Senior military commanders of India and China are holding a fresh round of talks on Sunday with an aim to ensure expeditious disengagement of troops from all the friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, military sources said. It is the fifth round of corps commander-level…
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries reported a 31 percent jump in quarterly profits on Thursday, due to a one-time gain from British oil giant BP’s investment in its fuel retailing business and a strong performance by its telecom arm Jio. The Mumbai-based firm, which is owned by Asia’s richest man, Mukesh…
India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 17-lakh mark on Sunday, just two days after it went past 16 lakh, with 54,735 cases being reported in a day, while the recoveries crossed the 11-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases surged to 17,50,723, while the death…
A 35-year-old man, who was extradited from India last year, has been found guilty of “a string of rapes that culminated in murder” in the UK more than a decade ago. Aman Vyas was convicted of the rape and murder of Michelle Samaraweera and the rape of three other women,…
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 5 a plea filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty who has sought transfer of an FIR, lodged against her in connection with the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, from Patna to Mumbai. As per the cause list uploaded on the apex…
Eid al-Adha was celebrated in Delhi on Saturday as people offered namaz in mosques and performed the ritual of animal sacrifice by strictly adhering to precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia greeted Delhiites on the festival. "Hearty congratulations to you all on…
India's COVID-19 tally reached 16,95,988 on Saturday with a record single-day increase of 57,118 cases, while the recoveries surged to 10,94,374, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 36,511 with 764 people succumbing to the disease in a 24-hour span, the data…
Joe Biden’s campaign on Thursday announced launch of its outreach to the influential Indian-Americans in 14 languages, reflecting the linguistic diversity of an ethnic community, which is being sought after by both Democratic and Republican Party in the key battleground states. For instance, “America Ka Neta Kaisa Ho, Jo Biden…
TEN men died in a southern Indian state on Friday (31) after consuming alcohol-derived sanitizer, as local liquor shops were closed due to a coronavirus-related lockdown, police said. The deaths in the town of Kurichedu, in Andhra Pradesh, came as India reported another record surge in daily Covid-19 cases, taking…
INDIAN conglomerate Reliance Industries reported a 31 per cent jump in quarterly profits Thursday (30), due to a one-time gain from British oil giant BP’s investment in its fuel retailing business and a strong performance by its telecom arm Jio. The Mumbai-based firm, which is owned by Asia’s richest man,…