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    Xiong poses for a photo at an apartment in Chibi city, near Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. Xiong, a salesman, is one of millions of people in China who are obeying government orders to work from home as part of the most sweeping anti-disease measures ever imposed. AP photoLife
    Enhancing productivity in times of crisis

    Your tests for remote recruitment should hence be partially objective and subjective.

    19 March 2020 12:38 AM IST

    Croma.com launches ROIDMI Cordless Vacuum CleanerLife
    Croma.com launches ROIDMI Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

    Roidmi F8 storm FX is now available on Croma.com.

    19 March 2020 12:05 AM IST

    In American troops in Afghanistan. The US is keen to end its longest-ever conflict, and under the terms of a deal signed in Doha last month has said all foreign forces will quit Afghanistan within 14 months -- provided the Taliban stick to their security commitments. (AFP)Opinion
    In post-US Afghanistan, what are India's options?

    New Delhi has to move beyond its wait and watch policy

    18 March 2020 11:55 PM IST

    Brussels warning comes less than a month after US officials said thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts had embarked on a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the virus.Technology
    Fake news about coronavirus being spread by Russia to worsen crisis in...

    An internal EU document warned that pro-Kremlin media outlets were promoting disinformation to undermine trust in...

    18 March 2020 10:09 PM IST

    Pressure has mounted on Silicon Valley to use their expertise to fight the deadly virus, after roughly 50 scientists signed an open letter last week calling on them to actTechnology
    Privacy concerns raised as Facebook, Google in talks with Washington...

    The use of personal data is highly sensitive especially after 2011 when the NSA was found collecting phone records...

    18 March 2020 8:44 PM IST

    Filmmakers used RenderMan software in nearly all of the last 47 movies nominated for a visual effects Academy Award. The software was first used in Toy Story. (Photo | Flickr - )Technology
    Toy Story, Finding Nemo's lifelike graphics gets tech duo Turing Award...

    The tech industry Nobel was given to Patrick Hanrahan and Edwin Catmull for their RenderMan' software that...

    18 March 2020 8:19 PM IST

    International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne. AFP PhotoSports
    IOC can't find 'ideal' solution for virus-hit Tokyo Games

    The official says that IOC is committed to finding a solution with the least negative impact for the athletes

    18 March 2020 5:57 PM IST

    Uber and Ola are reported to have lost as much as 80% of rides but the company has not offered any financial assistance to tide over the crisis. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Alexander Torrenegra)Technology
    Uber, Lyft suspend shared rides in US, Canada, but not yet in India

    Pooled rides show up on the Uber and Ola apps in India even now

    18 March 2020 5:56 PM IST

    A number of qualifying events for swimming are yet to be gone through. AP PhotoSports
    With trials looming, IOC could adjust Olympic qualifying

    There are still around 4,700 out of nearly 11,000 Olympic spots to be decided; almost all in the headliner sports

    18 March 2020 5:51 PM IST

    Soldiers wearing facemasks stand guard on road leading to a quarantine faciltity (R) for people returning from Iran via the Pakistan-Iran border town of Taftan. AFP PhotoWorld
    With 147 new deaths, toll in Iran climbs to 1,135

    The death toll's continued sharp increase worries experts that the outbreak in the Islamic Republic is far from being...

    18 March 2020 4:59 PM IST

    A shopkeeper wearing a face mask to help protect against the new coronavirus, waits for customers at the Tehrans Grand Bazaar, Iran. AFWorld
    Iranian woman aged 103 survives Covid19: reports

    The unnamed woman had been hospitalised in the central city of Semnan for about a week

    18 March 2020 4:54 PM IST

    Facebook is also awarding USD 100 million in grants and ad credits to assist small businesses. (Photo | Pixabay)Technology
    Facebook staff to get USD 1,000 bonus as they work from home amid...

    Employees will also get an automatic exceeds expectations' rating on their performance review

    18 March 2020 4:41 PM IST

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