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India urges auto companies to cut royalties to foreign parents. (PTI Photo)

Government asks automakers to cut royalties to foreign parents to...

Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor's pay millions of dollars in royalties to parent companies in Japan, South Korea for...

19 Aug 2020 9:23 AM IST

Reliance buys majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds for $83 million. (PTI Photo)

Reliance acquires majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

The company said its investment represents about 60% holding in Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd. and 100% direct ownership of...

19 Aug 2020 9:03 AM IST

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said around 3.65 crore jobs would be generated in the construction of houses sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. (PTI Photo)

India negotiating with 13 more countries on creating air travel...

Scheduled international passenger flights remain suspended in India since March 23 due to the pandemic.

19 Aug 2020 8:54 AM IST

TikTok also announced an alliance with music distribution platform UnitedMasters, to build on a trend of the platform being a way for musicians to be discovered by posting short-clip videos. (Photo | Pexels - Anton)

TikTok initiates measures to communicate its side of the story to the...

The company, owned by China-based ByteDance, also launched a new @tiktok_comms Twitter account to address issues in real...

18 Aug 2020 8:58 PM IST

Migrants queue up for thermal screening on their arrival at Amethi railway station from Gujarat by a special train, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Amethi. PTI Photo

Ticket price hike to control crowds at stations; Rail ministry...

This decision will be reviewed post the pandemic, a railway official said.

18 Aug 2020 7:36 PM IST

The tapes of purported conversations between former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko and Biden when Biden was vice president during the Obama administration were flagged in a US intelligence assessment earlier this month warning of Russian interference in the upcoming election, and specifically efforts to denigrate Biden. (Photo | AP)

Trump retweets purported Biden Ukraine audio flagged by US...

Former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has generally rejected the tapes as a fabrication by pro-Russian forces in...

18 Aug 2020 7:30 PM IST

Representational image (AFP)

AA Edit |Misuse of social media a threat to democracy

The report named BJP leaders who posted hate-filled messages against Muslims on several occasions, including before the...

18 Aug 2020 6:57 PM IST

Anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin forced police to open fire, killing 13 people.

Political parties hail verdict as Madras High Court rejects plea to...

In its arguments during the hearing, Vedanta had claimed the closure order was nothing but 'naked discrimination'...

18 Aug 2020 6:56 PM IST

Chetan Chauhan (Twitter)

AA Edit | Covid strikes cricket

Cricketer Chetan Chauhan's case is a tragic reminder that the battle against Covid-19 is far from over in India

18 Aug 2020 6:37 PM IST

: Army personnel during a counter-infiltration operation along the Line of Control in Kalakote sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. PTI Photo

Indian Army begins probe into alleged fake encounter in J-K's Shopian

DNA samples have been collected from Rajouri by the Jammu and Kashmir police and sent for matching with those of the...

18 Aug 2020 6:20 PM IST

Every foreign-made semiconductor of any type anywhere in the world is now subject to US licence requirements if a Huawei company is in any way involved, directly or indirectly, in the transaction. (Photo | AP)

Now, US puts a stop to Huawei's chances to access US chip technology...

The Semiconductor Industry Association, representing American chipmakers, said Monday it will cause significant...

18 Aug 2020 6:15 PM IST

Passengers wearing facemasks as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19 walk through arrivals at St Pancras International station in London on Friday after travelling on a Eurostar train from Paris (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Of staycations and cheap meals: Will Christmas be...

Just a fortnight ago, people were told to travel abroad to European countries with which the UK had air bridges

18 Aug 2020 6:05 PM IST