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Jul 2: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday alleged that TikTok app is illegally collecting data which is being received by China and termed it as an issue of national security. Speaking during the Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, Tharoor said he would like to draw the attention of the House to India's vulnerability to data leakage and surveillance due to the absence of a robust comprehensive data

Washington, Jul 2: The US Senate has passed a legislative provision that brings India at par with America’s NATO allies and countries like Israel and South Korea for increasing defence cooperation. The National Defence Authorisation Act or NDAA for the fiscal year 2020, that contained such a proposal was passed by the US Senate last week. Introduced by Senate India Caucus Co-Chair Senator John

London, Jul 2: Shoaib Akhtar was left disappointed after India’s loss to England in the World Cup, denting Pakistan’s chances of qualifying for the semifinals. In a must win game for hosts England, India were set an imposing target of 338. However, despite opener Rohit Sharma’s century the Men in Blue could only manage 306 for five to lose by 31 runs. It was India’s first loss in the tournament.

Dhar: In a shocking incident, a 21-year-old woman belonging to Hindu community was brutally assaulted with sticks and stripped by her own family members in the presence of villages in Madhya Pradesh. Police have arrested four of the accused after the video clippings of the incident went viral on social media. In the video, family members of the woman are seen beating her up with sticks. She was

Gurdaspur, Jul 2: Bollywood actor and MP Sunny Deol has appointed a writer as his "representative" to the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency, a move that came under fire from the ruling Congress, which described it as a "betrayal" of the voters' mandate. In a letter issued on the letterhead of the Gurdaspur MP, Deol appointed Gurpreet Singh Palheri as his "representative" to "attend meetings and

Coimbatore, Jul 2: A fuel tank fell off from a Tejas aircraft, which was on a sortie, into an agricultural field in the city's outskirts early Tuesday, police said. Defence sources in Chennai confirmed that a fuel tank from Tejas aircraft fell and said "all (was) safe", indicating that there were no injuries. Agriculture labourers in Irugur village were shocked to see the 1200-litre petrol tank

New Delhi, Jul 2: The PM Mudra Yojana, the scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2015 for providing loans to non-corporate, non-farm small or micro enterprises, has seen instances of fraud reported in 2,313 accounts in the last three years, parliament was told on Monday. The number of such accounts have double every year since the inception of the scheme, under which over Rs 19

New Delhi, Jul 1: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday lashed out at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying she should be sent to a mental asylum for blaming the Indian cricket team's jersey for their defeat in the World Cup match against England. "Why did Pakistan lose even after wearing their green jersey? Mehbooba Mufti should be sent to a mental asylum for drawing such

Mumbai, Jul 1: India had its driest June in five years due to a delay in monsoon rains, the weather department said late on Sunday, raising fears for crops and the broader economy. Overall, rains were a third below average, although in some states, including the sugar cane growing northern state of Uttar Pradesh, they were as much as 61 per cent down, data from the India Meteorological Department

Vienna, Jul 1: OPEC and its allies are set this week to prolong oil output cuts to further boost prices, after the two biggest players Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to do so. Ministers from the 14-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meet in Vienna on Monday to discuss output, before gathering a day later for OPEC+, a group of 24 oil-producing countries that includes