The RJD suffered a big jolt on Tuesday when five of its eight members of the legislative council in Bihar quit the opposition party and joined Chief Minister Nitish Kumars JD(U) even as Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, one of its founding members, resigned as the national vice- president.

New Delhi: Pregnant Jamia University Student and Student Activist Safoora Zargar was on Tuesday granted bail by Delhi High Court. Safoora was arrested in connection with Delhi Violence case that broke out amidst Anti-CAA protests in February this year.

Noted social activist and minority rights crusader Teesta Setalvad is among 10 prominent personalities from the world set to receive the prestigious Honorary Doctorate degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada in 2020. 

Bengaluru: A 50-year-old Head Constable of Karnataka Reserved Police, committed suicide after getting infected with the deadly Coronavirus. The incident took place on Tuesday morning here in the city.

Kadaba: One of the two bike riders who had sustained severe injuries in a road accident on Monday, succumbed to his injuries in the wee hours of Tuesday at a hospital in Mangaluru.

 The government has decided that Muslims from India will not travel to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020 after the kingdom conveyed that pilgrims should not be sent this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.

Google CEO Sunder Pichai has expressed disappointment over the proclamation issued by US President Donald Trump to temporarily suspend foreign work visas, including the H-1B, and said he would stand with immigrants and work to expand opportunity for all.

Pakistan cricketers Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and rookie Haider Ali on Monday tested positive for COVID-19, raising fresh questions over players' safety ahead of the team's departure to England.