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US President Donald Trump takes off his facemask as he arrives at the White House upon his return from Walter Reed Medical Center. (AFP)

Coronavirus aid hopes evaporate as Trump halts talks with Democrats

Just days earlier, Trump had urged fast action on a fifth major virus aid bill to augment more than $3 trillion approved...

7 Oct 2020 1:56 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is not likely to attend the bhoomi pujan ceremony of the Ram Mandir. (PTI Photo)

Yogi government involved in Hathras victim's midnight cremation: Shiv...

The party expressed the fear that the Hathras issue might see the explosion of Dalit community's anger

7 Oct 2020 1:13 PM IST

Mumbai cyber cell to probe online trolls targeting them over Sushant Singh Rajput case

Mumbai cyber cell to probe online trolls targeting them over Sushant...

The police said that fake accounts were being operated on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook where the trolls went on to...

7 Oct 2020 12:55 PM IST

The scientists, who published their findings in peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Marine Science, said areas with more floating rubbish generally had more microplastic fragments on the sea floor. (Representational Image: AFP)

14 million tonnes of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study

The quantity of the tiny pollutants was 25 times greater than previous localised studies had shown

7 Oct 2020 11:38 AM IST

Kulbhushan Jadhav. (PTI Photo)

India failed to appoint lawyer to represent Kulbhushan Jadhav: Pak...

The Islamabad High Court had last month set a new deadline for India to appoint a legal representative for Jadhav

7 Oct 2020 11:01 AM IST

Suspension of the H1-B visas by the US will cost domestic IT firms Rs 1,200 crore. (AFP Photo)

Trump admin imposes new curbs on H-1B visas to protect US workers...

Already a large number of Indians have lost their jobs and are headed back home during the pandemic that has severely...

7 Oct 2020 10:26 AM IST

A man with a mental health condition shackled in a hut in Majene in West Sulawesi by his family. - While not unique to Indonesia, padlocks, shackles and chains are frequently used to cover for a lack of proper mental health provision in the worlds fourth most-populous nation. The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has exacerbated the issue, forcing many people who have been freed following a change in attitudes, access to medication and better care back into chains. (AFP)

Locks, chains: Coronavirus puts Indonesia's mentally ill back in...

Padlocks, shackles and chains are used to cover for a lack of proper mental health provision in the world's fourth...

7 Oct 2020 9:47 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (via AP)

Negative views of China rise sharply in advanced democracies: Survey

One of the most important factors with regard to China's reputation abroad has been the coronavirus

7 Oct 2020 9:14 AM IST

EAM S. Jaishankar with US secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a meeting in Tokyo. PTI photo

US slams China for Corona, Indo-Pacific tensions at Quad meet

Mike Pompeo and S. Jaishankar discussed bilateral and multilateral cooperation, reaffirmed the strength of the US-India...

7 Oct 2020 7:43 AM IST

Bihar chief minister and NDU president Nitish Kumar with senior BJP leader and deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi at a press conference in Patna ahead of Bihar polls. PTI photo

Bihar polls: JD (U) allotted 122 seats, BJP 121, says Nitish Kumar

'Nitish Kumar is the leader of NDA in Bihar and there is no ifs and buts about it'

7 Oct 2020 7:35 AM IST

The average daily COVID-19 positivity rate has declined from 9.21 per cent recorded between September 16-22 to 6.82 per cent registered between September 30 to October 6 (PTI pic)

Govt claims steady decline in COVID cases

India till date has recorded a total of 66.85 lakh cases of COVID-19 out of which 61, 267 are new cases detected in the...

7 Oct 2020 7:15 AM IST

Government of Indias Representative and Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks and Nagaland Governor, RN Ravi on Friday held a detailed consultation meeting with the primary stakeholders of the Naga society in Kohima and said that the central government is determined to conclude the Naga peace process. (Photo: ANI)

Naga accord 'draft' finalised, demand for separate flag rejected

No more tlaks with NSCN (IM), up to them to sign or not, says government

7 Oct 2020 7:02 AM IST