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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on its 125th anniversary via video link, in New Delhi, on June 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi praises NGOs for fighting coronavirus in Varanasi

He was interacting with representatives of various Varanasi-based non-government organisations via video link.

9 July 2020 1:14 PM IST

People sprinkle flowers at the grave of a family member who presumably died of COVID-19 at a cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP)

Dead bodies kidnapped in Indonesia as traditions clash with virus...

Corpse handlers say their job profile itself has changed, with longer hours and some even required to do rituals...

9 July 2020 1:10 PM IST

Yes Bank to raise up to Rs 15,000 crore through FPO; offer to open on Jul 15. (AFP Photo)

Yes Bank's Rs 15,000 crore FPO to open on July 15

Yes bank said the offer size of the FPO is Rs 15,000 crore including an employee reservation portion of up to Rs 200...

9 July 2020 12:49 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI Photo)

Is this the India of our dreams?: Rahul on Chitrakoot child sexual...

"Starving family in an unplanned lockdown...These girls have paid a terrible price to live," the former Congress chief...

9 July 2020 12:38 PM IST

A student (C) gestures after finishing the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as gaokao, in Shenyang in Chinas northeastern Liaoning province on July 8, 2020.(AFP)

With zero new local cases, the second wave of virus also coming down...

Wearing of masks remains obligatory in most indoor spaces and a proof of health is required for entrance to many venues

9 July 2020 12:32 PM IST

Finance Ministry requested states to ensure safety and security of bank officials and take stern action against perpetrators. (PTI Photo)

Ensure bankers' safety, take stern action against unruly: Finance...

Last month, a woman bank employee in Canara Bank (erstwhile Syndicate Bank) was attacked by a police constable at Saroli...

9 July 2020 12:28 PM IST

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. (AP)

Australia extends visas for Hong Kongers in response to China's...

Countries like Canada and Britain too looking at options to accommodate Hong Kong residents fleeing the country

9 July 2020 12:06 PM IST

DHL plans to cut as many as 2,200 jobs of U.K-based workers at Jaguar Land Rover factories. (AFP Photo)

DHL to lay off 2,200 UK workers at Jaguar Land Rover factories

DHL indicated that half of the job cuts are due to a decline in car production and half are the result of anticipated ...

9 July 2020 11:26 AM IST

Non-profits groups urge Johnson & Johnson to halt sales of Baby Powder globally. (AFP Photo)

Pressure mounts on Johnson & Johnson to halt sales of baby powder...

Johnson & Johnson said in May it would stop sales in the US and Canada, saying demand had fallen in wake of what it...

9 July 2020 11:03 AM IST

A general view shows al-Zahraa neighbourhood of Aleppo destroyed following years of conflict in Syria. (AFP)

UN rejects Russia's bid to reduce delivery of humanitarian aid to...

The resolution needed a minimum of nine 'yes' votes in the 15-member council, but it got support from China, Vietnam and...

9 July 2020 10:55 AM IST

Undated photo shows Vikas Dubey with his close aide Amar Dubey (L) who was killed in an encounter recently. PTI photo

Gangster Vikas Dubey, wanted in Kanpur ambush, arrested

There was a huge bounty on Vikas Dubey's head

9 July 2020 10:47 AM IST

Students walk near the Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge. (AP)

Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration to save their foreign...

The latest rules force the universities' foreign students to leave the United States unless they attend at least one...

9 July 2020 10:09 AM IST