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Denmark joins Austria and other European nations to ban burqa and niqab

Denmark is set to restrict any form of full-face covering including the Islamic veils like the burqa and niqab, but a date for a formal vote is yet to be announced.

Oct 7, 2017

Tesla Motors delivered just 220 Model 3s so far; says "production bottlenecks" derailed supply

Tesla Motors delivered 26,130 vehicles in the last quarter. However, Model 3s deliveries are not going as envisioned.

Oct 3, 2017

Scientists find way to produce electricity from tears

Crystals of enzyme, abundant in egg whites as well as in the tears, saliva and milk, can generate electricity when pressed, scientists said.

Oct 3, 2017

Govt refutes Yashwant Sinha's critique of PM Modi policies, says economy fastest growing

BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday criticised the economic policies of the Modi government saying that the Indian economy now is in a downward spiral.

Sep 28, 2017

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Closest ever supermassive binary black hole system discovered by 2 Indian scientists: All you need to know

Situated in an active spiral galaxy dubbed NGC 7674 (Mrk 533), this binary supermassive black hole system is located 400 million light years away from Earth.

Sep 21, 2017

Read: Donald Trump's full speech at the United Nations General Assembly

Donald Trump spoke in a tone, which is rarely heard at the headquarters of world diplomacy in New York.

Sep 20, 2017

Rolling Stone to gather dough, mag founder tuning a sale

A stake sale by the majority shareholder in the 'Bible of counterculture' would bring to an end the era of celebrity editors.

Sep 18, 2017

Over 100 Indian Army officers move Supreme Court over 'discrimination and injustice' in promotion

The plea states that serviced corps along with combat arms would not be deployed in the operational areas if equality in promotion is not granted.

Sep 11, 2017

IT movie review round-up: Stephen King's film is a 'terrifying piece of classic horror'

IT movie, a Stephen King literary adaptation, is slated for release on September 8.

Sep 6, 2017

Russia's Putin says North Korea would rather eat 'grass' than give up nukes

Putin, speaking at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, also said that the North Korean impasse should be dealt with peaceful diplomacy.

Sep 6, 2017

Dera chief Ram Rahim told followers to join 'suicide squad', give up homosexuality

Dera Sacha Sauda has a declaration form on their website which says they "preach and practice humanitarianism".

Aug 31, 2017

CISF aspirant moves court after getting disqualified over a tattoo

After hearing the case, the judge sought an explanation from the Centre and the CISF.

Aug 30, 2017

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Here's how the fundamental right to privacy will affect the Right to Information Act

Experts have said that there will be a conflict between the RTI Act and the right to privacy now as the Supreme Court has upheld it as a fundamental right. Read on to know what they have said.

Aug 26, 2017

People started asking who was really in charge at Infosys: Vishal Sikka

In his first interview after resigning from Infosys, Vishal Sikka told the Financial Times, London, that he left after being undermined for many months

Aug 25, 2017

Right to Privacy verdict: Sexual orientation is a fundamental right, says SC in landmark judgement

The landmark judgement by the nine-judge bench said the rights of the LGBT and sexual minorities are not "so-called" but are "real rights founded on sound constitutional doctrine".