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Suspension of the H1-B visas by the US will cost domestic IT firms Rs 1,200 crore. (AFP Photo)

US waives in-person interview requirements for many visa applicants in...

Applicants eligible for the waiver are students, workers (H-1, H-2, H-3, and individual L visas), Culture and...

27 Feb 2022 1:39 PM IST

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has RNA as its genetic material. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV, says study

The study was published in 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS)

27 Feb 2022 1:08 PM IST

Twitter has steadily introduced subtle ways to control how other users engage with your account. (Photo: ANI)

Twitter users can now add content warnings to individual tweets

As per The Verge, the feature is available on Twitter's Android and iOS apps as well as its web client

27 Feb 2022 12:48 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI)

PM Modi lauds 'people's participation' in strengthening Swachh Bharat...

PM lauded the efforts of the local people of Visakhapatnam against the single-use plastic with an aim to keep the...

27 Feb 2022 12:44 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks in a meeting of ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea blames US for Ukraine crisis

North Korea, in a muted response issued in the form of a commentary, said the US was to blame for the unfolding disaster

27 Feb 2022 11:44 AM IST

BJP National President JP Nadda at a meeting with partys National General Secretaries at party headquarters in New Delhi.(Photo: Twitter @BJP4India)

BJP president Nadda's account hacked, tweets on Ukraine crisis, crypto...

A party leader said that the account had been restored, stating that they are in touch with Twitter to ascertain the...

27 Feb 2022 11:24 AM IST

The local trains were moving on the Central Railway route after a brief disruption. (Photo: PTI/File)

Power outage in parts of central, south mumbai; local trains stop on...

Train movement halted between Andheri and Churchgate railway stations as the power supply stopped

27 Feb 2022 11:10 AM IST

Polling officials carry Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) and Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) at an election material distribution centre on the eve of the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, in Allahabad. (Photo: AFP)

UP elections 2022 fifth phase: Over 21 per cent polling recorded till...

As many as 692 candidates are in the fray in this round including Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya

27 Feb 2022 9:48 AM IST

Kidney dishes with mounted syringes containing the vaccine from Novavax (from top to bottom), Biontech and Moderna lie in a refrigerator in a vaccination center ready for vaccination. (Photo: AP)

Over 10,000 Covid cases reported in last 24 hours, active caseload...

The death toll climbed to 5,13,724 with 243 fresh fatalities

27 Feb 2022 9:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a webinar highlighting positive impact of Union Budget on education sector, through video conferencing, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi calls upon private firms to enter medical education sector in...

Indian students going abroad for study, especially in medical education, also result in hundreds of billions of rupees...

26 Feb 2022 1:41 PM IST

Ukrainian soldiers take positions outside a military facility after an explosion in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Ukraine Update: Russian troops enter Ukraine's second city, fighting...

Russia unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel facilities in what appeared to be the next...

26 Feb 2022 1:32 PM IST