2020
- Delhi
Delhi riots accused objects in HC to intervention by media association in plea against leak
New Delhi: Delhi riots accused Asif Iqbal Tanha on Tuesday objected to the “intervention” by a news broadcasters’ association in his plea before the Delhi High Court against the “leak” of his…
- India
16 lakh cyber crime incidents reported since 2020, says govt
New Delhi: Over 16 lakh cybercrime incidents have been reported in the country in the last three years following which more than 32,000 FIRs were registered, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.…
- India
Delhi riots: Court to pass order on Umar Khalid’s interim bail plea on Dec 12
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on an interim bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid who is an accused in a 2020 northeast Delhi riots case.…
- India
Delhi Riots 2020: Police appeal against Ishrat Jahan’s bail transferred to division bench
New Delhi: A single bench of the Delhi High Court on Thursday transferred the Delhi Police’s appeal against bail granted to former Congress councilor Ishrat Jahan, in the alleged larger conspiracy case…
- India
2020 Delhi riots: Court again defers order on Umar Khalid’s bail plea
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday deferred for tomorrow its order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case of larger conspiracy in connection with Delhi…
- Hyderabad
Not even half paise aid from centre for 2020 Hyderabad floods: KTR
Hyderabad: Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) KT Rama Rao said that no aid has been provided by the centre for the mitigation and relief post the Musi river floods…
- Middle East
Dubai Expo: India Pavilion projects start-ups, grabs attention
Ten Indian start-ups showcased their innovations to global investors from the UAE and around the world at the third session of the Elevate’ pitching series held on Sunday in Dubai. Gracing the…
- World
Covid: More than 28 mn extra years of life lost in 2020
London: Over 28 million more years of life were lost than expected in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, finds a study. The study, published by The BMJ, analysed the effects of Covid-19…
- Business
Indians paid Rs 97 bn as hidden foreign exchange rate markups in 2020
New Delhi: Indians paid over Rs 263 billion on foreign exchange fees in 2020, of which roughly Rs 97 billion were hidden as exchange rate markups on currency conversions, payments, and card…
- Featured News
Study: War, climate displaced tens of millions in 2020
Geneva: A key group that monitors internal displacement said on Thursday that violence and disasters — often caused or worsened by the impact of climate change — forced people to relocate within…
- Business
‘Global fiscal deficit tripled in 2020 to $6.5 trillion’
Mumbai: As governments across the world raised their spending amid the pandemic to support economies along with the healthcare system, the global fiscal deficit marked a three-fold increase in 2020 to $6.5 trillion,…
- Technology
Over 33% ICS computers faced cyberattacks in H2 2020: Report
New Delhi: Globally, the percentage of attacked ICS (industrial control system) computers in the second half of 2020 was 33.4 per cent, said a new report from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The percentage of…
- Business
Pandemic-hit India server market crashes by 11.2% in Q4 2020
New Delhi: Owing to deals spill over and weakening demand in the pandemic, the overall server market in India witnessed a year-over-year (YoY) decline of 11.2 per cent in terms of revenue to…
- India
‘Janata curfew’ to vaccination: India’s year-long fight against COVID-19
New Delhi: It has been a year since India’s 1.3 billion people responded positively to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for a ‘janata curfew’ to break the chain of novel coronavirus, which had…
- Technology
Spotify paid over $23B in royalties to rights holders
San Francisco: Swedish music streaming service Spotify has paid over $23 billion in royalties to rights holders, including over $5 billion in 2020, which is up from $3.3 billion in 2017. Rights holders…
