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A medic collects a sample via Rapid Antigen for COVID-19 test at a govt school, during Unlock 2.0, in New Delhi. PTI photo

Coronavirus recovery rate in 21 states, UTs exceeds national average

The recovered cases exceeded the active cases by 1,64,268 as of Sunday

5 July 2020 3:55 PM IST

A man wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, as he buys ice cream at a shop in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP)

Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted

Other Gulf countries have also moved to ease restrictions, although Kuwait has maintained a partial curfew

5 July 2020 3:48 PM IST

Police personnel at the residence of criminal Vikas Dubey after the encounter in Bikaru village where 8 cops lost their lives in Kanpur. PTI photo

Kanpur encounter: Vikas Dubey's main aide arrested

The cash reward on Vikas Dubey has been increased to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 25,000

5 July 2020 3:34 PM IST

All flights under the Vande Bharat Mission scheduled for various destinations in Australia between July 4 to July 14 postponed. (AFP Photo)

No flight for Australia till July 14 due to COVID-19 imposed...

All rescheduled flights will now operate from July 15 onwards, Air India said in a statement

5 July 2020 3:32 PM IST

India to reopen Taj Mahal with social distancing, masks. (PTI Photo)

Taj Mahal to reopen after 3-month lockdown; social distancing, masks...

Only 5,000 tourists will be allowed in a day, split into two groups

5 July 2020 2:59 PM IST

People maintain physical distances as thousands gather at a rally supporting the Black Lives Matter and Black Deaths in Custody movements in Sydney. (AP)

Weekend-long protests in Australia to support Black Lives Matter...

An ancient Aboriginal smoking ceremony took place as families of those who have lost relatives while in police custody...

5 July 2020 2:52 PM IST

PM Modi meets President Kovind (Twitter image)

PM Modi meets President Kovind to discuss various issues

The meeting comes after the Prime Minister had visited Leh earlier this week and addressed soldiers following the Galwan...

5 July 2020 2:43 PM IST

Members of the Oromo community stop during a protest on University Avenue in St. Paul, Minn., to sing a song by Hachalu Hundessa. (AP)

Pop star's murder reveals political rifts in Ethiopia

More than 80 people have been killed in unrest in Ethiopia after the popular singer Hachalu Hundessa was shot dead this...

5 July 2020 2:20 PM IST

CPI Maoist party squad member surrendered before Officer on Special Duty (OSD) V Krishna Rao on Tuesday. (Photo: Representational I ANI)

Security forces kill 4 Maoists in Kandhamal encounter

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Operations Group and District Voluntary Force officers launched a combing...

5 July 2020 2:08 PM IST

Delhi L-G Anil Baijal at Covid Care Centre at Radha Soami Satsang Beas (Photo- Twitter)

Delhi LG Anil Baijal inaugurates world's largest COVID-19 care centre...

While Delhi government provided administrative support, ITBP is operating the centre under name "Operation Corona...

5 July 2020 1:59 PM IST

Vials of the drug remdesivir during a press conference concerning the start of a study with the Ebola drug to treat severely ill patients afflicted with coronavirus COVID-19, at The University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, northern Germany, amidst the global pandemic. (AFP)

Remdesivir gets conditional EU clearance to be used in severe COVID-19...

The move comes just days after Gilead allocated nearly all of its supply of remdesivir for the next three months to the...

5 July 2020 1:54 PM IST

US Customs and Border Protection detained a shipment of weaves believed to be made in a Chinese detention camp. The shipment is suspected to be human hair. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP)

Hair weaves suspected to be from Chinese detention camps seized

Recent reports say China has its ethnic minorities locked up in camps where they are subjected to ideological...

5 July 2020 12:58 PM IST