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Anti-coup protesters with makeshift shields stand in Yangon, Myanmar on March 3, 2021. (AP)

UN: 38 died on deadliest day yet for Myanmar coup opposition

The increasingly deadly violence could galvanise the international community, which has responded fitfully so far

4 March 2021 10:41 AM IST

The worlds biggest lockdown may have cost the Indian economy Rs 7-8 lakh crore during the 21-day period. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | India is out of recession, but...

While India could be better placed than the Western countries, it would be wrong to say that its economy has come out of...

4 March 2021 8:47 AM IST

Businesses today need to urgently and proactively invest in it, Sivarama Krishnan, partner and leader Cyber Security, PwC India, said.

AA Edit | Cyber warfare and state surveillance new normal

The government has a great responsibility towards funding cyber security measures in all sectors that are strategically...

4 March 2021 7:36 AM IST

Mr Biden has also ordered a review of US arms sales to the Saudis and is reportedly considering a ban on all non-defensive purchases. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | If Biden can't punish MBS, US image will take...

Surely the world's only superpower claims a higher moral role than just organising the distribution of weapons and...

4 March 2021 7:24 AM IST

Indian army soldiers ride in a convoy along a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir on 17 June 2020. (AFP)

Mohan Guruswamy | India must learn from Chanakya, not a Shah!

India's pursuit of iron-clad national security and global status ambitions makes it annually import as much as $20...

4 March 2021 7:10 AM IST

A woman walks past a mural depicting people travelling on a overcrowded public transport to raise awareness about maintaining social distancing and the use of masks, in Mumbai on March 2, 2021. (AFP)

Mumbai's 12 police zones to fine 1,000 maskless people per day

50 per cent of the fine collected from mask rule violators will be used for police welfare activities and the remaining...

3 March 2021 11:54 AM IST

Family members carry the body of Ambrish Sharma, who was allegedly shot dead by an accused out on bail in a case of molestation lodged in 2018 against the victims daughter, in Hathras district, Tuesday, March 02, 2021. (PTI)

Father of molestation victim shot dead by accused in UP's Hathras

The victim had lodged a case of molestation of his daughter two and a half years ago

3 March 2021 11:37 AM IST

AAP National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses during farmers rally, in Meerut. (PTI)

Delhi municipal bypolls: AAP wins one ward, leading in 3

More than 50 per cent votes were cast in the bypolls for the five municipal wards held on February 28

3 March 2021 10:57 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)

AA Edit | Rape case: Bizarre suggestion

The court's job was limited to see if the man in the dock is guilty or innocent or if he deserves a lenient treatment

3 March 2021 10:15 AM IST

The prime minister also posted a picture of himself taking the first dose of the vaccine in which he is seen sporting a Assamese gamocha and getting inoculated with a smile on his face. (Image credit : Twitter/@narendramodi)

AA Edit | Hope around corner as vaccine drive picks pace

The inoculation rate is going to be the biggest challenge for India with a huge number of two-dose vaccinations to be...

3 March 2021 9:37 AM IST

There were only three bidders this year -- Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio -- against seven bidders during the last spectrum auction in 2016. (PTI file photo)

Spectrum auction fetches Rs.77,814 cr, Reliance Jio emerges biggest...

Over 855.60 MHz of airwaves were bought for Rs 77,814.80 crores in two days of auction after six rounds of bidding

3 March 2021 8:26 AM IST

With a breakdown of joint family support in old age rising life expectancy, negligible lifetime savings, pension exclusion and the elderly face the grim prospect of living in poverty after they are too old to work.

Karan Singh | Art of ageing: The five facets, and what work goes into...

Life is not merely a meaningless journey from the womb to the tomb, but a unique opportunity for spiritual growth

3 March 2021 7:45 AM IST