Delhi, Mumbai ease lockdown as India Covid numbers fall
NEW DELHI: Markets and shopping malls in New Delhi will be allowed to reopen from Monday in a further easing of the Covid-19 lockdown, the chief minister said as infections…
India’s Covid-19 shortages spur black market for drugs, oxygen
MUMBAI: As Poonam Sinha fought for her life, her distraught son found himself fending off black marketeers for coronavirus drugs after the Indian hospital treating her ran out of supplies.…
India becomes third country to pass four million coronavirus cases
NEW DELHI: India has become the world's third country to pass four million coronavirus infections, setting a new record daily surge in cases on Saturday as the crisis shows no…
Half of Mumbai’s slum residents have had coronavirus: study
NEW DELHI: Over half the people living in the slums of Mumbai have had the coronavirus, according to a city-commissioned study released Tuesday that raises fresh doubts about India's official…
Raiji, world’s oldest first-class cricketer, dies at 100
NEW DELHI: Vasant Raiji, the world's oldest first-class cricketer, died aged 100 in Mumbai on Saturday, his son-in-law Sudarsahan Nanavata told Indian media. Raiji, a right-handed batsman, played nine first-class…
Trials for Davis Cup against India from Thursday
ISLAMABAD: The trials to select the three members for the Pakistan team for the upcoming Davis Cup Group-I Tie against India, will be held here at Pakistan Sports Complex from…
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India and Pakistan’s one-sided World Cup history
MANCHESTER: An India-Pakistan cricket match is a reliable guarantee of sell-out crowds and huge TV ratings, with Sunday's World Cup blockbuster between the arch-rivals at Old Trafford sure to be…
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Indian stocks hit record highs following Modi’s victory in polls
MUMBAI: Indian stocks jumped to record highs Thursday as early results in the world's biggest election showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on course for a second term. Traders and business…
Dhoni eyes Chennai clean-out after losing IPL final
HYDERABAD: Chennai Super Kings skipper M.S. Dhoni suggested his ageing side needs a shake-up after they lost a nail-biting Indian Premier League final to arch-rivals Mumbai Indians. The thriller saw…
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Apple cuts iPhone XR price: sources
CALIFORNIA: Apple has cut prices of one of its latest iPhones in India by around one-fourth, sources said, as the US tech giant looks to boost sales in the world’s…
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India records 2.15 mln notified new TB patients in 2018
MUMBAI: India notified 2.15 million new tuberculosis patients in 2018, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has said. The ministry said in a release on Sunday, the World TB…
Asian markets mixed as investors eye trade talks
Asian markets mixed as investors eye trade talks
HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed Tuesday with investors cautiously optimistic that China and the US can reach a deal ending their trade war as the two sides prepare to…
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ICJ to begin hearing Kulbhushan Jadhav case
THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will begin hearing the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav at The Hague today (Monday). Pakistan has sentenced Jadhav to death for spying while…
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Two sentenced to death, two jailed for life in 1993 Mumbai blasts case
MUMBAI: An Indian court has sentenced two to death and two others to life in jail over their involvement in India’s most deadly bombings, a series of blasts in Mumbai that…
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Former DG Radio Pakistan, MD PTV Agha Nasir dies at 79
ISLAMABAD: Former Director General Radio Pakistan and Managing Director Pakistan Television (PTV) Agha Nasir passed away in Islamabad on Tuesday. He was 79. His funeral prayers will be offered after…