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U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad. (AP)

World

China says US blocking its development, summons ambassador in Beijing

China accuses that US president Donald Trump's recent Hong Kong Autonomy Act is an attempt to curb its developments

16 July 2020 10:25 AM IST

India

Gujarat woman constable who confronted minister's son says she has...

However, a senior police official here denied that she has resigned.

16 July 2020 10:19 AM IST

Air India to send certain employees on leave without pay for up to five years. (PTI Photo)

Business

Air India to send staff on leave without pay for upto five years

Air India to send employees on LWP for six months or for a period of two years extendable upto five years

16 July 2020 10:02 AM IST

Dr. Glenn Lopez administers a free COVID-19 test to Jesus Pineda at a St. Johns Well Child & Family Center mobile clinic set up outside Walker Temple AME Church in South Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 15, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.(AFP)

World

Coronavirus data is funneled away from CDC, sparking worries

COVID-19 data, which influence the United States' response to coronavirus pandemic, will now be collected by a private...

16 July 2020 9:39 AM IST

Business

Oil prices slip after OPEC, allies agree to loosen supply curbs

OPEC+ agreed on Wednesday to scale back oil production cuts from August as the global economy slowly recovers from the...

16 July 2020 8:53 AM IST

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (AFP Photo)

Business

Hoping for 'ambitious' free trade pact with India: EU executive chief

Von der Leyen said India and the EU would also hold a joint climate dialogue on solar and offshore wind resources

16 July 2020 8:50 AM IST

$Sarah Amiri, deputy project manager of the United Arab Emirates Mars mission, talks about the project named \Hope,\ or \al-Amal\ in Arabic, which is scheduled for launch in 2020, during a ceremony in Dubai, UAE.(AP)$ World

UAE's Mars mission delayed again due to bad weather

Named Al-Amal or Hope', the probe is the first-ever Arab space mission now set to be launched on coming Friday

16 July 2020 8:48 AM IST

World

Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague after eating infected marmot

The bubonic plague, known as 'Black Death' in the Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and often fatal disease spread...

16 July 2020 8:38 AM IST

App-based businesses with a focus on localised content supported by regional language interfaces are the future. These digital startups hold the key to the growth of Indias digital economy and they require government assistance to become national champions.

Technology

Government must galvanise India's app ecosystem to pare down Chinese...

Quick disbursal of the Rs 20,000 crore Startup India corpus to app-based businesses is key, not reliance on large firms...

16 July 2020 8:05 AM IST

During our recent interaction, Deepika tells us that she always knew that Cocktail was special

Newsmakers

Every character influences you, says Deepika, celebrating 8 years of...

There has been no looking back for Deepika since, and she has kept delivering powerful performances, one after another

15 July 2020 8:56 PM IST

There are practical aspects of conducting the exam to consider as well, the reason why an eminent institution like IIT Bombay has cancelled it. Representational Image

Opinion

AA Edit | UGC should put health of the students before marks

Though the UGC has advised conducting online exam or mixed mode tests, there are massive infrastructural frailties

15 July 2020 7:40 PM IST

Every time someone searches for certain keywords associated with disaster relief, a prompt will direct them to the relevant information and sources of help available on Twitter, a statement said. (Photo | US Air Force - Kimberly Goff))

Technology

Twitter launches search prompt to get you help during natural...

The social network has partnered with the National Disaster Response Force to expand its efforts towards handling...

15 July 2020 7:15 PM IST