No shutdown, Biden insists on national mask mandate

United States President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday ruled out a nationwide shutdown to fight COVID-19, but insisted on a national mask mandate as part of the efforts to prevent the spread of the......

Coronavirus: Sec 144 imposed in 4 Bihar, 2 J-K districts

Prohibitory orders have been imposed in two districts of Jammu and Kashmir and four districts of Bihar in view of the prevailing health emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak IMAGE: Rashtriya......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

Pakistan attack: Repeat of 2004 Russian school tragedy

Taliban attackers’ brazen assault on a school in Pakistan’s Peshawar city that claimed the lives of over 150 students on Tuesday has brought back chilling memories of a similar......

A fragile economy can't afford social strife

Neither the CAA nor the proposed NRC are important enough to stake the well-being of so many or stake economic growth.Getting growth back on track is more important, notes Mahesh Vyas. IMAGE: A......

DLF found guilty of unfair practices

In a significant judgement, the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission has found DLF Universal Ltd guilty of unfair trade practices for not completing construction within the......

Bengal scraps IT township project after land row

The West Bengal governmenton Mondayscrapped the ambitious information technologyproject on the outskirts of Kolkata, where IT majors like Wipro and Infosys were supposed to set up their......

Tech giants building new citadels

It's the newest trend in the world of high technology. The smartest, fastest-growing techie companies don't put up multi-storey, glass-and-steel skyscrapers. They take a leaf from the Microsoft......

Noisy delegations make up for absent fans at Games

IMAGE: Joelle Bekhazi (left) of Canada's Waterpolo team takes a picture of her teammate Monika Eggens in front of the Olympic Rings at the Olympic Village at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.......

Asiad: Indian eves bag bronze in squash

Indian women's squash team settled for a bronze medal in the Asian Games after slumping to a 0-2 defeat at the hands of favourites Malaysia in the semi-finals in Guangzhou on Wednesday. The Indians......

Ashish creates history with bronze in gymnastics

Ashish Kumar scripted history on Tuesday when he became the first Indian gymnast to clinch an Asian Games medal by securing a bronze in the men's floor event of the Artistic Gymnastics, in......

India bag silver in Asian Games snooker team event

India had to be content with a silver medal in the men's snooker team event at the ongoing Asian Games after losing their summit clash 1-3 to hosts China at the Town Gymnasium in Guangzhou on......

Fear of the unknown: Locked-down athletes face mental health challenge

IMAGE:  Many athletes are putting a brave face on the lockdown, converting garages and bedrooms into home gymnasiums and posting cheerful videos. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images When......