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Looking for a signal to attend virtual classes is a common activity in areas with poor internet connectivity. The coronavirus has allowed people with money and technology to get on with their lives while the lives of the underprivileged have crumbled. (Photo | AFP)

Online classes only for the privileged, millions of others miss out on...

Many thousands of families do not have smartphones or computers for their children to attend online classes.

27 July 2020 4:20 PM IST

HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh requested the RBI for a one-time restructuring of loans. (PTI Photo)

Don't extend loan moratorium, able corporates not paying loans: HDFC's...

If the moratorium is extended by another three months, then it is going to hurt us and smaller NBFCs particularly, said...

27 July 2020 4:03 PM IST

Chidambaram told a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court that the high court rejected his bail on the ground that the offence he has been accused of is serious in nature. (Photo: File)

PC seeks President's intervention to resolve Rajasthan crisis

Placing any obstacle to calling the assembly session would undermine the fundamental basis of a parliamentary democracy,...

27 July 2020 3:51 PM IST

The allegations arise from Googles move in 2016 to start combining users personal information in their Google accounts with information from the same users activity on non-Google sites that used Google technology, formerly DoubleClick technology, to display ads.

Google accused of privacy breaches, Australian watchdog begins...

This is the latest litigation Google has faced around the world over allegations of privacy breaches.

27 July 2020 3:40 PM IST

BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao. (Photo: Twitter)

He has insulted our soldiers again: BJP on Rahul's Ladakh remarks

Rahul Gandhi said he is not going to lie about Chinese transgressions in eastern Ladakh even if it costs him politically

27 July 2020 3:36 PM IST

The prosecutors told the court on Tuesday that Donald Thurman had confessed to the crime and it ordered he be held without bail. (Reprewsentational Image)

Kerala girl falls to death in Sharjah

An official from the Sharjah Police told reporters that investigations are currently going on whether this was a case of...

27 July 2020 3:31 PM IST

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot during a prayer meeting organised under the Save Democracy-Save Constitution protest against the BJP-led Central government, at a hotel in Jaipur. PTI photo

Delay in convening House session led to constitutional impasse, Kalraj...

The governor is bound to act on the aid and advice of the council of ministers in the matter of convening the state...

27 July 2020 3:10 PM IST

BJP president J P Nadda a three-point programme should be started by the state BJPs IT cell. (PTI Photo)

BJP chief tells Maharashtra unit to beef up IT cell

"There is a shameless government in Maharashtra," he said, alleging that it is full of internal squabbles and...

27 July 2020 2:59 PM IST

Oil slips as rising virus cases, US-China tensions weigh on markets. (AFP Photo)

Oil prices fall amid US-China tensions, increasing pandemic fears

Oil demand has improved somewhat from the deep trough of the second quarter, supporting prices, although the recovery...

27 July 2020 2:21 PM IST

With laboratories around the world in a furious race to develop a first effective vaccine, Moderna seems to hold the lead as it enters a final round of clinical trials -- a decisive step in determining whether a vaccine is both effective and safe. (AFP)

US doubles COVID vaccine fund as Moderna enters final phase of...

US has announced massive investments to speed up vaccine development and get millions of Americans vaccinated by early...

27 July 2020 2:02 PM IST

From yoga to dance to customised workouts, the apps promise a lot for you to choose from according to your preference and fitness level.

Feeling lethargic from lack of exercise? These five fitness apps will...

Four months of lockdown has made many fatigued from a sedentary lifestyle. These fitness apps help you regain your...

27 July 2020 1:50 PM IST

Some among the idols depicting events in the life of Lord Ram, that are planned to be used as part of the construction of the Ram Temple, at a workshop in Ayodhya. PTI photo

Muslim devotees of Lord Ram waiting to celebrate Ayodhya temple...

The August 5 ceremony will mark the beginning of the temple construction, after a decades-long title suit over the site...

27 July 2020 1:50 PM IST