306, cases touch 40,263

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,306 and the number of cases climbed to 40,263 in the country on Sunday,...

Post ICJ, India tried to persuade Pak through back channel to release Jadhav: Salve

NEW DELHI: India had hoped it might be able to persuade Pakistan through "back channel" to release retired Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who...

A salute to corona warriors: IAF jets shower petals on covid hospitals

NEW DELHI: A fleet of military jets on Sunday carried out a spectacular fly-past over the national capital as part of a nationwide exercise...

Pune hospital gets ICMR nod for plasma therapy on critical covid19 Patients

PUNE: The state-run Sassoon General Hospital in Maharashtra’s Pune city has received the Indian Council of Medical Research’s nod to apply plasma therapy on...

CRPF headquarters in Delhi sealed after two staff members test positive for COVID-19

NEW DELHI: The headquarters of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) here has been sealed after a personal staff of a senior officer and...

Covid-19: Centre lists red, green zone districts for week after May 3

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the end of the extended lockdown, the Union Health Ministry has listed 130 districts in the country in red zone,...

Covid-19 toll rises to 1,147; cases 35,043

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,147 with 72 more fatalities and the number of cases climbed...

MHA allows movement of stranded migrants, students, pilgrims by spl trains

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday allowed the use of trains for ferrying people stranded due to the nationwide...

Anti-Muslim incidents bound to attract negative attention abroad; need to change domestic reality: Tharoor

NEW DELHI: Asserting that incidents and comments against Muslims were bound to attract negative reactions abroad, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said...

Rishi Kapoor dies after two-year battle with cancer Randhir

MUMBAI: Rishi Kapoor, the romantic star of many a Bollywood film who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018, died in a Mumbai hospital on...

End of an era, but his legacy will live on: Film industry mourns Kapoor’s death

MUMBAI: Rishi Kapoor's death is the end of an era in Hindi cinema, said co-stars and friends Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan and Karan Johar...

Bar Council may consider emergency fund for independent lawyers, says SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday said the Bar Council of India (BCI) may consider an emergency fund for independent practising advocates who are...

Current doubling rate of Covid-19 stands at 11 days, case fatality 3.2 pc: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The current doubling rate for Covid-19 cases has improved to 11 days as against 3.4 days before the lockdown was imposed, while...

Irrfan Khan: ever the actor, never the star

New Delhi: Always the actor, never the star, Irrfan Khan shone bright in a cinematic universe that unspooled from the Hindi film industry across...

Prez, PM, political leaders pay tributes

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other political leaders across the country on Wednesday mourned the demise of actor...

Breather for anti-CAA protesters: Recovery notices put on hold due to lockdown

LUCKNOW: Anti-CAA protesters, who were served recovery notices to the tune of over Rs 1.41 crore for allegedly damaging government properties, can breathe easy...

Govt must protect salaries, wages of workers suffering due to lockdown: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday urged the government to announce a scheme to protect the salaries and wages of 12...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in India; cases climb to 29,435: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday,...

BJP creating hatred against Muslims, says Akhilesh; questions UP govt’s handling of crisis

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the BJP of creating hatred against Muslims over the coronavirus crisis, saying the ruling party...

Deeply concerned: China on ICMR’s decision to not use COVID-19 test kits from two Chinese firms

NEW DELHI: China on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerned” over the evaluation result of the COVID-19 rapid testing kits supplied to India by...

Mizoram likely to be 6th corona-free N-E state

AIZAWL/GUWAHATI: Mizoram would soon be the sixth COVID-19- free state out of the eight states in northeast India as the state’s lone corona patient...

Coronavirus: Mumbai cops aged above 55 asked to go on leave

MUMBAI: In view of the deaths of three policemen in the last three days due to COVID-19 disease, the Mumbai Police have asked their...

ICMR tells states to stop using rapid antibody test kits procured from two Chinese firms

NEW DELHI: The country's apex health research body ICMR on Monday asked states to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody test kits procured from...

Government must make public details of all purchases made to fight COVID-19: Cong

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday demanded that the government should make public details of all purchases made in the last one month to...

‘Most CMs want lockdown to continue’: Narayanasamy after interaction with PM

NEW DELHI: A majority of the chief ministers who interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wanted the lockdown to continue after May...

VMC paves way forward with ‘Learn From Home’ through its Online Live Classes

NEW DELHI: While the world is grappling with Coronavirus and the economy has hit a pause, certain sections of society such as students need...

India’s fight against Coronavirus is people-driven: PM Modi in ‘Mann ki Baat’ address

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India's "people-driven" battle against COVID-19 is the only way for the country to overcome the...

Covid-19 death toll rises to 826, cases climb to 26,917: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: The countrywide death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 826 and the number of cases climbed to 26,917 on Sunday, according to...

Aggressive testing key to fight battle against COVID-19: Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that without aggressive testing facilities, India cannot conquer challenges posed by COVID-19. Testing and tracing...

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