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An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday morning. (Representative Image)

Earthquake rattles Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The depth of the earthquake was 10-km, according to the National Centre for Seismology

17 July 2020 12:49 PM IST

DMK president M K Stalin. (PTI Photo)

DMK to protest against inflated electricity bills

This was one of the 10 resolutions passed at the meeting of secretaries, MPs and MLAs of the party with M K Stalin...

17 July 2020 11:27 AM IST

The collapsed bridge in Gopalganj. (Twitter/Majid Alam)

Political slugfest begins in Bihar as bridge collapses 29 days after...

Leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

17 July 2020 10:23 AM IST

An ICMR team conducts surveillance in the view of COVID-19 outbreak at Balapur in Hyderabad. (Photo- PTI)

Averaging 1500 corona cases a day, Telangana likely to touch 50k mark...

The state said that so far it has conducted 2,08,666 tests of which 14,027 were conducted on Thursday

17 July 2020 10:12 AM IST

Tirumala Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradeshs Nellore. (PTI)

Since June 11, 140 Tirumala Tirupati staffers test positive for...

The temple was re-opened on that date after the coronavirus lockdown, a top functionary of TTD said.

16 July 2020 9:43 PM IST

Union minister Hardeep Puri at the press briefing on Thursday. (PTI)

Flights to US and France from today as India creates four -'air...

Some more destinations may be added in the coming days, he says.

16 July 2020 7:28 PM IST

Union minister Hardeep Puri at the press briefing on Thursday. (PTI)

Flights to US and France will begin on Friday as India creates four...

Some more destinations may be added in the coming days, he says.

16 July 2020 7:23 PM IST

Varavara Rao (file)

Jailed activist Varavara Rao tests positive for coronavirus in Mumbai

According to reports, Rao will either be shifted to GT Hospital or St George Hospital.

16 July 2020 6:36 PM IST

File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. (PTI Photo)

India gets second consular access in Kulbhushan Jadhav case

The latest development comes just four days before the deadline for Jadhav to file a review petition in his case ends.

16 July 2020 5:34 PM IST

Former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba.

COVID-19 fear: Activists urge Maharashtra government to release GN...

Reportedly many of the jail inmates and police personnel deployed in the jail have been infected with COVID-19.

16 July 2020 4:39 PM IST

A medic wearing PPE suit conducts thermal screening of residents at a village. PTI photo

COVID19 spreads like wildfire in rural areas of Telangana

Half of Gandhi Hospital virus patients in ICU, huge surge in Covid cases in non-GHMC areas; state reports 1,597 new...

16 July 2020 4:34 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)

Supreme Court to J-K govt: Why is lawyer in jail after expiry of PSA?

Mr Qayoom, now 76 years, has been lodged at Delhiâ€™s Tihar jail since August 2019

16 July 2020 3:47 PM IST