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The likes of Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma were fortunate not to have been booked because of the existence of the same kind of double standard. AP Photo

AA Edit | Double standards and how!

The criminalisation of every protest staged by aggrieved Indians is clear in all dissent being viewed as a potential law...

8 Jun 2020 5:54 PM IST

Reading the Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Lenins works, Mao Zedongs life, and calling friends comrade and greeting them with Lal Salam are some of the grounds that the NIA has cited to link Akhil Gogoi and three associates to the banned CPI(Maoist) and charge them for sedition. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

Facebook users flood Assam Chief Minister Sonowal's page with...

Social media users were reacting against a case of sedition and terrorist activities filed against activist Akhil Gogoi...

8 Jun 2020 5:51 PM IST

Most experts agree that the first such move, the national lockdown, indeed helped but the government did little to make use of the opportunity to prepare the nation for a successful engagement with the virus later on. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Centre can't stand by and watch at this critical hour

There are no immediate chances of the numbers going down what with the Union government allowing opening of more social...

8 Jun 2020 5:32 PM IST

Two new series of OnePlus TV will be unveiled on July 2. The company had forayed into the smart TV segment in September last year with the launch of its 55-inch TV (two models), priced at Rs 69,900 and Rs 99,990. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

OnePlus to launch two new affordable smart TVs on July 2

Shipments of TVs in India grew 15% annually to reach 15 million units in 2019, driven by budget smart TVs, leading with...

8 Jun 2020 5:28 PM IST

Photo Credit: Arjun Kamath

Matters of the mind: Of anxiety and depression amid a pandemic

Bengaluru-based photographer Arjun Kamath tries to capture the unspoken fears and anxiety issues through his photo essay...

8 Jun 2020 4:30 PM IST

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern. (via Facebook)

I did a little dance: Jacinda Ardern on New Zealand's zero virus...

New Zealand citizens no longer bound by social distancing rules and limits on public gatherings

8 Jun 2020 4:18 PM IST

In connection with the Yes Bank money laundering probe case, ED raids five premises of Cox and Kings in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Yes Bank money laundering case: ED raids five premises of Cox and...

Cox and Kings was one of the top borrowers of the bank and the latter had an exposure of about Rs 2,260 crore to the...

8 Jun 2020 4:08 PM IST

One of the fastest-growing apps on the Play Store was called Remove China Apps and did exactly what the name suggested. While the App has since then been removed from the Play Store for violating Googles policies, its existence and function hurt Indias best interests in the name of helping it. Eliminating or banning a competitor is inherently bad for competition and does Indian consumers a disservice.

Removing Chinese apps from your phone is the opposite of self-reliance

Several Indian startups such as Paytm, Swiggy, Zomato, Ola and BigBasket have Chinese investors. Shunning the apps hurts...

8 Jun 2020 4:07 PM IST

Government officials seal shut a barber shop for not observing the standard operating procedures issued by the Pakistan government to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP)

Pakistan puts foot down on safety breaches as coronavirus cases top...

Pakistan has been setting records for the number of new daily infections over the last 10 days, partly reflecting...

8 Jun 2020 3:53 PM IST

Reebok slams CrossFit in outrage over CEOs tweet. (Photo- Rx Review)

Reebok cancels partnership with CrossFit after CEO's 'Its FLOYD-19'...

Other affiliates like CrossFit Magnus also decided to cut ties with the Washington, DC-based global fitness organization

8 Jun 2020 3:37 PM IST

A man drives into the crowd at 11th and Pike, injuring at least one person, before exiting the car and brandishing an apparent firearm. (AP)

Man drives car into protesting crowd in Seattle, shoots bystander

The suspect was seen in the video exiting his car as protesters began to surround it

8 Jun 2020 3:34 PM IST

Reliance Industries shares jump nearly 3 percent on AIDA deal. (PTI Photo)

Reliance Industries shares jump nearly 3% on Abu Dhabi investment deal

Reliance Industries gained 2.74 per cent to touch a one-year high of Rs 1,624 on BSE

8 Jun 2020 2:43 PM IST