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The lockdown induced by the COVID-19 pandemic in March prompted schools and colleges to move to the virtual world for teaching and learning activities. However, many experts say the digital divide in the country may turn online classes into an operational nightmare as there are over 35 crore students in the country.

Jharkhand teacher uses loudspeakers to teach students bereft of online...

Gandhi has put up several loudspeakers across the Bankathi village where his Upgraded Middle School is located.

25 Jun 2020 4:49 PM IST

Representational image. (PTI)

Jammu and Kashmir: 2 unidentified militants killed in Sopore encounter

The search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon a search party of the forces.

25 Jun 2020 4:27 PM IST

Over 30 personnel at Naval Air Station INS Parundu test positive for COVID-19. (Photo- Twitter)

30 Naval personnel at INS Parundu test positive for COVID-19

Defence sources said 'some' of the sailors, mostly who had arrived here recently on postings, have been affected with...

25 Jun 2020 3:39 PM IST

Centre and the CBSE Thursday informed the Supreme Court that they have decided to cancel the Class X and XII examinations. (PTI Photo)

CBSE class 10 exams cancelled, class 12 students will have an option:...

Top court was informed that students will have the liberty to opt either for exams or go with assessment process based...

25 Jun 2020 3:36 PM IST

Armed policemen man a checkpoint along a road in Cebu City, central Philippines. (AFP)

Authoritarian regimes are using virus to silence its critics,...

500 signatories, including more than 60 former leaders, wrote an open letter organised by Institute for Democracy and...

25 Jun 2020 3:16 PM IST

In this photo taken Wednesday, June 10, 2020, an internally-displaced Somali woman, right, is informed how to protect herself from the coronavirus, at the Weydow IDP camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP)

Who hasn't heard of COVID-19 by now? More than you think

UN says scores of migrants arriving in Somalia every day are unaware of the pandemic that's wreaking havoc all over the...

25 Jun 2020 2:54 PM IST

The fire brigade control room received a call at 4.24 am today, alerting that a major fire has broken out in Navrang building located on Abdul Rehman street, Mumbai fire brigade chief PS Rahangdale said. (Photo: File I Representational)

Two godowns gutted at industrial estate in Marol; no casualties...

The blaze erupted at Nanddham industrial estate at around 12.45 am on Thursday.

25 Jun 2020 2:40 PM IST

West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Mamata in West Bengal extends lockdown till July 31; Yediyurappa warns...

Tamil Nadu, too, has imposed a lockdown across Chennai and adjoining districts.

25 Jun 2020 2:21 PM IST

Arunachal Pradesh recorded its first COVID-19 fatality . (AFP Photo)

Arunachal Pradesh reports first COVID-19 death

The 43-year-old woman succumbed to the disease was suffering from chronic kidney disease and had returned from Delhi on...

25 Jun 2020 2:00 PM IST

Indias customs officials at Chennai, one of Indias biggest ports, have held shipments originating from China for extra checks. (PTI Photo)

Boycott of Chinese products may not be feasible: FIEO

After a border clash with China in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, there are growing calls in India to shun...

25 Jun 2020 1:40 PM IST

First-term U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, awaits passersby as she hands out leaflets explaining how to vote early or by absentee ballot during a stop at the Parkchester subway station in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP)

US poll speculations suggest a leftward swing

The left tilt comes amid social upheaval and anger over Trump's response to the pandemic, anti-racism protests and mass...

25 Jun 2020 1:18 PM IST

US court has upheld a verdict that talcum powder sold by Johnson & Johnson caused ovarian cancer and ordered the pharmaceutical giant to pay $2.1 billion in damages. (Photo- Twitter)

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $2.1 billion over cancer-causing talc...

Johnson & Johnson faced thousands of lawsuits across US alleging it failed to warn consumers of the risk of cancer from...

25 Jun 2020 1:15 PM IST