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Beyond the legal ramifications, how does one find websites where the pills are sold? How do you make sure you get them quickly? What is the pain like? Dozens of women are exchanging advice, tips and notes about their experiences in the abortion forum on the popular social network Reddit.

Women in US forced to depend on online pharmacies, googled...

Abortions using mifepristone and misoprostol pills are safe but the real concern about self-managed abortion aren't...

10 May 2020 8:53 PM IST

Sonakshi Sinha's first biopic

The actress had been shooting for Bhuj: The Pride of India

10 May 2020 8:36 PM IST

The movie remains stuck in limbo due to the ongoing uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic

Gulabo Sitabo to bloom online?

The makers are considering a digital release as a theatre or television release will demand a censor certificate

10 May 2020 8:25 PM IST

A few banks have also come up with lockdown offers for their customers. HDFC Bank offered discount on purchase of jewellery on Akshaya Tritya, Union Bank of India on purchase of medicine, and SBI on taking key lab tests.

Banks get on social media to brighten up the lockdown with customer...

HDFC started The Art Project to give customers a #BreakFromBoredom while PNB started a Mother's Day contest

10 May 2020 7:47 PM IST

Migrants with their belongings walk along ISBT and Seelampur road to reach their native places, during the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Congress demands setting up of multimodal agency to resolve migrant...

Interestingly it was the Congress almost 38 days back that demanded that migrant labourers who wanted to go home should...

10 May 2020 7:43 PM IST

Voice assistants are not only answering queries and shopping, but also being used for smart home control and for a range of business and medical applications which could see increased interest as people seek to limit personal contact.

People lose the touch, adopt the voice as covid makes Siri, Alexa and...

Voice control can mean avoiding commonly touched surfaces such as smartphones, TV remotes, light switches, thermostats...

10 May 2020 5:26 PM IST

Hero MotoCorp resumes retail operations across 1,500 touch-points. (PTI Photo)

Hero MotoCorp resumes retail operations; claims 10,000 sales in a week

Around 10,000 units of motorcycles and scooters have already been sold since the reopening of these customer touch-point

10 May 2020 4:35 PM IST

Five Air India pilots test positive for coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

Five Air India pilots test positive for coronavirus

A senior airline official said the five pilots had not operated any flight in the last three weeks

10 May 2020 4:10 PM IST

A UV cleaning robot cleans the floor at Pittsburgh International Airport on May 7, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Airport has put UVC fixtures on its floor-cleaning robots, making it the first airport in the US to test the use of the ultraviolet rays to scrub the coronavirus from surfaces. If effective, the UV-cleaning robots could be a model for other airports as they plan to reopen and try to persuade people to travel again. (Photo | AFP)

Whaddaya know! Trump was off the mark but UVC lamps could actually aid...

Tests are being conducted to confirm that these particular ultraviolet rays are harmless to humans.

10 May 2020 4:06 PM IST

Indias fuel demand dipped 45.8% in April. (PTI Photo)

India's fuel demand crashes nearly 50% in April

The country's fuel demand is set to recover with easing restrictions on industrial activity and transport in areas

10 May 2020 3:22 PM IST

Villagers placed the bodies of three victims of a deadly gas leak from an LG Polymers plant in Andhra Pradesh. (PTI Photo)

Protesters demand closure of LG Polymers plant in Andhra Pradesh after...

Some protesters barged into the compound and police had to block their way to allow officials investigating the leak to...

10 May 2020 2:53 PM IST

Vegetable shops have switched to Swiggy and Zomato, and now with Amazon and Jio trying to rope in more kirana stores into going online, Indians will have no bargaining chip left.

Days of haggling for free dhaniya over, consumer behaviour shifts as...

This has also led to a sharp increase in adoption of digital technology by older people

10 May 2020 2:46 PM IST