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Indian refiners cut runs as fuel demand dips, margins fade. (AFP Photo)

Indian refineries face shutdowns as fuel demand drops

In July, however, local demand growth has slowed because of high fuel prices, renewed lockdown in parts of the country

29 July 2020 10:31 AM IST

Donald Trump Jr. posted a since-deleted tweet on Monday with a viral video of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine. (AP)

Trump Jr suspended from Twitter over COVID-19 video

The eldest son of US President Donald Trump posted a since-deleted tweet with a viral video of doctors talking about...

29 July 2020 10:19 AM IST

Asian airlines carried just 724,000 international passengers in June, a 98 per cent decline compared to the 31.8 million recorded in the same month last year. (ANI Photo)

Asia's international air travel plunges 98%, cargo demand falters:...

Air cargo demand was 20.3 percent lower year-on-year as demand for exports continued to falter on the back of economic...

29 July 2020 9:39 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Nobody likes me: Trump complains about Fauci's popularity

Trump said he and others in his administration deserved praise for their handling of the virus, not just Fauci

29 July 2020 9:35 AM IST

Oil rises after surprise drop in U.S. inventories offsets demand concerns. (AFP Photo)

Oil prices inch higher after sharp drop in US crude inventories

Inventories of crude oil in the US dropped by 6.8 million barrels last week to 531 million barrels

29 July 2020 9:12 AM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens while Australias Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a press conference at the US Department of State following the 30th AUSMIN July 28, 2020, in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Not ready to harm important' ties with China: Australia tells US

While Washington is Australia's main security ally, China is its largest trading partner

29 July 2020 9:04 AM IST

The directions came after poet Varavara Raos lawyer told the court that the activist was almost on his deathbed. (PTI Photo)

Elgar Parishad case: Bombay High Court allows kin to meet...

Rao had filed a plea earlier this month through his lawyer Sudeep Pasbola seeking bail.

29 July 2020 8:06 AM IST

The video, which shows a group of doctors claiming masks and lockdowns were not required to halt the disease, had been watched by 14 million people on Facebook before it was removed, according to The Washington Post. (Photo | AP)

Twitter removes virus misinformation video retweeted by Trump after...

The footage shared false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19 .

28 July 2020 9:04 PM IST

Initially Flipkart Quick will be available at select locations in Bengaluru and will be gradually scaled up and expanded to six large cities by the end of the year, the company said.

Flipkart Quick takes on Amazon Prime Now and JioMart with 90-minute...

Apart from fresh vegetables and meat, the hyperlocal service also delivers mobile phones.

28 July 2020 8:34 PM IST

Four filmmakers four stories

Anubhav said it was the struggle to find a hospital bed for Sudhir's driver who had caught the infection

28 July 2020 7:18 PM IST

Ayushmann Khurrana

Bollywood goes to China again

Hrithik Roshan waits while Ayushmann scales Great Wall

28 July 2020 7:08 PM IST

Before masks became ubiquitous as the coronavirus spread, Hong Kong had banned the use of masks among protestors, and privacy activists in London stepped out camouflaging their faces with makeup in geometric patterns to confuse facial recognition technology. (Photo | AFP)

Pandemic masks have an unintended effect on intrusive facial...

Masked protestors at Black Lives Matter protests are tripping face recognition tech used by police, as error rates are...

28 July 2020 6:53 PM IST