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Apples from newly discovered trees are placed in a Ziploc baggie and carefully labeled with the trees latitude and longitude and the date the fruit was collected. (Photo: AP)

Locals search for apple variety believed to be extinct

Apple sleuths hunt Northwest for varieties believed extinct.

20 Nov 2019 5:21 PM IST

'Chargesheeted' Rakesh Bansal removed from DDCA vice-president's post

Rakesh has been accused of signing a cheque worth Rs 50 lakh to a company, which had subsequently bounced and a police...

20 Nov 2019 5:13 PM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Govt mulling to provide forex loan at cheaper rate to exporters: Goyal

Govt is considering a proposal to provide higher insurance coverage to the banks on their export-credit-disbursement.

20 Nov 2019 5:03 PM IST

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagged his 250th Test wicket at home during the first match against Bangladesh here on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

'Hope that Day-Night Test marks new beginning for Test cricket' says...

India will play their maiden Day/Night Test starting Friday, against Bangladesh in Kolkata.

20 Nov 2019 5:01 PM IST

Echo Flex also has a built-in USB-A port so you can easily charge your phone (7.5W) or other devices, as well while using only one outlet.

Amazon's new Echo Flex- for both your plug point, and chore woes

The Echo Flex plugs into any standard electrical outlet and lets you carry out functions like controlling light, AC,...

20 Nov 2019 5:00 PM IST

Former Pakistan womens skipper Sana Mir on Wednesday announced that she will be taking a break from international cricket and would not be available for selection for upcoming series against England. (Photo:Instagram)

Pakistan's Sana Mir takes break from international cricket

She also announced that she would be using the time to reset her future objectives and targets.

20 Nov 2019 4:59 PM IST

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut. (Photo: PTI/File)

Sanjay Raut upset over being moved to back-row in RS, writes to...

Raut also said that the Sena has not been formally removed from the NDA.

20 Nov 2019 4:54 PM IST

Israel has repeatedly bombed Iranian targets in neighbouring Syria, but an expansion of the campaign to Iraq -- where the Jewish state struck the Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981 -- would risk damaging Washingtons relations with Baghdad. (Photo: AP)

'Wide-scale' Israeli strikes kill 11 fighters in Syria: monitor

The Israeli army said they had targeted around a dozen military sites, including warehouses and military command...

20 Nov 2019 4:44 PM IST

As India gear up for their first-ever Day-Night encounter against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Rohit Sharma will be looking stamp his dominance by turning on his hit-mode. The hitman will aim to smash a ton with few sixes, after having dismissed for six in the first Test match. (Photo:AP)

Rohit Sharma two hits away from breaking this humongous record

The 32-year-old, however, need to hit two sixes to be the third batsman to hit 400 sixes in International cricket.

20 Nov 2019 4:41 PM IST

The young Saif Hassan was in line to make his debut in the historic pink-ball Test at the Eden Gardens. (Photo: PTI)

Bangladesh youngster Saif Hassan ruled out of day-night Test

The 21-year-old Hassan split the webbing of his finger while coming in as a substitute fielder during the first Test in...

20 Nov 2019 4:39 PM IST

Giving much-needed relief to stressed sugarcane farmers, the government on Wednesday announced Rs 6,268-crore subsidy for exporting 6 million tonnes of sugar during the marketing year 2019-20 that starts from October.

India's sugar output declines 64 pc till Nov 15 in ongoing marketing...

During the current 2019-20 sugar season, sugar production as on November 15, was 4.85 lakh tonnes as compared to 13.38...

20 Nov 2019 4:38 PM IST

Choudhry, who is also the national president of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasaba worshipped Godses portrait by offering prayers at the Hindu outfits Daulatganj office. (Photo: File)

Subhash Chandra Bose's grandniece 'worships' Godse in Gwalior

Along with Choudhry, Mahasabha national spokesperson Nisha Katoch also offered prayers to Godse.

20 Nov 2019 4:23 PM IST