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Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India. (AFP Photo)

Taj Mahal to reopen on September 21 even as COVID-19 rages

Visitors will be limited to 5,000 a day, down from the usual daily average of 20,000

8 Sept 2020 3:35 PM IST

Three militant associates of LeT arrested in J-Ks Bandipora. (PTI Photo)

J&K: 3 militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba arrested in Bandipora

A police official said information was received on Sunday about miscreants hoisting Pakistani flags at the main market...

8 Sept 2020 2:28 PM IST

Army vehicles move towards eastern Ladakh amid the prolonged India-China stand off, in Leh, Tuesday.

India refutes China-'s claim, says it did not trangress across LAC and...

The relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbours has deteriorated since a clash in the Ladakh region on June 15

8 Sept 2020 1:00 PM IST

Telugu poet and writer Varavara Rao currently in custody over a case filed in connection with Elgar Parishad. (DC Photo)

Elgar Parishad case: Varavara Raoâ€™s sons-in-law get NIA summons

The notice stated that their presence was needed to answer a series of questions in connection with the ongoing probe

8 Sept 2020 12:19 PM IST

Security researchers have discovered a flaw in an unprotected server that exposed 1.2 billion records of personal data. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chhattisgarh fears National Digital Health Mission may turn into...

The National Health Authority has outlined how this data would be collected, stored and shared, in the draft policy.

8 Sept 2020 10:38 AM IST

FIR against Sushants sisters, doctor after Rheas complaint. (Photo- Social Media)

FIR filed against Sushant-'s sisters, Dr Tarun Kumar after Rhea-'s...

The case was registered after Rhea Chakraborty claimed they prescribed drugs to Sushant without consultation, official...

8 Sept 2020 10:18 AM IST

Odishas remote Maoist hotspot gets mobile connectivity. (PTI Photo)

Odisha-'s maoist hotbed -'Swabhiman Anchal-' gets mobile connectivity

Trial run of the mobile network was completed successfully in Pipalapadar, Hantalguda and Jantapai villages, he said

8 Sept 2020 8:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inaugural session of the Governors Conference on the National Education Policy through video conferencing, in New Delhi. President Ram Nath Kovind is also seen. PTI photo

NEP removes pressure on students to forcibly study specific streams:...

The new policy will help tackle the issues of brain drain and help India become a -"knowledge economy-" in the 21st...

7 Sept 2020 11:12 PM IST

A commuter undergoes thermal screening at HUDA City Centre station after DMRC resumed services with curtailed operation of the Yellow Line and Rapid Metro, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Gurugram, Monday. PTI photo

India-'s COVID tally likely to surge as metro rail services resume

There have been 32.50 recoveries too taking the national recovery rate to 77.31 per cent as active cases remain at 8.82...

7 Sept 2020 11:00 PM IST

Indian Army handed over 13 yaks and four calves that strayed across the LAC on Aug. 31, 2020, in East Arunachal Pradesh to China on Monday. PTI photo

Army begins efforts to secure release of villagers kidnapped by PLA

The Indian Army has already sent a hotline message to the counterpart PLA establishment at the border point in Arunachal...

7 Sept 2020 10:42 PM IST

A building collapsed in Chetty Street area of Coimbatore following rainfall. (Photo-@ANI/twitter)

Tamil Nadu: 2 killed, 5 rescued as building collapses after heavy...

The single-storey building on Chettiveedhi suddenly came down on Sunday night and eight persons were trapped in the...

7 Sept 2020 4:17 PM IST

Countrys biggest COVID Care Centre to be shut from Sep 15. (PTI Photo)

Indiaâ€™s biggest COVID care centre to be shut due to lack of patients

It has been decided to give the furniture brought for said centre like beds, others to government-run hostels and...

7 Sept 2020 2:24 PM IST