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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said twenty-three ministers and MLAs tested coronavirus positive. (PTI Photo)

Ahead of assembly session, 23 ministers and MLAs test COVID positive:...

CM Amarinder Singh tried to emphasise that the scenario was not conducive for holding physical examination for JEE-NEET

26 Aug 2020 8:17 PM IST

Workers at a flyover construction site during reimposed weekend lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Jammu. AP Photo

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | After COVID devastation, India to need...

If the pandemic does end in two years, as WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus predicts, it will leave behind...

26 Aug 2020 8:02 PM IST

FSSAI to soon issue order for reducing trans-fat in food items to 2 pc by 2022. (Representative Image)

FSSAI plans to limit trans-fat in food items to 2% by 2022

Currently, bakeries, sweet shops and other food business operators can voluntarily display 'trans-fat-free' logos on...

26 Aug 2020 7:40 PM IST

Traffic policemen wear masks during a campaign in New Delhi.

Don't want to contract coronavirus? Wear N95 mask, suggest Indian...

The study found N95 masks to be the most effective at reducing the horizontal spread of a cough.

26 Aug 2020 7:32 PM IST

Positions for engineers, data scientists and financial analysts are among the tech and non-tech roles that Paytm is looking to fill.

Paytm expanding despite pandemic, hiring over 1,000 people in various...

The financial technology company is ramping services such as lending, insurance, wealth management and offline payments.

26 Aug 2020 7:27 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (PTI)

Sri Lanka will adopt 'India first approach': Foreign Secretary...

Commenting on the Chinese investment in Hambantota port, Foreign Secretary Colombage said Sri Lanka had offered it to...

26 Aug 2020 7:11 PM IST

DCGI gives nod to Serum Institute for phase 2, 3 trials of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo)

Cambridge University kicks off vaccine race to fight all coronaviruses

A vaccine that clears all trials can be delivered pain-free without a needle into the skin through a spring-powered jet...

26 Aug 2020 7:08 PM IST

Sonia Gandhis zoom call with Opposition CMs.

Sonia Gandhi bats for strong and united Opposition against Modi sarkar

Gandhi convened a virtual meeting of chief ministers of opposition-ruled states to discuss the key issues confronting...

26 Aug 2020 6:48 PM IST

Uber auto rental service in now live in Bengaluru and is available in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune. (Photo | uber.com)

You can now hire an Uber auto in Mumbai, Pune and four other cities at...

Prices start at Rs 169 for a one-hour/10 km package. You can pick from multiple hourly packages but be prepared to pay...

26 Aug 2020 6:40 PM IST

Chief Ministers belonging to various opposition parties got together and discussed the issue of GST compensation to states. (ANI Photo)

CMs of opposition parties unite against Centre for undermining states'...

Sonia Gandhi convened a virtual meeting of chief ministers of opposition-ruled states to discuss the key issues...

26 Aug 2020 6:39 PM IST

Mediapersons are particularly concerned about a provision in the law under which journalists can be convicted of espionage for entering a government office and gathering information secretly using electronic device -- an offence that would carry a 14-year jail sentence. (Photo: AP)

DC Edit | No state for journalists

As the coronavirus lockdown and recession affect millions of jobs nationwide, journalists, too, have come under...

26 Aug 2020 6:35 PM IST

Sensex recaptures 39,000-mark after six months; Nifty closes above 11,500. (PTI Photo)

Sensex ends above 39,000 for first time in 6 months, Nifty crosses...

IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 5.93 per cent

26 Aug 2020 6:04 PM IST