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An Egyptian doctor gives medical advice to girls about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during an awareness campaign in Giza

Women hail victory as Sudan bans genital cutting

Nearly nine out of 10 girls in Sudan fall victim to what is known as FGM or genital cutting, according to the United...

6 May 2020 8:53 AM IST

People wear face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as they use a phone app to scan a code required to prove their health and travel status before being allowed to enter a shopping mall in Beijing on May 2, 2020, the second day of a five-day national holiday. The debate on privacy protection while using such apps is especially urgent in Europe, where academics and civil liberties activists are pushing for solutions that protect personal data. Eastern nations are less likely to adhere to privacy protection norms followed in the West. (Photo | AFP)

Location tracking not allowed on apps using Google, Apple APIs but...

Aarogya Setu, which runs on its own Application Program Interface or API, is not bound by international privacy...

5 May 2020 8:32 PM IST

RBI may extend bank loan moratorium by another 3 months to help people, industry impacted by lockdown. (PTI Photo)

RBI may extend bank loan moratorium by another 3 months amid lockdown

RBI allowed banks and financial institutions to offer a moratorium of three months on payment of instalments of all term...

5 May 2020 2:18 PM IST

Mumbai Police announced that Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)in the city till May 17. (PTI Photo)

Sec 144 imposed in Mumbai till May 17

Section 144 of CrPC prohibits the assembly of four or more people in an area

5 May 2020 11:50 AM IST

A total of 67 BSF jawans have tested positive for COVID-19. (PTI Photo)

67 BSF jawans test positive for Covid19

From Tripura, 13 more positive cases have been reported, out of which 10 are BSF personnel

5 May 2020 11:28 AM IST

Due to the Coronavirus Lufthansa had to cancel half of its flights. (IMAGE- AP/PTI)

India will fly back Indians stranded abroad on payment basis

They would be quarantined for 14 days, either in a hospital or in an institutional quarantine on payment-basis.

5 May 2020 9:40 AM IST

Petrol sales down 61%, diesel 56.5% in April. (PTI Photo)

Petrol and diesel sales shrink in April; demand expected to pick up...

The demand is expected to further pick up as more areas were opened up on Monday

4 May 2020 4:11 PM IST

Auto stocks plunged nearly 12 percent. (PTI Photo)

Auto stocks slump nearly 12% as automakers score nil domestic sales in...

Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai Motor India Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and MG Motor India reported...

4 May 2020 3:57 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

Sikh doctors in UK complain about forced beard shaving

Sikh Doctors Association reports of at least five Sikhs being moved out of their usual shifts at the NHS hospitals

4 May 2020 3:52 PM IST

A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution walks past a shop window on Oxford Street in London. (AFP)

Johnson readies plan to ease lockdown in UK with new office guidance

A total of 28,446 people have now died in Britain, almost on a par with Italy, Europe's worst affected country

4 May 2020 3:33 PM IST

Passenger hands over his testing kit to Illinois National Guard soldier Carlye Clehouse at a testing facility in Waukegan. (AP)

Even as lockdown eases, countries see surge in virus infections

Governments have reported 3.5 million infections and more than 247,000 deaths, including more than 67,000 dead in the...

4 May 2020 2:58 PM IST

Sebi said that entities providing capital and debt market services will continue to remain operational during the nationwide lockdown. (PTI Photo)

Capital, debt market service providers to remain operational during...

This order will continue to remain in force for two weeks starting 4 May, the regulator said

4 May 2020 2:10 PM IST