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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel asked the Centre to dispatch seven CRPF battalions. (PTI Photo)

Chhattisgarh CM seeks seven CRPF battalions, mobile towers to fight...

In the letter, Baghel has sought Centres cooperation for effective implementation of the states strategies to eliminate...

4 Sept 2020 4:01 PM IST

Policemen stand next to vehicles burnt down by the mob in Bengaluru. AFP photo

Bengaluru riot was pre-planned, communally motivated: Citizen fact...

It said the mob during the riots on August 11 night had specifically targeted certain prominent Hindus in the area

4 Sept 2020 3:37 PM IST

Ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar

Sorry. Not inclined: Supreme Court dismisses Sajjan Kumar-'s bail...

Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Kumar, argued that interim bail be granted to Kumar on health grounds

4 Sept 2020 3:07 PM IST

CBSE opposes in SC plea for postponement of compartment exams for 12th class. (AP Photo)

Class 12 compartment exam likely to be held by September end: CBSC...

The court, which asked CBSE to file a short affidavit in response of the plea, has now fixed the case for hearing on...

4 Sept 2020 2:07 PM IST

Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe (L) and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (R). (Photo- PTI/Twitter)

LAC row: Rajnath Singh likely to meet his Chinese counterpart in...

It will be the first high-level meeting between the two sides after the border row escalated in eastern Ladakh in early...

4 Sept 2020 1:22 PM IST

Army Chief General MM Naravane. (ANI Photo)

Situation at LAC tense, jawans ready to deal with all challenges: Army...

He underlined that some precautionary deployment for the safety of Indian troops have been undertaken for safety and...

4 Sept 2020 12:31 PM IST

EAM S Jaishankar (PTI photo)

Diplomatic, military negotiations only way forward to resolve Ladakh...

New Delhi also made it clear that Beijing â€œshould not take any provocative action or escalate mattersâ€

4 Sept 2020 12:17 PM IST

Asked about the developments in Russia, the WHO stressed that all vaccine candidates should go through the full stages of testing before being rolled out. (Representational Image: AFP)

5 states account for 70% of total COVID deaths in India

India has one of the lowest cases per million when compared to other countries in the world

4 Sept 2020 11:56 AM IST

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti. (PTI Photo)

Police thwarts PDP leaders-' meet in Srinagar

Hanjura, Naeem Akhtar released videos via social media showing how they were prevented from leaving their homes by the...

4 Sept 2020 11:27 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi (AFP)

Ahead of Narendra Modi-'s 70th birthday, BJP to celebrate week-long...

BJP cadre will also plant fruit trees as the Prime Minister has on many occasions emphasised the benefits of planting...

4 Sept 2020 11:06 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh decided to restore bus service in Bhopal on Thursday on a very limited scale. (PTI Photo)

MP mulls revival of economic activity amid spike in pandemic cases,...

The state government has decided to rope in economists, experts to suggest measures to restore economy to a pre-pandemic...

4 Sept 2020 10:46 AM IST

Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane is visiting Leh to review the ongoing security situation. (PTI Photo)

Indian Army chief visits Ladakh to review operational preparedness

Earlier, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, on Wednesday visited frontline airbases

4 Sept 2020 10:17 AM IST