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Poacher arrested with 13 kg of deer meat in Bengal. (PTI Photo)

Poacher held with 13 kg deer meat, 40 snares in Bengal

The man, identified as Manindranath Das, was arrested from his residence and 13 kg of deer meat was found in his...

6 Sept 2020 10:40 AM IST

Countertenor/producer Anthony Roth Constanzo (C) and and violist Cong Wu of the New York Philharmonic play with the bandwagons pop-up concert series at Betty Carter Park on September 04, 2020, in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. - Its fall season has been cancelled and its concert hall closed indefinitely, so New Yorks Philharmonic is taking it to the streets. One of Americas oldest musical institutions, the famed symphony orchestra is playing outdoor pop-up shows, getting creative during the coronavirus pandemic that has kept concert halls closed and New Yorkers starved for live music. (AFP)

NY's Philharmonic is back, pandemic-style - playing in the streets

The famed symphony orchestra is playing outdoor pop-up shows, getting creative during the pandemic that has kept concert...

6 Sept 2020 10:23 AM IST

Tug boats and ships battle the fire on MT New Diamond, off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. The fire on the large oil tanker off Sri Lankas coast has been brought under control but is still not extinguished, the navy said Saturday. The tanker, carrying nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil, was drifting about 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from Sri Lankas eastern coast and on Friday evening a tug boat towed it to the deep sea away from land, said navy spokesman Capt. Indika de Silva. (AP)

Experts join efforts to salvage burning tanker off Sri Lanka

With engines shut down, the tanker carrying nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil drifted about 20 nautical miles from...

6 Sept 2020 9:58 AM IST

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik. NCB team reaches Rheas home to serve summons for joining probe. (PTI Photo)

SSR death probe: NCB summons Rhea Chakraborty to join investigation

The agency has said that it wants to question Rhea, 28, the main accused in the case, to take the probe forward

6 Sept 2020 9:47 AM IST

Doctor, wife accused of pouring hot water on minor domestic help arrested. (Representative Image)

Assam police arrests doctor, wife accused of pouring hot water on...

Deuri allegedly had, in an inebriated state, poured hot water on the boy when he was sleeping in their house in...

6 Sept 2020 9:44 AM IST

Waves batter the coastline as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture on September 5, 2020. (AFP)

Typhoon Haishen unleashes rain, strong winds in south Japan

Haishen is not only powerful equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane but also large in its reach in areas affected

6 Sept 2020 9:37 AM IST

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, ousted as president of Mali last month in a military coup, has flown to the United Arab Emirates for medical treatment, the new junta said on September 5, 2020. Family and airport sources confirmed that Keita, who left hospital on September 3, 2020 after treatment for a mini-stroke, had flown out of the country on September 5, 2020. (AFP)

Ousted Mali president Keita leaves country as transition talks begin

West African leaders, fearing the coup could set a precedent that would undermine their power, initially insisted Keita...

6 Sept 2020 9:10 AM IST

Drugmakers and government agencies worldwide are racing to combat the pandemic and develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. (AFP Photo)

COVID-19 vaccine to be priced below 10 euros: Sanofi

If the results are conclusive, Sanofi and GSK hope to get the vaccine approved in the first half of next year

6 Sept 2020 9:08 AM IST

Rescue workers use a tube to vacuum debris from a badly damaged building in Lebanons capital Beirut, in search of possible survivors from a mega-blast at the adjacent port one month ago, after scanners detected a pulse, on September 4, 2020. - Lebanese rescuers scoured rubble for a possible survivor in Beirut after the detection of a pulse drew crowds hopeful of a miracle one month on from a devastating explosion. (AFP)

'No signs of life' in Beirut rubble after three-day search for blast...

The signs of life detected in the past two days were possibly breaths of fellow rescuers already inside the building,...

6 Sept 2020 8:54 AM IST

Govt asks major ports to use only locally built tug boats. (AP Photo)

Aatmanirbhar shipping: Centre asks major ports to use only Indian made...

Mandaviya said the government is taking 360 degree actions to revive old shipyards and promote shipbuilding in India

6 Sept 2020 8:45 AM IST

Amazon was considered the lead contender to provide technology for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) programme, with Amazon Web Services dominating the cloud computing arena and the company already providing classified servers for other government agencies including the CIA. Amazon has alleged it was shut out of the deal because of Trumps vendetta against the company and its chief executive Jeff Bezos. (Photo | AP)

Pentagon reaffirms deal with Microsoft for cloud computing despite...

However, the contract can't move forward yet due to a court order putting it on hold as Amazon pursues a lawsuit over...

5 Sept 2020 9:50 PM IST

Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, 37, and Richard Madden, 33, will headline the US version of Citadel, which is being called the mothership of the project. (Photo | Instagram - Priyanka Chopra-Jonas)

Priyanka Chopra starrer 'Citadel' cast to include Danish actor Roland...

The Amazon Prime Video series will be produced in Italy, India and Mexico.

5 Sept 2020 9:30 PM IST