AUGUST 4, 2018
Social media exploded today after several Android users discovered that the UIDAI helpline number crept into their contact lists without their knowledge. The Aadhaar-issuing authority sprung into action with a clarification that this apparent intrusion was not their doing. Other govt bodies including COAI and TRAI also washed their hands off the matter. However, by the end...
AUGUST 3, 2018
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen leaves his hotel in Manhattan, New York, on July 31, 2018. - Shannon Stapleton
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, reportedly reached an agreement with a top donor to the president to help land funding for a nuclear power plant project. Cohen could have netted $10...
AUGUST 3, 2018
Brief Scorecard: India 274 and 110 for 5 (Kohli 43*, Karthik 18*, Broad 2-29) need 84 runs to beat England 287 and 180 (Curran 63, Ishant 5-51, Ashwin 3-59)
Cricket - England v India - First Test - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain - August 3, 2018 India's Virat Kohli after the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
Edgbaston,...
AUGUST 3, 2018
Russian President Vladmir Putin - Getty Images
While the United States is still trying to comprehend the scale of Russia's election meddling, an Oxford University professor has said that the country could look to target other nations, naming India and Brazil as key countries, where elections are due next year.
Philip N Howard, a statutory Professor...
AUGUST 3, 2018
PORTRAITS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN (Photo by Stephane Ruet/Sygma via Getty Images)
On the corner couch of a spacious room, a woman wearing a brightly patterned robe sits expectantly. The red hijab that covers her hair is reflected in a glass-fronted cabinet; inside, a framed photograph of her firstborn son takes pride of place between family heirlooms...
AUGUST 3, 2018
The Mayan empire, exceptionally advanced for its time, collapsed in just a few hundred years. - Mark Brenner/University of Florida/
The sediment under a lake in Mexico contains some of the long-sought answers to the mystery of the Mayan demise.
Ancient Mayans, primarily concentrated in what is now the Yucatan Peninsula, were among the most advanced civilizations of their...
AUGUST 2, 2018
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a century during the second day of the first test cricket match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Virat Kohli took a giant stride towards exorcising the ghosts of 2014 with a masterful century as he singlehandedly...
August 2, 2018
Gold tumbled by Rs 365 to Rs 30,435 per 10 gram today on the back of subdued global cues amid slump in demand from local jewellers, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Silver followed suit and declined by Rs 50 to Rs 39,000 per kg owing to reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Traders...
AUGUST 2, 2018
An Iranian war-boat fires a missile during the "Velayat-90" navy exercises in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on December 30, 2011. Iran, which has been carrying out war games in the Strait of Hormuz over the past week, has said that "not a drop of oil" would pass through the strait if Western governments follow...
AUGUST 1, 2018
Impact of Home Loan Rate Hike on EMI & Total Interest Payable
Bad news for borrowers, particularly those who have taken a home loan or are planning to take one, as with the latest hike in policy rates, their EMIs are all set to go up soon. Contrary to wide expectations that the Reserve Bank of India will...
