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An IAF helicopter flies in the sky over Leh in Ladakh on July 6, 2020. (PTI)

China troops seen pulling down tents in Galwan Valley

Rise in river waters and US military exercises in South China Sea may have influenced China-'s pullback

7 July 2020 8:43 AM IST

Indian Army vehicles take part in a war exercise at Thikse in Leh district of the Union territory of Ladakh on July 4, 2020. (AFP)

India, China agree to step back after Doval-Wang telephone call

Both countries agree not to take any unilateral action to alter the status quo on the LAC

6 July 2020 4:22 PM IST

Picture of a Covid care centre managed by the BBMP. DC Photo

Karnataka doctors rue government apathy towards healthcare

There have been several cases of patients being denied admission in hospitals resulting in death of several patients

6 July 2020 3:29 PM IST

B. Janardhan Poojary (file)

Janardhan Poojary tests positive for coronavirus

He has been admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru

6 July 2020 3:01 PM IST

SC rejects plea alleging bias in listing of cases. (PTI Photo)

SC dismisses PIL that accused its registry of favouritism, imposes Rs...

The PIL alleged that preference in listing of cases are being given to influential lawyers/petitioners

6 July 2020 2:40 PM IST

A biker shows his documents to a cop amid lockdown in Trivandrum. DC photo

Triple lockdown in Tiruvananthapuram over community spread scare

Kerala CM, other ministers to discharge duties from home

6 July 2020 2:10 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI Photo)

Kejriwal urges recovered COVID-19 patients to donate plasma

The chief minister said that there has been a spike in demand for plasma over past 4-5 days, after the opening of a...

6 July 2020 1:48 PM IST

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