Jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid to sit on two-day hunger strike in Tihar ahead of Gandhi JayantiJailed Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid announced a two-day hunger strike in Tihar jail, starting October 1, to highlight Gandhi's non-viol...
27 Sep, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
Comedy (is not) Central: Is India still not ready for ‘edgy’ comedy?Mumbai Police is searching for Ranveer Allahbadia after an FIR was filed over his comments on a controversial comedy show. However, the pod...
16 Feb, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why digital payments firms are shutting out third party routersIndia’s digital payments industry is split between two camps: one group of players, such as Razorpay, Cashfree, and PhonePe, which has take...
23 Jan, 2025, 07.21 AM IST
'The Vaccine War' celebrates the milestones achieved by Indian scientists, claims Vivek AgnihotriThe couple are currently in Washington DC area for the private screening of 'The Vaccine War' which they said is based on the true story of...
31 Aug, 2023, 09.03 AM IST
Seattle City resolution seeking ban on caste discrimination sparks heated debates among Indian-AmericansA resolution moved by an upper-caste Hindu official in the Seattle City Council to bring in an ordinance banning caste-based discrimination...
21 Feb, 2023, 11.08 AM IST
India has the most fact checkers in the world: Irene Jay Liu, News Lab lead, APAC at GoogleLiu said that as journalists are at the frontline of fighting misinformation and that it was with this in mind that the Google News Initiat...
06 May, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
Congress has 'pathological hatred' for Hinduism: BJP spokesperson Sambit PatraBJP spokesperson Sambit Patra attacked Gandhi after the Congress leader sought to draw a distinction between Hinduism and Hindutva, a term ...
12 Nov, 2021, 06.02 PM IST
Seek algorithmic accountability from Facebook: Experts to govtThey are also seeking the government to urgently set up an independent commission which can deliberate on possible legislation around the s...
26 Oct, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Cloud chemists riseIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: E-pharmacies witness a huge increase in demand; Indian banks are pulling the plug on cryptocurrencies; ...
05 May, 2021, 08.22 AM IST
Will free speech pay the price as governments across the world ask social media platforms to moderate content?Some law- makers even wanted to strip some of the legal protection the tech companies have from the majority of content posted on their pla...
29 Nov, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
Advertisers don't expect a dent in Facebook ad spends in India post hate speech controversyMedia planners and advertisers do not expect the recent political controversy around the WSJ report to contribute to a dent in ad spends on...
25 Aug, 2020, 08.35 PM IST
View: Alarmism over genetically modified foods is unscientific and falseThere are hard scientific facts in favour of GM foods. Yet, activists still take the old alarmist stance.
01 Aug, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
Now, your visa hinges on your online profile tooOfficials in some countries such as the US have the authority to search your electronic devices- be it your cell phone or laptop.
30 Jul, 2018, 01.01 PM IST
Virtual medicine is coming, but India must stand ready to seize the manifold opportunitiesThe big advantage of online healthcare is that it is at one's fingertip, convenient for both patient and doctor since the patient can be in...
05 May, 2017, 01.11 PM IST
India will achieve 8% growth despite demonetisation: Dharmendra PradhanPradhan expressed confidence that India will "exceed" seven per cent overall growth rate this year and "achieve 8 per cent in the next year...
04 Mar, 2017, 03.19 PM IST
Business rivals commit most cyber crimesFrom just 3% in 2014, the number of business competitors committing cyber crimes has seen a massive jump to 20% in 2015.
05 Sep, 2016, 11.17 AM IST
FMCG revival only in Nielsen data: Chief executive officers of companies“Our sense is that demand revival is still a few quarters away,” the chairman of another leading foods maker said. “Nielsen is over reporti...
29 Oct, 2015, 04.37 AM IST