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While global temperatures are already up by 1ÂºC, the temperature rise in India indicates increasing heat waves. (Representational Image/AFP)

Life

Meteorologists forecast heat waves for ensuing summer

India had been the 7th most affected by climate change globally in 2019, reveals the Global Climate Risk Index 2021...

26 Jan 2021 4:08 AM IST

Of these awardees, 29 are women and 10 foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI. There are 16 posthumous awardees and one transgender awardee. (Photo: PTI, Instagram @ispbofficial)

India

Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam, Paswan among Padma award winners

This year the President has approved 119 Padma awards. The list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and...

26 Jan 2021 1:00 AM IST

If the BJP had studied the traditions of the celebration of Netaji Jayanti in West Bengal over the decades, it would have discovered the facts and stopped itself from inventing a fiction. (Photo:PTI)

Opinion

Shikha Mukerjee | Battle for Bengal: BJP to face hidden pitfalls

Steering between the simplistic and the messy complexities of identity politics in West Bengal, the BJP is travelling...

26 Jan 2021 12:05 AM IST

The India growth story is over and has been over for a few years now. You can make all the speeches that you want, you cannot argue against 39 straight months of slowing down. (Photo: Reuters)

Opinion

Aakar Patel | Growth is just not picking up, but no end to ...

We have entered the 13th consecutive quarter of economic slowdown in India

26 Jan 2021 12:05 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora. (ANI)

India

EC to soon begin mock trials for remote voting: CEC

The Election Commission has collaborated with IIT-Madras to work on a new technology which will allow electors to vote...

25 Jan 2021 1:19 PM IST

Sophia interacts with IIT-B students. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Technology

Makers of Sophia the robot plan mass rollout amid pandemic

Hanson believes robotic solutions to the pandemic are not limited to healthcare, but could assist customers in other...

25 Jan 2021 1:06 PM IST

India

Indian, Chinese troops came face-to-face in Sikkim's Naku La last...

Chinese troops attempted to transgress into the Indian side of the LAC but were stopped by the Indian military...

25 Jan 2021 12:53 PM IST

$During the hearing, Sharma told the court that by not giving Indian users the option to opt out of sharing their data with other companies of Facebook, WhatsApp prima facie appears to be treating users with an \all or nothing approach\. (AFP)$ Technology