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US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump threatens US schools to reopen,no funds to those who disobey

For a nation that prides itself on its public school system, it's an extraordinary situation in this pandemic year

9 July 2020 3:12 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for a roundtable discussion on the Safe Reopening of Americas Schools during the coronavirus pandemic, in the East Room of the White House. (AFP)

Melania Trump's statue set on fire in her hometown in Slovenia

In January, a large wooden statue resembling Donald Trump was also burnt in another Slovenian city

9 July 2020 2:39 PM IST

People resorted to panic buying in several markets of West Bengal on Thursday disregarding social distancing norms. (PTI Photo)

Panic buying returns in Bengal markets ahead of fresh lockdown in...

Long queues were witnessed outside department stores as people bought commodities for storage during the lockdown period

9 July 2020 2:30 PM IST

J-K Police outside the residence of Waseem Bari. (PTI)

TRF claims responsibility for BJP activist's killing in Bandipora;...

Bari, a former district president of the BJP, and his kin were targeted by two gunmen inside their family shop.

9 July 2020 2:08 PM IST

Local defense force fighters drive on a motorbike during an event to inaugurate a new chapter of the group in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (AP)

Burkina Faso's volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists

In an attempt to bolster the army that failed to contain jihadist violence, the government passed a law to arm civilians...

9 July 2020 2:03 PM IST

Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (PTI Photo)

False narrative, says HRD minister on row over revised CBSE syllabus

The comments by the minister came following a controversy over the reduction of syllabus by the CBSE due to the COVID-19...

9 July 2020 1:52 PM IST

Tata Steel sales fall 23 pc to 5.28 MT in Apr-Jun qtr; output down 28.49 pc. (PTI Photo)

Tata Steel sales fall by 23% in Apr-Jun quarter; output down by 28.49%

Tata Steel's India sales were at 2.92 MT, down from 3.96 MT in the year-ago period, while the production volume fell to...

9 July 2020 1:19 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on its 125th anniversary via video link, in New Delhi, on June 2, 2020. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi praises NGOs for fighting coronavirus in Varanasi

He was interacting with representatives of various Varanasi-based non-government organisations via video link.

9 July 2020 1:14 PM IST

People sprinkle flowers at the grave of a family member who presumably died of COVID-19 at a cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP)

Dead bodies kidnapped in Indonesia as traditions clash with virus...

Corpse handlers say their job profile itself has changed, with longer hours and some even required to do rituals...

9 July 2020 1:10 PM IST

Yes Bank to raise up to Rs 15,000 crore through FPO; offer to open on Jul 15. (AFP Photo)

Yes Bank's Rs 15,000 crore FPO to open on July 15

Yes bank said the offer size of the FPO is Rs 15,000 crore including an employee reservation portion of up to Rs 200...

9 July 2020 12:49 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI Photo)

Is this the India of our dreams?: Rahul on Chitrakoot child sexual...

"Starving family in an unplanned lockdown...These girls have paid a terrible price to live," the former Congress chief...

9 July 2020 12:38 PM IST

A student (C) gestures after finishing the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as gaokao, in Shenyang in Chinas northeastern Liaoning province on July 8, 2020.(AFP)

With zero new local cases, the second wave of virus also coming down...

Wearing of masks remains obligatory in most indoor spaces and a proof of health is required for entrance to many venues

9 July 2020 12:32 PM IST