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Washington D.C., Sept 8: The #MeToo movement that gained momentum last year, encouraging women to speak out their stories of sexual harassment, is believed to portray the accusers as sympathetic and paint men more powerful, finds a study. The study conducted at the Carnegie Mellon University shows analysis of #MeToo media coverage, which presents accusers as sympathetic, but with less power and...

New Delhi, Sept 6: The sales downturn that has dented the automobile sector might end the industry's growth story, a senior Tata Motors official said, in New Delhi on Thursday. Tata Motors CEO and MD Guenter Butschek said on the car market, a lot had already been said. "But let's take it a dramatic way and conclude, the Indian automotive growth story is about to collapse. The reasons have been...

New Delhi, Sept 5: While 40 percent Indians believe that our society is broken, a massive 69 percent feel that the economy is rigged to favour the rich and powerful, a new survey said on Thursday. Nearly 68 percent Indians also feel that the traditional parties and politicians do not care about them, revealed the global survey by market research firm Ipsos. "The system is broken, is the overriding...

New Delhi, Sept 3: The orbit of Chandrayaan-2's landing module 'Vikram' was successfully lowered for the first time on Tuesday and one final manoeuvre remained for India to pull off a historic soft-landing on the moon in the early hours of Saturday. The 4-second de-orbiting operation was undertaken a day after the indigenously developed lander was separated from Chandrayaan-2's orbiter in a major...

Mumbai, Aug 30: Telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd. has lost revenue share in most of the circles where the merger of the two mobile networks has completed, according to a report by JM Financial. Vodafone India and Idea Cellular started integration of their networks after completing their merger on Aug. 31, 2018. They have repeatedly expressed confidence of improving performance after their merger...

Mumbai, Aug 29: The Bombay High Court on Thursday disposed of a petition filed by Samir Kulkarni, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, seeking video-recording of the court proceedings. The Bombay High Court directed the trial court to conduct the speedy trial as per the earlier directions issued by the Supreme Court and High Court in the case. The court was hearing a petition filed...

Washington, Aug 25: US space agency NASA is investigating what may be the first crime committed in outer space, The New York Times reported Saturday. Astronaut Anne McClain is accused of identity theft and improperly accessing her estranged wife's private financial records while on a sixth-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Times said. The astronaut's spouse Summer...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 25: In the wake of traffic dislocation in Padil – Kulashekara section of Palakkad Division, some Express trains have been diverted and another was rescheduled. A release from Thiruvananthapuram Division of Southern Railway (SR) on Sunday said, Thiruvananthapuram – Lokmanyatilak Netravati Express on August 25 will be diverted to run via Shoranur, Erode, Jolarpettai...

Washington D.C, Aug 23: The Royal Merchant Ship Titanic is now in the process of being swallowed up by metal-eating bacteria in the sea, divers found when they visited the site for the first time in 14 years. The ship which was deemed "unsinkable" was inspected five times in August by an exploration team from Triton Submarines to the spot 370 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada, and 4,000 meters...

Kalaburgi, Aug 22: District Deputy Commissioner R Venketesh Kumar has sought financial assistance of Rs 31.39 crore to take up rehabilitation works in flood ravaged Afzalpur, Kalaburagi, Jewargi and Chitapur Taluks. According to preliminary reports the loss caused due to excess release of water from river Bhima including utensils and cloths was to the tune of Rs 8.8 lakh, houses located close to...