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In a recent standard operating procedure (SOP), the Punjab Police has directed officials to “give the example of Typhoid Mary” to cooks and other staff working in every mess. Here's why

Fortnite is a free game, but players are required to pay for various in-app purchases of weapons and skins.

India Coronavirus Cases Numbers: More than half of the cases in Karnataka are still concentrated in Bengaluru, while Mysuru, Bellary, Kalaburgi and Dakshin Kannada are the other badly affected districts.

Mauritius oil spill: A Japanese ship named M V Wakashio, which is owned by Nagashiki Shipping and operated by Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, struck a coral reef resulting in an oil spill of over 1,000

On issues that matter most to professional Indians, such as H1-B visas and country quotas for green cards, Harris has been remarkably positive, writes Amitabh Mattoo.

Biological E is the second major pharmaceutical player in India to announce agreements with vaccine developers for the manufacture of these candidate vaccines.

Faesal's resignation had not been accepted by the government, pending the investigation into some of his posts on social media. That his resignation was never accepted means “the door is open for him” to rejoin

The final design of the Indian National Flag, hoisted by PM Nehru on August 16, 1947 at Red Fort, had a history of several decades preceding independence.

'Marmik' became phenomenally popular – and a force to reckon with – within a short time. Six years after 'Marmik' was launched, the Shiv Sena itself was born in 1966.

From the 1970s, the Olympic Charter made it clear that “every kind of demonstration or propaganda whether political, religious or racial is forbidden in Olympic areas”.

July has seen the biggest monthly net outflow since Oct 2013 — the result of both falling income levels due to stress in the economy, and profit booking as markets have recovered.

Indian-American soil scientist Dr Rattan Lal said in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh soils are degraded and depleted because ‘organic matter' is quite below (.5-.2 per cent). 

Over the last several weeks, complaints against private hospitals have been on the rise. Relatives of parties have been flagging issues on social media prompting the government to announce a WhatsApp number for complaints against

The country’s famous left-handers include Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and industrialist Ratan Tata.

Salmonella Infection: Health authorities in the US and Canada have found a link between a salmonella bacteria infection and onions. What is this infection, and how does it transmit through onions? 

H-1B, L-1 Visa new relaxations, rules: Barring the fresh H-1B visa holders who would have gotten their visas approved this year after April and would have gone to the US some time in September, IT

India Coronavirus Cases Numbers: Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal already host more than 1 lakh people who have been infected with the virus, while Bihar is getting there. Assam, too, has been growing at a

Currently, the share of EVs is negligible in Delhi. Within the next one year, the Delhi government aims to induct at least 35,000 EVs across segments and the five-year plan envisages induction of 5 lakh

A new study has uncovered deviations and lapses in the immune system that appear to spell the difference between severe and mild cases of Covid-19.

So far, we have taken a legalistic approach to address the problem of defection, but political issues require political solutions, writes Chakshu Roy.

The United States government has advance supply agreements with five companies, whose candidate vaccines are among the leading contenders for approval.

England vs Pakistan: There is no like-for-like alternative. Without Stokes, England’s batting looks weaker and bowling bereft of an extra dimension, and a gap has appeared in the slip cordon.

The question, 'Who are the Assamese people?' has always been contentious. Now, a definition has been proposed by a committee that looked into implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. What is this clause?

Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s ‘do no harm’ pick. She is not seen as being as far left as other former Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, but is also not as centrist

The Perseids occur as the Earth runs into pieces of cosmic debris left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle. The cloud of debris is about 27 km wide, and at the peak of the display.