United Nations: The UN human rights body has urged nations to release individuals detained without sufficient legal basis, including political prisoners, as the world body stressed the need to take...

New Delhi:  The SAARC Development Fund (SDF) on Tuesday said it has allocated USD 5 million (about Rs 38 crore) for COVID-19 projects in eight member countries as the virus...

Beijing/Wuhan:  China will open-up the epicentre of its coronavirus pandemic Wuhan on Wednesday for outbound travel for the first time since the January 23 lockdown, as the country reported no...

Karachi:  Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis feels the "easy money" on offer at mushrooming T20 leagues is, at times, making cricketers inconsiderate towards national interest. Waqar said Mohammed Aamir and...

New Delhi:  An ICMR study has found that a COVID-19 patient can infect 406 people in 30 days if preventive measures such as lockdown and social distancing are not implemented,...

New Delhi:  Over 10,500 public grievances related to coronavirus have been received by the central government and instructions have been issued to all departments to ensure their disposal on priority...

Los Angeles: Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep had good news for her Twitter followers, saying she can run without pain on her injured right foot. The Romanian star had...

New Delhi:  Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the authorities to take appropriate steps in coordination with state governments to prevent hoarding and black marketing of commodities during the...

Srinagar: A 54-year-old man died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, taking the death toll to three, officials said. The number of cases in the Union Territory now...

Srinagar: People detained since last year in Kashmir deserve to be released as their "incarceration" even in times of a global pandemic "undermines our democratic credentials", PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's...