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An artists concept of a Mars Ascent Vehicle (left) releasing a sample container (right) high above the Martian surface. The UAE has a goal of building a human settlement on Mars by 2117. The Mars probe project, beyond scientific goals, is also designed to inspire a region too often beset by turmoil, and recall the heyday of scientific advances during the Middle Ages. (Image | NASA)

Mars probe next for UAE space mission, which has sent one Emirati and...

The 1,350-kg probe named Al-Amal, meaning Hope, is due to blast off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre on July 15.

10 July 2020 5:49 PM IST

COVID-19 patients inside an isolation ward in Shehnai Banquet Hall near LNJP Hospital, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Dev 360 | Lessons from our patchwork pandemic, state by state

Currently, the big story is the surge in number of new infections in the southern states

10 July 2020 5:19 PM IST

Level 5 autonomy means a vehicle can handle any situation, any weather or terrain without human assistancea tall order despite Elon Musks claims Tesla was nearing it. (Photo | Pixabay - Lobpreis)

It's hyberbole, Musk can't bring out a fully automated Tesla this...

Developers are starting to realise the limits of artificial intelligence and the benefits of the human brain in handling...

10 July 2020 5:02 PM IST

The elephant that was killed in Kerala. (image courtesy: Mohan Krishnan/Facebook)

Supreme Court seeks response from Centre and Kerala on cruel practices...

The plea has also sought issuance of guidelines for creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to tackle such...

10 July 2020 4:37 PM IST

Covid-19 patients are being treated at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday July 10, 2020. (AP)

Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa

South Africa, Africa's most developed country, is a new global hot spot with 238,339 cases overall

10 July 2020 4:06 PM IST

A mask-clad Israeli soldier stands on guard at a checkpoint at the main entrance of al-Fawwar camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)

France asks Israel to drop West Bank annexation plans

Macron emphasised that annexation would contravene international law and jeopardise possibility of peace between...

10 July 2020 3:58 PM IST

Boeing has completed delivery of all new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). (AFP Photo)

Boeing completes helicopter deliveries to Indian Air Force

Earlier this year, India and the US signed a contract for the acquisition of six Apaches for Indian Army during Trump's...

10 July 2020 3:05 PM IST

Social media influencers must be extra vigilant about what they post, as an inappropriate tweet or retweeting ones peddling fake news can lead to chaos and impact reputations.

No extension to prohibitory orders against spread of false news on...

As per the order, action can be taken against any person who spreads incorrect or fake information on social media.

10 July 2020 2:56 PM IST

A convoy of Indian army trucks move towards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in the backdrop of the current stand-off with Chinese troops, in Leh. PTI photo

Ladakh standoff: Doval-Wang Yi may hold another round of talks

Both Mr. Doval and Mr. Wang Yi are the Special Representatives of their countries for the boundary talks between the two...

10 July 2020 2:47 PM IST

Dr. Gauden Galea, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in China, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the WHOs offices in Beijing. (AP)

WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation

The WHO mission is politically sensitive, with the US moving to cut ties with it over allegations the agency is biased...

10 July 2020 2:47 PM IST

Rahul seeks cancellation of varsity exams, says promote students on past performance. (PTI Photo)

Rahul urges UGC to cancel university exams, says its 'extremely unfair...

The Congress has launched a campaign in favour of students, demanding cancellation of exams during the pandemic and...

10 July 2020 2:11 PM IST

Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive action should be taken till July last week against private companies. ( PTI Photo)

Hours before Vikas Dubey's encounter, plea in Supreme Court sought to...

The plea claimed that encounter of these five co-accused by the police is shocking to the conscience of the court.

10 July 2020 1:51 PM IST