Two victims of police torture on Friday attempted immolation at an election rally of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao's son and cabinet minister K.T. Rama Rao.


Two victims of police torture attempt self-immolation in KTR's rally


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Marriott International said on Friday that its guest reservation system has been hacked, potentially exposing the personal information of approximately 500 million guests.


Marriott data breach hits 500 million guests


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said the state would provide all assistance for development of the Roerich Art Gallery, set up by Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich in 1927, near Kullu town as a major centre of art and culture.


Himachal to develop Roerich Art Gallery, says CM


Thousands of farmers from across the country on Friday reached Parliament street in the heart of the city following due permission from the Delhi Police for a mega protest march demanding higher crop prices and farm loan waiver.


Mega farmer rally reaches Delhi's Parliament street


State and regional governments were responding to the threat of climate change faster than their national counterparts, a report jointly by The Climate Group, CDP and PwC UK said on Friday.


States, regional governments more committed to decarbonise: Report


Thousands of Australian school students skipped school on Friday to stage mass protests across the country to urged for greater action on climate change.


Australian students participate in mass climate protests


American coffee chain Starbucks has announced that it will block access to pornography on its free Wi-Fi in all its US outlets from 2019.


Starbucks to ban porn on free Wi-Fi in US


The only documented moon rocks still in private hands sold at an auction house here for $850,000.


Moon rocks sell for $855,000 in US auction


At least eight fishermen from Andhra Pradesh were among 22 Indian fishermen apprehended by Pakistan Marine Security Agency off Gujarat coast on Thursday, officials said.


Eight fishermen from Andhra among 22 detained by Pak


Artificial Intelligence (AI) may show biases regarding conduct and response towards human beings, said Sudhir Tiwari, Managing Director of ThoughtWorks India.


Artificial Intelligence can have biases as humans: ThoughtWorks India MD


Stunting among children under five has fallen globally from 32.6 per cent in 2000 to 22.2 per cent in 2017, but India is home to almost a third of the world's stunted children, according to Global Nutrition Report.


India home to a third of world's stunted children: Report


Consequent to instructions issued by the National Commission for Women (NCW), the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday asked all universities and colleges to conduct a test based on legal rights of women to generate awareness among them and ensure that they are conversant with pertinent laws.


UGC tells colleges to hold exam on women's rights laws


Indian Navy pilots Commander Vijay Varma and Captain P. Rajkumar have been awarded "Asian of the Year" award, jointly given to four entities, including the two Indians, by Singapore newspaper The Strait Times for their "death-defying rescue flying" during the Kerala floods and courageous conduct in the face of natural calamity.


Indian pilots awarded 'Asian of the Year' for Kerala floods rescue


Amid the 'khat-khat' of the traditional handloom at the Turkish envoy's residence here, a family of Banarasi weavers crafted a pink-golden saree even as their patron and textile revivalist, Smriti Morarka, underlined the need to bring handloom weaving back through experiencing it.


Banarasi weaves must be seen, felt, experienced: Textile revivalist


In an age when children normally discover the thrill of being able to walk by themselves and run around, two-year-old Amjad was handed a walking stick by his mother to aid his limp. His legs were bent -- a typical sign of skeletal fluorosis -- and as he struggled to hold his own, his heartbroken mother would keep a close watch.


Hope flickers in Assam village where water is 'slow poison'


An innovative tool that can confirm the recent presence of any given fish species in a sample of water is among the marvels to be highlighted at the two-day National Conference on Marine Environmental DNA here beginning on Thursday.


New 'Go Fish' tool to study marine life


In a setback for the Tamil Nadu Government, an NGT-appointed committee that looked into closure of Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin on Wednesday said that the order to close down the plant was unjustified and " against the principles of natural justice".


NGT-appointed panel against shutting Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu, says closure unjustified


Union Minister of State Hardeep Puri on Wednesday said though the Kartarpur Corridor was a welcome initiative between India and Pakistan, the relations between the countries could not change just because of this and India will have to deal with the "ground reality of terror".


Corridor cannot change relations; have to deal with ground reality of terror: Puri


The Supreme Court on Wednesday handed over the investigation into all the 17 cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of children at shelter homes in Bihar to the CBI.


SC entrusts all Bihar shelter home probes to CBI


Habitual tea drinking can lead to higher bone density, particularly for women, and lower the risk of bone fractures, according to a prospective study of 450,000 adults by Chinese researchers.


Habitual tea drinking can lower risk of fracture


Worry re-emerged in South Korea over a so-called demographic cliff amid the continued fall in childbirth that was mainly blamed on "money problem".

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