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In this image from video, protesters flash the three-fingered salute as they march in Yangon, Myanmar Saturday, February 6, 2021. (AP)

World

Thousands protest army takeover in Myanmar's biggest city

The U.S. Embassy called on the military to give up power, restore the democratically elected government and release...

7 Feb 2021 11:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee releases a book during 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on January 23, 2021. (PTI/Ashok Bhaumik)

India

Mamata likely to skip PM Modi's event in Bengal

Prime Minister Modi is set to inaugurate four projects in Haldia in oil, gas, and infrastructure sectors

7 Feb 2021 11:10 AM IST

Entertainment

Bollywood's pursuit of the talented

Glam pics and a Bollywood legacy get star kids social media followers. But are th0se enough to get them roles in films?...

7 Feb 2021 10:50 AM IST

A copy of the petition, seen by Reuters, said Whatsapp was jeopardizing national security by sharing, transmitting and storing user data in another country with the information thus governed by foreign laws. (Representative Photo:AFP)

Opinion

Shashi Warrier | The WhatsApp riddle: What's the big secret?

I was unable to decide whether to change from WhatsApp to some other app, and people were giving me conflicting bits of...

7 Feb 2021 7:45 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (ANI photo)

Opinion

Anita Katyal | Farm stir: Snap ties, says JJP to chief; Yogi gags his...

Faced with a revolt by farmers in western UP, the Yogi Adityanath government has ordered a virtual gag order on its...

7 Feb 2021 7:33 AM IST

In a democracy there will be protests. Such protests, if they are allowed to linger on for so long, will attract global attention. (AP/Manish Swarup)

Opinion

Pavan K. Varma | Maligning the messenger pays diminishing returns

Our government appears to be making the cardinal mistake of using the paranoia of the 'foreign hand' in today's world

7 Feb 2021 7:13 AM IST

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Image source: Twitter@himantabiswa)

India

Assam govt to increase minimum wage of tea workers soon

The notification to be issued in ten days

6 Feb 2021 5:38 PM IST

Farmers during their protest against the Centers new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. (PTI)

India

Temporary suspension of internet again at Delhi's three border protest...

The internet has been suspended in view of the 'chakka jam' (road blockade)

6 Feb 2021 5:24 PM IST

$\As per the survey, the prevalence of mental disorders in adults over the age of 18 years is about 10.6 per cent,\ Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan said during Question Hour. (Photo: Twitter | @drharshvardhan)$ India

Change in Bengal inevitable; BJP's Rath Yatra may strengthen process:...

People of the state are fed up with nephew-brotherhood,' the Minister added

6 Feb 2021 4:58 PM IST

Farmers shout slogans blocking a highway during a roadblock-protest, part of their continuing demonstration against the central governments recent agricultural reforms, on the outskirts of Amritsar on February 6, 2021. (AFP)

India

'Chakka jam': Farmers in Punjab, Haryana block roads

The police have stepped up security and made all arrangements for traffic diversion, said officials

6 Feb 2021 1:03 PM IST

Opinion

AA Edit | Don't pardon Rajiv killers

No government at the Centre could be seen as weak in pardoning the killers of a Prime Minister

6 Feb 2021 3:12 AM IST

The handling of the farmers on the borders of Indias capital has become a perception battle more than a true search for corrections in basic issues. (Photo:AFP)

Opinion

AA Edit | US remarks a wake-up call Delhi can't ignore

The overt attack on Twitter is illustrative of the govt and the ruling party's selective outrage because certain truths...

6 Feb 2021 2:49 AM IST