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PM Narendra Modi to review coronavirus situation with CMs on Tuesday

Amid the rising cases of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to review the situation on Tuesday with the Chief Ministers, sources said

Samsung launching Galaxy Z Fold 3 with S Pen, Note to discontinue

Samsung will launch a new foldable phone called Galaxy Z Fold 3 with the S Pen support in June next year and the South Korean giant may discontinue the Galaxy Note lineup

Worries of widespread 'tech addiction' may be overblown, says study

New research claims that parental restrictions on tech use have little lasting effect into adulthood and fears of widespread and long-lasting tech addiction may be overblown

New coronavirus cases stay below 50,000 in India for 16th day straight

With 44,059 new cases of Covid-19 infections, India's tally mounted to 91,39,865 on Monday

Ravi Shankar Prasad to inaugurate global virtual conference on law schools

Jindal Global Law School is presenting global academic Conference from Nov 25-27

Odisha Guv Ganeshi Lal's wife dies of post coronavirus complications

Sushila Devi, the First Lady of the State and wife of Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, has passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar

Frequent, rapid testing can cripple coronavirus within weeks: Study

Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround Covid-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks, claim researchers

Iraq to build 7,000 schools to curb shortage of educational institutes

The Iraqi government has announced that it plans to build 7,000 schools as part of its efforts to fill the shortage of educational institutes in the country

Global coronavirus update: Cases top 58.5 million, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 58.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.38 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Hong Kong officials urge vigilance as new Covid-19 cases hit new high

Number of new confirmed Covid cases in Hong Kong has reached a new high in over three months, prompting the city government to roll out more stringent measures to curb further spreading of the virus.

Russia hopes remaining parties of Open Skies Treaty meet commitments

The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Moscow will seek firm guarantees that the remaining parties of the Treaty on Open Skies fulfil their obligations, amid the US' withdrawal from the agreement

Russia coronavirus update: 24,581 new Covid-19 cases reported

Russia has reported 24,581 more Covid-19 infections, slightly down from the all-time high of 24,822 a day earlier, the country's Covid-19 response centre said on Sunday

Britain coronavirus update: 18,662 fresh Covid-19 cases reported

UK has reported 18,662 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 1,512,045, according to official figures released

G20 Summit: India is exceeding Paris Agreement targets, says PM Modi

India is not only meeting its Paris Agreement targets but has also been exceeding them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the G20 summit held virtually

Himachal Pradesh collects Rs 8 cr as cow cess, rehabilitates 15,177 cattle

Nearly Rs 8 crore collected as cow cess through the sale of liquor in Himachal Pradesh has helped the state government to so far rehabilitate and shelter 15,177 abandoned and stray cattle

'Love jihad' laws attempt by BJP to divert public attention: Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the laws planned to be brought by BJP-ruled states to check the so-called 'love jihad' are an attempt by the BJP to divert people's attention from real issues

RBI panel's suggestion 'rightfully' puts greater onus on promoters: Hinduja

Applauding RBI's recommendation to increase the shareholding of bank's promoters in the bank, Ashok Hinduja said it rightfully puts a greater onus on the promoter-shareholders to exercise oversight

Shocked by Kerala's law against 'offensive' social media posts: Chidambaram

P Chidambaram said that he was "shocked" by the Kerala government's move to issue an ordinance to ensure stringent punishment for those found guilty of offensive social media posts

23 anti-smog guns installed across Delhi to combat pollution, more to come

To improve the national capital's air quality, the Delhi government said it has installed 23 anti-smog guns at key intersections and construction sites across the city

Union Bank board to consider seeking shareholders' nod for raising funds

The Board of Directors of Union Bank of India will meet on Wednesday, November 25 to consider seeking shareholders' approval for raising capital by several modes