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Coal Ministry said it has revised the list of mines to be auctioned for commercial mining. (AFP Photo)

38 coal blocks up for auction for commercial mining: Coal ministry

According to the revised list seven mines in Chhattisgarh will be auctioned

3 Sept 2020 3:41 PM IST

Indian children play online game PUBG on their mobile phones sitting on stairs outside their house in Hyderabad, India. India on Wednesday banned the widely popular Chinese mobile game PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds, known by the acronym PUBG, along with other 117 mobile applications in yet another move targeting China in the online space.(AP File)

China 'strongly opposes' India's ban on Chinese apps

'Indian actions violate the legal interests of Chinese investors and services providers,' commerce ministry spokesman...

3 Sept 2020 3:38 PM IST

A healthcare worker collects a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker for testing for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a foreign workers domitory in Singapore (AFP)

New COVID clusters detected in Singapore's migrant worker dormitories

The vast majority of Singapore's nearly 57,000 cases are from cramped dormitories that house more than 300,000 South...

3 Sept 2020 3:15 PM IST

Activity in Indias crippled services industry fell for a sixth straight month in August. (AP Photo)

Services activity falls for sixth month in August as COVID...

Hoping to avert more economic damage, government said it planned to reopen underground train networks and allow sports...

3 Sept 2020 3:04 PM IST

Smoke raises during a wildfire over the ancient site of Mycenae, Greece. (AP)

Still ablaze, this year's Arctic wildfires set new CO2 emission...

Siberia and the Arctic Circle are prone to large year-on-year temperature fluctuations, but persistence of this year's...

3 Sept 2020 3:01 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks on demonetization during the second episode of his video series Arthvyavastha Ki Baat, Rahul Gandhi ke saath, in New Delhi.. (PTI Photo)

Modi's note ban was attack on India's poor, farmers, labourers: Rahul

He also said the decision to scrap high-value currency notes was an attack on the country's poor, farmers, labourers and...

3 Sept 2020 1:55 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. (AP File)

UNSC thwarts Pakistan's attempt to get two Indians listed as global...

Sources pointed out that a similar request by Pakistan containing names of Mistry and Dongara had been blocked earlier...

3 Sept 2020 1:45 PM IST

Satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Nana approaching Belize. (via AP)

Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize after shaking Honduras

The 2020 hurricane season, which runs from June to November, has been more active than average

3 Sept 2020 1:22 PM IST

US President Donald Trump arrives at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, North Carolina. (AFP)

US cuts remaining dues payment to WHO after Trump pullout

However, US will continue to participate in select WHO technical and policy meetings that have a direct bearing on the...

3 Sept 2020 1:00 PM IST

US urges India to enhance its position in global supply chain. (AFP Photo)

India should enhance its position in global supply chain, says US

India with its Atmanirbhar Bharat Initiative has put forward a programme that puts a question mark on notion of...

3 Sept 2020 12:54 PM IST

Army personnel being sanitised after the cremation of the former president Pranab Mukherjee, at Lodhi Road cremation ground in New Delhi. PTI photo

As corona cases climb, India may soon overtake Brazil

Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has ordered officers to ramp up the city's testing capacity by allowing testing on demand

3 Sept 2020 12:15 PM IST

Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane is visiting Leh to review the ongoing security situation. (PTI Photo)

India China standoff: Army Chief Naravane visiting Ladakh to review...

Gen Naravane will be briefed about the evolving situation by top Army commanders overseeing deployment of troops

3 Sept 2020 12:04 PM IST