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The team developed the device prototypes with four variants, including an advanced model that offers step by step hand-washing instructions in vernacular languages to ensure proper cleaning. (Photo | Pixabay - Martin Slavoljubovski)

A device to help you wash your hands properly plays music for 20...

The splash-proof device can be mounted on any liquid soap dispenser and operates using a battery.

29 Jun 2020 8:57 PM IST

We must be sure that the app and its stated purpose is used for that, (and) not by governments, companies, etc, to find out who youre talking to, or where youre going, United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat Head Chengetai Masango said. (Photo | Pixabay - iXimus)

Governments, companies should not use COVID apps to find out users'...

United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat Head Chengetai Masango said privacy should be paramount.

29 Jun 2020 8:17 PM IST

ndian Finance Minister, Nirmala Sithr (PTI)

Monitoring federal reforms through fiscal grants

Under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Mission, the borrowing limit for states has been increased from 3% to 5% for just the...

29 Jun 2020 7:14 PM IST

Unlike TikTok, creators on Chingari get paid for content that goes viral, the company said. The app allows a user to download and upload videos, chat with friends or strangers, share content and browse through feed.

Nationalistic fervor nets TikTok rival Chingari 2.5 million downloads,...

Indians have embraced the home-grown app with gusto: In the first 72 hours, it had 500,000 downloads, and by the next 10...

29 Jun 2020 6:45 PM IST

Starbucks, which employs large numbers of racial minorities in the US, has itself faced criticism over its handling of racial issues. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

Starbucks battles racial discrimination complaints, but pauses social...

The company said it would continue using social media to communicate with its clients and employees.

29 Jun 2020 6:12 PM IST

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AA Edit | Too early to reopen Kartarpur

There must be all-round improvement in the climate before it is safe for pilgrims to cross the border again

29 Jun 2020 5:51 PM IST

DC Edit | Police brutality reflects failure of governance

DC Edit | Police brutality reflects failure of governance

The government of Tamil Nadu has failed to grasp the enormity of torture and third degree methods used liberally within...

29 Jun 2020 5:24 PM IST

Health workers record the details of a woman during screening for coronavirus infection in Ramabhai Ambedkar Nagar in Ghatkopar East in Mumbai. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Maharashtra extends lockdown till July 31

Employers advised to allow work from home as much as possible

29 Jun 2020 5:09 PM IST

Both parties, prisoners of the predictable, continue to viciously kick each other in the shin even as the Chinese kick us on the border. PTI Photo

Pavan K. Varma | Why can't Indians unite in face of China threat?

The government must come clean on what the position on the Line of Actual Control is

29 Jun 2020 4:57 PM IST

Since September 2019, in phases the company first switched bubble wrap with paper cushions and plastic tape with paper tape.

Amazon India gets environmentally conscious, swaps out cling for...

Amazon India has more than 50 order fulfilment centres in the country, where changes have been made in packaging...

29 Jun 2020 4:49 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Congress, BJP fight media wars with young' Rahul fans...

The Congress tweeted its own version of a survey , showing that the majority felt Modi had lost the ability to...

29 Jun 2020 4:29 PM IST

Police officers stop motorcyclists from entering a restricted area that is sealed off to control the spread of the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP)

Poor, war-torn countries are the worst affected in this pandemic

While COVID-19 overwhelms the wealthiest nations, one could imagine its effects on countries that were struggling even...

29 Jun 2020 4:01 PM IST