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Police detain farmers and Congress Party supporters during a protest against the newly passed agri-bills, in Gandhinagar, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (PTI)

Congress tells party-ruled states to defy Centre's new farm laws

Congress-ruled states to consider enacting their own laws to bypass New Delhi

28 Sept 2020 11:01 PM IST

Charred remains of a tractor that was set on fire near India Gate during a protest against the new farm laws, in New Delhi, Monday, Sept 28, 2020. (PTI)

Nationwide fury over new farm laws

Opposition parties across India gear up to challenge new legislations in the courts and streets

28 Sept 2020 10:48 PM IST

Ticket seekers wait outside the Janata Dal (United) office to meet Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (PTI)

Fewer phases of polling for Bihar elections due to corona scare

There won't be massive movement of polling staff and security personnel

28 Sept 2020 8:12 PM IST

Indias engineering exports dipped 8 per cent in August, 2020.

Engineering exports once gain down in August after growth in July

Subdued industrial activity is still pulling down shipment of value-added products

28 Sept 2020 7:54 PM IST

The Trump administration order had sought to ban new downloads of TikTok (owned by ByteDance) from midnight (0400 GMT Monday) but would allow use of TikTok until November 12, when all usage would be blocked. The judge denied TikToks request to suspend the November 12 ban. (Photo | AFP)

Temporary relief for TikTok as judge halts Trump's download ban till...

District Judge Carl Nichols has issued a temporary injunction at the request of TikTok.

28 Sept 2020 5:14 PM IST

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping. (ANI file photo)

Manish Tewari | The love that wasn't at Wuhan and Mamallapuram

The present confrontation in Ladakh shows that China deceived India by making New Delhi complacent

27 Sept 2020 8:18 PM IST

Farmers of the Bharatiya Kisan Union shout slogans against the Union government during a farmers protest against three farm bills. (AFP)

President puts his stamp on fast and furious farm bills

Hoping to tap farmer anger, Congress is out to tease more parties out of the NDA

27 Sept 2020 7:44 PM IST

Senior Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad and other opposition lawmakers protest against the farm and labour bills at Parliament House in New Delhi. (PTI)

Saeed Naqvi | Whenever cornered, BJP says 'Eulalie' to opposition...

That's how the ruling party gets to enjoy so much legislative and executive leverage

27 Sept 2020 7:17 PM IST

Tourists take pictures at the Taj Mahal which reopened on September 21, 2020. A study has found that much of the spread of Covid-19 was traceable to travel from Dubai and UK. (Representational image: (AFP)

Travellers from Dubai, UK contributed maximum to COVID-19 spread in...

Covid spread from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, J&K was more vigorous

27 Sept 2020 4:52 PM IST

AAP MP Sanjay Singh stages a protest over his suspension from the remaining monsoon session of Parliament over the ruckus created in the Rajya Sabha. (PTI)

Anand K Sahay | Can fury over farm bills trigger a wider stir?

It is clear as day that continuance of MSP runs against the logic of the two laws cleared by Parliament

27 Sept 2020 3:50 PM IST

A UN handout photo shows delegates attending the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (AFP)

Covid shadow at UN-75: Some lessons for India

Covid-19's shadow looms over the 75th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly

27 Sept 2020 3:05 PM IST

Combo image of Bollywood actresses Deepika Padukone (left), Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan at the NCB office for questioning on drugs in Bollywood on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (PTI)

India hates its young women

The only male to figure in the current Bollywood drug furore is SSR

27 Sept 2020 2:47 PM IST