India’s first solar ferryboat cruises into global contest
‘Aditya’, representing Asia in the Gustave Trouvé Awards event, is from Kerala. India’s first solar-powered ferry, Aditya, which became an…
Coronavirus | India’s COVID tally fifth highest in world
Registering a new high in the number of daily cases detected — 10,085 — India on June 6 overtook Spain…
Coronavirus | India is still at risk, says WHO expert
COVID-19 has not “exploded” in India, but the risk of it happening remains as the country moves towards exiting the…
Watch | Uthenge Hum, a video by Virtual Bharat in association with The Hindu
Uthenge Hum, a video by Virtual Bharat in association with The Hindu, captures India in the midst of the unprecedented…
Union House Ministry blames ‘phony news’ for migrant employees collecting at bus stations
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has blamed “fake media reports” and “misinformation” for the March 28 incident in Delhi…
Year of bugs and bugbears
Despite my advanced spiritual attainments, when I decided not to go for mahasamadhi on December 31, 2019, I hadn’t anticipated…
A week in which a press reporter and the Lawyer General failed
A report, “Death in Goa: woman alleges that daughter was murdered” (May 26), failed to adhere to journalistic standards in…
Ahead of border talks, Chinese mouthpiece warns India against US, asserts Beijing won’t give up ‘any inch of territory’
BEIJING: Ahead of talks between military commanders of India and China to resolve the standoff along the Line of Actual…
Ladakh stand-off: Talks between senior army officers of India and China end with ‘positive trajectory’
NEW DELHI: India and China held their first round of talks between senior military officers on Saturday at the Chushul-Moldo…
Last resort: Gujarat Congress packs 65 MLA in hotels after 3 resignations
AHMEDABAD: A desperate Gujarat Congress has packed its flock of 65 MLAs into three resorts and hotels to keep them…
India overtakes Spain, Covid count 5th highest in world
NEW DELHI: India’s total Covid-19 caseload went past Spain’s on Saturday to become the fifth largest in the world, on…
Tiger gets life behind bars for eliminating 3 humans
BHOPAL: It’s wandering days are over. The nomad tiger from Maharashtra, which made headlines in 2018 for the longest dispersal…
Kapil Mishra’s anti-CAA speech ‘incitement’ to violence: Zuckerberg
NEW DELHI: He does not name Kapil Mishra. But the BJP politician’s “controversial” speech against anti-CAA protestors seems to have…
United States capital braces for biggest demonstration yet
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"Fifty plus years later we're still dealing with the same thing"Large crowds…
Thousands turn out for UK George Floyd demonstrations
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProtesters gathered in Parliament Square in LondonThousands of people have joined anti-racism…
Coronavirus updates: Protesters put on masks but defy suggestions on gatherings
SummaryPeople in the UK are gathering for mass anti-racism demonstrations, defying virus warningsLarge crowds are expected to protest in Washington…
Biden formally wins Democratic nomination
Image copyright Reuters Image caption This is Joe Biden's third attempt to win the presidency Joe Biden has formally won…
Portuguese prosecutors to trawl German suspect’s records in McCann case
LISBON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Portugal’s prosecutor’s office said on Saturday it would pore over its files to see if a German…
‘Am I going to get shot?’ kids ask, as brand names attempt to discuss racism and violence to children
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For 8 minutes and 46 seconds - the time it took George Floyd, an unarmed black…
Hamburg police use pepper spray as protests turn ugly
FILE PHOTO: People protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, at…
Britain’s Banksy depicts U.S. flag on fire in Floyd tribute
An artwork by Banksy is seen in this image obtained from his Instagram account on June 6, 2020. Instagram/@banksy via…
Demonstrations around the world accept ‘Black Lives Matter’ motion
LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday, demonstrating in support…
Washington prepares for major protest as Democratic officials move to check police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Protesters began to gather in Washington for a big demonstration on Saturday as street marches across the…
Special: Malaysia
FILE PHOTO: The Goldman Sachs Headquarters building is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S.,…
Police arrest cyclist who confronted youngsters posting U.S. racial injustice flyers
Anthony Brennan III, age 60 of Kensington, Maryland, poses after he was charged with three counts of second-degree assault by…
Loneliness likely to decrease with age, study finds
A new study has suggested that loneliness decreases with age. In addition, it seems to be less prevalent in collectivist…
