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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AFP)

India, US set to have 2+2 talks next week

Their visit seems to be a certainty, with Sri Lanka announcing Tuesday that Pompeo will visit Colombo for talks on...

21 Oct 2020 4:05 PM IST

Women passengers deboard a local train after the authorities allowed them to commute during non-peak hours from 11 AM to 3 PM and from 7 PM till the end of the service, at Kurla in Mumbai, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (PTI )

India COVID count falls; Under 50K a day after 3 months

Drastic drop in new cases was noted in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

21 Oct 2020 3:04 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar waves at the crowd during an election campaign rally, ahead of Assembly elections, in Jehanabad, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (PTI )

Pre-poll survey indicates NDA is set to win in Bihar

Mahagathbandhan led by RJD's Tejashwi Yadav is projected to win anywhere between 88-98 Assembly seats, with a vote share...

21 Oct 2020 1:12 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh speaks during the second day of the Special Vidhan Sabha Session, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (PTI)

Punjab 'negates' central farm laws, passes 4 bills

The move comes after a directive from Sonia Gandhi to states ruled by Congress to pass separate laws negating the effect...

21 Oct 2020 12:56 PM IST

Mithun Chakraborty and his son Mahaakshay. (PTI File)

Rape case filed against Mithun Chakraborty's son Mahaakshay

The accused named in the case are Chakraborty's son Mahaakshay and the actor's former wife Yogita Bali

18 Oct 2020 11:10 AM IST

Court tells police to probe Kangana Ranaut's social media posts

Mumbai based Director Sahil Ashrafali Sayyed has lodged a complaint alleging the actor has been defaming Bollywood since...

18 Oct 2020 11:02 AM IST

The social evil of honour killing has emerged from this very problem: non-acceptance of inter-caste marriages. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Government to fix right age' of marriage for girls: PM Modi

The 10-member panel was due to submit its report to the government by July 31

17 Oct 2020 11:30 AM IST

A French Rafale fighter jet approaches to land at the deck in the French aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, off the eastern coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea. (AFP)

IAF to get Rafales' second batch in November

The first batch has already been operationalised and has carried out sorties in the Ladakh sector

17 Oct 2020 10:48 AM IST

Apollo Hospitals Executive Vice-Chairperson Shobana Kamineni briefs media about Apollo Hospitals Group gearing up to administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccines per day, to augment the governments battle against COVID-19, at Apollo Hospitals, in Hyderabad. (PTI)

Apollo ready to administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccines a day

The group says they have also built the largest cold chain network and distribution system to safely transport and store...

16 Oct 2020 5:46 PM IST

An Indian Army soldier stands guard near Nastachun pass, also known as Sadhana pass, about 8 Km from the Line of Control (LOC) in the district of Kupwara. (AFP)

India attacks China's bid to meddle in internal matters'

China had reportedly said it doesn't recognise the Union territory of Ladakh

16 Oct 2020 12:01 PM IST

Fire brigade and police conduct search and rescue operation after a three storey building collapsed at Bhiwandi in Thane district Monday Sept. 21 2020. (PTI)

Maharashtra government assures 'appropriate scheme' for illegal...

The Bombay High Court was hearing a suo motu petition pertaining to Bhiwandi building collapse

16 Oct 2020 11:22 AM IST

The police sources said that one of the jawans was killed on the spot and the other died on way to nearby Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS). Medical Superintendent at SKIMS. AP Photo

Two security forces jawans missing along with their service weapons in...

The officials did not rule out, at least, one of these being a conscious decision of decamping with service weapons to...

15 Oct 2020 11:04 AM IST