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Facebooks shares went up 5% on the news, as investors clearly think that competing ad networks run by the likes of Snap and Twitter are going to be put at a disadvantage while titans like Google and Facebook charge ahead. (Photo | AP)India
Under fire, Facebook says it is non-partisan and denounces hate speech...

The Congress on its part said it would wait for further concrete action.

4 Sept 2020 9:52 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on September 3, 2020 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (AFP)World
Donald Trump called US Marines killed in WWI battle 'losers': report

Trump slammed the report late Thursday, after his aides earlier called the allegations 'disgusting, grotesque,...

4 Sept 2020 9:43 AM IST

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Yedipora in Pattan area of Baramulla district. (PTI Photo)India
J&K: Army officer injured in encounter with militants in Baramulla

The search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon a search party of the forces, who...

4 Sept 2020 9:20 AM IST

Coast guards rescuing a Filipino man off Amami Oshima island, about 120 km northwest of the sea. Japans coast guard said on September 2 one person was found during a search for a cargo ship with 43 people on board after receiving a distress call from the East China Sea during a typhoon. (Photo by Handout / 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters / AFP)World
More than 40 crew missing after cattle ship capsizes in storm off...

A lone crew member from the Gulf Livestock 1 had been rescued so far

4 Sept 2020 9:15 AM IST

US President Donald Trump claps as he arrives for a campaign event at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (AFP)World
Trump encourages supporters to try to vote twice, sparking uproar

The US president has repeatedly asserted that mail-in voting would increase fraud and disrupt the November election

4 Sept 2020 8:57 AM IST

Pakistan directed the federal government to give India another opportunity to appoint a lawyer to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav. (PTI Photo)India
Kulbhushan case: Pakistan court gives India another chance to...

Islamabad High Court took up the case of appointment of lawyer for Jadhav to hear the review by a Pakistani military...

4 Sept 2020 8:54 AM IST

Diesel price cut for first time in close to 6 months. (PTI Photo)Business
Diesel price slashed for first time in nearly 6 months, petrol price...

Diesel now costs Rs 73.40 per litre in the national capital, as against Rs 73.56 a litre previously

4 Sept 2020 8:34 AM IST

(Photo | National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, USA)Science
Modification of embryo genes to create disease-free babies cannot yet...

An international commission aimed to provide a framework for countries considering the use of the technology.

3 Sept 2020 10:20 PM 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)Technology
Amazon to add 7,000 permanent jobs in UK as demand for online shopping...

Its total permanent UK workforce will number more than 40,000, up by a third in just a year as the pandemic triggers...

3 Sept 2020 9:01 PM IST

Fake posts that appear to be real are of particular concern ahead of the US presidential election in November, especially after false social media posts exploded in number during the 2016 vote that brought Donald Trump to power. Microsoft said it has partnered with the AI Foundation in San Francisco to make the video authentication tool available to political campaigns, news outlets and others involved in the democratic process. (Photo | AFP)Technology
Microsoft launches software to detect deepfakes ahead of US election

The software analyses an image or each frame of a video, looking for evidence of manipulation that could be invisible to...

3 Sept 2020 8:26 PM IST

The social media giant also vowed to fact check any premature claims of victory, stating that if a candidate tries to declare himself the winner before final votes are tallied well add a label to their posts directing people to the official results. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, With our nation so divided and election results potentially taking days or even weeks to be finalised, there could be an increased risk of civil unrest across the country.\ (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Anthony Quintano)Technology
Facebook says it will ban fresh political ads in week before US...

However, political campaigns will be allowed to run existing ads to run and change how they are targeted.

3 Sept 2020 8:06 PM IST

The New Diamond, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) chartered by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), was heading to the port of Paradip in India.(Image: Twitter/@IndiaCoastGuard)World
Indian Oil Corp-chartered oil tanker catches fire off Sri Lanka

The ship had sailed from the port of Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait, carrying Kuwait Export Crude, Refinitiv Eikon ship...

3 Sept 2020 4:11 PM IST

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