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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong. (AP)

Hong Kong postpones elections by a year citing coronavirus

This comes as a huge blow to Hong Kong's democracy supporters as China welcomed the move as 'necessary, reasonable and...

31 July 2020 7:04 PM IST

A couple of tourists, one wearing a mask, walk towards the fountains in Trafalgar Square in Trafalgar Square in London. (AP)

UK halts on easing curbs as virus resurgence indicate a second wave

The reopening of high-risk activities was meant to happen on Saturday, but now it will all be delayed until at least...

31 July 2020 6:48 PM IST

Teachers from Everwin Matriculation Higher Secondary School conduct online classes from their school premises, in Chennai. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Devil in detail of the New Education Policy blueprint

The policy is a grand vision document indeed, but the devil lies in the detail of implementation

31 July 2020 6:32 PM IST

Sundar Pichai is CEO of Alphabet, whose profit slumped 30 percent to $6.96 billion from a year back. The online giant relies on digital advertising for most of its income. (Photo | AFP)

Profits of Google parent Alphabet hit by 30 pc over dip in ad sales...

Revenue regained ground in the second quarter in search and at video-sharing platform YouTube, showing signs of...

31 July 2020 6:24 PM IST

A worker walks near the construction site of a coastal road project in Mumbai . AFP Photo

India has got a good start on path to self-reliance

In the first year of his second term, Narendra Modi's landmark steps have been many

31 July 2020 6:17 PM IST

Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.

COVID is our chance to reset the world, says Nobel laureate Yunus, the...

He was speaking to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, as part of the latter's dialogue with leading experts.

31 July 2020 6:04 PM IST

: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan PCC President Govind Singh Dotasra (R) and others arrive at party office, in Jaipur. PTI Photo

Sanjay Kumar | Reviving Congress will be a very difficult task

The way political events that have unfolded within the Congress during the last few years are clear signals of a grave...

31 July 2020 5:54 PM IST

More than 10,000 students will be competing in the Smart India Hackathon to solve 243 problem statements from 37 central government departments, 17 state governments and 20 industries.

Prime Minister Modi to address Smart India Hackathon grand finale on...

The hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems of...

31 July 2020 5:29 PM IST

Biplab Mitra is handed a flag of the Trinamool Congress as a mark of his reinduction into the party at a ceremony on Friday. (Twitter)

Mamata does unto BJP what BJP does unto Congress

Senior leader returns to the Trinamool from the BJP in response to Mamata Banerjee's appeal

31 July 2020 4:47 PM IST

Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpersville, N.Y., an injection as the worlds biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. (AP)

China-backed hackers targeted COVID vaccine firm Moderna: US security...

Moderna's vaccine candidate is one of the earliest and biggest bets by the Trump administration to fight the pandemic

31 July 2020 4:44 PM IST

Taxes, levies in telecom sector high, need to be reviewed thoroughly, said Sunil Mittal. (DC Photo)

There is a need to review high levies in telecom sector, says Sunil...

Government should not view the sector as source for exchequer, but instead as a force multiplier for ensuring economic...

31 July 2020 4:09 PM IST

JKPC chief Sajad Lone. (Twitter)

JKPC chief and ex-minister Sajad Lone released after 360 days in...

Lone was released days ahead of the first anniversary of the Centre's move to revoke Article 370

31 July 2020 3:48 PM IST