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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese paramilitary policemen form a line to move sandbags to reinforce a dyke along the banks of Poyang Lake in Poyang County in eastern Chinas Jiangxi Province. (via AP)

China reports 141 dead or missing in flooding since June

Flood damage has been estimated in hundreds of millions of dollars, adding to pressure on an economy deeply impacted by...

13 July 2020 12:51 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Pradyuman Singh Lodhi joined the BJP. (Photo- Twitter)

Fresh jolt to Congress in MP, Bundelkhand MLA defects to join BJP

The development has dealt a severe jolt to the Congress ahead of the coming byelections to 24 Assembly constituencies in...

13 July 2020 12:28 PM IST

Pope Francis. (AP)

Pope Francis hurt by Turkey's decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a...

'My thoughts go to Istanbul. I think of Santa Sophia and I am very pained,' the Pope said during his weekly blessing in...

13 July 2020 12:17 PM IST

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar. (PTI Photo)

Country needs another Manmohan Singh, says Sharad Pawar

Mr Pawar said that Prime Minister Modi should consult economists and experts like Manmohan Singh to revive the economy

13 July 2020 11:36 AM IST

BJP national general secretary, Ram Madhav. (PTI Photo)

Ram Madhav demands enhanced security to BJP cadres in J&K

Earlier this week, BJP leader was killed by militants in Bandipore district, causing panic and a sense of insecurity...

13 July 2020 11:24 AM IST

A closed road during the lockdown announced by the state government to curb the spread of virus in Prayagraj. PTI photo

Virus cases in India witness record spike, count close to 9 lakhs

The government has indicated Parliament's monsoon session could be held by September if the situation improves further

13 July 2020 10:56 AM IST

Shivraj Singh Chouhan (right) with Jyotiraditya Scindia. CM Shivraj on Monday allocated portfolios to the new ministers. (PTI Photo)

Portfolios allocated in Madhya Pradesh, Scindia loyalists get key...

Senior BJP leader Narottam Mishra retained the Home department, but had to give up health to Scindia supporter Prabhuram...

13 July 2020 10:53 AM IST

A woman and two children wear masks at a playground, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP)

Ten million kids 'may never return to school' after virus

'For the first time in human history, an entire generation of children globally have had their education disrupted,'...

13 July 2020 10:43 AM IST

Florida sets one-day record with over 15,000 new COVID cases

Florida sets one-day record with over 15,000 new COVID cases

If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases in a day behind the United States,...

13 July 2020 10:30 AM IST

A militant killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. (PTI Photo)

1 terrorist killed in encounter in JK's Anantnag

Security forces launched a search operation early Monday morning in Srigufwara, following information about the presence...

13 July 2020 10:24 AM IST

Reliance Industries said Qualcomm Incs investment arm will buy a 0.15% stake in its digital unit Jio Platforms. (PTI Photo)

Qualcomm-Jio deal: 5G wireless tech company to invest Rs 730 crore in...

The partnership will help Jio Platforms to roll out advanced 5G infrastructure and services for Indian customers ,...

13 July 2020 9:56 AM IST

A Mumbai Municipal Corp. worker fumigates a street in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. While 2019 was the worst year on record for global dengue cases, experts fear an even bigger surge is possible because their efforts to combat it were hampered by restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP)

Dengue prevention efforts worldwide stifled by coronavirus pandemic

With healthcare systems crumbling in countries around the world, experts say they aren't sure how world would be able to...

13 July 2020 9:36 AM IST