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The lawsuit escalates a growing struggle between Prime Minister Narendra Modis government and tech giants. (Photo: PTI)

WhatsApp sues Indian govt, says new media rules mean end to privacy

The WhatsApp complaint cites a 2017 Supreme Court ruling supporting privacy in a case known as Puttaswamy

26 May 2021 10:55 AM IST

The AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine got its approvals on February 15. (Photo: PTI)

Bharat Biotech says EUL for COVAXIN submitted to WHO, approval...

The WHO has given approvals to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use on December 31

26 May 2021 10:37 AM IST

A priest removes an idol of Lord Jagannath from a seafront temple to a safer place while strong winds batter Balasore district in Odisha as Cyclone Yaas barrels towards Indias eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal. (Photo: AFP)

Cyclone Yaas pounds Odisha-Bengal coasts, may move to Jharkhand by...

The IMD also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts

26 May 2021 9:53 AM IST

Jaiswal has also served as Maharashtras director general of police in the past. (Photo: PTI)

CISF chief Subodh Kumar Jaiswal appointed CBI director

Jaiswal is a 1985-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Maharashtra cadre

26 May 2021 9:20 AM IST

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra. (Photo: PTI)

Congress toolkit: Delhi police serve notices to 2 Congress leaders

The BJP has accused the Congress of creating a toolkit that seeks to tarnish the image of the country and Narendra...

26 May 2021 3:28 AM IST

A medic administers a COVID-19 vaccine at Tej Bahadur Sapru Hospital in Prayagraj. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | As pandemic rises, it's crucial to get...

For long we have believed numbers are sure indicators, that they don't deceive

25 May 2021 9:33 PM IST

Health workers and relatives carry the body of a COVID-19 victim for cremation in Jammu, India. India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday, April 28, 2021 of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms health care systems on the brink of collapse. (AP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Hubris, narcissim and moment of hamartia'

The sin of hubris has been a continuing theme that has captured the imagination of historians, philosophers and...

25 May 2021 9:24 PM IST

Dark clouds hover in the sky ahead of landfall of Cyclone Yaas at Dhulagarh in Howrah district. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Yaas: NDRF earmarks highest-ever number of teams for Odisha,...

The highest the number of 52 teams are designated for Odisha followed by 45 teams for West Bengal

25 May 2021 1:25 PM IST

The company, however, did not divulge additional details. (Photo: PTI)

Aim to comply with IT rules, working to implement operational...

The social media giant, however, said it continues to discuss a 'few of the issues which need more engagement' with the...

25 May 2021 1:00 PM IST

Health workers attend to patients infected with black fungus at the Mucormycosis ward of a government hospital in Hyderabad, May 23, 2021. (AP /Mahesh Kumar A.)

Black fungus: Centre allocates additional vials of Amphotericin-B to...

As of now, Amphotericin-B, an anti-fungal drug is being used for the treatment of the black fungus disease

25 May 2021 12:15 PM IST

A health worker collects a sample f)r Covid-19 test during lockdown, in New Delhi, Monday, May 24, 2021. (PTI)

Daily COVID-19 cases in India fall below 2-lakh mark after over one...

The country also reported the lowest death toll in 21 days with 3,511 fresh fatalities

25 May 2021 11:26 AM IST

Choksi was granted citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda on January 15, 2018. (Photo: ANI)

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi goes missing: Antiguan police

The police force has launched a missing person operation

25 May 2021 11:25 AM IST