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A health worker collects a swab sample from a man to test for COVID-19 during a weekend lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Jammu. (AP/Channi Anand)

COVID-19: India logs 50,407 new cases, 804 deaths

The daily COVID-19 cases are being recorded at less than one lakh for the last six consecutive days

12 Feb 2022 10:34 AM IST

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australias Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne, Indias Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, and Foreign Minister of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi participate in the Quad foreign ministers press conference in Melbourne, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (AP)

Quad silent on Ukraine standoff but Blinken spits fire on Russia

As Blinken targets Russia, Jaishankar flags concerns over Myanmar

12 Feb 2022 8:53 AM IST

Muslim women hold placards while wearing burqa and hijab to stage a demonstration in support of female Muslim students, in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

Hijab row: SC counsels patience, vows to protect rights

An appeal had been filed in the apex court challenging the direction of the Karnataka High Court

12 Feb 2022 7:03 AM IST

Students participate in a procession to protest against barring Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in Kolkata, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP /Bikas Das)

As hijab row spreads, senior classes to remain shut in Karnataka till...

BRIMS students, however, were reportedly allowed to take the examination after the intervention of student groups

12 Feb 2022 6:56 AM IST

Activists from Students Federation of India (SFI) hold placards during a demonstration against the recent hijab ban in few of Karnatakas educational institutes, in Chennai on February 10, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | The Hijab row: Beyond the hype and hysteria

Why do people care more about a headscarf worn by a woman than what is going on inside her head?

12 Feb 2022 12:42 AM IST

Kohinoor diamond. (AA file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | The Kohinoor for Camilla? It's high time it is back...

It is possible that Prince Charles, being the fair-minded bloke he is, decides to persuade Camilla to repatriate the...

12 Feb 2022 12:23 AM IST

Zika virus (Photo: ANI)

Active surveillance of Zika virus needed to prevent future outbreaks:...

The first report of the Zika virus spread in Kerala was released by ICMR NIV Pune

11 Feb 2022 3:20 PM IST

Once the suspension orders are lifted, our services will be fully up and running, an Airtel customer care executive said. (Photo: PTI)

Airtel internet services briefly disrupted due to technical glitch;...

Several Airtel users on Twitter complained that both their mobile data and broadband connection stopped working

11 Feb 2022 1:12 PM IST

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

New low-cost coating for fabrics can kill Covid virus: Study

The coating may be used in future to develop an antiviral spray for fabrics

11 Feb 2022 12:49 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha, during ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Retail inflation contained at 6.2% despite biggest contraction in...

The finance minister stated that the objective of the budget is a stable and sustainable recovery in the economy

11 Feb 2022 11:46 AM IST

In this file photo taken on August 05, 2021, vials and syringes of the Johnson and Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine are displayed for a photograph. (Photo: AFP)

India records 58,077 new cases, active cases decline

The death toll has climbed to 5,07,177 with 657 daily fatalities

11 Feb 2022 10:18 AM IST

Misconfigurations, sabotage, lack of regular hardware and software maintenance, failure to adhere to internet best practices, and ultimately lack of cybersecurity knowledge and preparation are the key human error components that are putting all of our lives at risk. These habits and behaviors are exhibited all over the world by even the most elite organizations. By arrangement

11 per cent jump in cyber crime in 2020, NCRB data in Home Panel...

A total of 50,035 cases in 2020 were registered under cyber crimes, an increase than in 2019 (44,735 cases)

11 Feb 2022 9:55 AM IST