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Kuwait to stop hiring foreign workers for oil sector
Kuwait to stop hiring foreign workers for oil sector

Thu Jun 11 2020

Kuwait will no longer hire expatriates for jobs in its oil sector as the OPEC member moves to reduce the...

COVID crisis an opportunity: Modi
COVID crisis an opportunity: Modi

Thu Jun 11 2020

Insisting that the COVID-19 crisis should be turned into an opportunity to create an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Army personnel killed, civilian injured as Pak shells villages
Army personnel killed, civilian injured as Pak shells villages

Thu Jun 11 2020

An Army personnel was killed and a civilian injured as the Pakistani Army heavily shelled villages and forward posts along...

Pandoh Dam releases water, warning issued to tourists
Pandoh Dam releases water, warning issued to tourists

Thu Jun 11 2020

Authorities on Thursday warmed people, especially tourists, against going to the Beas river as huge water was released from the...

Trump brings back 2016 team
Trump brings back 2016 team

Wed Jun 10 2020

As anyone who has ever heard him speak knows, President Donald Trump loves to relive 2016. He recycles old attack...

BJP busy in elections: Akhilesh Yadav
BJP busy in elections: Akhilesh Yadav

Wed Jun 10 2020

Linking rising unemployment to cases of suicide, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday charged that the BJP was busy focusing...

Goa allows people to skip COVID-19 test on arrival
Goa allows people to skip COVID-19 test on arrival

Wed Jun 10 2020

Starting Thursday, those entering Goa will have the option of skipping the COVID-19 test, provided no symptoms were found in...

In India number of recoveries exceed active Covid-19 cases for first time
In India number of recoveries exceed active Covid-19 cases for first time

Wed Jun 10 2020

The number of recovered COVID-19 patients has exceeded the total active cases in India for the first time on Wednesday,...

Delhi COVID-19 cases estimated to rise to 56K by end of next 2 weeks: Jain
Delhi COVID-19 cases estimated to rise to 56K by end of next 2 weeks: Jain

Tue Jun 09 2020

The current doubling rate of COVID-19 here is 14 days so the national capital as per that estimation will see...

Rajasthan Government sets target of 40,000 tests daily
Rajasthan Government sets target of 40,000 tests daily

Tue Jun 09 2020

The Rajasthan government has set a target of carrying out 40,000 COVID-19 tests daily as against the present capacity of...

India's Covid-19 count over 2.6 lakh
India's Covid-19 count over 2.6 lakh

Tue Jun 09 2020

A record rise in COVID-19 cases in India for the seventh consecutive day has pushed the tally to over 2.6...

New York City begins reopening
New York City begins reopening

Tue Jun 09 2020

After nearly three months of lockdown, New York City has entered the first phase of reopening, 100 days since it...

'All eyes' on New York: Reopening tests city torn by crises
'All eyes' on New York: Reopening tests city torn by crises

Mon Jun 08 2020

The city that never sleeps had a curfew for much of last week. Famous stores were boarded up after days...

Health Ministry drafts rules to help COVID-19 patients access new drugs
Health Ministry drafts rules to help COVID-19 patients access new drugs

Mon Jun 08 2020

Seeking to facilitate availability of experimental drugs for severely-ill COVID-19 patients, the Union Health Ministry has issued a draft notification...

No imposition of total lockdown again: Goa minister
No imposition of total lockdown again: Goa minister

Mon Jun 08 2020

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday said there was no question of imposing total lockdown again in the state...

Delhi CM Kejriwal goes into self-quarantine
Delhi CM Kejriwal goes into self-quarantine

Mon Jun 08 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone into self-quarantine and will get himself tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday, officials said...

Mumbai cops' order for action against fake news is legal: Maharashtra Govt
Mumbai cops' order for action against fake news is legal: Maharashtra Govt

Sun Jun 07 2020

Justifying the Mumbai Police's order that stipulates criminal action against anyone spreading false and fake information on social media, the...

Delhi malls, restaurants & religious places set to open
Delhi malls, restaurants & religious places set to open

Sun Jun 07 2020

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that malls, restaurants and religious places in Delhi would open from Monday after more...

Indian, Chinese armies agree to resolve issue through talks
Indian, Chinese armies agree to resolve issue through talks

Sun Jun 07 2020

Indian and Chinese military commanders agreed to peacefully resolve the current border issue in eastern Ladakh in accordance with bilateral...

Russian hiring of Syrians to fight in Libya accelerated in May
Russian hiring of Syrians to fight in Libya accelerated in May

Sun Jun 07 2020

A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds...