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Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. (AP)

Seoul mayor missing, phone turned off

The mayor has left a verbal message for his daughter, described as sounding like a will, police say

9 July 2020 4:58 PM IST

Wont allow private data of Americans to get into the hands of the Chinese, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says, about blacklisting Huawei and ZTE and evaluating whether Chinese companies such as TikTok can operate in the US.

Future of communications infra should be founded on Western Ideals of...

Decrying Chinese spying, the US Secretary of State praised Google, Facebook and Twitter for not sharing user data with...

9 July 2020 4:50 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi says 'India among most open economies', calls for global...

Speaking at India Global Week 2020, he said green shoots of economic revival are already visible in India coming out of...

9 July 2020 4:04 PM IST

Foreign tourists carry their surf boards at Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, July 9, 2020. (AP)

Bali island reopens after 3 months of virus lockdown

The local government had granted automatic visa extensions to more than 7,000 tourists who got stranded in the island...

9 July 2020 3:59 PM IST

Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of The Tata Group (R) and Air Asia Group CEO Tony Fenandes. Tata Sons is in talks to buy out AirAsia Group Bhds stake in their airline joint venture in India. (AFP Photo)

Tata Sons in talks to buy out AirAsia India stake at steep discount

Tata Sons will likely tie up with other financial investors to acquire AirAsia's 49% stake in the venture

9 July 2020 3:25 PM IST

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Centre decides against proposal to amend Disabilities Act to...

the department under the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry put out a proposal last week on its website for...

9 July 2020 3:17 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump threatens US schools to reopen,no funds to those who disobey

For a nation that prides itself on its public school system, it's an extraordinary situation in this pandemic year

9 July 2020 3:12 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for a roundtable discussion on the Safe Reopening of Americas Schools during the coronavirus pandemic, in the East Room of the White House. (AFP)

Melania Trump's statue set on fire in her hometown in Slovenia

In January, a large wooden statue resembling Donald Trump was also burnt in another Slovenian city

9 July 2020 2:39 PM IST

People resorted to panic buying in several markets of West Bengal on Thursday disregarding social distancing norms. (PTI Photo)

Panic buying returns in Bengal markets ahead of fresh lockdown in...

Long queues were witnessed outside department stores as people bought commodities for storage during the lockdown period

9 July 2020 2:30 PM IST

Local defense force fighters drive on a motorbike during an event to inaugurate a new chapter of the group in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (AP)

Burkina Faso's volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists

In an attempt to bolster the army that failed to contain jihadist violence, the government passed a law to arm civilians...

9 July 2020 2:03 PM IST

Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (PTI Photo)

False narrative, says HRD minister on row over revised CBSE syllabus

The comments by the minister came following a controversy over the reduction of syllabus by the CBSE due to the COVID-19...

9 July 2020 1:52 PM IST

Tata Steel sales fall 23 pc to 5.28 MT in Apr-Jun qtr; output down 28.49 pc. (PTI Photo)

Tata Steel sales fall by 23% in Apr-Jun quarter; output down by 28.49%

Tata Steel's India sales were at 2.92 MT, down from 3.96 MT in the year-ago period, while the production volume fell to...

9 July 2020 1:19 PM IST