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President Kovind pays homage to Kargil heroes

President Ram Nath Kovind lays wreath at Dagger War Memorial; pays homage to Kargil heroes [photos]

President Kovind paid homage to the Indian armed forces at Baramulla after he could not make it to Dras War Memorial as planned earlier due to bad weather.

Jul 26, 2021

Nord 2 5G, Buds Pro bring the best of OnePlus to budget segment [top features]

The OnePlus Nord 2 combines flagship-level hardware, including a 50MP AI triple camera with a Sony IMX766 sensor and optical image stabilization (OIS), while adding more to the mix.

Jul 23, 2021

Marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk with baby Zoe

Olympics committee's blatant disregard towards nursing athletes draws flak; wave of change erupts [details]

While the Olympics games welcomed female power on the field; it ignored the challenges that some of the women athletes, especially new mothers, need to deal with while hoping to represent their country on an international platform.

Jul 23, 2021

Sania Mirza, husband Shoaib granted Golden Visa by UAE govt

Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis star, and her husband, Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, have been granted a 10-year UAE Golden Visa. The UAE government introduced the Golden Visa in 2019 as a new mechanism for long-term residency visas.

Jul 20, 2021

Apple brings Spatial, Lossless Audio to India at last; on Android very soon [details]

To start listening to Lossless Audio, subscribers using the latest version of Apple Music can turn it on in Settings, then Music and Audio Quality.

Jul 20, 2021

Canada opens doors for human rights champions; threatened journalists, women, LGBTQ advocates welcomed [details]

Canada's new refugee stream will be open for up to 250 human-rights defenders per year, which will include the members of their family. While making the announcement, Mendicino said that the threats to human rights defenders have never been more severe than now.

Jul 18, 2021

Pending cases in Indian judicial system shown as 'inability' an overstatement: CJI Ramanna

Justice Ramana was speaking at a keynote talk at the India-Singapore Mediation Summit, "Making Mediation mainstream: Reflections from India and Singapore."

Jul 17, 2021

Afghanistan: Taliban flag raised above border crossing with Pakistan

Videos show Afghan civilians being tortured, killed by Taliban

The Afghanistan Embassy in Australia has released a series of videos which appear to show appalling atrocities committed by the Taliban as the militant group intensifies its campaign to take control of the country, ABC reported.

Jul 17, 2021

COVID disrupts delivery of DTP-1 jab in over 3 million kids in India: WHO

The figure is the highest in the world with DTP-3 coverage falling from 91 per cent to 85 per cent.

Jul 16, 2021

TRF terrorists announcing to quit outfit

NIA continues raids in Kashmir for second successive day; three ISIS terrorists arrested [details]

Incriminating documents, electronic gadgets recovered during raids at several locations across the valley.

Jul 12, 2021

Pentagon monitoring Taliban's sweeping advances in Afghanistan 'with deep concern'

Return of the Taliban: People recall the dark days where women were pariahs, education a travesty

Ever since the US announced its withdrawal, the Taliban has been creeping closer to capture Kabul. Last week, a Taliban delegation in Moscow even said it controlled 85 per cent of Afghanistan

Jul 12, 2021

Dog thrashed against wall, tortured and likely raped by para vet staff in Delhi [watch]

Manika vs Maneka Gandhi: SGACC to shut down until further notice after brutal murder of dog [see other controversies]

Five days after a sick stray dog was subjected to brutal torture by para vets in charge of treating her at India's biggest animal shelter home, the authorities have finally given in to the pressure by animal rights activists and social media voices that rose in favour of justice.

Jul 11, 2021

This COVID-19 Sensor Can Detect Coronavirus, Multiple Variants Within A Minute; Helpful in Work Spaces [Details]

Developed by scientists from multiple institutions, the accurate and non-invasive sensor can detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 and its variants within a minute.

Jul 10, 2021

Reel Remnants of War: Five films that told the story another way [US-Afghan conflict]

While films like Zero Dark Thirty, Lone Survivor, American Sniper, The Hurt Locker, and most recently The Outpost continue to take the credit for screening 'war lives' of the US-Afghan war, International Business Times curates a list of lesser-known gems that choose to tell the story of the 20-year-long conflict another way.