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India extends bid submission deadline for stake in Bharat Petroleum to September 30. (Photo- BPCL)

Bharat Petroleum bid submission deadline extended for second time

It was extended in view of further requests from interested bidders and the prevailing situation arising out of...

30 July 2020 9:50 AM IST

$A group of supporters for plaintiffs celebrate, holding a banner which reads \Overall victory\ outside the Hiroshima district court in Hiroshima, western Japan, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. A court has recognized people exposed to radioactive black rain that fell after the U.S. atomic attack on Hiroshima as atomic bomb survivors, ordering the government to provide the same medical benefits it gives other survivors. (AP)$ World

Hiroshima: Japanese court recognizes atomic bomb survivors in landmark...

The US dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing 140,000 people and almost...

30 July 2020 9:48 AM IST

Brazilian pediatric doctor Monica Levi, one of the volunteers who received the COVID-19 vaccine, speaks during an interview at the Specialized Clinic in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and Immunizations (CEDIPI), in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The doctor is one of the 5,000 volunteers participating in Brazil of the phase 3 trials - the last before homologation - of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford together with the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. (AFP)

Brazil healthcare staff volunteer to test coronavirus vaccines

Brazil is also the first country carrying out Phase 3 trials of Chinese vaccine CoronaVac, developed by pharmaceutical...

30 July 2020 9:11 AM IST

Oil prices dipped on Thursday as a surge of coronavirus infections around the globe raised fears a rebound in fuel demand. (AFP Photo)

Oil prices slip on demand worries as coronavirus cases rise

The potential hit to demand comes as OPEC+ countries, are set to step up output in August, adding about 1.5 million bpd...

30 July 2020 8:56 AM IST

Members of the medical staff treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. (AFP)

Coronavirus deaths surpass 150,000 in US, nearly a quarter of world's...

The increase of 10,000 deaths in 11 days is the fastest in the United States since early June

29 July 2020 10:03 PM IST

AI-powered technologies can also be used to help patients communicate their symptoms remotely and in the privacy of their homes, which will be of benefit to patients with mobility issues.

Artificial intelligence can aid in faster, better Alzheimer's...

Widespread implementation of AI can help predict which patients showing mild cognitive impairment will go on to develop...

29 July 2020 8:47 PM IST

Critics say that on August 5 last year, the government ventured on the path of disowning and un-winning Kashmir. PTI Photo

Mutilation of J&K: A year of unwinning Kashmir

One year since the abrogation of Article 370 and sundering of the state, Kashmir remains deep in mourning

29 July 2020 8:32 PM IST

Welcoming Rafale amid a pandemic. (PTI)

MHA extends lockdown in containment zones till August 31, issues new...

Unlock 2 ends on July 31 across containment zones in India

29 July 2020 8:28 PM IST

A worldwide panel of ethics experts on artificial intelligence is overseeing the experiment and will run constant risk assessments on the technology as it is developed.

Robots being trialled in UK for care of the vulnerable

The project will trial invisible signal and sensor technology used to monitor participant behaviour, vital signs and...

29 July 2020 8:25 PM IST

The Ajanta and Ellora caves.

Aurangabad businesses count losses as tourism takes a hit amid...

Aurangabad is home to Ajanta and Ellora Caves, two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, among other monuments

29 July 2020 7:37 PM IST

Students celebrate after MSBSHE declared the class 10th SSC results, at a school in Thane. (PTI)

Centre's push for Bharat: Study in mother tongue or regional language...

The new policy will replace the existing policy that was formulated in 1986 under the Rajiv Gandhi government.

29 July 2020 7:17 PM IST

Tech company chiefs are expected to stress how they benefit consumers, particularly during the pandemic, and face competitionparticularly from China.

Zuckerberg, Bezos will sell their companies as American success...

The antitrust debate is being muddled by a rising techlash over a range of issues from privacy to economic inequality...

29 July 2020 7:11 PM IST