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Sudha Sundari Narayanan (third from left), a software developer from India, was among those sworn in as American citizens. (via Twitter handle @welprich)

Indian who sworn-in as US citizen by Trump didn't know it was being...

Narayanan said she did not have an opinion about Trump's immigration policies and that she found out the ceremony was...

27 Aug 2020 1:36 PM IST

The Auschwitz museum, a Holocaust site, has become a symbol of Nazi Germanys genocide of six million European Jews, with one million killed at the camp between 1940 and 1945. (Photo | Pixabay - John Ondreasz)

New trend on TikTok with users playing Holocaust victims hurtful,...

Some videos are dangerously close or already beyond the border of trivialisation of history, the Auschwitz Memorial said...

27 Aug 2020 1:26 PM IST

Uber launched 24x7 Auto Rentals service. (AFP Photo)

Uber launches 24x7 auto rentals service in six cities

Uber launched a comprehensive set of safety measures, such as the Go Online Checklist, a mandatory mask policy for both...

27 Aug 2020 1:22 PM IST

The DF-26B and DF-21D missiles fired Wednesday targeted an area between the southern island province of Hainan and the Paracel Islands.(AP File)

China fired 'carrier killer' missile in disputed sea to warn US:...

Disputes over control of the South China Sea, one of the world's busiest trade routes, are a growing irritant in...

27 Aug 2020 1:07 PM IST

Indias general government debt-to-GDP ratio is likely to be at 80 per cent of GDP by FY30. (Representative Image)

Government debt-to GDP ratio to be at 80% by FY30: Report

The report also finds that the government support to real GDP growth in the 2020s decade would be lower than in the past...

27 Aug 2020 12:52 PM IST

Virat Kohli shared this pic on Twitter to announce the news.

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma expecting their first child in 2021

The couple tied the knot in December 2017

27 Aug 2020 12:38 PM IST

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayers resignation comes after US President Donald Trump ordered a ban on TikTok, unless parent company Bytedance sells its US operations to an American company within 90 days. Just days ago, TikTok filed a lawsuit challenging a crackdown by the US government over claims that the wildly popular social media app can be used to spy on Americans. (Photo | Pixabay/AP)

TikTok CEO resigns amid Trump administration's accusations of spying,...

In a letter to employees, Kevin Mayer said that his decision to leave comes after the political environment has sharply...

27 Aug 2020 12:33 PM IST

The Oxford vaccine candidate has been administered to two volunteers at the Bharathi Hospital in Pune.

Two volunteers who were given Oxford vaccine are fine

The vaccine trials are being conducted by the Serum Institute of India in Pune

27 Aug 2020 12:29 PM IST

Blasphemy: Trolls flood social media in Pakistan amid virus lockdown

'Blasphemy': Trolls flood social media in Pakistan amid virus lockdown

Activists and social media trackers say there has been a surge in online sectarian attacks, hate speech and cries of...

27 Aug 2020 12:25 PM IST

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday warned banks that being overly risk averse will be self-defeating. (PTI Photo)

Extreme risk aversion can be self-defeating: RBI Governor warns banks

Rather than becoming averse to lending, banks have to improve their risk management and governance frameworks, Das said

27 Aug 2020 12:25 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)

Supreme Court likely to revisit its 2004 verdict on sub-classification...

Context: The Punjab and Haryana high court had struck down a state law empowering the government to sub-classify SC/STs...

27 Aug 2020 12:00 PM IST

A protester holds a Black Lives Matter sign during a demonstration against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (AFP)

17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during unrest in Kenosha

I just killed somebody, the teenager, carrying a semi-automatic rifle, could be heard saying at one point

27 Aug 2020 11:51 AM IST