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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Esper arrived here on Monday on a two-day visit for the third edition of Indo US 2+2 ministerial dialogue which will take place on Tuesday during which the two sides will focus on further boosting overall defence and...

After tanking 737 points during the day, the 30-share BSE index recovered some lost ground to end 540 points or 1.33 per cent lower at 40,145.50.

Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 906.93 crore on a net basis on Friday, according to provisional exchange data.

Three-time champions Chennai Super Kings have been knocked out of the race to secure an IPL play-offs' berth for the first time in 13 years after Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians by eight wickets in Abu Dhabi. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side...

The COVID-19 case count in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district grew to 41,455 with the addition of 174 cases on Sunday, the state health department said. Three deaths during the day increased the number of fatalities in the district to 1,905, it said.

Washington (AP) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's not giving up on passing another coronavirus relief economic package before the November 3 presidential election. At issue is a huge virus relief bill that would send another $1,200 direct payment...

Nepal has reported 2,856 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 158,089, the health ministry said on Sunday. The Ministry of Health and Population also said that in the last 24 hours 12,311 people underwent c...

Started by Raja Nabakrishna Deb in 1757, the year of the Battle of Plassey, the household puja has taken a slew of health safety measures to contain the spread of the disease.

The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 6,882 on Sunday with 28 more fatalities while 2,052 fresh cases pushed the state's infection tally to 4,70,270, an official said. The maximum eight deaths were reported from Lucknow, followed by three in A...

Till date, a total of more than 24 lakh applications have been received under the scheme, out of which, more than 12 lakh have been sanctioned and about 5.35 lakh loans disbursed.

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says bringing lower middle class men's simple yet profound life story on screen gives him the opportunity to explore different human emotions. Siddiqui, a National School of Drama (NSD) graduate, has established himself as on...

Singh on Saturday reviewed the combat preparedness of the Indian Army at the Sukna-based headquarters of its 33 Corps which is responsible for guarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in the Sikkim sector.

His team may be faced with the herculean task of beating the tournament's top three sides to keep its playoff hopes alive in the ongoing IPL but Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner is confident the former champions "will definitely" get the job done....

Asking top BJP ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Prakash Javadekar and Harsh Vardhan where they were during the Hathras incident, Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev said they were only raking up the Punjab rape case for political gains in Bihar.

Riiohlang Dhar, Ranjita Devi Tekcham, Kanika Barman and Uvena Fernandes are the four women named from India in the elite list of FIFA International Referee.

Traditional rituals like 'sandhi puja', 'kumari puja' and 'sandhya arati' were telecast on television or live streamed by organisers in view of COVID-19 protocols and the Calcutta High Court order restricting entry to marquees.