Taiwan has donated a million surgical masks to India as it resists attempts by China to prevent it from attending a key WHO meet later this month. Taiwan - which is claimed by China as a part of its territory, remains excluded from UN and called for India's support for its participation in the WHO meet, World Health Assembly held in Geneva on May 18.

The Times of India remains the dominant market leader among English dailies with its total readership of over 1.73 crore, almost equal to the combined readership of the three biggest dailies outside the Times Group – The Hindu, Hindustan Times and The Indian Express. This has emerged from the just released Indian Readership Survey for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019.

In the wake of the gas leak at a factory in Visakhapatnam, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued detailed guidelines for restarting industries after the lockdown and the precautions to be taken for the safety of the plants as well as the workers.

The number of total confirmed cases in the country rose to 62,939, including 19,358 patients who have been cured and discharged or migrated, according to the Ministry.

Troops of India and China were involved in a fierce face-off and many of them sustained minor injuries in the clash near Naku La in the Sikkim sector along the Sino-Indo border on Saturday. The troops disengaged after dialogue at the local level. "Troops resolve such issues mutually as per established protocols. Such an incident occurred after a long time," said a source.

The first batch of 698 expatriates evacuated from the Maldives arrived at Cochin Port on Sunday morning. INS Jalaswa of Indian Navy, which brought these passengers was the first ship to reach India with passengers under Operation Samudra Setu. Majority of passengers are from Kerala and Tamil Nadu there are repatriates of 18 other states and UTs also in the ship.

As per experts, Nepal and China had signed a border dispute resolution agreement in 1960 according to which it was decided that Mount Everest will be divided, and southern part of it will belong to Nepal and Northern part to Tibet Autonomous Region which China claims as its own.

Only those Indian nationals who show no signs of contracting the coronavirus infection and have been stranded in the US due to the lockdown are allowed to board the first repatriation flight of Air India from San Francisco to Mumbai and Hyderabad on Saturday. Over 10,000 registrations were recieved. People travelling under compelling circumstances were prioritised.

Recovering from a season riddled with injuries, Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is gearing up for a 2020 comeback. But why do we act like he's already gone? By Reuben Frank

It could be called the "Joe Staley effect."

NFL releases 2020 schedule; no decision yet on fans in attendance.

Ricardo Allen didn't budge when Georgia was one of the first states to open businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The Atlanta Falcons safety believes it is smart to stay home. The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has made a 2020 season seem more real by releasing schedules this week.

Over the past couple of weeks, the PFTPM podcast has generated extended interviews with various team decision-makers in the wake of the 2020 draft. If you've missed them, here's your chance to catch up. Just click the link and click the accompanying videos to see (via Zoom) and hear from the likes of: Cowboys COO [more]

D.K. Metcalf says the best advice he received as a rookie was to sit down last at team meetings. Metcalf shared his experience as a first-year wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks with 547 players in the NFL’s first rookie webinar after the draft last month. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair also were panelists on the discussion moderated by Mo Kelly, a former Seahawks defensive back and the team’s current director of player engagement.

No team has had two consecutive AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year winners. Could the 49ers become the first?

The Cowboys have giveth, but they will not be taketh-ing away. The labor deal allowed the Cowboys to use the franchise tag to keep quarterback Dak Prescott from becoming a free agent in March. The labor deal also allows the Cowboys to rescind the franchise tender at any time before he accepts it. Appearing on [more]

When Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone said the team was considering adding a veteran quarterback last week, many people thought names like Andy Dalton and Cam Newton might be in the mix. Dalton came off the market quickly and signed with the Cowboys and the Jaguars signed Mike Glennon on Friday with Newton still available. [more]

Needing the ability to practice on his own, All-Pro tight end George Kittle has found a way to make it work.

Former Patriots executive Mike Lombardi still won't rule out New England signing Cam Newton at some point despite Bill Belichick indicating he plans to roll with the current QB group he has now.

Drew Lock was a Jeezy-rapping savior for the Broncos during the final five games of the 2019 season. What should we expect from the QB next season? (AP)

McKinnon appears to be on pace for a strong recovery, but 49ers general manager John Lynch is taking a wait-and-see approach.

The 2020 NFL schedule will feature football on two Saturdays in December, but we don't know specifically which games will be played. The league announced that there will be Saturday games in Weeks 15 and 16, but we don't know how many games, only that there can be "up to three" on each Saturday. The [more]

This isn't quite the way Anthony McFarland expected his NFL career to begin. Pittsburgh's fourth-round draft pick is doing what he can to keep up during the first - and the NFL hopes only - ''virtual'' offseason amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sure, he'd rather be at the Steelers' practice facility with the rest of the newcomers.

"It really challenges your intellect as a football player."

"At the end of the day, you want to pick the best position and hopefully it's a good sign that people are starting to value the linebacker position."

The NFL crafted its 2020 in such a way where they could adjust it, based on how the coronavirus develops.

Former Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich explained why veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer will be very important to New England's offense in 2020.

The Seattle Seahawks rookie isn't a rookie anymore

Laken Tomlinson and Trent Williams can't spend time together at the 49ers facility, but they are still finding a way to bond.

Jimmy Garoppolo's teammates are not here for slander of their quarterback.

The Saints have dropped guard Larry Warford onto the open market. The Bears have dropped their pursuit of him. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Bears are not pursuing the three-time Pro Bowler. It's unclear whether the Bears were ever officially in on the chase for Warford. They reportedly were considering it. [more]

The separation is in the preparation.

The Cowboys have a couple of pass rushers who hope to be reinstated from league-imposed suspensions. Cowboys COO, executive V.P., and director of player personnel Stephen Jones addressed the status of the effort of Aldon Smith and Randy Gregory to officially return to football during a Friday visit to PFTPM. "We haven’t heard anything," Jones [more]

The Hall of Famer is repaying the money after an audit of funds alleged that Mississippi officials improperly spent $94 million in federal money.

The Giants claimed Cooper Rush off waivers from their division rivals earlier this week. It makes sense given Rush's familiarity with new offensive coordinator Jason Garrett's offense. Rush can help teach it to starter Daniel Jones. Of course, the Giants don't expect Rush to play. Thus, they renegotiated Rush's deal, which was due to pay [more]

If it's not a good year to have a young quarterback because of the lack of on-field work this offseason, the Bengals are in trouble. Their oldest quarterback is Ryan Finley, who is 25. Their most experienced quarterback is Finley, who had three starts, no wins and 87 attempts as a rookie. The Bengals released [more]

It doesn't pay to be rich and live in California these days.

If Patriots fans want to separately watch the Patriots and Bill Belichick and the Buccaneers and Tom Brady (and Rob Gronkowski) this year, they can do so at least 14 times. As noted by Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the two teams don't play at the same time until late in the 2020 season. It happens [more]

Football is easily America's most favorite sport, but it doesn't always lend itself to cinematic or documentary forms. Still, these flicks are worth your time.

Fixed deposits guarantee capital, interest; debt funds show high variability in returns

Vice-President Naidu has been around in Delhi for so long, it is quite natural that he would know most fixtures in the capital by name, even journalists of a certain age.

The 43.43 metre tall rocket lifted off at 5.28 pm from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota

Another woman -- Nidhi Dubey -- was also commissioned as an officer.