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Federal officers use chemical irritants and projectiles to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Since federal officers arrived in downtown Portland in early July, violent protests have largely been limited to a two block radius from the courthouse. (AP)

Portland protests gather in thousands, standoff with feds continue

The Federal agents, deployed by President Trump to tamp down the unrest, have arrested dozens during nightly...

25 July 2020 1:34 PM IST

MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Jyotiraditya Scindia share a light moment during BJPs virtual rally in Bhopal. PTI photo

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is COVID-19 positive

He is the first CM of any Indian state to test positive for COVID-19.

25 July 2020 12:59 PM IST

Besides the king cobras, the forest and PFA personnel had rescued at least two rock pythons from the area in the last six months (Photo: AFP)

Brazil's celebrity cobra sparks probe into animal trafficking

So far the probe has led to the firing of two officials at the Brazilian environmental regulator for facilitating...

25 July 2020 12:30 PM IST

Hyderabad has 30,000 such CCTVs.

Hyderabad is 16th most surveilled city in the world: Comparitech...

However, Hyderabad may be gloating over a dubious honour.

25 July 2020 12:27 PM IST

$Officials sort seized pangolin scales at a port in southern Vietnams Ba Ria Vung Tau province. - Vietnam, one of Asias biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal species \dead or alive\ and vowed to \eliminate\ illegal markets across the country. (AFP)$ World

Vietnam bans wildlife trade, markets to prevent animal-to-human...

Vietnam has been a popular destination for wildlife products often from endangered species used in traditional medicine...

25 July 2020 12:06 PM IST

The 2008 Mumbai attack was one of Indias most horrific terrorist attacks in which 166 people were killed and over 300 injured as 10 heavily-armed terrorists from Pakistan created mayhem. (PTI)

US court rejects bail plea of Mumbai terror attacks co-conspirator

Tahawwur Rana, a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley, was re-arrested on June 10 in Los Angeles on an extradition...

25 July 2020 11:37 AM IST

The decision was taken in the wake of allegations of medical negligence and inflated billing. (Representational image)

Madhya Pradesh woman claims her husband died due to negligence by...

However, the hospital authorities have denied the allegation saying that she did not approach them to admit her husband...

25 July 2020 11:25 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to supporters in the garden of the Alvorada Palace. (AFP)

Bolsonaro supporters blocked out of Twitter, Facebook after court rule

Brazil's Supreme Court ordered them blocked as part of a probe into an alleged disinformation campaign by the...

25 July 2020 11:21 AM IST

: Army personnel during a counter-infiltration operation along the Line of Control in Kalakote sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. PTI Photo

Top Lashkar commander among two militants killed in encounter

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Ranbirgarh area.

25 July 2020 10:42 AM IST

Shoppers wear face masks in Covent Garden, central London on July 24, 2020, as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Face coverings are now compulsory for customers in shops in England, as new coronavirus rules came into force on Friday. (AFP)

Rules tighten across Europe as WHO warns of virus spike

Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit region in terms...

25 July 2020 10:22 AM IST

Arjun Ram Meghwal in the video.

'Bhabhiji papad' has ingredients to provide immunity against COVID-19:...

The video has some people criticizing the unscientific claims made by the Union minister

25 July 2020 10:01 AM IST

Chief of Space Operations at U.S. Space Force Gen. John Raymond. The United States accused Russia on Thursday, July 23, of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscows intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S. and allied satellites. (AP)

For US, Russia's mystery projectile raises concerns of a space war

A cat and mouse play is happening in orbit, easily observable from Earth by the US military, which has publicly...

25 July 2020 9:45 AM IST