Desert clouds: On Rajasthan political crisis
Unsettling of a govt. by engineering defections during a pandemic should not be allowed A political upheaval appears to be…
Names and locations: On English spelling of Tamil Nadu place names
Uniformity in place names in English and the local language should not create confusion Spelling and pronunciation are not “first…
Focus on emerging epicentres, Centre tells States
A health worker transfers sample of a person from a swab test for COVID-19, in New Delhi | Photo Credit:…
Government delays choice on States’ GST fees till July
GST collections in the past two months have only reached 45% of the target amount, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said…
LAC | Major Generals meet again amid limited disengagement of troops
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. File | Photo Credit: PTI Rajnath reviews progress of talks with CDS, defence chiefs India and…
Supreme Court raps federal government on salary cuts for medical personnel
The Supreme Court on Friday took strong exception to lack of infrastructure and salary cuts for the saddled government and…
Yoked together, migrant workers and farmers are back in Punjab’s fields
Clad in a typical kurta-pyjama, with a green turban adorning his head, 55-year-old Devinder Singh is a relieved man after…
RBI asked to clarify on moratorium interest
Supreme Court tells central bank to to meeting with Finance Ministry to decide whether deferment of loan interest will lead…
Donald Trump says he will ‘do other things’ if he loses 2020 election
Donald Trump (Reuters)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he will go on to other things if he loses the Nov.…
Police disciplinary records are mostly kept secret in United States
PHILADELPHIA: Officer Derek Chauvin had more than a dozen misconduct complaints against him before he put his knee on George…
Indian students, professionals ditching “American dream” for Canadian one
WASHINGTON: Indians students and white collar professionals are ditching the "American dream" to pursue a Canadian one because of the…
Exempt tech employees from proposed visa limitations in US: Nasscom
Representational photo.NEW DELHI: IT industry body Nasscom on Friday sought exemption for technology workers from restrictions that may be imposed…
Deepfakes Aren’t Excellent. Nor Are the Tools to Identify Them
We’re lucky that deepfake videos aren’t a big problem yet. The best deepfake detector to emerge from a major Facebook-led…
The Covid-19 Economic Depression Is Closing Down Coal Plants
Just outside the gates of the Dickerson Generating Station, kayakers paddle through a concrete sluiceway that channels cooling water from…
19 Finest Nintendo Change Games (2020 ): ‘Odyssey’, ‘Cuphead’, and More
The Switch is one of Nintendo's most successful and influential systems ever. There’s something unique about carrying a home-console-quality gaming…
A Council of Citizens Should Regulate Algorithms
Are machine-learning algorithms biased, wrong, and racist? Let citizens decide. Essentially rule-based structures for making decisions, machine-learning algorithms play an…
Citizen Isn’t Here to Be Your Free-Speech Platform
Welcome to the summer of 2020, where hot dogs, beach balls, and road trips are joined by protests, oximeters, and…
Dozens more heritage sites approved for destruction after Rio Tinto blew up 46,000-year-old caves
Dozens of sacred sites in the Pilbara and Goldfields regions of Western Australia are under threat from approvals granted by…
Four guys jailed over the killing of endangered mountain gorilla in Uganda
Four men have been arrested and could face life in prison over the killing of a popular silverback mountain gorilla…
Coronavirus update: Study says more than 1 billion to be living in poverty
Global poverty is set to rise above 1 billion people once again as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which…
Short quarters? No problem, as Cats surge Hawks at Kardinia
Geelong has put old rivals Hawthorn to the sword, and calmed fears that 2020 would be a defensive low-scoring season…
Colonial statue vandalised on eve of Black Lives Matter rally in Perth
A man has been charged after a statue of Western Australia's first governor was vandalised on the eve of an…
Seattle mayor states illegal to send military to clear protesters out of occupied ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’
The mayor of Seattle has said it would be unconstitutional and illegal for US President Donald Trump to send military…
Poco X2, Samsung Galaxy M21, and Other Phones That Got a Price Hike in Last 1 Month
Poco X2, Samsung Galaxy M21, Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8, Redmi 8A Dual, and Realme C3 are the six smartphones…
MIUI 12 Pilot Checking Program Starts in India for Redmi Keep In Mind 8 Pro, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi Keep In Mind 7, Re …
