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It was unclear whether Disneys cut on ads was in protest over Facebooks inaction over hate speech. The economic fallout from the pandemic has also cut into companies advertising budgets. (Photo | AFP)

Disney cuts big chunk of ads on Facebook, Instagram

Disney, Facebook's biggest advertiser this year, joins hundreds of firms that paused spending on the social media...

20 July 2020 1:56 PM IST

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar with Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday at New Delhi. (Photo- Twitter/ @jdhankhar1)

Governor Dhankhar meets Amit Shah with complaints against Mamata...

The governor apprised the home minister about the prevailing law and order, political and COVID-19 situation in West...

20 July 2020 1:51 PM IST

STF and forensic teams re-enact the events leading to the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey as part of the investigation in Kanpur. PTI photo

SC asks UP to have ex-judge in Vikas Dubey encounter inquiry committee

The top court also said it was "appalled" that the gangster got bail despite so many cases against him

20 July 2020 1:46 PM IST

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, R-Ga., in his office on Capitol Hill, in Washington.(File Image: AP)

Indian-Americans pay tribute to late civil rights leader John Lewis

US Rep John Lewis was instrumental in the introduction and passage of several legislations related to India and Mahatma...

20 July 2020 1:33 PM IST

A scooter plies on an empty road during an intensive lockdown imposed to curb spread of covid19 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. PTI photo

Chennai likely to turn green zone by July 31

The number of passengers who were quarantined between May 8 and July 17 was 12,709 and 11,406 of them had gone home in...

20 July 2020 1:26 PM IST

People walk along Albert Park lake in Melbourne. (AFP)

Australia might need weeks to tame the second wave of virus

Australia has recorded about 11,800 coronavirus cases with a death toll of 123, a fraction of what has been seen in...

20 July 2020 1:16 PM IST

Mumbai crime branch busted a racket selling Covid-19 immunity booster injections Remdesivir at exorbitant cost and arrested seven persons. (AFP Photo)

Seven held for selling Remdesivir injections at higher cost

The officials said that each vial of the injection was being sold at 30,000 instead of 4,500

20 July 2020 12:50 PM IST

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AIIMS to start human trials of Covaxin today

The Ethics Committee had raised few concerns in the protocol submitted for carrying out of the trial, according to Dr...

20 July 2020 12:20 PM IST

King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who has ruled the worlds largest oil exporter and close U.S. ally since 2015, was undergoing medical checks. (AFP)

Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital

The de facto ruler and next in line to the throne is the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who is popular among young...

20 July 2020 12:12 PM IST

A protestor holds an upside-down American flag in front of the Unisphere during a Justice Ride, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. (AFP)

Thousands walk off job in US to protest racial inequality

Dubbed 'Strike for Black Lives', the protest demands sweeping action by corporations and government to confront systemic...

20 July 2020 11:53 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala along with his colleagues arrive in Jaipur. PTI photo

Rajasthan political crisis: Gehlot may take a trust vote soon

BJP's Gulab Chand Kataria, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, said only a floor test can tell whether the...

20 July 2020 11:50 AM IST

Congress state working president Jitu Patwari speaks to media as he arrives to attend the CLP meeting convened by Kamal Nath. PTI photo

Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath calls CLP meet to keep flock together

We will review the situation and evolve a strategy to keep our flock in the CLP together, a senior Congress leader said

20 July 2020 11:31 AM IST