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16 per cent above normal rain in Maha so far this monsoon, IMD said. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra received 16% above normal rain so far, says IMD

averageThe state received 826.7 mm rainfall from June 1 to August 17, as against the normal average of 713.7 mm for the...

18 Aug 2020 3:35 PM IST

Australian cricketers hit pay dirt at the IPL players auction with pacer Pat Cummins becoming the most expensive foreign buy ever in the league by fetching a whopping Rs 15.50 crore bid from two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders here on Thursday. (Photo: Twitter/ Indian Premier League)

Dream11 is new title sponsor for IPL 13, outbids Unacademy, Tatas to...

Dream11 has been one of the IPL sponsors for a couple of years now.

18 Aug 2020 3:10 PM IST

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said around 3.65 crore jobs would be generated in the construction of houses sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. (PTI Photo)

PMAY(U) to generate 3.65 crore jobs in construction of sanctioned...

Puri said that it is estimated that 158 lakh metric tonnes of steel and 692 lakh metric tonnes of cement would be...

18 Aug 2020 3:05 PM IST

HC rejects parole plea of former professor Saibaba . (PTI Photo)

Saibaba's parole plea rejected by Bombay High Court

The court noted that it would be difficult to arrange for security personnel to escort Saibaba from Nagpur to Hyderabad...

18 Aug 2020 1:53 PM IST

Smoke rises from a rocket attack during Independence Day celebrations at the Defense Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP photo

Mortar shells strike Kabul as Afghans mark Independence Day

No militant group claimed responsibility for the attack and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage

18 Aug 2020 1:23 PM IST

ED records statement of Sushant Singh Rajputs father in PMLA case. (PTI Photo)

Sushant death: ED records KK Singh's statement im PMLA case

Officials said Singh was asked about Rajput's income, investments, professional assignments, relationship with Rhea...

18 Aug 2020 1:23 PM IST

The State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) land was allotted by the state government to Vedanta Sterlite for the second copper smelting plant. (Photo: PTI)

Madras High Court dismisses Vedanta's petition to reopen Sterlite...

The court dismissed a batch of writ petitions from Vedanta and others challenging the closure.

18 Aug 2020 1:14 PM IST

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second right, argues with a worker of the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant in Minsk, Belarus. AP photo

Belarus crisis: I'm not a saint, says Lukashenko

He made the offer, which he insisted would not be delivered on while he was under pressure from protesters

18 Aug 2020 1:11 PM IST

UK retailer Marks and Spencer to axe 7,000 jobs. (AFP Photo)

Marks & Spencer to cut 7,000 jobs after sales hit by COVID-19

The job cuts, to be carried out over the next three months, include losses from its central support centre and in its UK...

18 Aug 2020 12:51 PM IST

US First lady Michelle Obama (Photo: AP)

Michelle Obama to Americans: Vote like our lives depend on it

She offered a sharp rebuke of the Trump presidency, telling viewers that he has had more than enough time to prove that...

18 Aug 2020 12:39 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)

Supreme Court refuses to direct transfer of PM CARES funds to NDRF

The verdict came on a PIL filed by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation

18 Aug 2020 12:15 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for post COVID care. (PTI Photo)

Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS after complaining of fatigue, body ache

According to a statement issued by AIIMS, he is comfortable and is continuing his work from hospital

18 Aug 2020 11:41 AM IST