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Indias death toll from the coronavirus hit 50,000 on Monday. (PTI Photo)

India's COVID-19 death toll crosses 50,000-mark

Many experts say the real numbers may be far higher due to low levels of testing and because deaths are often not...

17 Aug 2020 11:12 AM IST

Pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampha, center, and student leaders walk to a police station in anticipation of arrest after a protest rally at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)

Campus-based Thai protest movement extends reach to streets

The movement had already declared three core demands: new elections, constitution amendment and ending intimidation of...

17 Aug 2020 11:03 AM IST

Women wearing face masks against the coronavirus walk past United Arab Emirates and Israeli flags at the Peace Bridge in Netanya, Israel. (AP)

Telephone calls between UAE, Israel ring for the first time

By Sunday, Israeli news websites that had previously been blocked by UAE could be accessed without using means to bypass...

17 Aug 2020 10:18 AM IST

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addresses his supporters gathered at Independent Square of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. (AP)

Belarus protesters hold 'historic' rally as Lukashenko vows to stay on

Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus for 26 years, is facing an unprecedented challenge to his leadership

17 Aug 2020 9:45 AM IST

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media about changing the 2020 general election date during a press conference at the Parliament in Wellington on August 17, 2020.. (AFP)

New Zealand PM postpones election after virus return

PM Ardern also acknowledged concerns from rivals that curbs on campaigning would unfairly weigh the election in favour...

17 Aug 2020 8:58 AM IST

Some posts that appeared on 15-year-old Noah Schnapps Twitter handle after it was hacked included sexual content, racial slurs and talk about suicide and have since been deleted. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Gage Skidmore)

Inappropriate posts appear on Noah Schnapp's hacked Twitter

Starting Saturday afternoon, Schnapp's Twitter account began publishing and retweeting a range of bizarre posts, which...

16 Aug 2020 5:48 PM IST

DJ Michael Bruns first three paid concerts will be geofenced to people within 100 miles of Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago, respectively, at five dollars per ticket.

How to tour amid the pandemic? Popular New York DJ set to test out...

Haitian DJ Michael Brun's strategy aims to draw an audience for a fee by catering to certain cities.

16 Aug 2020 4:59 PM IST

RILs valuation plunged by Rs 20,666.46 crore to Rs 13,40,213.50 crore. (PTI Photo)

Six of 10 top valued firms lose Rs 78,275 crore in m-cap, Reliance,...

RIL's valuation plunged by Rs 20,666.46 crore to Rs 13,40,213.50 crore, taking the biggest drop among the 10 most valued...

16 Aug 2020 4:24 PM IST

Ellis will be back as the fallen angel based on the DC Comics character on August 21, when the first half of season five will drop on Netflix. (Photo | Netflix)

We were agonisingly close to wrapping but lockdown beat us, Lucifer's...

As much as 60 per cent of season five's finale is yet to be shot, the actor said, unsure of when shooting would resume.

16 Aug 2020 4:12 PM IST

This is not Disneys first time including an openly LGBTQ character in a cast; however, they have been represented in minor or non-recurring parts up until this point. (Photo | IMDb - The Owl House)

For the first time, a bisexual character is the lead on a Disney...

Protagonist Luz Noceda, a 14-year-old who goes on a journey to another world to become a witch, is attracted to male and...

16 Aug 2020 3:40 PM IST