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Mic broken, book thrown at Chair: Farm Bills clear Rajya Sabha test

Rajnath Singh, Cabinet colleagues hold press meet, say such conduct not expected in a healthy democracy

Trump clears TikTok deal 'in concept', ByteDance seeks $60 bn in valuation

TikTok to give $5 billion to fund the education of American youths; ban delayed till September 27

Remembering US supreme court justice, a liberal icon: Ruth Ginsburg

Her death less than two months before the election gives US President Donald Trump a chance to try to shift the already conservative court further to the right

US to ban app downloads of TikTok WeChat tomorrow over security threat

ByteDance plans to launch TikTok IPO in US and accept new Treasury terms

Israel goes into lockdown; UK fears another as Covid-19 cases mount

In the UK, the Boris Johnson government extended Covid restrictions across northern England and the Midlands, as ministers refused to rule out a short national lockdown

Twice in 24 hours, PM Narendra Modi assures farmers MSP will be protected

This, even as states rushed to guard their turf and nullify the impact of the Bills

Covid-19 crisis: 1 in 7 reporting side-effects from Sputnik V, says report

The Russian vaccine is still safer and at-par with global competitors, says report

Weekly coronavirus cases top 300,000 in Europe, WHO issues warning

Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, the World Health Organisation's European director Dr Hans Kluge warned that Europe was facing a "very serious" situation

Global economic recovery may take five years: World Bank chief economist

"There will probably be a quick rebound as all the restriction measures linked to lockdowns are lifted, but a full recovery will take as much as five years," Carmen Reinhart said

Covid-19: Donald Trump again scorns science on masks and vaccines

The president's comments put him at odds with the CDC, the world's premier public health agency, over the course of a pandemic that he keeps insisting is "rounding the corner" to an end

US-China investment flows slide to 9-yr-low as bilateral tensions escalate

Investment between the two countries fell 16.2 per cent to $10.9 billion in January-June from the same period a year earlier

Farm Bills: Tomar assures MSP mechanism will continue for farmers

Tomar said that many steps, proposed in the Bill, had been recommended by the numerous expert committees, including those which were constituted by the previous Congress government

IPL 2020: Players have made peace with life in bio-bubble, says Kohli

IPL 2020 will bring smiles to many watching all the action from around the globe would motivate the players despite having to play in front of empty stands, says RCB captain Virat Kohli

New flashpoint: US issues China travel warning, bans five exports

Trump admin warns Americans of 'arbitrary detention and exit bans'

Journalists critical of Pakistan's government face treason cases

Bilal Farooqi, the news editor at the Express Tribune, said he was arrested by the Karachi police last week on charges of sedition for defaming the country's army and criticising the government

Israel re-enters nationwide lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

During the lockdown, which comes during the Jewish high-holiday season, Israelis will have to stay within 500 metres of their houses, but can travel to workplaces

To avoid TikTok's sale in US, ByteDance partners with Oracle: Report

Microsoft loses out; Chinese media stresses American operations won't be sold to any firm

Nvidia gets control of key global tech with $40-billion Arm purchase

Deal will create 'the premier computing firm for the age of AI', says Nvidia

Oracle to take charge of TikTok's US biz; may help ByteDance avoid ban

Microsoft announced Sunday that its bid to buy TikTok has been rejected

US Open: Thiem scripts stunning fightback to claim maiden grand slam title

From being two sets down, Austria's Dominic Thiem and world number three was in all sorts of trouble before hitting back from a break down to take the third