Did WhatsApp access mic when smartphone was not in use? Govt to probe

The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev......

Modi Has Enormous Curiosity About The World

'From the very start, PM Modi was insistent that visiting foreign leaders should be exposed to an India beyond its capital.''Through these experiences, he felt that the full Indian narrative would......

Best PHOTOS from the week gone by

Here are 10 images recapping the top events from the previous week.  Zoo staff gather as a female elephant named Noor Jahan eats cake on the occassion of her 14th birthday celebration at the......

Govt sends second notice to Facebook, Cambridge Analytica; seeks response by May 10

The government on Wednesday shot-off notices for the second time to both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook, seeking more details on the data breach issue, sources said. Taking a tough stance......

India, the third-largest Asian economy, ranked 131 on Human Development Index: UN

However, 63 per cent Indians were 'satisfied' with their standard of living India has ranked a lowly 131 among the 188 countries surveyed for human development, a new UN report has said,......

Why 2017 will be critical for the advertising industry

Viveat Susan Pinto & Niraj Bhatt in conversation with Nirvik Singh, chairman and CEO, Grey Group. IMAGE: Nirvik Singh is worried about the rising tide of protectionism and what it can do to......

India acts to repair reputation as drugs exporter

India is launching a campaign to repair its reputation as a global supplier of cheap high-quality drugs, responding to bans imposed by US Food and Drug Administration on several suppliers, two top......

Rupee crisis: Airlines to hike fares

With the depreciation of the rupee and a rise in crude oil prices beginning to pinch them, airlines in India have begun raising fares. Since Thursday, Jet Airways has started levying a surcharge of......

Former Nepal and IPL cricketer Lamichhane convicted of rape

IMAGE: A wily leg-spinner, armed with a vicious googly, Sandeep Lamichhane, who played two seasons of the IPL, was a much sought-after cricketer in big-ticket T20 leagues around the world,......

PIX: USA's Tausaga wins shock discus gold; Tamberi on podium

All the action from the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre, at Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday... Tausaga stuns favourtie to win discus gold IMAGE: USA's Laulauga Tausaga......

PICS: Relay golds cap amazing week for Italy, Jamaica

IMAGE: Italy's Lorenzo Patta, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Eseosa Fostine Desalu and Filippo Tortu celebrate winning the gold medal in the Olympics men's 4 x 100m Relay Final, at Olympic Stadium in......

Extras: City's appeal against financial probe thrown out

News of all that transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Manchester City's attempt to halt a UEFA investigation into......

Soccer Extras: Wenger joins FIFA as global development chief

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Arsene Wenger will be the leading authority on technical matters on FIFA’s Football and Technical Advisory Panels involved......