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Back in December 2013, Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos said in a TV interview that drones would be flying to customers homes within five years. Last year, Amazon unveiled self-piloting drones that are fully electric, can carry 5 pounds of goods and are designed to deliver items in 30 minutes by dropping them in a backyard. (Representative Image | Wikimedia Commons - Mollyrose89)

Amazon gets the green light to use drones for delivery in the US

The online retailer has got Federal Aviation Administration approval after years of facing regulatory hurdles on drone...

1 Sept 2020 2:19 PM IST

SC grants 10 yrs to telcos to pay AGR-related dues to DoT. (PTI Photo)

SC orders telcos to clear AGR dues in 10 years, 10% to be paid by...

Failure to pay the instalments of the dues would incur penalty, interest and contempt of court, the bench cautioned the...

1 Sept 2020 1:47 PM IST

Monsoon will be normal this year. (PTI Photo)

Monsoon bonanza: India received 27 per cent more rainfall than normal...

The overall rainfall recorded in India from June 1 to August 31 was 10 per cent more than normal

1 Sept 2020 1:37 PM IST

Mark Zuckerberg is happy to let Facebook be a tool to spread misinformation and fake news, but is apparently fine with Facebook dropping real news altogether, John Stanton, co-founder of the Save Journalism Project, said in a statement. Regulators need to reign in the tech giants total domination of the online marketplace before its too late. (Photo | Pixabay - PhotoMIX-Company)

Facebook threatens to throw out news from platform after Australia...

The move came after the deadline for negotiations with publishers ended on August 31.

1 Sept 2020 1:23 PM IST

HC refuses to stay JEE-Main examination. (Representative Image)

Bombay HC refuses to stay JEE-Main exam, asks flood-hit students to...

The court said any aggrieved student can file an application to the NTA via their centre coordinator

1 Sept 2020 1:08 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is not likely to attend the bhoomi pujan ceremony of the Ram Mandir. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra extends lockdown till September 30; inter-district travel...

Schools, colleges, cinema halls and swimming pools will continue to remain closed till September end.

1 Sept 2020 12:40 PM IST

Dr Kafeel Khan.

Allahabad High Court quashes NSA charges against Dr Kafeel Khan,...

Khan has been in jail since January after a speech he delivered at the Aligarh Muslim University during the anti-CAA...

1 Sept 2020 12:32 PM IST

Reserve Bank of India announced a slew of measures to maintain market stability. (PTI Photo)

RBI rides to rescue, unveils steps to cool rising bond yields

The RBI has allowed an additional 2.5 per cent of deposits for banks as HTM for the second half of the current financial...

1 Sept 2020 12:28 PM IST

Sensex surges nearly 400 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 11,500. (PTI Photo)

Markets open in green, Sensex up 400 points; Nifty above 11,500

IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging around 4 per cent

1 Sept 2020 10:41 AM IST

Migrant workers along with their family members walk to their villages, due to no means of transport, during the nationwide lockdown, near Anand Vihar railway station in New Delhi (PTI)

Finally, it falls to the farmer to rescue salvage India's parlous GDP

Growing at 3.4%, farm sector may be a safe haven for millions of corona refugees from urban India

1 Sept 2020 9:56 AM IST

Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended till Sept 30. (PTI Photo)

DGCA extends ban on international passenger flights till September 30

The circular said suspension does not affect the operation of international all-cargo operations and flights...

1 Sept 2020 8:58 AM IST

An Indian Air Force fighter jet carries out a sortie over Ladakh where India and China have been engaged in a standoff for four months. India claimed on Monday that it pre-empted a move by the Chinese army to occupy Indian territory at a new point in the region. (AP file photo)

India thwarts another Chinese incursion in Ladakh

Pre-emptive move by Indian Army to secure another LAC position signals its intent to dig in for the winter

1 Sept 2020 8:34 AM IST