Attributing the 23.9 per cent contraction in GDP in April-June to the coronavirus lockdown, Chief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian on Monday said the country...
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In a fresh confrontation in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese army carried out “provocative military movements” to “unilaterally” change the...
He strode the corridors of power in New Delhi like a colossus, but always craved a slice of his village. Mirati, the sunswept village in West Bengal”s...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday warned that anyone challenging the ”one-China” policy will pay a heavy price as he termed a top Czech...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi and a host of prominent leaders of the state Monday mourned the death of former president...
Parliament”s monsoon session will begin from September 14, a notification issued on Monday said. The notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat...
Condolences poured in for former President Pranab Mukherjee, who died in Delhi on Monday, from leaders of various political parties in Maharashtra including...
Indian industry on Monday paid rich tributes to former president Pranab Mukherjee, lauding his contribution to the economy and describing him as a great...
India”s growth has to be a lifting tide for the entire region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday while pitching for greater...
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking postponement of work on the Health Data Management Policy...
The UN health agency says a new survey found that 90 per cent of countries that responded reported fallout from COVID-19 on the provision of other health care...
“A thorough gentleman” and “a great statesman” is how film personalities, including melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, actors Ajay Devgn and Taapsee Pannu...
Former president Pranab Mukherjee died on Aug 31 in an army hospital, his son Abhijit informed. He was 84. Mukherjee was admitted to hospital on August 10 and...
India”s economy suffered its worst slump on record in April-June, with the gross domestic product (GDP) contracting by 23.9 per cent as the coronavirus...
Expressing grief over former president Pranab Mukherjee”s demise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described him as a scholar par excellence and a...
A quintessential party loyalist and the trusted Man Friday of three Congress prime ministers, Pranab Mukherjee”s climb up the political ladder stopped...
An estimated 6.8 million fewer female births will be recorded across India by 2030 due to sex-selective abortions, according to a study that projects the...
Thailand”s government has decided to delay the purchase of two submarines from China, withdrawing its request to parliament to include the sum for an...
Indian duo of Tvesa Malik and Diksha Dagar carded 72 and 73 respectively in the second round to comfortably make the cut at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open here...
United National Party deputy general secretary Ruwan Wijewardena has expressed his desire to lead the party after his cousin and Sri Lanka”s former prime...
Caesar Cordova, a character actor who appeared with Al Pacino in cult crime dramas “Scarface” and “Carlito”s Way”, died of...
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar has commenced classes for the new academic year through online mode for its on-roll students as well as the new...
India”s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 35 lakh, just a week after it crossed the 30-lakh mark, with a record single-day spike of 78,761...
Public health experts expressed concern Friday about President Donald Trump”s largely mask-free, socially un-distanced Republican convention event on the...
The Assam government would send to the Centre soon the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted for preparation of modalities for granting of ST...
Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Suresh Raina has pulled out of the Indian Premier League citing “personal reasons”, the franchise said on Saturday...
Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party”s vice-presidential candidate, has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and re-enter...
India”s COVID-19 tally raced past 34 lakh with a single-day spike of 76,472 cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 26,48,998, pushing the...
Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma had yet another rough day as he carded a disappointing six-over 78 in the second round to crash out at the midway stage of the...
A Congress leader in Uttar Pradesh has said the party should expel Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was among the 23 signatories to a letter that called for an overhaul...
North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis said on Friday he “fell short of my own standard” by failing to keep his face mask on in the White House crowd while...