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Shiite Muslims flagellates himself with knives on chains during a Muharram procession in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, September 9, 2019. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is a month of mourning for Shiites in remembrance of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century. (Photo: AP)

India

A day after Supreme Court says no to Muharram processions, Bombay High...

The Muslim organisation took the example of Ganesh idol immersions to support its right to undertake Muharram...

28 Aug 2020 7:40 PM IST

The Japanese government is bullish on the Jetsons vision of flying cars, with a road map for business services by 2023, and expanded commercial use by the 2030s, stressing its potential for connecting remote areas and providing lifelines in disasters. (Photo | Skydrive)

Technology

Modest flying car test prompts maker to envision real-life product as...

In a video, a contraption that looked like a slick motorcycle with propellers lifted a few feet off the ground and...

28 Aug 2020 7:24 PM IST

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi chairs a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers of 7 states to discuss various issues, in New Delhi

Opinion

Anand K Sahay | It's time for Congress to change its culture'

The ruling party's object, no doubt, is to spread a sense of deepening organisational crisis in the Congress

28 Aug 2020 7:06 PM IST

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar. (PTI Photo)

India

Jaishankar's dig at Pakistan: International pressure forced it to...

The EAM made the remarks while delivering the Presidential address at the 19th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture.

28 Aug 2020 6:57 PM IST

There is a need to shift focus from who investigates to how suicides are investigated . Representational Image

Opinion

Sudhanshu Sarangi | Suicide probe: Not the who' but the how' of it is...

For a variety of reasons, investigative findings of the Indian police have suffered from trust deficit historically

28 Aug 2020 6:51 PM IST

With frequent hikes in the pollution levels of the capital, both government and private schools have been shut down for a couple of days twice. An effective deterrent or an unnecessary hindrance? Parents around the city weigh in.

Opinion

Challenges for gender equity when schools reopen: Early warning signs

These past few months have brought unthinkable disruption to education systems all over the world

28 Aug 2020 6:19 PM IST

$Chinese social media users on Friday responded to foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijians warning on Twitter, which is blocked in China but accessible through virtual private network softwareoblivious to the irony of using a blocked American platform to call out the US proposed ban of WeChat. This photo taken on August 19, 2020 shows a book about Chinese President Xi Jinping, titled \Xi Jinping; The Governance of China\, next to the QR payment code for Wechat Pay, at a news stand in Beijing. (Photo | AFP)$ Technology