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Punjab has around 20,000 active home quarantine cases as of now. Among them are people who have returned from other states and many who are symptomatic. (Representative Image)

A different sort of kada, GPS trackers on the wrist could become a...

The trackers fitted with a SIM card can be integrated with the state government's COVA app which will know if people...

10 Jun 2020 6:04 PM IST

Army rejects purported video of eastern Ladakh face-off. (PTI Photo)

India, China armies implementing 'common consensus',says Chinese...

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that both sides are taking steps to ease the situation along the...

10 Jun 2020 5:33 PM IST

GoSocial allows users to take up creative challenges designed by photographers, artists, writers, and designers and get rewarded.

Anand Mahindra gives Rs 7.5 crore funding boost to Gurugram-based...

The startup has developed a social media platform for content creators called GoSocial.

10 Jun 2020 5:29 PM IST

Screengrab from the show. (via BBC)

Netflix, BBC remove 'Little Britain' as show comes under fire for...

The show faced a lot of criticism over the years for its portrayal of black and Asian characters by white actors

10 Jun 2020 4:13 PM IST

PNB collected Rs 268 cr as ATM transaction charges, annual maintenance fee in FY20. (PTI Photo)

PNB collected Rs 268 crore as ATM transaction charges, annual...

The public sector lender collected Rs 152.88 crore from customers by levying annual maintenance charges (AMC) on debit...

10 Jun 2020 3:56 PM IST

Government undertakes skill mapping to help guest workers get work opportunities closer to homes . (AFP Photo)

Centre launches skill mapping of guest workers to provide jobs within...

The initiative will help both companies and workers, said government authorities

10 Jun 2020 3:34 PM IST

Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Jose Angel Gurria. Global economy to contract at least 6% in 2020, says OECD. (AP Photo)

OECD sees global economy contracting at least 6% in 2020

By the end of 2021, the loss of income exceeds that of any previous recession over last 100 years outside wartime, says...

10 Jun 2020 2:35 PM IST

Sanjita Chanu (file photo)

Doping charges: Sanjita Chanu to seek compensation from sports body

The International Weightlifting Federation revoked Chanu's provisional suspension in 2019 and cleared the gold medallist...

10 Jun 2020 2:34 PM IST

Chinese companies are putting off plans for U.S. listings as tensions between the worlds top two economies rise. (AFP Photo)

Chinese companies put US listing plans on ice as tensions mount

Many companies that reported plans for US listings to China's securities regulator are now targeting exchanges nearer to...

10 Jun 2020 2:25 PM IST

A woman reacts as she is sprayed with disinfectant inside a chamber as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak before entering a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP)

Easing restrictions in Indonesia's capital worry its citizens

As Indonesia's overall virus caseload continues to rise, Jakarta has moved to restore normalcy by lifting some...

10 Jun 2020 2:12 PM IST

A man rides a bicyle on a grafitti painted on a street at a containment zone in the walled city of Jaipur. PTI photo

Rajasthan seals borders as coronavirus cases climb

No person can enter Rajasthan without a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) from the state or leave without a pass

10 Jun 2020 2:04 PM IST

Commuters return from the capital city of Islamabad, in Rawalpindi. (AFP)

WHO calls for 'intermittent' lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges

Hospitals across Pakistan say they are at or near capacity, and some are turning COVID-19 patients away

10 Jun 2020 1:58 PM IST