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Of the 15 fresh Covid-19 cases, 13 are from Ranchi and two from Garhwa. (PTI Photo)

Jharkhand sees highest single-day jump in Covid19 cases, taking toll...

Of the 15 fresh Covid-19 cases, 13 are from Ranchi and two from Garhwa

27 April 2020 10:16 AM IST

Oil falls on storage woes in virus-hit market. (AFP Photo)

Oil falls on storage crisis as virus saps demand

Prices have collapsed in recent weeks as demand for the commodity evaporated owing to lockdowns and travel restrictions...

27 April 2020 10:12 AM IST

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for minors

The decision comes on the heels of another judgement to end flogging, one of the most controversial forms of public...

27 April 2020 9:57 AM IST

Doctors say all the material, even the pitches, will have to be sterilised before a match, at halftime and afterwards.

Football pitches and balls to be sterilised when soccer season...

Doctors are also concerned about a rise in injuries when the season resumes as players have been forced to train at home

27 April 2020 9:25 AM IST

Rafael Nadal poses with ball girls and boys as he celebrates his record 12th French Open title. AP Photo

King of Clay Rafael Nadal 'very pessimstic' about return of tennis

Even if players start without an audience, it is difficult to organise events as it involves a lot of people, he says

27 April 2020 8:49 AM IST

Soldiers allied to Yemens internationally recognized government fly the South Yemen flag at the port of Aden in Aden, Yemen. (AP File Image)

Saudi-led coalition rejects self-rule declaration, calls for...

The separatists' move complicates a long and separate conflict against Huthi rebels who control much of the north Yemen

27 April 2020 8:39 AM IST

File photo of Andhra Pradesh governor Biswa Bhushan Harichandan making an aerial survey of flood-hit areas in the state. (DC Photo)

Coronavirus enters Andhra Pradesh Raj Bhavan: four of governor's staff...

Governor Biswa Bhushan Harichandan, 85, subjected to tests although he tested negative previously

27 April 2020 8:31 AM IST

Representative Image. (PTI Photo)

Indian government brushes off proposal to impose coronavirus tax on...

Some 50 officers of Indian Revenue Service recommended raising highest tax rate to 40% for people with annual income...

27 April 2020 8:26 AM IST

Britains home secretary Priti Patel attends a remote press conference to update the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy: The British intellectual's changing currency

Events of the last few years confirm the fact that times may change but the characteristics of Britain exhibit a...

27 April 2020 12:42 AM IST

Googles Play Store has apps with child abuse material, links to WhatsApp groups which are encrypted are found on Twitter, the NCPCR said, indicating the need for the tech-enabled companies to do more proactively to shut down child sexual abuse material.

Searches for child sexual abuse material spike, NCPCR sends notice to...

A recent report by India Child Protection Fund showed that there has been a surge in searches for child sexual abuse...

26 April 2020 10:51 PM IST

Quarterly updates are due this week from Google parent Alphabet, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple, all of which will see an impact from the pandemic.

Big Tech firms try to highlight covid efforts to burnish image as they...

Quarterly results looming, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft do not want to be seen as having cashed in on the...

26 April 2020 10:22 PM IST

Some 300 leading academics urged governments to dismiss the centralised approach to an app they were backing, saying it risked undermining public trust. They said an approach being developed by Apple and Google, whose operating systems run most of the worlds smartphones, was more privacy friendly. (Photo | AP)

Germany backs Google and Apple's covid app, after privacy concerns...

Backing for a pan-European app that was to keep data on a central server was stopped over criticism from a nation...

26 April 2020 9:40 PM IST