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Barricades are placed outside the iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel after a threat call of a possible terror attack in Mumbai. (Photo- PTI)

Mumbai police register FIR over bomb threat call to Taj hotels

Security tightened outside Taj Hotels and nearby areas after a threat call was received yesterday from Karachi, said the...

6 July 2020 1:20 PM IST

Traffic police personnel block a road during an intensified lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus disease, in Chennai. PTI photo

Intense testing helped bring down numbers in Tamil Nadu

Earlier, 9000 of the 39,590 streets in Chennai had infections but now it had been brought down to 8000

6 July 2020 1:05 PM IST

BJP National President JP Nadda. (PTI Photo)

Rahul never attends defence committee meetings, but questions army...

Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the voices of -"patriotic Ladakhis-" must be heard and ignoring them would cost India...

6 July 2020 12:56 PM IST

Municipal workers wearing protective suits before burning the body of a COVID-infected person in Karad. PTI photo

India third worst-hit nation in coronavirus cases after US, Brazil

Indiaâ€™s apex medical body ICMR had said Friday it aims to launch the worldâ€™s first Covid-19 vaccine, the indigenous...

6 July 2020 10:55 AM IST

India withdraws plan to reopen Taj Mahal. (AFP Photo)

Taj Mahal won-'t open today, order cites risk of COVID-19 spread

The government order did not specify the duration of the lockdown for monuments that have been closed since March

6 July 2020 10:47 AM IST

People moving freely inside the Appugarh containment area in Visakhapatnam even though the number of COVID-19 positive cases were on the rise in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Over 82 positive cases of COVID-19 were registered from this area in Visakhapatnam. (DC Photo: K N Murali Krishna)

Andhra Pradesh records single-day high of 14 deaths, 998 positive...

Five deaths recorded in corona hotbed Kurnool district, three in Anantapur, two in Kadapa and one each in Krishna and...

6 July 2020 9:29 AM IST

Indian soldiers at Ladakh. (PTI)

Army to verify if China has withdrawn from flashpoints

India will carry out its disengagement in a step-by step process in which each step will be verified before the next is...

6 July 2020 9:19 AM IST

BJP MLA Ajay Vishnoi asks CM Shivraj Chouhan to take charge of unhappy MP divisions. (PTI Photo)

MP cabinet expansion: BJP MLA writes to CM Shivraj Singh, says people...

Vishnoi-'s letter, sent on Saturday, claimed there was resentment among the people of Jabalpur and Rewa divisions

5 July 2020 4:37 PM IST

A view of COVID-19 care facility prepared by DRDO, near IGI airport in New Delhi. PTI photo

COVID-19 recovery rate in 21 states, union territories above national...

The recovered cases exceeded the active cases by 1,64,268 as of Sunday

5 July 2020 3:51 PM IST

All flights under the Vande Bharat Mission scheduled for various destinations in Australia between July 4 to July 14 postponed. (AFP Photo)

No flight for Australia till July 14 due to COVID-19 imposed...

All rescheduled flights will now operate from July 15 onwards, Air India said in a statement

5 July 2020 3:20 PM IST

India to reopen Taj Mahal with social distancing, masks. (PTI Photo)

Taj Mahal to reopen after 3-month lockdown; social distancing, masks...

Only 5,000 tourists will be allowed in a day, split into two groups

5 July 2020 2:55 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi with President Kovind (Image @PresidentofIndia official twitter handle)

PM Modi apprises President Kovind of important issues

The meeting comes after the Prime Minister had visited Leh earlier this week and addressed soldiers following the Galwan...

5 July 2020 2:38 PM IST