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Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, joined her co-star Daniel Radcliffe in criticising the authors views. (via Facebook)

Lead actors of Harry Potter franchise choose to stand with trans...

Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright and Eddie Redmayne are among the actors who have spoken out against author JK Rowling for her...

12 Jun 2020 1:20 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI image)

No coercive action against pvt firms for non-payment of full wages...

Industries and employees need each other and they should sit together to arrive at a settlement on the issue of payment...

12 Jun 2020 12:51 PM IST

File image of Bhagwat Karad.

COVID-19: BJP MP claims Maharashtra government underreporting cases in...

The Rajya Sabha MP claimed that the testing capacity in the district was not being utilised to the fullest.

12 Jun 2020 12:40 PM IST

Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive action should be taken till July last week against private companies. ( PTI Photo)

SC gives relief to employers, says no action against firms for not...

The bench asked the state governments to facilitate such settlement process and file its report with the labour...

12 Jun 2020 12:37 PM IST

Author JK Rowling. (www.jkrowling.com)

JK Rowling says she is survivor of sexual assault

Rowling says the trauma of those experiences formed some of her feelings about women's rights

12 Jun 2020 12:35 PM IST

An Indian ragpicker collects reusable material from a garbage dump. Coronavirus pandemic could plunge an extra 395 million people into extreme poverty. (AP Photo)

Economic fallout from COVID-19 could push more than billion into...

The outlook for the world's poorest looks grim unless governments do more and do it quickly, says a UNU report

12 Jun 2020 12:03 PM IST

Rupee depreciated 31 paise to 76.10 against the US dollar in opening trade. (PTI Photo)

Rupee opens at 76-mark, slips 32 paise against US dollar

Forex traders said risk appetite has waned and there is growing concern about a resurgence of COVID-19 infections

12 Jun 2020 12:00 PM IST

A damaged Christopher Columbus statue stands in a waterfront park near the citys traditionally Italian North End neighborhood, in Boston, USA. (AP)

Not set in stone: Statues fall as Europe reexamines its past

Memorials erected in honour of historical figures have become a focus of protests around the world

12 Jun 2020 11:55 AM IST

Nepal file photo (representational)

India keen on maintaining amicable ties with Nepal

India said it is open to engaging with Nepal on the matter on the basis of mutual sensitivity and mutual respect

12 Jun 2020 11:53 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (R) gestures as he meets with North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit in 2018. (AFP)

North Korea says little reason to maintain ties with Trump

On Thursday North Korea criticized the United States for commenting on inter-Korean affairs

12 Jun 2020 11:41 AM IST

A bystander watches the stock prices displayed on a digital screen at the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Sensex drops 1,100 points, Nifty below 9,700; banks worst-hit

IndusInd Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, tumbling around 6 per cent

12 Jun 2020 11:03 AM IST

Representational image

Depressed woman kills daughter before committing suicide in Thane

The seven-year-old girl was found lying dead with multiple stab wounds caused by a kitchen knife on her neck and abdomen

12 Jun 2020 10:59 AM IST