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Union minister Gowda skips quarantine in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Union minister D V Sadananda Gowda, who flew from Delhi to Bengaluru on Monday, courted c..

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States will need UP’s nod to take its workers: Yogi

LUCKNOW: A day after UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced that other states would need his go..

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After UP, Rajasthan reverts to 8-hr factory shifts

Labourers work in a utensil manufacturing factory in Jammu JAIPUR/NEW DELHI: Human resources expert..

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China reports 11 new mainland COVID-19 cases versus 3 a day earlier

BEIJING: China reported 11 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland as of end-Sunday (May 24)..

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Taiwan promises ‘necessary assistance’ to Hong Kong’s people

TAIPEI: Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with "necessary assistance", President Tsai Ing-..

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Japan eyes fresh stimulus plan worth over US$929b to battle COVID-19

TOKYO: Japan is considering a fresh stimulus package worth over US$929 billion that will consist mos..

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Why 5 lakh J&K employees must go to Chandigarh for service disputes, SC asks Centre

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has asked the Union government to explain why it forced five lakh emplo..

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Public-private participation provides for 10K migrant workers in Saharanpur

SAHARANPUR (UP): Within days of announcement of lockdown, migrant labourers from neighbouring indust..

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Out to distribute food, he saw her begging; now they are married

KANPUR: One wedding amid the lockdown has become talk of the town. No, it wasnt a big fat wedding, n..

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Man arrested after swimming moat to enter Japan palace grounds

TOKYO: A Japanese man was arrested in Tokyo on Monday (May 25) after swimming across the Imperial Pa..