As the number of cases crossed 2,56,000 with more than 7,100 fatalities, according to Union health ministry figures, and the country made a calibrated exit from the lockdown in non-containment zones, shop shutters in many malls went up for the first time since March 25 but the sprawling retail places were eerily empty.
Hima Das's journey from the rice fields of Assam is to a world champion today is inspirational.
Lush agricultural lands have turned parch as groundwater levels deplete to new lows, and wells and water reservoirs go dry. While the administration points to deficient rainfall as a reason, experts and activists say the drought is mostly man-made.
Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia became the first player to hold the Olympic and World titles at the same time.
Despite Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' ambitious plan, 40 per cent of the state is reeling from drought and its water tanker economy is booming. As of February 2019, the state government declared drought in 151 of the 358 talukas.
After 11 days, Mumbai is bidding adieu to its favourite deity -- Ganpati Bappa. Here's a look at the celebrations.
The clashes occurred during Ganesh festival procession.
Tej Pratap, the RJD chief's elder son said that "the numbers could swing as voters' mood is also not quite clear at the moment".
'The concern is about the dignity and future of Laxmi Pandit and we cannot decide in haste,' A P Parigi, managing director, Times Infotainment Media Limited, said.
The last auspicious day of the ongoing Kumbh Mela was full of action
Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who served as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure, salutes the statesman and political legend, who passed into the ages on Monday.
Asked to board the flight for the Asian Games despite some family members reportedly missing in the wake of the Kerala floods, debutant long-jumper M Sreeshankar said he can finally focus on the job at hand after his grandfather and uncle were traced.
When the boy started choking, his mother tried to pull the 7x4 cm fish out of his mouth but it was very firmly lodged and could not be removed, she later said.
Political Pundit R Rajagopalan lists his big takeaways from the election results.
It is that of one Santosh Misra, the police said.
Kerala Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan made the announcement in the assembly while replying to a notice seeking adjournment motion moved by Congress-led UDF opposition on the serious situation prevailing in the state due to the sharp decrease in rainfall.
A day after the director of a private residential school in Bihar's Nalanda district was lynched by villagers in presence of the local police the state government has suspended the police officer in-charge of Nalanda police station on Monday.
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has the task of bringing clean tap water to all households by 2024.
The accused were arrested on Thursday after the victim complained to Mumbai police Commissioner Rakesh Maria.
One person succcumbed to his injuries at the Buxar Sadar Hospital, while the condition of one of 25 injured admitted to\n\nthe hospital was stated to be serious, a hospital source said.
Yadav asked the centre to send tankers in large numbers to the parched Bundelkhand region for supply of water from dams and canals there.
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Here's why you need to think twice before spending too much money on your kids.
Amid loud slogans of "Jai Jagan", YSR Congress party leader Jaganmohan Reddy walked out of the Chanchalguda central jail in Hyderabad on Tuesday after the Central Bureau of Investigation court issued formal orders for his release on bail.
'Three hotels with exceptional food left me hankering to go back to feast at their tables,' says Rahul Jacob.
Kerala has seen one of the worst floods in its history during this monsoon. From August 8 to 20, nearly 223 people have lost their lives, 33 are missing and around 1.2 million individuals from 3,02,441 families are in 3,941 relief camps. Initial losses are estimated to be around Rs 200 billion (Rs 20,000 crore). With the rescue measures in its last leg, the Kerala government is looking at raising funds to rebuild the state. In an interaction with Gireesh Babu and T E Narasimhan, Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac says he has a three-pronged strategy to raise funds. Edited Excerpts.
'Villages are much better prepared than towns as far as COVID-19 is concerned.'
Radhakishan Damani is the only billionaire to see his wealth grow by around 20% during the lockdown.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed with him the Burdwan blast and other issues concerning the state.
A heat wave in India has already claimed more than 1,800 lives
In the national capital, the maximum temperature was recorded at the season's highest at 44 degree Celsius.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Just like his father nearly two decades ago, Kasper Schmeichel proved a formidable last line of defence.
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