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Indian army soldiers ride in a convoy along a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir on 17 June 2020. (AFP)

Accidents are complex phenomena, says Ordnance Factory Board after...

The defect investigation is carried out by a committee headed by the Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP)

1 Oct 2020 3:51 PM IST

Army vehicles move towards Leh along the Manali-Leh highway amid ongoing India-China border dispute in Kullu. PTI photo

India, China reiterate to disengage troops at all friction points...

Some major developments in the ongoing India-China standoff

1 Oct 2020 1:56 PM IST

Markandey Katju

Hathras horror: Markandey Katju-'s post linking unemployment to rapes...

Katju wrote another post but continued to stick to his point that unemployment was the leading cause of rapes in India.

1 Oct 2020 1:25 PM IST

A sanitation worker in PPE suit disinfects the interiors of a metro train in Kochi. DC photo

COVID cases in Kerala witness highest single day spike

Kerala reported 23 deaths on Wednesday taking the official death toll to 742

1 Oct 2020 11:14 AM IST

Krishna Janmabhoomi and the Shahi Idgah side by side in Mathura. (Wikimedia)

Mathura court dismisses Krishna Janmabhoomi plea

Last week, a group of people moved the Mathura court over the Shahi Idgah mosque they claim was built at birthplace of...

30 Sept 2020 10:17 PM IST

One of the stocks to soar on Thursday was the multiplex company Inox Leisure. (Photo: Facebook/Inox)

From October 15, multiplexes and cinemas can reopen with 50% seating...

All these activities had been shut after a lockdown was imposed from March 25 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

30 Sept 2020 9:45 PM IST

The surface-to-surface cruise missile. (Twitter)

DRDO successfully test fires Brahmos surface-to-surface cruise missile

DRDO officials said all parameters were met during the flight test of the missile which has a strike range of more than...

30 Sept 2020 5:26 PM IST

The Indian Army has said agressive local incidents on the Line of Actual Control are resolved through local meetings of

India shoots down China-'s demand of going back to 1959 version of LAC

The comments by MEA also came on a day when China needled India and questioned the status of Ladakh as union territory...

30 Sept 2020 4:51 PM IST

A health worker takes samples for COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests, as coronavirus cases surge across the city, in Guwahati, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (PTI Photo)

One in 15 individuals exposed to COVID-19 by August: ICMR survey

According to ICMR, this shows that a considerable population is still susceptible to COVID-19.

30 Sept 2020 4:00 PM IST

The Indian Army Corps of Signals marches during the 71st Republic Day Parade at Rajpath, in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Faulty ammunitions by Ordnance factories have killed 27 personnel...

In 2020, 13 personnel have suffered non-fatal injuries involving products supplied by Ordnance Factory.

30 Sept 2020 2:23 PM IST

PG doctors stage a protest against alleged misbehavior and manhandling of doctors treating COVID-19 patients near Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. Twitter image

Government doctorsâ€™ stir in Kerala may wreak havoc in health...

Protest against government decision to continue salary cut

30 Sept 2020 1:23 PM IST

A health worker sanitises her hands after taking a swab sample for the Covid-19 coronavirus. PTI Photo

Kerala, once a model state, is now entering its most critical COVID-19...

Even as the daily caseload is rising, the state government is not considering a complete lockdown

30 Sept 2020 1:01 PM IST