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    Former CBI director Ashwani KumarIndia
    Former CBI director Ashwani Kumar dies by suicide in Shimla

    The body of Kumar (69), a 1973-batch IPS officer, was found hanging at his residence in Brockhurst, near Chhota Shimla,...

    8 Oct 2020 11:56 AM IST

    Fly creates buzz at US vice presidential debate - and onlineWorld
    Fly creates buzz at US vice presidential debate - and online

    Pence received an unwelcome visitor when a large fly perched on his white hair for two minutes, triggering an avalanche...

    8 Oct 2020 11:01 AM IST

    Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) let 16-year-old Aava Murto take her place for a day. (Image: Twitter/@FinGovernment)World
    Girls Takeover: Finland PM hands her post to teenager for one day

    Although Finland scores highly in gender equality comparisons, women are still heavily under-represented in technology...

    8 Oct 2020 10:13 AM IST

    President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (AP)World
    Getting coronavirus a blessing in disguise: Trump

    The US President on Wednesday told the countrymen that he will get them same medicine that cured him for free

    8 Oct 2020 9:24 AM IST

    US Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator from California, Kamala Harris gestures as she speaks during the vice presidential debate in Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AFP)World
    Kamala Harris describes Trump administration's handling of as...

    President Trump, who tested positive for COVID-19, is facing criticism over his handling of the health crisis and...

    8 Oct 2020 9:01 AM IST

    Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, left, and his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, right, smile at the start of their luncheon meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan. Ap PhotoIndia
    MEA Jaishankar meets Japanese counterpart, calls for inclusive...

    The agreement promotes cooperation in capacity building, research and development, security and resilience in the areas

    7 Oct 2020 7:01 PM IST

    The viruses Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B had been discovered by the mid-1960sOpinion
    AA Edit | Towards an HCV-free world

    An estimated 71 million people worldwide suffer from chronic HCV infection, requiring liver transplants

    7 Oct 2020 6:47 PM IST

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses media on the outcomes of the 42nd GST Council meeting, in New Delh. PTI PhotoOpinion
    AA Edit | GST cess: Centre must act quickly, responsibly

    The government must act wisely again and offer to meet its legal and moral obligation to the states when the Council...

    7 Oct 2020 6:22 PM IST

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) offering his condolences on October 7, 2020 in Kuwait to the Gulf emirates Crown Prince, Sheikh Mishaal al-Ahmad al-Jabaer al-Sabah, following the death of the emir of Kuwait last week. (AFP)World
    Kuwait's emir names security czar Sheikh Meshal as crown prince

    The new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, assumed power following the death of his brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad...

    7 Oct 2020 5:47 PM IST

    Sri Lankan health officials take swab samples from employees of the Colombo municipal council to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Authorities in Sri Lanka on Wednesday widened a curfew and warned of legal action against those evading treatment for COVID-19 after reporting an escalating cluster centered around a garment factory in the capitals suburbs. (AP)World
    Sri Lanka widens curfew, bans gatherings as virus surges

    The Indian Ocean island nation had just reported its first community infection in two months on Sunday

    7 Oct 2020 2:54 PM IST

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