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School students in Minnesota protest in front of a billboard advertising gay conversion therapy in 2015. (Photo | Medium James Finn - The Blog)

Quackery not allowed: Posts claiming to change gays' sexual...

The move is an extension of an existing ban on ads that promote conversion therapy, which medical experts consider...

11 July 2020 4:13 PM IST

Spains former monarch King Juan Carlos I. (AP)

Once a hero, once a king: Juan Carlos' reputation reduced to tatters

In recent years, suspicions about Juan's opaque fortune and his links with the Gulf monarchies have tarnished the legacy...

11 July 2020 3:34 PM IST

Security concerns meant the Cricket Association of Bengal cancelled its plan to have Army paratroopers flying into the Eden Gardens to hand over a pink ball each to the captains before the toss of the day-night Test. (Photo: PTI)

Kolkata: Mecca of Indian cricket, Eden Gardens, to turn into...

The beds will be put in galleries around the seating and not on the pitch.

11 July 2020 3:16 PM IST

Navi Mumbai acting tough against lockdown violators. (PTI)

COVID-19 cases cross 8 lakh mark even as Centre paints rosy picture of...

The number of recoveries stands at 5,15,385 while there are 2,83,407 active cases.

11 July 2020 2:49 PM IST

Pedestrians walk through the gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge. (AP)

US's foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas

Students from countries like India, China and Brazil are struggling to find ways to stay in US against the new...

11 July 2020 2:47 PM IST

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Coronavirus-dengue combination will be fatal for Indians. Here's why

Virologist Shahid Jameel estimated that India gets about 100,000 to 200,000 confirmed cases of dengue each year.

11 July 2020 1:37 PM IST

A delivery man wearing a mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus transports his goods. (AP)

China rejects food imports after virus detected in shipments

Worries have risen since a June outbreak in Beijing that was linked to the city's largest wholesale market

11 July 2020 1:36 PM IST

Aerial view of the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbuls main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. (AP)

Turkey's court ruling turns Hagia Sophia into a mosque

The decision to turn the former cathedral to a place of muslim worship has sparked deep dismay among country's Orthodox...

11 July 2020 1:14 PM IST

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Myanmar farms tigers, pangolins to cater to China's wild meat demand

Myanmar is already a hub for the illegal trafficking of wildlife, a trade driven by demand from neighbouring China

11 July 2020 12:35 PM IST

Kerala High Court

Kerala gold smuggling case: Court defers Swapna Suresh's anticipatory...

The Union government on Thursday handed over the gold smuggling case to the National Investigation Agency.

11 July 2020 12:24 PM IST

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1,500 Indians stranded in South Africa to be repatriated today

The Indian government has arranged three Vande Bharat mission flights from South Africa, repatriating thousands

11 July 2020 12:11 PM IST

Police inspect the encounter site where gangster Vikas Dubey was killed when he allegedly tried to escape from the spot following an accident, near Kanpur, Friday morning, July 10, 2020. Dubey, accused of killing eight policemen, was being brought to Kanpur from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh a day after his arrest. (PTI)

Disha probe panel member finds Vikas Dubey encounter 'very strange'

D R Karthikeyan is investigating a similar killing by the Telangana police

11 July 2020 12:07 PM IST