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I am totally committed to making NEP work: PM Modi

Modi was delivering the inaugural address at the Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under NEP via...

7 Aug 2020 2:26 PM IST

This was the ninth day in a row that the tally increased by more than 50,000. (PTI)

India

In just 21 days, India adds another million coronavirus cases to its...

The coronavirus infection tally had crossed 19 lakh just two days ago.

7 Aug 2020 2:20 PM IST

Interns and resident doctors stage a rally against the government medical policy in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

World

South Korean doctors strike over plan to boost medical student numbers

Doctors maintain South Korea already has enough medical professionals, but they should be better paid to encourage...

7 Aug 2020 2:00 PM IST

Indian telecom operators revenue grows strongly defying coronavirus, says Fitch. (ANI Photo)

Business

Telecom operators' buck COVID-19 slowdown, reports strong revenue:...

Data traffic surged by 20 to 30 per cent as the lockdown increased demand for data connectivity

7 Aug 2020 1:59 PM IST

Its unclear whether the Presidents executive order bars Americans from using TikTok, and even if it does its not enforceable as users will continue using the app over a VPN. (Photo | AP)

Technology

Explainer: What does Trump's order mean for TikTok, WeChat in US?

Trump's order appears to formalise his threat to shut down TikTok unless Microsoft or some other American company buys...

7 Aug 2020 1:57 PM IST

CRPF vehicles stationed at Lal Chowk on the first day of the two-day curfew in Srinagar. PTI photo

India

Scared BJP activists submit mass resignations after militants kill...

The two incidents have caused panic among the BJP activists and supporters in the entire south Kashmir region

7 Aug 2020 1:10 PM IST

Excavation work continues at a site of an incomplete tunnel intended for smuggling, found stretching from Arizona to Mexico. (Courtesy of ICE via AP)

World

Feds find cross-border smuggling tunnel with a rail system in US

The tunnel, stretching from Arizona to Mexico, also had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring and...

7 Aug 2020 1:06 PM IST

A girl takes a selfie of the huge tides at the Marine drive in Mumbai. Rajesh Jadhav

India

Thackeray reviews Maharashtra's preparedness for heavy rains

There were 361 incidents of uprooting of trees and branches and 15 incidents of wall collapse in Mumbai

7 Aug 2020 12:50 PM IST

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. (AFP)

World

Saudi Arabia seeks to tame nationalist cyber armies

Their posts frequently tag Saudi security agencies, and their collective roar often leads to detentions, sackings and...

7 Aug 2020 12:39 PM IST

India

Panel has discretion to decide on prisoners' bail, parole amid...

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar was hearing a petition filed by social worker...

7 Aug 2020 12:36 PM IST

Bihar IPS officer released from quarantine. (PTI Photo)

India

Sushant case: Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari released from quarantine

Tiwari's release, a week before coronavirus quarantine was to end, follows a request by Bihar police to release him, BMC...

7 Aug 2020 12:23 PM IST

$\Free parties\ have sprung up around the capital, drawing new followers in young people unfamiliar with the underground techno dance scene, but desperate for a chance to let their hair down. (AFP)$ World

Rave parties find fan base in Paris as virus shuts nightclubs

Licensed nightclubs have been closed in France since March under measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic

7 Aug 2020 12:11 PM IST