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A nine-member panel has been asked to study and understand the insurance needs of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) owners and operators.

Increasing use of drones amid lockdown prompts insurance regulator to...

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India sets up panel to work out products covering risks related to...

25 Jun 2020 6:24 PM IST

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AA Edit | US work visa ban is openly xenophobic

The domestic IT scene has had more to do with playing the back office for the corporate world rather than leading from...

25 Jun 2020 6:23 PM IST

Dilli ka Babu | Kerala cop hangs up his khaki

Observers note that Mr Thomas was a plain-speaking cop, who fell foul of the political establishment pretty early

25 Jun 2020 6:09 PM IST

A fire broke out at Raghuvanshi mill compound in Mumbais Lower Parel. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Major fire breaks out in Mumbai commerical building, none injured in...

It was initially tagged as a 'level-2' fire, but escalated to 'level-3' (major) around 12.15 pm

25 Jun 2020 5:53 PM IST

We believe that products should keep your information for only as long as its useful and helpful to you, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post, adding that the changes were designed to keep less data by default. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Nguyen Hung Vu)

Now, new users on Google have auto-delete already activated to wipe...

Current users can already opt in to auto-delete their data every three or 18 monthsa setting that has not changed.

25 Jun 2020 5:29 PM IST

Brad Bender, Googles vice-president of product management, said they had been in discussions with partnered publishersincluding the Spiegel Group in Germany, Schwartz media in Australia and Brazils Diarios Associadosfor several months, with more to come. (Representative Image)

Google gives up resistance, says it's ready to pay publishers for high...

Google said in a blog post that it would launch a licensing program to pay publishers

25 Jun 2020 4:51 PM IST

The lockdown induced by the COVID-19 pandemic in March prompted schools and colleges to move to the virtual world for teaching and learning activities. However, many experts say the digital divide in the country may turn online classes into an operational nightmare as there are over 35 crore students in the country.

Jharkhand teacher uses loudspeakers to teach students bereft of online...

Gandhi has put up several loudspeakers across the Bankathi village where his Upgraded Middle School is located.

25 Jun 2020 4:49 PM IST

Representational image. (PTI)

Jammu and Kashmir: 2 unidentified militants killed in Sopore encounter

The search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon a search party of the forces.

25 Jun 2020 4:27 PM IST

Over 30 personnel at Naval Air Station INS Parundu test positive for COVID-19. (Photo- Twitter)

30 Naval personnel at INS Parundu test positive for COVID-19

Defence sources said 'some' of the sailors, mostly who had arrived here recently on postings, have been affected with...

25 Jun 2020 3:39 PM IST

Centre and the CBSE Thursday informed the Supreme Court that they have decided to cancel the Class X and XII examinations. (PTI Photo)

CBSE class 10 exams cancelled, class 12 students will have an option:...

Top court was informed that students will have the liberty to opt either for exams or go with assessment process based...

25 Jun 2020 3:36 PM IST

Armed policemen man a checkpoint along a road in Cebu City, central Philippines. (AFP)

Authoritarian regimes are using virus to silence its critics,...

500 signatories, including more than 60 former leaders, wrote an open letter organised by Institute for Democracy and...

25 Jun 2020 3:16 PM IST

In this photo taken Wednesday, June 10, 2020, an internally-displaced Somali woman, right, is informed how to protect herself from the coronavirus, at the Weydow IDP camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP)

Who hasn't heard of COVID-19 by now? More than you think

UN says scores of migrants arriving in Somalia every day are unaware of the pandemic that's wreaking havoc all over the...

25 Jun 2020 2:54 PM IST