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First batch of five Rafale fighter aircraft fly out from France to India. PTI photo

5 Rafale fighter jets take off from France, to reach India on July 29

These five jets include three single seater and two twin seater aircraft

27 July 2020 10:53 PM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot leaves from a hotel, in Jaipur. PTI photo

Kalraj Mishra to Gehlot: Can call Assembly session after 21-day notice

'Got love letter,' says Gehlot, writes to Prez, PM about governor's conduct

27 July 2020 10:35 PM IST

Border closures and travel restrictions remain an important part of many countries strategy to combat the novel coronavirus. (AP)

Closing borders not a 'sustainable strategy' against virus: WHO

The organization urged countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where coronavirus is...

27 July 2020 8:20 PM IST

A Chinese man is taken away after shouting pro-China slogans outside the former United States Consulate in Chengdu in southwest Chinas Sichuan province on Monday, July 27, 2020. Chinese authorities took control of the former U.S. consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday after it was ordered closed amid rising tensions between the global powers. (AP)

Consulate closures an inflection point in China-US relations

Going forward, the prospects for reconciliation look dim, even if the U.S. elects a new administration in November

27 July 2020 6:55 PM IST

A village girl rows a makeshift raft to cross a flood-affected area in Morigaon district of Assam. PTI Photo

8000 sq kms of land lost due to erosion in Assam since 1951

Around 10 lakh families have become landless due to erosion over the years

27 July 2020 6:28 PM IST

While there has been a 24% drop in malware attacks worldwide, such attacks specific to IoT have risen by 50%. Also, phishing attempts have gone up by 7 per cent, capitalising on the pandemic.

Use of Microsoft Office files to perpetrate cyber crime rises by 176...

SonicWall Capture Labs publishes findings from intelligence data gathered from 1.1 million sensors in 215 countries and...

27 July 2020 6:26 PM IST

As many as 275 other Chinese apps could also be on the chopping block over similar concerns, including the hugely popular PUBG Mobile game owned by tech giant Tencent. (Photo | Flickr- Whelsko)

Government bans 47 more Chinese mobile apps

Most of these 47 apps are banned for the same reasons as the earlier 59, and many were lite versions or variants of the...

27 July 2020 6:17 PM IST

For the residents of Chellanam, sea erosion, inundation of houses and temporary relocation to relief camps or relatives houses are annual affairs during the monsoon

Will President Kovind lend ears to the miseries of this Kerala costal...

Villagers abandon their homes when the monsoon brings the sea in. This year they are prisoners of COVID-19

27 July 2020 5:55 PM IST

Representational image (AFP)

AA Edit | US hardens line on China

The US authorities recently also arrested four Chinese PLA researchers in America

27 July 2020 5:52 PM IST

Sachin Pilot (PTI)

AA Edit | Let democracy function in Rajasthan

As per the anti-defection law, the 18-member group led by Mr Pilot could attract action by the Speaker

27 July 2020 5:38 PM IST

Experts fear a severe COIVD-19 outbreak could be catastrophic in a country where malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are already problems. (Representational Image: AFP)

Papua New Guinea orders lockdown after first COVID-19 death

The country had seen only 11 cases until a week ago but the total now stands at 61, with new cases being found daily

27 July 2020 4:52 PM IST

Of the 1434 participants studied in the Australian research, 49 per cent were of normal weight, 34 per cent were overweight and 7 per cent were obese. (Photo: ANI)

UK announces to fight obesity to tackle future COVID-like health...

Reports show that nearly eight percent of critically-ill patients in intensive care units with the virus were...

27 July 2020 4:30 PM IST