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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav at meeting with Women Cell state officials and District Head General Secretaries, in Patna. PTI photo

Tejashwi as CM 'face' upsets Congress, others in Bihar Opposition

The announcement came after the RJD national council passed a resolution in Patna on December 10, 2019

6 July 2020 12:16 PM IST

BJP wrote a letter to home minister Anil Deshmukh urging him to roll out a more aggressive action plan to protect Mumbai police. (PTI Photo)

BJP's Kirit Somaiya demands aggressive action plan to protect Mumbai...

In the letter, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya stated that over 6,000 family members of the policemen are either sick or...

6 July 2020 12:14 PM IST

Maharashtra government revoked the transfer order of 10 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) in Mumbai in just three days. (PTI Photo)

Order for transfer of 10 DCPs in Mumbai revoked

Earlier too, the MVA government had revoked the transfer of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) chief within a day

6 July 2020 11:49 AM IST

This photo taken on July 5, 2020 shows staff members wearing protective clothing spraying disinfectant in the compounds of a school ahead of the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as Gaokao, in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

China issues warning after suspected bubonic plague case, forbids...

The bubonic plague, known as the 'Black Death' in Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and fatal disease spread mostly by...

6 July 2020 11:44 AM IST

A decision on reopening hotels and restaurants in Maharashtra will be taken soon. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra government to allow reopening of hotels, restaurants soon

CM Uddhav Thackeray appealed to companies not to retrench their workers even if there is a wage cut

6 July 2020 11:35 AM IST

A police officer being sanitized in city market area in Bengaluru, Karnataka. PTI photo

India overtakes Russia in COVID-19 cases

India's apex medical body ICMR had said Friday it aims to launch the world's first Covid-19 vaccine, the indigenous...

6 July 2020 11:10 AM IST

Physicians, residents and staff from the facility in Asheville, N.C., take a knee to show support for renewed calls for racial justice after the police killing of George Floyd. (AP)

Virus and racism merge as a brutal blow to Black well-being

Institutional racism is a brutal blow to Black people's well-being and renewed calls for racial justice in all realms...

6 July 2020 11:08 AM IST

India withdraws plan to reopen Taj Mahal. (AFP Photo)

Taj Mahal won't open today, order cites risk of COVID-19 spread

The government order did not specify the duration of the lockdown for monuments that have been closed since March

6 July 2020 10:51 AM IST

ICMR has laid out a schedule of human trials of a vaccine candidate with results expected by August 15, 2020. (Representational image)

Central government MoST likely very confused over COVID-19 vaccine

Ministry of Science & Technology says a vaccine is unlikely before 2021, and then redacts statement

6 July 2020 10:47 AM IST

Worshippers gathering before the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabias holy city of Mecca to attend prayers. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia announces haj health measures for domestic pilgrims

Muslims from other countries are barred from the rite for first year in modern times, while number of domestic pilgrims...

6 July 2020 10:29 AM IST

Mercedes-Benz will recall more than 660,000 vehicles in China later this year for a possible oil leak. (AFP Photo)

Mercedes to recall 6,60,000 vehicles in China for oil leak

The announcement follows another recall that began last month of 4,653 imported Mercedes sedans that had incorrect...

6 July 2020 10:21 AM IST

Billionaire Mukesh Ambanis Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) plans to increase its network of aviation fuel stations by 50 per cent. (PTI Photo)

Reliance plans to up aviation fuel stations by 50%

Reliance Aviation has the highest market share in 20 per cent of the operating airports

6 July 2020 9:51 AM IST