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The robot, called Spot, has been developed by Boston Dynamics, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Controlled by a handheld device, it can walk on four legs, similarly to a dog.

The campaign for the US Presidential poll has kicked off with online national conventions of both parties. Trump’s pitch on law and order recalls Nixon’s in 1968, when he had addressed suburban white voters.

Until early May, only 10% of the cases were of local transmission. Since then, locally transmitted cases have begun to dominate the state’s graph.

The reforms, which were announced by the Emir of Qatar in October 2019, were signed into law on Sunday.

Who is MacKenzie Scott and how did she become a billionaire?

A look at how countries are taking different approaches to minimise contagion in schools.

Mostly composed of protesters without any allegiance to fringe views, the rally against coronavirus restrictions had also in attendance German far-right groups, supporters of Trump and Putin, and conspiracy theorists.

Pinaka Rocket System: A look at the indigenously developed rocket system named after Lord Shiva's bow, its role in the battlefield and importance of the latest acquisition, which will be complete by 2024.

AGR case verdict: In its judgment Tuesday, the Supreme Court gave all telcos a 10-year timeline to complete the payments of AGR dues, instead of the old 20-year schedule suggested by the DoT.

It is commonly believed the SFF was raised by India in coordination with US intelligence agencies. The original task as envisaged was clandestine operations behind the lines in Tibet.

India coronavirus numbers explained: Pune has been reporting the largest number of cases every day, between 2,000 and 3,000, for the last couple of weeks. District officials say this was the result of enhanced testing.

How does content moderation work on social media sites? Some technology policy experts have called for a thick line between public policy and content moderation, while others have criticised the processes as “informal and opaque”.

Shifting these goalposts for political gains reflects an extraordinary lack of regard for the people who have been excluded, write Padmini Baruah and Aman Wadud.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine tracker September 1 Update: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist of WHO, said using an unproven vaccine could lead to “adverse side effects” in people, and therefore, emergency use authorisations needed to be

India GDP Q1 Data: Demand from individual citizens and private businesses plummeted in Q1, increase in government’s demand made up for just 6% of this fall

India and China have unsettled borders, and the perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) differs in multiple sectors, including on Pangong Tso.

To check the spread of COVID-19, many states and districts have issued guidelines mandating the use of masks in public spaces under the National Disaster Management Act. What does the rule mandating masks say?

Although the majority of colon cancer cases are found in older people, there has been an increase in cases in younger people in recent years.

Portland protests: President Donald Trump has repeatedly branded the protesters "anarchists", and lashed out at Portland’s mayor, Ted Wheeler, calling him “weak and pathetic”.

From September 1 onward, investors will only be allowed to trade in the market with the 20 per cent margin money, and Sebi had mandated that all open positions should be squared up on August

Native dogs were not always relegated to the back benches of the breed hierarchy as they are in India today. Chippiparai dogs, for example, were given as gift to the daughter of the family during

The government has said that international flights would be allowed depending on how the virus behaves. For those who have to travel urgently, scheduled Vande Bharat flights, and flights to destinations with whom India has

India coronavirus numbers explained: Four of the five states with maximum caseloads in the country, which are also powering the recent surge, are witnessing an increasing trend in their positivity rates. The only exception is

Under the label of 'dual circulation', China's strategy of economic self-reliance has been sharpened by Covid pandemic, writes Shyam Saran.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine tracker August 31 Update: Commissioner Dr Stephen Hahn said the FDA could consider approving vaccines before phase-3 trials were over.