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The volcano, a popular tourist day-tripper destination, erupted on Monday, spewing ash and steam over the island. (Photo: AP)

Growing sense of desperation': New Zealand volcano death toll rises to...

The volcano on White Island was 'highly volatile' and could erupt again within days preventing recovery teams retrieving...

12 Dec 2019 1:01 PM IST

Vehicles were stranded in various cities of Assam due to heavy blockade. (Photo: PTI)

Citizenship Bill protests affect Assam; flights suspended, train...

Five columns of the Army have been requisitioned and deployed in Assam, an Army statement said.

12 Dec 2019 12:53 PM IST

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Internet cut off, people in Assam can't read your 'reassuring'...

Congress said, 'Our brothers and sisters in Assam cannot read your 'reassuring' message Modiji, in case you've...

12 Dec 2019 12:44 PM IST

Rain stopped play on the second day of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Thursday, Pakistans first home Test in a decade after a deadly attack in 2009. (Photo:AP)

Rain stops play in Pakistan's first home Test since 2009 attack

Resuming at 202-5, Sri Lanka had reached 222-5 in 7.5 overs before the umpires stopped play as rain started to pour...

12 Dec 2019 12:36 PM IST

Popular streaming service Netflix has released the latest version of its iOS app with some useful updates.

Netflix is testing new long-term subscription plans for India

New users of Netflix in India may have the option to choose from three-, six- and 12-month plans at discounts of up to...

12 Dec 2019 12:28 PM IST

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored late goals as already-qualified Juventus beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the Champions League (Photo:AP/ PTI)

UCL 2019-20: Juventus beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0

Cristiano Ronaldo tapped in from close range in the 75th minute and Gonzalo Higuain scored in injury time to put...

12 Dec 2019 12:26 PM IST

World Championships gold medalist PV Sindhu on Wednesday faced a defeat against Akane Yamaguchi in the BWF World Tour Finals 2019. (Photo:Instagram)

BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu bows down to Akane Yamaguchi

Japan's Yamaguchi trounced Sindhu 18-21, 21-18, 21-8 in the group A game which lasted for 68 minutes.

12 Dec 2019 12:25 PM IST

Twitter Inc said on Thursday it may become profitable for the first time next quarter after slashing expenses over the past year. (Photo: AFP)

Twitter is mulling radically changing its platform

Twitter's CEO Jack took to his handle on the network yesterday to announce that the company is trying to change things...

12 Dec 2019 12:22 PM IST

Australian Ashleigh Barty, whose breakout 2019 campaign included a French Open crown and world number one ranking, was named the WTA Player of the Year. (Photo:Instagram)

Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty becomes WTA Player of the Year 2019

Barty took the award with 82 per cent of the media vote.

12 Dec 2019 12:15 PM IST

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said failing to execute their plans has been the story of his team as it went down by 67 runs in the third T20I against India to lose the series 1-2 here. (Photo:AFP)

Not executing our plans has been the story this series: Kieron Pollard

Batting first, India amassed a huge 240/3, riding on a blitzkrieg by KL Rahul (91), Rohit Sharma (71) and skipper Virat...

12 Dec 2019 12:06 PM IST

The rise of home hospice services has helped more people spend their last days at home. (Photo: AP)

Death has become overly medicalised over the last century

More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals.

12 Dec 2019 12:03 PM IST

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne admitted that the batsmen should have changed their approach as the ball had started swinging post first session on Day 1 of the first Test against Pakistan. (Photo:AFP)

We could've used a different approach: Sri Lanka captain

Sri Lanka in the first session of Day 1 had a solid start to their innings as Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando had...

12 Dec 2019 12:00 PM IST