Tests might miss out on more than 1 in 5 COVID-19 cases
A team from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that PCR-based tests for SARS-CoV-2 have a false negative rate of at…
2 Buffalo officers charged with assault after video showed police shoving 75-year-old man | CBC News
Two Buffalo police officers were charged with assault Saturday, prosecutors said, after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old protester…
Police catch ‘dangerous’ escaped prisoner in Nova Scotia | CBC News
Kevin Clarke-McNeil was caught by police in Nova Scotia Saturday morning, after escaping from a provincial jail Friday night. RCMP…
Canada has an army of volunteers ready to help fight COVID-19 — so why aren’t we using them? | CBC News
Thousands of Canadians have volunteered their time to help track COVID-19 cases across the country, but even Canada’s hardest hit…
How provinces, territories plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown | CBC News
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here…
Covid-19 pandemic may be over in India around mid-September, claims mathematical model-based analysis
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic may be over in India around mid-September, claim two public health experts from the health…
Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
NEW DELHI: India went past Italy to become the sixth worst-hit nation by Covid-19, with the country registering a record…
Researchers at IIT-Hyderabad establish affordable test package that can find Covid-19 within 20 minutes
NEW DELHI: A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad claims to have developed a first-of-its…
Lawmakers in eight countries form new alliance to counter China
A group of senior lawmakers from eight democracies including the US have launched a new cross-parliamentary alliance to help counter…
Retired AI pilot passes away, suspected cause corona; 200 crew members either favorable or quarantined
NEW DELHI: An Air India pilot who retired from the airline about a month back passed away Friday night and…
Friday’s coronavirus updates: Main area looking good to advance to Phase 4 in 3 weeks; Feline becomes first Illinois pet to test positive; State surpasses 1M tests -Gazette
To advance to Phase 4 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s five-phase Restore Illinois plan three weeks from now, regions will have…
2 Kansas City kids hospitalized with Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome connected to COVID-19
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The Xperia 1 II Is Sony’s First Great Phone in Years
The last time I saw a Sony Xperia phone in the wild was when I visited Japan in 2018. A…
India Is Utilizing More Solar Power– but It Brings a Lead Threat
This story originally appeared in Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.At the 2018 United Nations climate meeting…
China and Iran Tried to Hack the Biden and Trump Campaigns
The world's cybersecurity woes can feel like a sideshow when physical violence is being inflicted on protestors in most major…
10 Best Electric Bikes (2020): Lightweight, Affordable, Folding, and More
Around the country, bars, restaurants, and other public spaces are closed or have limited service. Public transportation is becoming a…
Police Tactics Could Turn Protests Into Covid-19 Hot Spots
In law enforcement theory, it’s called the Miami model, or “strategic incapacitation.” Sometimes it’s just the “hard hat approach.” That’s…
Cops rescue two individuals off Illawarra beach, search continues for missing out on man and kid after boat capsizes
NSW police are searching for a missing man and child thrown into the ocean after their boat capsized in the…
Australia’s Black Lives Matter protest in images
Australians around the country took to the streets on Saturday to protest Indigenous deaths in custody.Protesters took part in demonstrations…
Indigenous Australians urged to ‘know your rights’ in wake of George Floyd death
Indigenous justice experts say dramatic scenes in the United States in the wake of the George Floyd killing are potent…
Melbourne Black Lives Matter protest organisers fined by police
The organisers of the Melbourne Black Lives Matter protest will be fined for breaching the coronavirus directives of the Victorian…
Thousands attend rallies across Australia to protest against mistreatment and deaths of Indigenous people
Thousands of people protested across Australia on Saturday to oppose the deaths of Indigenous people in police custody. Key points:Thousands…
Fruit picker tests positive to coronavirus, public health alert issued
A mass public health alert has been issued after a fruit picker flew into Queensland from Victoria while infectious with…
Coronavirus | 2020 World Archery Field Championships postponed to 2022
Instruments of archers are seen on the ground. File | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout The world body said a separate…