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Kamal Nath (PTI file)

Kamal Nath seeks PM's intervention to stop BJP from poaching' Congress...

Nath in his letter to PM Modi said the manner in which Congress MLAs were being wooed by BJP has posed a serious threat...

25 July 2020 12:07 AM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani poses during the inauguration a newly built extension of the Chabahar Port, near the Pakistani border, in southeastern Iran on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Chabahar port deal with Iran: India asks US not to interfere

The Iranian sea-port of Chabahar is crucial for India as it provides sea-land connectivity to Afghanistan bypassing land...

24 July 2020 11:46 PM IST

A train is stationed on a waterlogged track after heavy rain, in Muzaffarpur. PTI photo

Railway Ministry has no funds to pay salaries, pension

It has indicated that owing to a financial crunch, all its infrastructure projects will be affected

24 July 2020 10:30 PM IST

A medic collects a swab sample from a young woman for COVID-19 test, during Unlock 2.0, in Kullu district, Friday. PTI photo

India registers record single day spike of 50K COVID cases, tally...

The good part is that the recovery of patients too is in high numbers and till Friday morning the number of cured...

24 July 2020 9:37 PM IST

According to Counterpoint research, Apple leads the ultra-premium smartphone segmentdevices priced above Rs 45,000 a unitdriven by iPhone 11 shipments in the second quarter of 2020.

You can now buy a Made in India Apple iPhone 11, production on in TN...

This is the fifth model of iPhone that Apple is manufacturing in the country.

24 July 2020 8:51 PM IST

In a statement praising the two-year ban, New York City-based Surveillance Technology Oversight Project said facial recognition is more error-prone for students of colour, compounding the human bias they face every day.

Facial recognition can't be allowed in schools, New York legislators...

Civil rights advocates had challenged an upstate district's adoption of the technology as part of its security plans.

24 July 2020 7:36 PM IST

The central government took almost one year for notifying the new consumer protection law of 2019 to implement its substantial provisions from July 20, 2020. Representational Image

Challenges lie ahead as the new consumer law is now in force

The cardinal principles of speedy, inexpensive and informal justice appear to have been whittled down by the new...

24 July 2020 7:02 PM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample of a person for COVID-19 test in Ahmedabad. AP Photo

AA Edit | Serological surveys point to different path for COVID-19...

The survey results assume significance in the backdrop of the successful coronavirus containment strategy

24 July 2020 6:39 PM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses Indian Army soldiers, at Lukung post in Ladakh

AA Edit | Long, hard road ahead in Ladhak

The ball lies in India's court, and the government must think creatively on how to break the deadlock

24 July 2020 5:53 PM IST

Free speech is also the main argument rendering controversial the sedition and defamation laws. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Witch-hunt whiff to Supreme Court's contempt suit

Curbing Bhushan's freedom of expression is all the more problematic as prosecuting him indirectly encourages a growing...

24 July 2020 5:26 PM IST

Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul recall ex-PM PV Narasimha Rao's...

The Telangana unit of the Congress has launched the centenary celebrations of the former Prime Minister

24 July 2020 5:23 PM IST

It is not the first time Gates has found himself targeted by conspiracy theorists. When Zika virus broke out in 2015 in Brazil, he was one of several powerful Western figures blamed for the disease. Other rumors claim he is secretly a lizard, an old favorite among online trolls. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Kuhlmann)

Debunking rumours of profiteering off the pandemic, Bill Gates wants...

Fabricated news articles crafted by conspiracy theorists targeting Gates have gained traction online with hundreds of...

24 July 2020 5:22 PM IST