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Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh. (PTI)

Amar Singh, Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP, passes away at...

There were rumours on social media about Singh's death in March this year, too.

1 Aug 2020 5:18 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Boris Johnsons obesity challenge and globalisation in COVID times

Farrukh Dhondy | Boris Johnson's obesity challenge and globalisation'...

The British government will ban, for certain hours in the week, mind you, advertising which sells junk food

1 Aug 2020 4:59 PM IST

Amazon and BigBasket have got approval to deliver liquor in West Bengal.

Punjab hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 62; ten nabbed for selling...

The deaths have taken place in Tarn Taran, Batala and Amritsar districts of the state since Wedesday.

1 Aug 2020 4:47 PM IST

Mumbai: Jyoti Randhe, a class 10th student of BMC school, studies at her house, at Aarey Colony in Mumbai. AFP Photo

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | NEP is ambitious, but needs more...

To put the ideas of the plan into action, many more institutions have to be set up

1 Aug 2020 4:26 PM IST

Pressure has been growing both from the right and the leftand sometimes internallyto do something about the overwhelming dominance of the internet platforms. In this photo, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos. The four CEOs on Wednesday attended an antitrust hearing of the US House Judiciary Committee. (Photo | AFP)

Tech This Week | What we learned from the US antitrust inquiry

Lawmakers seem to be catching up with technology and so will regulation, so Big Tech should not take things for granted.

1 Aug 2020 4:17 PM IST

Top ten books of the week

Top ten books of the week

Here's the top ten books of the week in non-fiction and fiction

1 Aug 2020 4:11 PM IST

The speed at which Russia is moving to roll it out has prompted some Western media to question whether Moscow is putting national prestige before science and safety. (Representational Image: AFP)

Russia to roll out mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus by...

Russian health minister says Moscow's research facility has completed clinical trials and paperwork is being prepared to...

1 Aug 2020 3:24 PM IST

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifiesduring a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on a national plan to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Don't look for a mass nationwide vaccination right away: Fauci

Looking ahead, Fauci said he's 'cautiously optimistic' that US will have a vaccine by the end of this year

1 Aug 2020 3:10 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Does mail voting mean fraudulent results as Trump insists?

Critics say Trump is sowing doubt that election results can be trusted as states look to expand the availability of...

1 Aug 2020 2:29 PM IST

Former 21st Century Fox chief executive James Murdoch, son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from News Corps board, according to a document released July 31 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

James Murdoch cut ties with News Corp board

James was seen as the successor to the family media empire, built to success by his father and media giant Rupert...

1 Aug 2020 1:48 PM IST

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray

Maha Vikas Aghadi government won't last long as it lacks unity,...

On COVID-19, he said it was necessary to dispel the fear that people have in mind about the disease.

1 Aug 2020 1:14 PM IST

Japan has so far escaped the worst of the epidemic, with around 35,200 infections and just over 1,000 deaths since the first case was detected in January. (Representational Image: AFP)

Japan's Okinawa declares state of emergency after 'explosive spread'...

Japan has so far escaped the worst of the epidemic, with around 35,200 infections and just over 1,000 deaths so far

1 Aug 2020 12:59 PM IST