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The Instagram Reels will have the same vertical and full-screen format as regular Reel uploads. (Photo: PTI)

Facebook halts plans for 'Instagram Kids' app after criticism

In the blog post and series of accompanying tweets, Mosseri blamed the critics for misunderstanding the purpose of the...

28 Sept 2021 5:43 PM IST

Gold prices edged higher on Monday, holding above the key $1,800-per-ounce level. (PTI Photo)

Gold declines Rs 54, silver tumbles Rs 573 on global cues

In the international market, gold was trading lower at USD 1,743 per ounce and silver was flat at USD 22.37 per ounce

28 Sept 2021 4:00 PM IST

The known effects of smoking that the analysis identified included worse lung function and a higher risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Smoking may increase risk of COVID-19 severity, death, study finds

The latest study is first of its kind to pool observational and genetic data on smoking and COVID-19

28 Sept 2021 2:40 PM IST

A health worker carries vials of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a health centre in New Dehi. (Photo: AFP)

WHO's emergency use authorisation for Covaxin further delayed: Sources

The Strategic Advisory Group of Expert on Immunization (SAGE) will be meeting on October 5 on EUA to Covaxin

28 Sept 2021 2:07 PM IST

The virus is known to persist in the GI tract despite clearance of the virus from upper airways and lungs. (Twitter)

Covid virus expected to continue to transmit for a very long time: WHO

Populations where more people were previously infected and where vaccination coverage is high are expected to be less...

28 Sept 2021 1:44 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the 17th Formation Day celebrations of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (PTI /Atul Yadav)

India handled COVID-19 in best possible way despite limited resources:...

Shah said the government's approach is to ensure zero loss of life during any disaster and it has been successful to a...

28 Sept 2021 1:19 PM IST

The Election Commission has found that 171 votes were cast at a booth where only 90 people were eligible to exercise their franchise in Halflong Assembly constituency of Dima Hasao district. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Bypolls to three LS, 30 assembly seats on October 30: Election...

The seats where Lok Sabha by-elections will be held are Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Khandwa in...

28 Sept 2021 12:54 PM IST

Taliban fighters stand guard on the backdrop of shops selling antiques and decorative merchandise at Chicken Street in Kabul on September 26, 2021. The once-bustling hotspot, where aid workers and adventurous tourists would shop for vintage tribal rugs, pottery and metalware, is almost empty of visitors looking for a bargain. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)

Taliban issue no-shave order to barbers in Afghan province

During the Taliban's previous rule, the conservative Islamists demanded that men grow beards

28 Sept 2021 12:18 PM IST

Bombay High Court on Friday quashed two government resolutions issued by the Maharashtra government putting curbs on elderly film, TV artistes. (PTI Photo)

Bombay HC issues new guideline for sexual harassment at workplace...

Justice GS Patel passed an order to protect the interest of both accused and victim parties in cases of sexual...

28 Sept 2021 11:38 AM IST

The shelters were installed in locations near Tashigong, Manza, Hot Springs and Churup among others, in reflection of simmering tensions between the two sides in the region, (Representational image : PTI)

China installs new shelters for troops near LAC in eastern Ladakh

The new container-based accommodations were built in addition to the additional military camps that the Chinese military...

28 Sept 2021 11:02 AM IST

People walk past a wall mural on COVID awareness in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

India records less than 20,000 fresh cases, lowest since early-March

The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 4,47,373 with 179 more fatalities

28 Sept 2021 10:27 AM IST

The name of the cyclone, Gulab, was given by Pakistan. (Representational image)

Newborns named after Cyclone Gulab in Odisha

Forty-one women delivered their babies when the cyclonic storm was approaching the coast

28 Sept 2021 10:18 AM IST