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A health worker takes sample of a cop for COVID testing in Navi Mumbai. PTI photo

Surge in daily Covid cases in Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, TN,...

A study by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has identified multiple mutations and unique proteins in isolates of...

5 March 2021 7:21 AM IST

Supreme Court made clear to the Centre on Friday that it would not pass any order on the plea seeking closure of cases against two Italian marines. (PTI Photo)

SC favours screening of programmes on OTT platforms

Objections were raised about some scenes in Tandav as they allegedly were hurting religious sentiments and deriding...

5 March 2021 7:18 AM IST

JGLS, a part of the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), has jumped from the 101-150 bracket in the previous year. (Image credit : Twitter/

Jindal Global Law School enters global top 100 in the world

Of 976 law schools considered globally, only 320 made it to the QS World University Rankings by subject

5 March 2021 6:58 AM IST

Claims that MNS was successful in its campaign against Karachi Bakery, soon followed with its leader Haji Saif Shaikh, who led the stir, taking credit on Twitter for the closure of the bakery in Mumbai. (Twitter/@mnshajisaif)

Its good-bye for Mumbai's iconic Karachi Bakery

The bakery was in the eye of a nationalistic storm after MNS protested against its name, claiming that it has a...

5 March 2021 4:20 AM IST

While the rats, mice, rabbits and Syrian hamsters were lab-bred, the rhesus macaques that were used in testing Covaxin candidates were caught in the wild in Maharashtra. (Representational Image/AFP)

Rats, mice, rabbits, hamsters and monkeys - The true heroes in...

The lakhs of people receiving Covaxin to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in India and elsewhere have much to thank...

4 March 2021 11:55 PM IST

Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India. (AFP Photo)

Taj Mahal vacated after hoax bomb call

The hoax call has been traced to Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh, another officer said

4 March 2021 12:58 PM IST

Gandhi used the hashtag ModiRaidsProFarmers with his tweet in Hindi to take a dig at the government. (PTI file photo /R Senthil Kumar)

Rahul accuses Modi government of carrying out raids against those who...

In his three pronged attack, he alleged that the Central government makes the Income Tax Department dance to its tunes

4 March 2021 12:33 PM IST

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialised fields.

Legislation on H-1B visas introduced in US Congress

Given that the Democrats have a majority in the House of Representatives, the bill has little chance to be passed

4 March 2021 12:15 PM IST

It lays out a vision for how the United States can seize what we view as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to renew Americas advantages at home and abroad, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Will ensure that America not China sets the international agenda:...

The comments were made in the Biden administration's Interim National Security Strategic Guidance released on Wednesday

4 March 2021 11:44 AM IST

Academic standards of Urdu-speaking population will not improve unless they have Urdu philosophers. DC Image

Experts call for quality promotion of Urdu

India's rank could have been better than Bangladesh, but it went down due to lack of equality

4 March 2021 11:16 AM IST

While the government is yet to ascertain the cause of the blaze, local people said that forest fire is an annual phenomenon in Similipal but the intensity is high this year. (Twitter/@nv_odisha)

Odisha claims no loss of life in Similipal forest fire, issues SOP to...

As many as 1,000 people including forest officials, locals and volunteers are engaged in disconnecting the fire line

4 March 2021 10:59 AM IST

Anti-coup protesters with makeshift shields stand in Yangon, Myanmar on March 3, 2021. (AP)

UN: 38 died on deadliest day yet for Myanmar coup opposition

The increasingly deadly violence could galvanise the international community, which has responded fitfully so far

4 March 2021 10:41 AM IST