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A student washes her hands at Chamata Girls School after schools re-opened following a gap of more then seven months due to coronavirus pandemic, at Chamata in Nalbari district, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus developing genetic mutations, turning more contagious:...

The research, published in the journal mBIO, however, did not find that these mutations have made the virus deadlier

2 Nov 2020 11:51 AM IST

Luis Archuleta, 77, also known as Larry Pusateri, was arrested Wednesday in Espanola, New Mexico, where he had been living under the name Ramon Montoya for about 40 years. (Representational Image: AFP)

Mumbai man held for duping Hyderabad jeweller of Rs 39 lakh

The officials said that the arrests were made from Vikramgad by a team of MIDC police station.

2 Nov 2020 11:38 AM IST

Gorkha Janamukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung addresses a press conference in Kolkata on 21 October 2020. (PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | TMC realpolitik, BJP & future of Gorkhaland'

This time the spark was lit by the October 7 invitation to talks to discuss issues related to Gorkhaland by the Union...

2 Nov 2020 10:55 AM IST

Centre has decided to delink the land component from the companies and transfer them to their parent ministries

Centre to delink land held by 17 sick PSUs

While the government identified 19 sick PSUs for time-bound closure two years back, till now it has managed to close...

2 Nov 2020 10:49 AM IST

Maharashtra minister Jayant R Patil sporting a black band in solidarity with Belgaum.

Maharashtra ministers observe Karnataka Formation Day as 'black day'

Marathi-speaking people from the Karnataka border region also observed the black day in Mumbai by sporting black ribbons

1 Nov 2020 11:31 PM IST

Bihar polls: PM Modi dubs Tejashwi-Rahul combo double yuvraj alliance

Bihar polls: PM Modi dubs Tejashwi-Rahul combo 'double yuvraj'...

This was Prime Minister Modi's third tour of Bihar for the ongoing Assembly elections

1 Nov 2020 11:13 PM IST

A file photo of Hizb-ul-Muhajideen commander Saif-ul-Islam Mir alias Saifullah.

Hizbul Mujahideen 'operational chief' Saif-ul-Islam Mir killed in...

The slain militant, Saif-ul-Islam Mir, had taken over as the commander of Hizb after death of Riyaz Naikoo

1 Nov 2020 9:22 PM IST

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. (Twitter/@AbdulRe81179573)

Pak leader likely to be booked for treason over Abhinandan remarks

Posters of Sadiq have also appeared in Lahore, dubbing him a 'traitor'

1 Nov 2020 9:18 PM IST

Census workers collect information from a woman in Lianyungang, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province on November 1, 2020, as millions of census-takers began knocking on doors for a once-a-decade head count of the worlds largest population that for the first time will use mobile apps to help crunch the massive numbers. (AFP)

China begins once-a-decade census of world's largest population

After implementing the decades-old one child policy, China is facing a demographic crisis with a rapidly ageing...

1 Nov 2020 8:48 PM IST

GST collections in July fall 14% due to COVID lockdown. (Photo-ANI)

GST collections cross Rs 1L crore for the first time after COVID-19...

The revenues collected for the month are 10 per cent higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year

1 Nov 2020 8:18 PM IST

CISF officers and jawans shower flower petals on doctor and health workers during felicitation program to express gratitude towards their contribution in the fight against the coronavirus, at SDMC Urban Public Health Centre, Daryaganj in New Delhi, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Over 91 per cent Indians infected with COVID-19 have now recovered

The active cases have dropped substantially and are only 6.97 per cent of the total positive cases: Centre

1 Nov 2020 5:17 PM IST

Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar City, was reeling under winter chill and witnessed the seasons first snowfall earlier this month. (Photo: AFP)

Winter upon us, so's the season of scapegoating

Winter is nearly here, and will be a long litany of horrors, unless we act to prevent them.

1 Nov 2020 4:51 PM IST