MIUI 12 Pilot Testing Program has been kicked off in India for the Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi Note 7…
OnePlus 8 Pro 5G sale in India on June 15; check rate, features and camera
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus on Friday (June 12) said that OnePlus 8 Pro 5G will now be available…
Gods and Beasts playable demo was provided on Stadia by mistake
Stadia users were able to play an early build of Ubisoft’s unreleased Gods and Monsters by mistake.A demo version of…
A Closer Look at Paper Mario: The Origami King – Nintendo Switch
Take a first look at all of the fun characters and exciting discoveries in Paper Mario: The Origami King! Our…
WhatsApp begins evaluating multi-device logins, improved search, chat cleaning, more
With WhatsApp constantly evolving, new features such as the multi-device login support are long overdue. However, it looks as though…
Arms seized by U.S., missiles used to attack Saudi Arabia ‘of Iranian origin’: U.N.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia…
U.S. consumer confidence rises; COVID-19, unemployment shadow lingers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment perked up in early June as households cheered the reopening of businesses and a…
Exclusive: Trump aims to sidestep another arms pact to sell more U.S. drones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal…
World shares stem losses as fresh lockdown fears fade
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets bounced back on Friday as investors took in stride the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Wall Street rises after biggest pullback since March
(Reuters) - Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Friday, after a steep decline in the previous session, but were still…
Refusing to be silenced, some Myanmar reporters work from shadows
(Reuters) - Hiding from Myanmar’s police, journalist Aung Marm Oo refuses to conceal his anger with the civilian government led…
Anti-China group urges Trump administration to block Chinese companies from U.S. markets: document
FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin arrives for the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearings to…
U.S. consumer sentiment rises in early June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment perked up in early June as households responded to the reopening of businesses, which…
Danger of brand-new lockdowns rises with fear of second COVID-19 wave
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections shut six major food markets in Beijing on Friday,…
Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind…
A few years ago, sitting beneath shade trees in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., I had a two-hour discussion with Bob Dylan…
Donald Trump on Juneteenth rally: ‘Think about it as a celebration’
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump defended his decision to resume campaign rallies next week on a day marking the end of…
Govt mulling to include sudden loss of taste, smell as criteria for Covid-19 test
NEW DELHI: The government is mulling to include sudden loss of taste and smell as a criteria for Covid-19 testing,…
Seattle mayor to Trump: ‘Go back to your bunker’
SEATTLE: Seattle's mayor told Donald Trump to "Go back to your bunker" on Thursday, escalating a spat after the president…
Covid situation ‘horrendous, horrific, pathetic’: SC slams Delhi govt
The SC bench noted that there is a problem with the way the pandemic was being fought in the national…
‘In war, you don’t make soldiers unhappy’: SC on non-payment of salaries to doctors
NEW DELHI: "In war, you do not make soldiers unhappy. Travel extra mile and channel some extra money to address…
Live: HRD ministry is with students in tough Covid times, states minister Ramesh Pokhriyal at Bennett Unive
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Blood donation: ‘Completely altruistic, so much benefit to so many people’
Why are blood donations so important, including during a pandemic? Who benefits from them? And what happens when a person…
Chemical pollutant exposure linked to celiac disease in young people
A new study has identified a possible link between exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and celiac disease in young…
Link between dementia and recurring negative thinking recognized
A new study has identified a possible link between negative repetitive thinking and the key signs of dementia.Share on PinterestNew…
‘Regenerative ocean farming’ could be coming soon to a coast near you | CBC News
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the concept of 'regenerative ocean farming' and a Siberian…
How Montrealer Beryl Dickinson-Dash made history as McGill’s first Black queen of carnival | CBC Radio
In 2020, Black women hold four of the world’s biggest beauty pageant titles. But first, in 1949, there was Beryl…