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Instagram is making a version of the social network for children 13 years old or younger. (Photo: PTI)

Instagram seeks to curb mental harm to teenagers

Instagram has worked to address problems of bullying, suicide, self-injury and eating disorders exposed at the platform

15 Sept 2021 7:23 AM IST

Parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 19, 2021. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Dilip Cherian | A big win for Rajya Sabha cadre officers

Parasaram P.K. Ramacharyulu is the first officer of the RS cadre to be appointed as the Secretary-General of the upper...

15 Sept 2021 3:16 AM IST

Taliban fighters wave from the back of a pickup truck, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Many Afghans are anxious about the Taliban rule and are figuring out ways to get out of Afghanistan. (AP /Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Terrorists to state's men': Will UN go...

Put simply, the Taliban members of the new Afghan 'state' have blood on their hands

15 Sept 2021 2:14 AM IST

Britains economy shrank by one fifth in the second quarter, more than any European neighbour, as the lockdown plunged the country into its deepest recession on record. Amazon, which has already created 3,000 new permanent UK roles this year, said it will offer more than 20,000 seasonal positions across the country ahead of the festive period. (Photo | AFP)

Amazon boosts hourly pay to over $18, to hire 125,000 workers

Amazon did not give exact figures, but a $1 raise on a $17-per-hour wage would amount to about a 6% hike

14 Sept 2021 5:37 PM IST

Relief supplies from the United States in the wake of Indias COVID-19 situation arrive at the Indira Gandhi International Airport cargo terminal in New Delhi, India, Friday, April 30, 2021. (Photo: AP)

US, India in talks over timeline for restarting COVID-19 vaccine...

The administration official said Washington was staying in close touch with India about the vaccine partnership

14 Sept 2021 3:02 PM IST

Samsung Electronics wins $6.6 billion Verizon order for network equipment. (AFP Photo)

Samsung rolling out Android 12 beta to Galaxy S21 users

Samsung also is adopting Android 12's visual indicators for when the microphone and camera are in use

14 Sept 2021 2:25 PM IST

Gaurav Gupta was designated as a co-founder in 2019, and headed the supply function at Zomato. (Photo: Twitter)

Zomato co-founder Gaurav Gupta resigns

Gaurav Gupta's exit comes days after Zomato decided to stop its grocery delivery service from September 17

14 Sept 2021 2:03 PM IST

There has been a spurt in grenade attacks by militants in Kashmir in recent times. (Representational image: PTI)

Grenade attack in J-K's Pulwama, four civilians injured

The ultras lobbed the grenade towards a vehicle of security forces at Pulwama chowk this afternoon but the grenade...

14 Sept 2021 1:47 PM IST

Farmers during their protest march against the central governments three farm reform laws, in Karnal, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (PTI)

NHRC notices to four govts, police chiefs over farmers protests...

There is an allegation that there is 'breach of the corona protocols by the agitating farmers at the protest sites'

14 Sept 2021 1:38 PM IST

A staffer of the Supreme Court tested positive for coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

SC dismisses plea seeking COVID ex-gratia for kin of deceased lawyers

This is a publicity interest litigation and just because you are in black coat does not mean your life is more precious...

14 Sept 2021 12:54 PM IST

The vaccination rollout in Japan started off slow and late compared to other developed nations. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Japan overtakes US on vaccination after starting months later

Japan has administered a total of 145.8 million shots, and over 51% of its population is fully vaccinated

14 Sept 2021 11:48 AM IST

A Taliban fighter lifts a makeshift weight left behind by former prisoners at an empty area of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Once inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison

The Taliban now run Pul-e-Charkhi Prison, a sprawling complex on Kabul's eastern outskirts

14 Sept 2021 11:43 AM IST