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    Sarah Amiri, deputy project manager of the United Arab Emirates Mars mission, talks about the project named \Hope,\ or \al-Amal\ in Arabic, which is scheduled for launch in 2020, during a ceremony in Dubai, UAE.(AP)World
    UAE's Mars mission delayed again due to bad weather

    Named Al-Amal or Hope', the probe is the first-ever Arab space mission now set to be launched on coming Friday

    16 July 2020 8:48 AM IST

    Representational Image. (AFP)World
    Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague after eating infected marmot

    The bubonic plague, known as 'Black Death' in the Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and often fatal disease spread...

    16 July 2020 8:38 AM IST

    Kiran has also been conferred with the prestigious IMC Ladies Wing Woman of the Year Award 20192020Life
    Exclusive | Kiran Majumdar Shaw on how Biocon hopes to beat COVID-19

    Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon's executive chairperson, is delighted that Biocon's COVID-19 drug Itolizumab is...

    15 July 2020 8:17 PM IST

    There are practical aspects of conducting the exam to consider as well, the reason why an eminent institution like IIT Bombay has cancelled it. Representational ImageOpinion
    AA Edit | UGC should put health of the students before marks

    Though the UGC has advised conducting online exam or mixed mode tests, there are massive infrastructural frailties

    15 July 2020 7:40 PM IST

    Every time someone searches for certain keywords associated with disaster relief, a prompt will direct them to the relevant information and sources of help available on Twitter, a statement said. (Photo | US Air Force - Kimberly Goff))Technology
    Twitter launches search prompt to get you help during natural...

    The social network has partnered with the National Disaster Response Force to expand its efforts towards handling...

    15 July 2020 7:15 PM IST

    Huawei is, along with Nokia Corp. of Finland and Swedens LM Ericsson, a leader in development of fifth-generation telecommunications technology. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Foxy1219).Technology
    China accuses Britain of unthinkingly towing US line on Huawei

    Chinese officials accuse Washington of misusing national security concerns to block a rising competitor to US tech...

    15 July 2020 6:48 PM IST

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (ANI)India
    West Bengal MLA death is a case of suspected suicide, Mamata writes to...

    A delegation of the Trinamool Congress, led by parliamentary party leader Derek O' Brien, called on the president on...

    15 July 2020 6:30 PM IST

    The court has also ordered the audit of the temple accounts for the last 25 years, in an attempt to bring transparency in the running of the great templeOpinion
    DC Edit | Power shift in trust of Padmanabha Swamy temple, but it's...

    While the ex-royals will continue to be the trustees, the temple would now be run by a five-member administrative...

    15 July 2020 6:27 PM IST

    Jio Platforms has over 20 startup partners with whom it has developed various technologies including 4G and now 5G, Mukesh Ambani told shareholders at an annual general meeting. (Image | Flickr - Christoph Scholz)Technology
    Jio developing Indian 5G solution, says Ambani amid ban on Chinese...

    It will be ready for trials as soon as 5G spectrum is available, Ambani said while India faces pressure to leave Huawei...

    15 July 2020 5:58 PM IST

    Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)India
    'India losing power and respect everywhere': Rahul attacks Modi...

    He cited a media report that claimed that Iran has dropped India from the Chabahar rail project.

    15 July 2020 5:36 PM IST

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