Day: June 25, 2020

IIT-Bombay to go online next semester

4:16 pm June 25, 2020

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay will go completely online next semester and not call students for face to face lectures in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, its director said on Thursday. The decision, the first by any IIT, followed deliberations that went on till late night Wednesday. “After a long deliberation in the Senate, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

‘Coming back and biting us’: US sees virus resurgence

4:10 pm June 25, 2020

Houston (US): Hospital administrators and health experts warned desperately Wednesday that parts of the U.S. are on the verge of becoming overwhelmed by a resurgence of the coronavirus, lamenting that politicians and a tired-of-being-cooped-up public are letting a disaster unfold. The U.S. recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in two […]

UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

WikiLeaks founder Assange faces new indictment in US

4:01 pm June 25, 2020

Washington: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could provide his anti-secrecy website with classified information, and conspired with members of hacking organisations, according to a new Justice Department indictment announced Wednesday. The superseding indictment does not contain additional charges beyond the 18 counts the Justice Department […]

All transactions fully protected under RBI, NPCI guidelines: Google Pay

12:23 am June 25, 2020

New Delhi: Google Pay on Wednesday said all transactions made through its platform are fully protected by redressal processes laid out in the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the National Payments Corporation of India. The statement comes against the backdrop of social media buzz that issues that might arise while transferring money through Google Pay […]

South Africa’s economy to see worst performance in 90 years

12:15 am June 25, 2020

Johannesburg: South Africa’s economy is expected to decline by 7.2 per cent this year, its worst performance in 90 years, as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on sub-Saharan Africa’s most developed country. This was revealed in an emergency budget delivered by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday, a day after the country’s statistics body revealed its […]