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Record numbers vote in Hong Kong amid angry calls for democracy

Brutal attacks on election candidates in recent weeks have thrust the lowest tier of government in the Chinese-ruled city into the world spotlight.

Nov 24, 2019

Should you be worried about OnePlus security breach? Here's what is at stake

OnePlus has suffered another security breach in its systems, but it is not as bad as the last one.

Nov 23, 2019

India's Balakot-proven eye-in-the-sky fleet to get a boost with new platforms

DRDO will acquire two more Airbus A330 and modify them by mounting advanced radar and electronic suite to see deeper into Pakistan while remaining on the Indian side.

Nov 22, 2019

S-400 Triumf air defence system transporter erector launcher

India may escape US sanctions for buying Russian S-400 missile defense systems

The US had earlier warned that the deal could prompt a sanction imposed on India under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).

Nov 22, 2019

Protesters stay holed up on Hong Kong campus, surrounded by riot police

Hong Kong Polytechnic University is still occupied by activists during a week that saw the most intense violence since the anti-government demonstrations escalated more than five months ago.

Nov 21, 2019

US clears sale of $1 billion naval guns to India, ensuring supremacy in Arabian Sea

The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said that the government has approved military sale to India of up to 13 MK-45 5 inch/62 calibre naval guns.

Nov 21, 2019

PMC fraud: RBI affidavit details how it was 'cheated' by scam-hit Bank

The affidavit states that PMC Bank had submitted fraudulently manipulated data to the central bank for sample checks.

Nov 20, 2019

Will diplomatic tensions between India-Malaysia affect HAL's offer to sell Tejas jet?

Besides Tejas, the other contenders participating in the process include China-Pakistan's JF-17, South Korea's T-50 Golden Eagle, Russian YAK-130 and the BAE Systems' armed Hawk.

Nov 19, 2019

Alibaba plans to raise $20 billion in a blockbuster Hong Kong listing

Alibaba Singles' Day sales logs 5.44 lakh orders per second

Alibaba Cloud,' the data intelligence backbone of the company, successfully handled peak order rate of 5.44 lakh per second during the 24-hour "11.11 global shopping festival" that recorded $38.4 billion gross merchandise volume.

Nov 19, 2019

Parliament winter session begins: Citizenship Bill, economic slowdown among key bills to be discussed today

This year, the winter session of the parliament marks the 250th session of the Rajya Sabha and also the commencement of the second parliament session of the BJP-led NDA government. The session is scheduled to end on December 13.

Nov 18, 2019

NPAs are mounting due to weak governance in public sector banks, says RBI Governor

The RBI Governor noted that competency issues have arisen due to inadequacy to understand risk from a business perspective by the boards in some bank.

Nov 17, 2019

Are we alone? Study refines search for habitable planets

The research team is the first to combine 3D climate modelling with atmospheric chemistry to explore the habitability of planets around M dwarf stars, which comprise about 70 per cent of the total galactic population.

Nov 16, 2019

Elon Musk wants to merge human brains with computers

Say bye to internet censorship in India, China with this new AI tool

The team ran Geneva on a computer in China with an unmodified Google Chrome browser installed to demonstrate that Geneva worked in the real world against undiscovered censorship strategies.

Nov 15, 2019

India dependent on cash more than ever despite push to boost digital economy

Central bank data shows that since the controversial demonetization gambit, currency in circulation has grown, rising 17 percent to 21.1 trillion rupees as of the end of March 2019.

Nov 14, 2019

India-US to hold second round of 2+2 talks in December, eye major defence signing

New Delhi hosted the first round of the talks last year where the two countries signed the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA).