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Scene of mishap (Twitter image)

Bus-lorry collision near Tirupur kills 19

The bus was going to Thiruvananthapuram from Bengaluru, while the lorry was coming from the opposite direction

20 Feb 2020 10:43 AM IST

File photo shows the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Life on board the luxury cruise ship, which has dozens of cases of coronavirus. AP photo

Odisha man on ship in Japan seeks govt's help

With some 3,700 passengers and crew, the ship has been in quarantine at Yokohama port since February 3.

20 Feb 2020 2:44 AM IST

Protesters participate in a rally against the National Register of Citizens, Citizenship Amendment Act and National Population Register in Hyderabad on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

At B'luru's Shaheen Bagh, 2 women sit on fast unto death

Now, two women agitators, Amreen and Warsi, have gone on an indefinite hungerstrike from Tuesday night.

20 Feb 2020 2:44 AM IST

A local court here on Wednesday asked the Centre to explain as to why summons issued by it were not served to US-based Dow Chemical in a case related to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, which had left over 15,000 people dead and around one lakh others maimed.

Key Bhopal gas tragedy accused held, granted bail

His kin moved bail application in the district and sessions court citing his ill health.

20 Feb 2020 2:40 AM IST

Fifty-year-old Jabeda Begum with her daughter

With 15 papers, woman fail to prove citizenship

Assam HC declares 50-year-old a foreigner.

20 Feb 2020 2:38 AM IST

Santoshi Jeenagar, the sarpanch in the Patodi gram panchayat of Barmer district.

The lady who shattered myths and became a sarpanch

The foundation of the Panchayati Raj system in Rajasthan changed after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment.

20 Feb 2020 2:34 AM IST

Court raps CBI, asks why no lie test on Asthana

The court asked the CBI whether there was any telephonic conversation recording of Asthana, which the agency denied.

20 Feb 2020 2:34 AM IST

Kunal Kamra, Stand Up Comic

Opposition MPs in Parl panel question Kamra ban

Comic has been banned by 4 airlines after his confrontation with journo.

20 Feb 2020 2:32 AM IST

A street scene from what was then Calcutta, many decades ago.

Oh Calcutta! Memories of bombs, gang warfare on streets, fish head dal...

The first one, and one I recall as vividly as something that happened just now, goes back to November 1969.

20 Feb 2020 2:31 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (AFP photo)

CCS clears $2.4bn copter deal ahead of Trump visit

MH-60 will replenish India's ageing fleet of British-made Sea King copters.

20 Feb 2020 2:29 AM IST

Kamal Nath (Photo: PTI)

Time-bound industrialisation to be made mandatory

The bill would be tabled in the ensuing Budget Session of state Assembly.

20 Feb 2020 2:25 AM IST

There was speculation that the poll body would announce schedule for the Delhi Assembly elections along with that of the Jharkhand, but the EC invite only refers to poll schedule for the eastern state. (Photo: File)

J&K parties welcome delay in rural bypoll

The letter was issued following inputs about threat to the law and order and certain security related problems.

20 Feb 2020 2:20 AM IST