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Biden on course to mend fences with China

'Chinese experts estimate that the new US administration is 'at the crossroads of how to re-manage and control' Sino-American differences and strategic divergences and Biden's bottom line is that the US would have 'extreme competition with China, but won't allow competition to develop into conflict',' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

China's Wuhan reports just 1 new coronavirus case

The overall confirmed cases on the mainland have reached 80,881 by the end of Monday.

Look where rice meant for the poor goes

IAF calls in the 'big boys' for Kashmir flood rescue

A Korean couple and a retired Army Major General were among 310 people rescued by Chandigarh-based 12 Wing of the Indian Air Force, which has been conducting non-stop sorties during the past three days to evacuate people from flooded areas of Srinagar.

Rivers in spate, flood situation grim in Bihar

With the rise in level of the Ganga, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed apprehension of further rise in water level by Monday in view of release of water from Bansagar dam as flood-like situation prevailed in the state.

Don't send kids to convent schools, say namaste not hello: Goa minister's wife

Goa Minister Dipak Dhavalikar's wife Lata has waded into controversy after she asked parents not to send their children to convent schools even as she urged women to desist from aping western culture, saying it has led to rise in incidents of rape.

Toxic haze over Delhi as air quality turns 'very poor'

It is believed that the crop residue burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana are contributing to polluting the air.

India resumes fuel supply to Nepal after blockade ends

Indian Oil Corporation's Raxaul depot resumed supplies after the obstruction by protesters was removed from the main 'Maitreyi' (Friendship) Bridge connecting the two countries.

Why 70% of commodities will be cheaper under GST

'GST is imperative for India's success.' 'Without GST India will be a less competitive country.'

Kolkata's rickshaw pullers stare at a bleak future

The West Bengal government wants to replace hand-pulled rickshaws with battery-operated ones. But the rickshaw pullers are apprehensive that they will lose their livelihood

SBI downplays 'debt mountain' of India Inc

Say their aggregate borrowings were "well within the norms"

Scared of losing your job? 3 things you can do

At this point, it is crucial to think of solutions that will help flatten the curve and also generate income, says Pratyush Banerjee.

Why India must protest China's Hong Kong policy

'India need to look beyond the economic prism.' 'China had no qualms in taking the Kashmir issue to the UN Security Council last year -- not once, but thrice -- thus violating Indian sensitivities,' observes China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.

Karunanidhi saw the 2G episode -- from the leak of the CAG report to the weak defence put forth by Congress leaders -- as politically motivated

Karunanidhi was convinced that using the 2G cases against the DMK and reopening the fodder case against Lalu Prasad Yadav were products of the Congress leadership's short-sightedness. A revealing excerpt from A S Panneerselvan's Karunanidhi: A Life.

Relief operations resume in Uttarakhand as skies clear up

Relief operations resumed in disaster-hit Uttarakhand on Tuesday as the weather cleared up after three days even as most of the personnel engaged in clearing debris and cremating bodies at Kedarnath were withdrawn with the state government deciding to replace them with a new team.

Muslim man removed from flight because he made attendant 'uncomfortable'

According to federal law, airlines are prohibited from discriminating against passengers based on religion, ancestry and national origin, among other criteria.