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Scientists say the case illustrates the importance of monitoring for remdesivir resistance and the potential benefit of using a combination of therapies in immunocompromised patients. (AP File Image)

Mutation linked to remdesivir resistance found in Covid patient

Genetic analysis of the virus showed that it acquired a mutation during treatment that appeared to reduce the effectiveness of the drug

11 Nov 2021 1:52 PM

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (AP/Alastair Grant)

Climate finance isn’t charity, says Union minister Bhupender Yadav at COP26 summit

The minister said India is among the few countries in the world on track to meet its climate targets before 2030

11 Nov 2021 1:44 PM

Astronauts, from left, Matthias Maurer, of Germany, Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron pose for a photo after leaving the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo: AP)

Indian origin astronaut-led NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 team headed to ISS

The four astronauts lifted off at 9:03 pm EST Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

11 Nov 2021 10:46 AM

Alia Bhatt in Manyavar Mohey's new ad. (Photo: Screenshot from YouTube)

'Kanyadaan' an outdated ritual or important custom? Alia Bhatt's ad sparks debate

Many term the ad Hindu phobic for casting aspersions on a ritual that is part of the warp and weft of society

26 Sep 2021 12:25 PM

Written and directed by Justine Bateman, Violet, starring Olivia Munn, is about a young, gorgeous, smart woman who is doing exceptionally well in her professional life but lives with a voice inside her head that is getting louder.

Tiff Diary | Do you hear voices inside your head?

Every year Tiff mainstreams stories and voices relegated to the margins

21 Sep 2021 2:44 PM

Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari during the inspection of a bridge built across the Narmada river near Bharuch, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. (Twitter)

Nitin Gadkari earns Rs 4 lakh royalty per month from YouTube

Gadkari's YouTube channel began in 2015 but has become more active during the pandemic

19 Sep 2021 11:38 AM

Free pizza being given to the family members of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. (Photo: Twitter/@dominos_india)

Domino's India delivers free pizza to Mirabai Chanu after her Olympic victory

The American multinational pizza restaurant chain promised her free pizza for life

26 Jul 2021 10:01 AM

Shahi Idgah and Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. (Wikimedia)

Mathura court dismisses Krishna Janmabhoomi petition

Last week, a group of people moved the Mathura court over the Shahi Idgah mosque they claim was built at birthplace of Lord Krishna

30 Sep 2020 10:20 PM

From October 15, multiplexes and cinemas can reopen with 50% seating capacity

All these activities had been shut after a lockdown was imposed from March 25 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

30 Sep 2020 9:49 PM

“He’s (Samson) such a talented player. I have seen a lot of talented cricketers in my time but watching Samson bat in the nets, being around him, speaking to him over the years and now watching him evolve, I mean he is something else. “He is a very special talent and I hope he hits the international stage very soon,” Shane Warne said. (Photo | Modified PTI image)

Shane Warne confident that Sanju will make Team India if he keeps playing like he does this IPL

The clamour to have the enormously gifted Kerala batsman play regularly for the national team has grown over the years.

30 Sep 2020 9:17 PM

“To bowl yorkers is not easy and to execute it under pressure is another thing. That is because he works on it. He (Natarajan) does it regularly in events like TNPL and is now showing he can do it at the highest level,” Avinash Khandelwal, fielding coach of the Tamil Nadu team, said. (Photo | iplt20.com)

Natarajan's yorkers hit the spot, and his life story strikes a chord

Sharing his fortune, he built his parents a house, educated his sisters, and opened a cricket academy in his village in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

30 Sep 2020 7:17 PM

“It has been a tough one and a half year for me, first my dad expired and then my mom (in June this year). And it took a bit of time for me to come back. “My mom was my biggest fan, especially in the IPL and when I was the Man of the Match, she would always talk to me through the night,” recalled a teary-eyed Rashid at the post-match presentation. (Photo | PTI)

Rashid dedicates his Man of the Match performance to his late mother — his biggest fan

Rashid's triple strike is what allowed the Sunrisers to defend 162 for their first win of the Indian Premier League season.

30 Sep 2020 4:52 PM

More drama and trouble for the Congress is expected in the coming months

Waqyanawis | New ASG in town may spell trouble for Congressmen

Hours before Modi’s visit, the defence minister called off his tour to Ladakh where Chinese forces have adopted an aggressive posture

06 Jul 2020 6:17 PM

Bahaar Dhawan Rohatgi, Fashion Influencer

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the fashion industry hard

The coronavirus crisis has crumpled the social fabric of our lives and the fashion industry like

05 Jul 2020 12:06 AM

The ban on Chinese applications offers an opportunity for India’s tech ecosystem. (Photo | Flickr - Limelight Leads)

Save the list: Indian apps to replace the 59 banned Chinese ones

Many of the Chinese apps have several Indian alternatives. For others, there are the Big Tech ones.

01 Jul 2020 8:44 PM

$Facial recognition technology has a dark side, with it integrated into China’s massive public surveillance system and its social credit experiment where even minor infractions of public norms can result in sanctions.$

What's the deal with facial recognition software and how it's weaponised

Although firms like IBM have said it will no longer supply face scan software to police, several other players making the technology would.

18 Jun 2020 10:37 PM

The COVID-19 apps also continuously collect and process highly sensitive and personally identifiable information, about health, location and identifiers like name, age, email address and voter or national identification of a user.

In the next James Bond film, 007 should use COVID-19 app data; it works better than any spy tool

Most COVID apps access data from mobile devices such as contacts, photos, media, files, location data, camera and microphone.

09 Jun 2020 4:10 PM

Trump's campaign denounced the move, claiming that “Snapchat is trying to rig the 2020 election, illegally using their corporate funding to promote Joe Biden and suppress President Trump.” (Photo | AFP)

Won't promote those who support racism, violence, injustice: Snapchat takes Trump off recommendations

It could hit the President’s election campaign among Gen Z on the platform where within eight months he had gained 1.5 million subscribers.

04 Jun 2020 5:00 PM

In its suit, the Center for Democracy and Technology said that Trump’s executive order violates the First Amendment because it attacks Twitter for putting the fact checks on the president’s tweets, which CDT said is Twitter’s right as a private company. (Photo | AP)

Trump gets sued for trying to clamp down on social media

President's order to regulate social media is against US Constitution’s First Amendment that guarantees free speech, says tech-rights group

03 Jun 2020 5:27 PM

Apex Court rejects petition to rename India as Hindustan

The plea by a Delhi-based man has claimed that such an amendment will ensure the citizens of this country to get over the colonial past

03 Jun 2020 4:53 PM

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