States have been advised to consider "indirect sale, home delivery" of liquor to ensure minimal crowds and enforcement of social distancing protocols at alcohol shops across the country, the Supreme Court said today, disposing off a PIL (public interest litigation) on the subject of...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed people leading the fight against coronavirus and said India is standing firmly with those facing difficult times during the pandemic, both in the country and abroad. He also said India's development will always aid global growth. Speaking...

Terming the rise in petrol and diesel prices as "unfair", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said when the fight against COVID-19 is causing economic hardship to all, the government instead of reducing prices has raised them. He demanded immediate roll back of the increased prices...

India needs a bigger stimulus package and money should be put in the hands of people to revive demand, Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee said in a video interaction with Rahul Gandhi on the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis. This is the second instalment of the Congress leader's...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that there was "enormous evidence" that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. But while highly critical of China's handling of the matter, Pompeo declined to say whether he thought the virus had been intentionally...