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A picture shows the scene of an explosion in Beirut. AP photo

Huge explosion rocks Beirut

The afternoon blast shook several parts of the capital and thick smoke billowed from the city centre

4 Aug 2020 9:45 PM IST

Google has been unable to make significant inroads as a device maker so far, despite generally positive reviews for the devices, especially their cameras. So one will have to wait and see whether the Google Pixel 4a will beat the Apple iPhone SE in sales.

Google's affordable Pixel 4a launched to compete with Apple iphone SE

At $349, the Pixel 4a is even cheaper than the launch price of last year's model which was priced at $399, same as this...

4 Aug 2020 9:19 PM IST

A fine of Rs 9,000 was also imposed on the man who had also kidnapped the girl in 2015. (Representational image)

Afghanistan frees two abducted Indians

It may be recalled that seven Indian nationals were kidnapped in Afghanistan in May 2018

4 Aug 2020 8:36 PM IST

Some Republican leaders, including House Minority Whip, have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying they suspect that Microsoft, which is in talks to buy the US operations of TikTok, though a US company, may be compromised.

Trump says US should get a 'very large percentage' of TikTok sale...

The US president has set a deadline of September 15 for TikTok to sell its US business or stop operations in the...

4 Aug 2020 8:20 PM IST

A family moves to safety after being caught in flooded waters caused by heavy rains at Kings Circle in Mumbai. Rajesh Jadhav photo

Woman, kids swept away in flooded drain in Mumbai after heavy rains

The red alert was issued for the second consecutive day as rains have been lashing Mumbai and adjoining districts since...

4 Aug 2020 8:18 PM IST

The thespian dies at 94.

Ebrahim Alkazi, legendary theatre personality and mentor to...

Dad died this evening at 2.45 pm after a massive heart attack, his son said.

4 Aug 2020 7:31 PM IST

Renault, Orange, Deutsche Bank, and Lufthansa recently plumped for Google Cloud. Volkswagen signed up with Amazon Web Services. The French health ministry chose Microsoft to house its research data.

Europe giving away its data wealth to US cloud storage companies,...

The majority of European data is stocked outside of Europe, or, if stocked in Europe, is on servers that belong to...

4 Aug 2020 7:10 PM IST

(L) Indias PM Narendra Modi with Chinas president XiJinping (AFP)

AA Edit | Restoring status quo in Ladakh: Long haul ahead

Beijing throws Mr Modi's words at us and tries to absorb territories to which it laid no formal claims before November...

4 Aug 2020 5:43 PM IST

Australian cricketers hit pay dirt at the IPL players auction with pacer Pat Cummins becoming the most expensive foreign buy ever in the league by fetching a whopping Rs 15.50 crore bid from two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders here on Thursday. (Photo: Twitter/ Indian Premier League)

Vivo quits as IPL's title sponsor a day after Swadeshi Jagran Manch...

Vivo has paid over Rs 2,000 crore to the BCCI, the owners of the IPL, for a five-year deal.

4 Aug 2020 5:39 PM IST

UPSC topper Pradeep Singh at his residence after securing the top rank. (PTI)

Pradeep Singh from Sonepat tops civil services exam, 829 candidates...

A total of 829 candidates have been recommended for Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service and Indian...

4 Aug 2020 5:15 PM IST