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India registers 20,409 Covid-19 infections, 47 deaths in 24 hours

India saw a marginal decline in Covid cases with 20,409 infections reported in the past 24 hours against previous day's 20,557 count

Three murders in Karnataka take communal turn, police on high alert

After the hijab crisis, boycott call for Muslim traders and the killing of Bajrang Dal activist, the murder of three youths in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada is flaring up communal reactions

Shimron Hetmyer back in West Indies squad for T20I series vs India

The Cricket West Indies men's senior selection panel has recalled left-handed batter Shimron Hetmyer in the 16-member squad for the five-match T20I series against India

Tanzania join hands with Unicef to launch campaign to end child marriage

The government of Tanzania and the Unicef have launched a campaign aimed at ending child marriage in the country

BJP's attempt to threaten Oppn: Akhilesh on ED summons to Sonia Gandhi

In a surprising political development, Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav has come out to support Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi.

Amazon stock up 14% despite second consecutive quarterly loss; net sales up

Amazon reported a quarterly net loss of $2 billion, its second consecutive loss in a quarter, but strong revenues and continued growth from Amazon Web Services saw its stock soaring 14%

Ukrainian parliament adopts draft law on special status for Polish citizens

The Ukrainian parliament has adopted a draft law to grant special status to Polish citizens in Ukraine, a parliament member said

EU embargo on Russian gas 'impossible', says Austrian Chancellor Nehammer

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has said that an embargo on Russian gas in the European Union (EU) is "impossible" due to EU countries' heavy dependence on Russian energy

Snapchat to pay musicians up to $100K/month for top-performing songs

Popular social media platform Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has announced a new creator fund that will award independent musicians up to $100,000 per month

Instagram to roll back its recent changes amid strong criticism

After experiencing strong criticism, Meta-owned Instagram has decided to roll back some recent changes to the product, including a full-screen home feed and temporarily reduce recommended posts

San Francisco declares state of emergency over spread of monkeypox

Officials of San Francisco, in the western US state of California, declared a state of emergency in response to the growing spread of monkeypox across the city

BJP launches 'Prawas Program' in Bihar to expand outreach in 200 assemblies

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J.P. Nadda are attending a two-day party conclave in Patna on July 30-31

Apple sets June quarter record despite downturn, iPhone sales rise

Despite the global macro-economic environment, Apple saw a record June quarter with 2 per cent (YoY) revenue increase at $83 billion, riding on a 12 per cent sales increase in services

582,000 people lost lives in 1.7 mn road accidents in 4 yrs: Govt

As many as 582,000 people lost their lives in accidents in four years up to 2020 as per the data received from police department of all states/UTs, the Parliament was told

Rajasthan receives 66% extra rain this season, say Met officials

Rajasthan has received 66 per cent surplus rains this monsoon, said Meteorological Department officials, adding that Banswara was the wettest city

Dhanbad judge murder case: Special CBI court convicts both accused

The court conducted a speedy trial in the murder case

With Partha Chatterjee's exit, TMC Secy General's post becomes defunct

Although the party leadership got the replacement of Chatterjee as the editor of the party's organ in Bengali, 'Jago Bangla' ('Wake up Bengal') within a couple of hours

Declare 'wet drought' in flood affected regions of Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar

The leader of opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, Ajit Pawar, on Thursday demanded that a "wet drought" be declared in the rain-affected districts of the state

No threat for third Indian team in Chess Olympiad after Pak's withdrawal

With withdrawal of Pakistan, the total number of confirmed entries for the Chess Olympiad goes down to 187 in the Open category and 161 in the Women's section.

Biden's climate change legislation gets a big push from fellow Democrats

Climate control is part of the legislation more popularly known as Build Back Better agenda -- an ambitious plan to comprehensively rewrite the US's health, education, climate and tax laws.